Weekly journal-miner., 1916-01-19

lands.
 President Dwight P. Heard of the American National Livestock Associ- ation. presented paper on Proposed Legislation on the Lease and Com trol oi Public Grazing Lands" He was unable to be present and the pa per was read by T. E. Campbell. His paper dealt with resolutions that he thought should be adopted by the cowmen to assist in carrying the plan through.
 Charles R. Howe, chairman of the State tax commission made an inter csting talk On Taxation" State Land Commissioner w. A1ouer explained his land policies to the growers and his policy in regard to the lease and sale of State and school lands.
 "Tne Carriers End of the Cattle Business" was the topic of short address made to the convention by General Freight and Passenger Agent F. P. Cruicc of the s. F. ?. &; F. Ky He declared that carrying or trans portatio1 was one of the important ends of the cattle industry and that it is the desire of the railroad to pc-- feet such facilities to increase the ef- ficiency of the cattle industry. Cruicc said that efficiency in cattle growing and shipping means permanent and more reliable assest for the carrier.
 Harry Turner, travelling livestock agent for the Southern Pacific, also made a short speech on the railroads and how they are attempting 10 help the cattlemen. He declared that the Southern Pacific is working every day on plans and is putting forth great effort to give the livestoc', shippers better service.
 Hardy's Speech.
 Collector of Customs Hardy was the orator of the day making an in teresting speech on "The Further Co operation of the Livestock Growers Association and the Two Depart ments of the Government: the Gus toms Department and the Bureau oi Animal Industry" The Nogalcs man started his speech by assailing Tom Campbell, claiming that he was mis- represented by Campbell who hal been informing the public of his ora torical ability. After Hardy had com pleted his speech. Campbell asked for a vote on the question and the COW men unanimously agreed that he was right Hardy's address in full was as follows:
 Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen
 and Citizens of Prescott:
 I assure you I am glad to be nerc on this occasion. l am glad for many reasons. It is highly gratifying % come i'll contact with community ci real people. It was my fortune to be in your city a few years ago, just two days after it had been laid waste by fire. and the composure, fortitude, pluck and courage, that seemed 10 animate you all at that time, impress cd me then as I had never been i'm pressed before or have since Why gentlemen, except for the charred and desolate ruins which marked the ter rible destruction of the city at tha. time, no one would nave known that Prescott was lying ia ashes.
 I am glad to be here as one of the bonefciaries of your splendid and gracious hospitality. You seem 10 have that peculiar faculty of making all feel that they are in the hands of friends. You have on this occasion. as no doubt you have on all previous ones, demonstrated conclusivcly that you are more than equal to any occa- sion that you might espousc.
 am glad to be here because it c1- ables me to inhale this free and balmy air which this altitude alone affords. As it circulates around and through me, it carries me back to the State of my nativity. to the Shenandoah valley and the Blue Ridge mountains, in the good old State of Virginia. II is SO bracing, invigorating. and may not add intoxicating, that as a tonic gentlemen, we might substitute it for that other tonic that was so much in evidence at Douglas last year, and is so little in evidence here.
 I am glad to be nere because it af- lords me the great pleasure to again meet and mingle with old friends, and trust form new ones. After all gentlemen. one of the greatest pleas ures we derive in this life is the asso. ! ciation, and companionsh of our