El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03

is here from California Tor the con-
veution. He was his fathers active
ranch manager in Chihuahua and hao
the management of thousands OF head
OF cattle before the Madero revolution
started.
ITS been a fine year for cattlemen
up at the Lazy n. ranch said ID. M
Num-, OF Lake Valley, n. NJ tuesday
we have no kick coming for we nave
had good grass, good increase ana
good prices. Aiy boy attended school in
lei PasO for two years and he is so
interested that he told me, the last
thing before i left to be sure and send
him the Herald this week so ne couId
read about the convention
j. Il and Edward Lathem are in
from Arden, n. NJ where they have
good ranch and fine prospect lOr
good herds this year.
c. c. Todd, OF the Box b ranch
accompanied the Lake Valley, n. Il.
delegation to the Panhandle meeting.
Fort Davis CattIemen Attend.
J. w. Espy and w. o. Grub, well
known ranchmen of Fort Davis, Tex,
are members of the delegation attend
ing the convention from that place.
Mr. Grub is owner and manager OF
the q. S. Locke ranch, one of the finest
in the southwest, being stocked with
5000 head of cattle.
W. /. Kingston of Fort Davis, who
is accompanied by his wife and sons,
Joseph and VIII, is one of the most
interesting visitors to the convention.
MIR. Kingston is one of the most typical
pioneer COW men of the entire South
west as well as being among the
Wealthiest cattlemen in Jeff Davis
county. He has been prominently iden-
titled with the cattle industry of that
part of the state, during the past 40
years. Mr.. livingston is an extremely
entertaining narrator of incidents in
the cowboy life of the old west"
i 81. Hicks (fuPTVO n NJ 2 mem
Der of the firm of Hicks & Jones, pro-
prietOrS of the famous Bar Y" ranch,
otherwise known as the PrestOn-Beck
grant, is attending the convention, be-
! ing quartered at the Sheldon.
Cattle Wintered Well.
W. W. Phillips of Hereford, Tex. is
! inclined to be optomistic regarding the
prospects of the cattle business for the
immediate future. He reports a mild
winter in his locality. All of the cattle
in that region have wintered well.
W. P. and Z. A. Mitchell of Alpine.
| Tex, prominent ranch owners, are at
/ tending the convention, being guests
at the Sheldon.
Ernest Williams Of Maria Tex, pro-
prietor of the well known Williams
saddlery establishment, is at the Shell
! don.
e. B. Elliston of Dalhart, Tex, local
manager for the Prairie Cattle Co., of
Romero, is among the visitors at the
convention.
A. G. Prude of Fort Davis, Tex. re-
ports splendid conditions, with an
equally fine outlook for the spring and
summer season, in his locality.
Edwin Finley of Chispa, Tex, a pros
porous ranch owner and stock dealer,
is at the Sheldon for the convention.
Comes In His AUIO.
Edward 1. Amonett, of Roswell, q
son of q. T. Amonett, of this city, ar
rived in the city yesterday by auto to
attend the convention. He was accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Lusk.
DR.. G. T. Veal, representative from
Chavez county New Mexico, is in the
city as one of the legislative committee
to invite the 1916 convention to Albu-
querque. DR.. Veal is a former mayor
oc Roswell During his term as mayor
he established a street watering system
that brought about a five year legal
battle. which was recently decided by
the New Mexico courts in favor of the
system established by Mr.. Veal.
W. NJ Atkinson, jr, son of ex-mayor
Atkinson, of ROsweI1, Is here to at
tend the convention.
kennn COWmen Here.
William McCombs, of Kenna, n NJ,
who is here attending the convention
is a first cousin of the William Nc
Combs, who managed the Wilson cam
paiEn.
W. B. Scott, a prominent catueman