El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-04

Amarillo delegation. Ell Paso people
, are about the finest in the country
said Mr.. Boesen. NO matter how lar
! delegates TO the convention had to
] travel there is not one that is not glad
[ that he came
p A. James and Robert Reed are
two of the leaders i'm the Amarillo
military band that has proved such
success at the convention.
Tom and X. 5. Currie, both prominent
cattlemen of the Panhandle, are here
attending the convention.
Albuquerque Orator.
a. B. McNillen, president of the
Water supply Co., Of Albuquerque, ami
Fernandez * Co, a big cattle firm, is
here for the convention. Mr.. McMillen
has been chosen to make the principal
speech in placing Albuquerque in
nomination for the 1916 convention.
W. r. Morley, one Of the biggest
cattle owners in SocorrO county. is
here from Magdelana, N N.
Judge George X. Craig, police judge
at Albuquerque, is here to attend L-.C
convention. Tom Hughes, city clerk,
and J. A. Skinner, an alderman, are also
here from Albuquerque
Sheriff Jesus Romero, of Bernalillo
county, is a convention visitor
c. B. Reeder, a lawyer of Amarillo,
is here with the Panhandle delegation.
W. II. F'uqua, probably the largest
cattle owner and rancher in the Pan
handle, is a member Of the Amarillo
delegation who is here to attend the
convention.
Brings Son Along.
c. T. Herring, president OF the ANA
rillO National Life Insurance Co, is
attending the convention with the
Amarillo delegation. He is accompanied
by his son, W. E. Herring.
The Albuquerque delegation gave
h.1fH q h.sH q
in a rush order for another 1000.
sam Stevens, manager or the Sturges
MOTEL, famous catIlemen's hotel at
Albuquerque, is a member of the A.
buquerque delegation.
l. ). Mitchell proprietor of the Hotel
Combs, Albuquerque is in the city TO
attenu the convention.
pioneer Texan.
One Of the native Texan COW men
visiting the convention, whose career
dates back to the days when the in
dams were a source Of dread to the set
tiers or the southwestern plains, is
WIN Dial OF Miami. Mr.. Dial is ma
tive Of Hopkins county ana, as he eX-
presses it, helped beat down the grass
10 make Oklahoma state He blazed
the trails of the old Choctaw nation,
which later became a part OF the pres
sent state Of Oklahoma.
Mr.. DlaIs father was a well known
military character OF civil War days,
being a major in the famous old --oss's
brigade of the 1lth Texas regiment
Besides making a success OF one of
the finest ranches in Roberts county,
Mr.. Dial has brought up a family Of
eight children, one Of whom is j. Z.
Dial, prominent as attorney Tor the
Santa Fe, in Canadian, Tex.
Among the visitors from the north
of the Panhandle, are r. 5. Coon, j. r.
Beverly and o. II. Finch of Dalhart
They are accompanied by their wives.
In the race for the next convention
all Dalhart delegates are pledged to
the Amarillo delegates say.
MatadOr 1innager Here.
Frank Mitchell ana wife and Miss
Bell Burns, of Claiming, Tex, are at
tending the convention. Mr.. Mitchell
IS manager Of the MatadOr Cattle Co.,
whose famous nerds of HerefOrds have
captured many ribbons in the shows
OF the country.
J. Lindsay NUnn, owner OF the Am
arlllO Daily News, wired to Panhandle !
headquarters that ne was bringing
QUO edition of a convention special.
Arrangements have been made with a
force Of "newsies" to put the extra into
Among the arrivals from Amarillo
are J. H. Charles and John s. Nc
Knight. Both are members of the asso-
citation.
One Of the successful COW men of the
southwest who has developed into a
power in the business world, is T Nj
cunningham. president Of the Bank Of
Miami in Roberts county. Mr.. Cum
bingham is one of the weaithiest COW
men at the convention and a most en-
thusiatic believer in the future Of the
cattle industry in Texas.
Printers Advertise.
Paul Dodge, Of the FL Paso Typo-
graphical union, is distributing humid
reds of little boxes containing small /
glass hOff1ag Thaea hoff1oe Il
with literature referring to the u ions
work and includes d picture Of the /
printers home which is supported by
the International Typographical union !
OF America.
You have the best newspaper in Z
inns section says DR.. J. w. McGregor !
q well known cattle man of LobO Tex
and formerly a practising physician /
IN Houston. You're the finest people /
IN the world out here but Won don't /
the best climate on earth
conditions in the Panhandle and all /
up the line are the best ever known |
and prospects for the crops are also I
I Ie finest ever, Is the report of N. /,
hunter Of Claude, Tex. Mr. Hunter is 4
enthusiastic over the manner in which /
FL Paso is handling the convention. /
re well equipped for handling the
crowd, ne added, and you certainly
nave treated the cattlemen royalty"
Clovis OptimIsf.
W. l. Townsend. of Clovis. n. NJ. is /
another optimist at the convention full .
o. confidence in the future of his home /
town. Clovis is picking up" he de-
clares. The good crops of the last |
season, including splendid yields Of /
maize, kaffir corn and wheat together
with good prices. all help out. Then, /
too Clovis is the central point of the /
Santa Fe in eastern New Mexico. The /
Fecos valley railroad and the Coleman I
cutoff, the new connection between /
New Orleans and the Pacific coast. run
through the town. 1t is also on the |
main line from Kansas City to the
Pacific"
Henry Wiseman is at the convention, !
coming from Charming, Tex. He saws |
The general conditions are good and |
cattle in fine shape, plenty OF rain /
with the best OF prospects for a good
crop"
A buffalo hunt, something almost !
unheard of in these days. is the project /
being backed b. William 0. Dunlap and /
r. c. Hewitt of Portales, n NJ They .
have As buffalo and are arranging a
real, old time buffalo hunt inst like