The border vidette., 1916-04-22
STOCKMEN ORGANIZE,
Southwestern Cattle Growers Asso-
 citation Meets in Nogaies.

In order that they might be brought into closer touch with each other and to pool their mu- of conditions pertaining to their great industry. the cattlemen of Santa Cruz, Pima and CochiSe coun ties met at the Court House Saturday afternoon and formed
 the Southwestern Cattle Grow ers' Association. The meeting
 was called at the request of the recent organized Pima County Cattle Growers Association and the organization partook of the nature of a merging with this
 body and an extension of the field of operation.
 In behalf of the mayor who could not be present, Colonel Charles E. Hardy, Collector of Customs, delivered an address of welcome to the assemb bled cattlemen, promising them every
 thing in the way of entertainment to be had in Nogales. Colonel Hardy's address was well re- ceived by the stockmen- and placed them in a receptive mood for the business which was to follow. This was followed by a short talk by Judge William Barnum, of Phoenix. attorney for the Livestock Sanitary Board. Judge Barnum'S remarks dealt with the value of co-opera- tion with other associations of a like nature and most especially with the state association. He was heartily applauded by the audience. MT. Henry Street, a prominent Cochise cattleman, then delivered a few pointed re marks on the value of proper or ganization and caused much mer- riment by recounting his ex- periences of early days.
 The first routine business to be attended was the report of the committee on constitution and bylaws, of which Harry J. Saxon was chairman and spokes- man. The committee recon mended the adoption of the con- stitution and bylaws of the Pi- ma county body with a few slight changes such as the name of the association.
 Election of officers was then held and the officers of the Pima association were sustained by popular acclaim: They are: Pre- sident, J. c. Kinney, Tucson; vice president, J. M. Ronsta at, Tucson; secretary and treasurer, J. H. McVey, Arivaca; Messrs. J. B. Wise and Bracey Curtis were elected to service on the executive committee with the officers of the association.
 The meeting was then address ed by Hon. w. D. Mouer, state land commissioner, who explain ed in a brief concise manner, the proper way to apply for pur- chase or lease of state school lands. At the close of his ad- dress MT. Mouer answered d number of questions from in- tereSted members. He also ad- vocated the endorsement of an initiative measure to be voted upon at next election, extending the amount of land permitted to be sold to one individual from one section to ten sections. This caused quite controversy among the members of the asso- citation, the question brought up by Judge Barnum in proposed resolution endorsing the meas ure. After a heated argument of several minutes, the resolution was placed in the hands of the proper committee for considera. tion and was adopted at their recommendation. A telegram was read from l.. l.. Harmon of the Live Stock Sanitary Board, his inability to attend and announcing the sad news of the death of his nephew. The committee on resolutions were instructed to prepare a resolu- tion expressing the condolence of the association to Mr. Harmon.
 By a unanimous vote, the fol- lowing gentlemen were elected to honorary membership in the associations: Col. Chas. E. Hardy, Judge Williams, Hon. w. A. Mouer, J. Selkirk. The place for the next annual meeting was fixed for Tucson. The meeting was then adjourned until D. ID. when a short business meeting was held prior to the big smoker at the Santa Cruz club.-Herald.