Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-06
Many Stockmen From All
Quarters of Southwest Az
ready Here Hotels Are Fill
ing Rapidly.
SANTA re LAYS PLANS
TO HANDLE HUNDREDS
Yard Force Clears Track for
Thirty-five Cars TO Be
Parkedi Extra Equipment
Sent to Several Points,

| With the opening of the convention
of the Panhandle and Southwestern
Stockmon's association still thirty-si,
hours off, many cattlemen were in Al
buQuerque last night. Hotels wert
rapidly filling and street crowds were
dotted with the big white sombrero'
i of distinctive stockman style. Reports
from the early corners were that many
more would come today from al
quarters of the southwest and some
from as far east as Kansas City, Mo-
The Santa Fe railway was making
preparations on a scale that indicated
it had information through its sources
that hundreds of cattlemen were com
ing to Albuquerque. Official an.
nouncement has been made by the
Santa Fe here Of only one specia
train. although early arriving El Pa
scans said stockmen Of the Pass city
district planned to come on q special
Special From lei Paso. Perhaps.
Col. Charles +. Hunt, who came
Saturday, said that when he left Il
l'as1 Friday night enough mon 20 I'll
-four ears had signified their intention
of coming. Their plan was to have
their sleepers parked in the yards
here ana to sleep in them. Santa re
officials here had not been informed
last night Of special from El Paso
however.
The Santa Fe's yard force yesterday
cleared a track in front of the Alva-
rado hotel, making room for parking
thrty-five Pullmans That is the esti-
mate from an official source of the
number of cars that will be used by
stockmen during the convention.
The special train from western Tex
as and western New Mexico will arrive
at 7:15 o'clock this morning. Many
cattlemen from these districts came
last night on the regular train.
Kansas Citians Come Tonight.
The Santa fe was sending out extra
equipment last night to take care of
the overflow on regular incoming
trains. No. dropped car at Las
Vegas to bring the Meadow city con-
tingent Three "deadhead'' cars were
sent out on train No. 500, a sleeper
for Demng, one car for San Marcial
and Two for Belen to take care Of the
surplus coming from the cutoff. !"
The Deming party will arrive at Z
O'Clock tomorrow morning on train No.
$40. one car from Kansas City viii
come tonight on train No. 0.
With yesterdays arrivals came two
newspaper men, John w. Roberts and
James +. Reddng, the latter of the
New York Herald. Mr. Roberts has
been correspondent for the Hearst
service with General Villa in Mexico.
He will go to Europe soon for the
Hearst string of newspapers. They
came in Colonel Hunts automobile
with Hub Saddler. buyer for the El
Paso Livestock Commission company.
and ]. p. Odell. of FL Paso, who has
stock in the Folsom, n M, district.
Officers Ia Come To-day.
J. II. Nations, of FL Paso, president
of the association. and William Har-
rell, secretary, arc expected to arrive
today. Mr.. Harrell, 1t is said. will not
be candidate to succeed himself.
Colonel Hunt. of El Paso who is al
ready on the ground. and F. w, Flato,
of Bovine, Tex, so far have been mem
toned as candidates for the place.