Arizona republican., 1916-01-22
Big Delegation Will Leave Phoenix Tonight Over Santa Fe Augmented by Car Loads From Prescott and Ash Fork

More than two hundred strong, per haps even reaching three hundred, members of the Arizona Livestock as sociation will journey today and ;o- morrow to Fl Paso to be in atten- dance at the nineteenth annual con- vention of the national organization. From Phoenix alone nearly fifty will go out tonight in two special cars at tached to the :35 train of the Santa Fe railroad, going by way of Ash Fork and Albuquerque From Pres colt special car with upward of twenty members will be attached to the Santa Fe train leaving this city this morning and reaching the Mile High city about noon. Another spe- cial car will go forward today from Ash Fork.
 With Central Arizona, hampered by flood conditions, making railroad communication more than ordinarily uncertain, sending out a delegation that requires two cars to handle, and Prescott and Northern Ariona likely to send like number, Southern Ari- ona, from which access to Fl Paso is just now no serious problem, is eX- pected to send an even larger dele gatiOn than the remainder of the state This means that AriOna is likely to be represented by more than two hundred voting members when the convention is called to order.
 The importance of the nineteenth annual convention was presented by Secretary sam B. Bradner of the Ari- ona association in conversation yes- terday.
 The national lease law. providing for the leasing of federal lands for range, will receive special attention from the delegates, to the end that the stockmen may have better guar antees against encrOachments upon their improvements, said Mir Bradner The question of market for beef cat tie and means of remedying the pres ent inability of the market to adjust itself will be gone into thoroughly. There will be a committee appointed to investigate the cause of the depres- sion of the market
 It is likely there will be a meeting of the association with officers of the federal bureau of animal industry for the promotion of cooperation with the government in combating a threatened new outbreak of the hoof and mouth disease. A committee will also be appointed to confer with the railroads looking to the more eXpe- ditious movement of stock shipments. ,-I. ceive it's full share of attention.
 The local interest centers quite largely about the probability of the reelection of Dwight B. Heard to the presidency of the national organiza . tion. The Arizona delegation will go to the convention solidly for Presi- dent Heard, and there seems little doubt but that he will be reelected by a handsome vote.
 The visiting stockmen. which will include not only cattlegroWers of the country, but a good representation of sheepmen, or at least cattlemen who are likewise engaged in sheep raising. will be right royalty entertained by the Fl Paso stockmen. There will be receptions, banquets. visits to Juarez. where a genuine bull fight may be on the program; visits to various points of interest in automobiles and drills by the federal troops stationed at Fort Bliss are among the most in- teresting things planned for the en- tertainment of the visitors.
 The Phoenix delegation will leave this evening at :35 o'clock in two special cars over the Santa Fe rail l road. The party from here will be personally conducted by Travelling Passenger Agent C. B. Held. The train is scheduled to arrive at Albu- querque at 2:15 o'clock Sunday after noon A stay of over eight hours al
 the New Mexico city is planned during which the stockmen of that vicinity will entertain the travellers The start from Albuquerque will b'
 made at 10:50 Sunday evening ant i the train will arrive at Fl Paso d ! 10 o'clock Monday morning. The aft
 ernoons will be devoted to entertain
 ment and sight seeing. There will b, an all day business session on Thurs | Iav