Arizona republican., 1915-04-03
NEARLY SIXTY
 FROM ARIZONA
Dwight B. Heard Upon Re turn from American Ma tiOnal Live Stock AssOcia- tion Convention Tells of Things Accomplished


 terday
 One of the features of the conven- tion was the large and representative attendance of men and women in terested in the stock business from Arizona. The Arizona delegation con- sisted of nearly sixty and was headed hy the officers of the Arizona Cattle : Growers Association-C. F. Mullen, president; Fred Golfer, vice president: l.. l.. Harmon, treasurer and Sam Bradner, secretary. Every portion of the state was represented. The Ari- @ona delegation was the only one who wore a distinctively badge, ana the Arizona emblem was everywhere in evidence.
 Senator Ashurst, at the request of the Arizona stockmen. remained over to attend the convention, and added , much to the success of the same by his eloquent addresses.
 The meetings of the convention have already been sufficiently covered by the Associated Press reports, but I should like to add a word in recogni- tion of the splendid hospitality ex-
 
 of San Francisco and of California generally. The convention's meetings were held only in the morning and the balance of the day was given up l to entertainment furnished by the California Cattlemen's Protective As sociation, who were unremitting in their efforts to give to the delegates genuine California good time. This 1 included several banouets, a delight | ful trip around the bay, a special en- tertainment at the California building | in which the convention was welcomed | by officials of the exposition, and a bronze tablet presented by the expo 1 sitiOn in recognition of the work of | the American National Live Stock 1 Association, and a trip of nearly 160 1 miles from San Francisco through the l beautiful Santa Clara valley on Blos- | som day, with lunch at Los Gatos in | the foothills
 With true gallantry, the Califor- nians were never unmindful of the ladies attending the convention, and the same evening of the great banquet | for the men, nearly seventy ladies
 were given a banquet iH an adjoining
 hall, and I am sure that every dele
 gate left San Francisco with feel
 ing of friendship and appreciation for
 the splendid welcome extended. While l appreciate thoroughly the honor paid Arizona and me person. ally, in my election as president of the National Association. l recognize | fiIl1v xr,in ha far me to adequately fill the rema arkable | place occupied by the two men who have so effectively held this posi- 1 tion during the past ten years. first, 1 Murdo Mckenzie and then Henry A. 1 Jastro; and I can only promise, with | the loyal cooperation of the stock men in the various states, to dv my | best
 1 The American National Live Stock ' Association has for years stood for program of constructive, just legisla- 1 ton, and it has behind it the record of accomplishment, for the reason that while it has worked for the up- | building of it's own industry, it has | never yet advocated a measure which was not also based in the interest of 1 the public welfare. Among the ac- | complishments of the association dur i ing the past year is the recent enact ment by congress. and approval by | the president, of what is known as | the Cummins bill, providing that when I stock is killed in transit it shall be paid for at it's actual value-a fair measure, for which the American Ma finnol I ha working for many years.
 | "One of the most impressive fea- lures of the convention that illustrates ! the spirit of brotherhood existing among the stockmen was the banquet i given at the close of the convention I by the friends and associates of Mr. 1 Jastro, as a tribute to him of the l appreciation of the stockmen for the magnificent work which he has ac- complished during his presidency. | had the hcnor to preside at this din- | ner. where men from all parts of the | country, representing many states, paid their word of tribute to the l splendid accomplishments of this really great man.
 One of the most practical confer l ences held during the convention was | that of the western sanitary boards and state veterinarians. relative to | the methods which have been adopted 1 to check and destroy the epidemic of | hoOf and mouth disease. of which gen. eral details have been previously given through the press. Dr. H. H. 1 Hicks, of the United States bureau of animal industry, was present at the conference, and, as an illustration of the effective work which has been ] done by the various state boards in cooperation with the national gov i ernment the following remarks, taken l from his address to the conference, are of interest:
 "'The work of eradication has been carried on, especially during the win | ter months of the campaign. with in- i-creasing vigor and effectiveness. In adverse weather conditions, and various other obstacles, ground has been gained steadily, until now there are very few infected herds left The
 March 18th report shows only three infected herds alive west of Pennsyl- vania: two in Wisconsin and one in
 Kansas. There were twelve in Penn-
 sylvania, New York and Massachu-
 setts. The situation IS very encour-
 aging, and it may reasonably be ex-