El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-11
N0HAIR BEST
FOR AIRPLANE5
National Association, Meet
ing Here, Urges It's Use
by the Government.

Hohair, the fleece Of the Angora
goat, thousands OF which grow sue
cessfully in the. southwest, is a finer
fiber for fabric making and worth
only one-third what Sleeps wool is
on the open market. according to to
reports brought out Tuesday at the
annual meeting OF the National No.
hair Growers association, in session
at Hotel Paso del Norte.
Hohair as the proper fabric for
covering airpIane wings has been in
vestigated and recommended by eX-
eCutive committeeman OF the associa-
ton and Il is claimed TO be the clean
est fiber on the market, next to silk,
for dyeing and for many other uses
Southwest Texas, New Mexico, Ari-
iona, California and Oregon are
states where the angora does we'll
The production Of mOhair is about
100000 pounds yearly in a territory
OF which Ell PasO is almost the geo
graphical center
VIII Explain 70 Government.
A committee viii be named AZ the
81 PasO meeting to place mohair facts
before the governments supply de-
partments and ask that experiments
be made more extensively. especially.
as IL IS claimed that there viii be q
shortage in $3.50 vol and probably
the usual supply OF so cent mohair-
President Grant Coming.
John Mahnke, first vice president
Of the association, kelseyville. CaliG,
opened the session Tuesday morning
in the mezzanine dining room in the
Paso del NOrte. ga the absence Of u.
s. Grant president. Of the Dalles. ore
EOu, who probably VIII reach FL baso
this afternoon. Nr. Grant has been
toned for reelection r. O LandruH
OF Laguna, Tex, near Uvalde, IS sec
rotary treasurer and IL was said thai
he viii be chosen for another term.
banquet Wednesday Night.
3. NJ Halbert. of Sonora. Tex, pres
ident Of the Teas Sheep and Goat
Raisers' association Of Texas. Is
prominent figure IT the meeting. and
is arranging the annual banquet 20
be given at the Paso del N0rre We'd
uesday night r. II. Dudley and I. y.
Thomson, FL PasO's legislators. are
among the speakers mentioned Gen
ator Claude B. Hudspeth could not be
present
Mrs. N. Armer Attends.
Mrs. N. Armer, Of Kingston, y. NJ,
the ''mohair queen" Of the United
States, is in attendance, accompanied
by her sons. Ed Armer. Robert rs.
Reid and Tom B. Reed. and their
wives, from Kingston and Hll4ShOrOs
Y n. Mrs. Armer started the aug0ra
goat Industry with a small flock, 10
is said, and is recognized as the wom-
an who markets the greatest quantl-
ties OF fleece
Executive committeeman IN attend
ance are, besides those mentioned. Z.
c.. Witt, Bracketville. Tex, u. L.
COnklin, Neville, Calf: Tom F.
Fleming, PinOn, y. NJ; II. A Morgan,
Wilcox. AriZ.
Members In Attendance.
Members OF the association who are
listening 10 the discussions are Chas.
l. Sands, Bowie. ArIz-. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
V Hardy, Dallas, Tex; Mr. and Mrs.
=. L Morris. Hillside. Ariz.. Joseph
j. Baker, White Signal, y NJ. J. +.
Taylor, Carlsbad, n. NJ E. G. Heauey,
Las Cruces, y. n: Claude Pepper, /
Rock Springs, Tex, and p Il Ellis,
IS illcox, AriZ
In the ballot that has been prepared
BY secretary Laudrum FOR the election
Wednesday the names OF c. z. De-
Croft, Notch, Mo: j. p. Weathersby.
klondyke, n. NJ. and @. A. Fleming,
Cutter. n. n, axe suggested as new
c0mmitteemen.