El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
SPECIAL TRAINS
To CONE FROM
MANY POINTS
Elaborate Preparations Are
Made to Entertain the
CattZemen.
BUSINESS SECTION
TO BE F'WHTTE WAY"
Big Convention VIII Open
uesday Morning in the
Texas Grand Theater.


TIL PASO will entertain next week
the biggest convention crowd ever
assembled at an annual conven-
ton of the Panhandle & Southwest
ern Stockmen's association. Fully
5000 visitors are expected to be here
for the meeting. Special trains from
the north, east and est viii begin
arriving Monday night and by Tues
day morning, when the convention OF
ficially opens, Ell PasO will be enter
tanning probably the largest number
of outside visitors ever gathered here.
From the time Of arrival on Tuesday
morning, until the last visitor leaves
on Thursday night, Ell Paso viii be the
host and the committee in charge or
the convention has prepared pro-
gram that viii keep the visitors en-
tertained the whole time they are here
Receptions, smokers, auto rides, prom
Cho busting contests, races and dances
are but a. few OF the features or a
program that has been designed 10
give the visitors a thoroughly good
time during every hour Of the three
days they are guests of the city.
VIII Be In Gay Attire.
From the Union station to the city
hall, including all of the business dis
trict, FL Paso viii have on its com
pauv clothes" San Francisco street,
from the station to The Herald build
ing. viii be a blaze Of electric lights.
decorated with flags and bunting
Flags will fly from every window in
the Mills building. The Herald, Hotel
Sheldon, White House and city Ma
tional bank buildings will all be elabo-
rately decorated, making Of Pioneer
plaza one of the show places of the
city From the Hotel PasO del NOrte
TO the city hall and courthouse all OF
the principal places of business viii
be decorated. Many OF the stores and
hrrf1Hfrrru Mnga and Texas
street have already been decorated ana
Oregon street merchants are preparing
to welcome the visitors with displays
OF flags and bunting.
VIII BE Brilliantly Lighted.
Until midnight Of each day during
convention week the downtown dis
trict will be a blaze of light Besides
the strings of electric lights across
the streets arrangements have been
made whereby every store and office
VIII remain brightly lighted until mid
night This is the first time that
lighting on such an extensive scale has
ever been attempted here and the ef-
feet will be a dazzling one.
More special trains VIII be run to FL
PasO for the convention than for any
previous annual meeting Of the assoc
citation. Probably the largest will be
that from Amarillo. which will include
many cattlemen from the whole Pan
handle section. This train will be run
through Roswell, where a big delega-
tion will join the Panhandle cOntin-
gent and the combined delegation will
arrive Monday afternoon From Cana
dian a delegation Of II cattiemen will
make the trip to the city. The largest
delegation ever sent to a cattlemen's
convention viii arrive from AlbuQuer-
que No special delegations are sched-
uled to arrive from Arizona points, but
many Arizona cattlemen will be in
attendance.
Two Cities Wish Next Meeting.
Bands will be brought by both the
Roswell and Albuquerque delegations,
both Of which will arrive with in
structions to bring home the bacon"
for 1916. The Roswell delegation will
establish headquarters at the Hotel
Sheldon and the Albuquerque cOntin-
gent has reserved headquarters at the
Hotel Paso del Norte. The two dele
cations viii come supplied with
''boost" badges and literature and ac-
cording to reports received here, some
surprises will be sprung when the time
for voting for the 1916 convention city
arrives.
visitors To BE Looked After.
Two weeks ago every room in the
principal hotels of the city was en-
gagged by the cattlemen, but the cham
Der of commerce has taken precau-
lions to assure ample accommodations
for every visitor who comes to the
city. For the past month persons hay