El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-12
ANG0RA5 HELP
CLEARFORESTS
Aid in Preventing Fires, U.
S. Officials Tells Mohair
Growers Session.

The value Of AngOra goats as a
means Of preventing fires in national
forests was emphasized by W r
ChapIine, an official of the United
States forestry department in an ad-
dress Wednesday morning before the
convention Of National Mohair Grow
ers' association, in session at the Paso
del Norte hotel.
Goats eat the underground, Mr..
Chapline explained, and thus make
the forests safer from fire. because
it is through the underground that
forest fires spread when once started
The facts stated by Mr.. Chapline
were based on extensive invesuga-
lions carried on by him In national
forests in Oregon. He declared that
increasing the number Of goats In
the national forests would result in
improving them
Would Have Government support.
Not only would additional goats
be q source Of more revenue to the
government, Mr.. Chapline stated, but
he added that the move would have
the support Of the food administra-
ton, as a means to increase the food
supply in the United States InvesI-
cations concerning the value of goats
in national forests will be carried on
in all parts Of the country, he stated.
Mr. Chapline spoke at a consider
able effort as he has been i'll
Executives Are Elected.
The committee appointed to canvass
the ballots Tuesday evening consisted
Of John Mahnke, vice president; \.
H. Underwood, J. Y. Hardy, p Q.
Hardy and P. c. Witte. The members
Of the executive board elected for the
ensuing year We're as follows
F. o. Landrum, Laguna, Tex.
[. s Grant, Dalles, ore.
T i. Norris, Prescott. AriZ-
n. L. COnklin, Neville, Calf
C. T. DeGroff Notch, No
T F Fleming, PinOn, n NJ
Ed. Armer, Kingston, n NJ.
P. c. Witt, BracketvilIe. Tex
3. NJ Halbert, Sonora, Tex
John Nahnke. kelseyyllle. Calf
J. P. Weathersby, Klondike, y. NJ
G. A Fleming, Cutter, y. NJ
H. A. Morgan, Wilcox, Ariz.
Phoenix Next Meeting Place
Phoenix was chosen as the meeting
place for the next meeting in Novem-
Der, 1913.
The board OF directors viii hold a
meeting this afternoon to select Of
Gcers for the coming year President
L. $. Grant was unable to be present
on account Of the illness Of his wife.
Vice president John Mahnke presided.
Says Have Been Ignored.
Stating that the mOhalr growers
have been ignored as a class of pro
ducers. during the present year and
that buyers have gone into the for
eiEu markets for supplies and have
left the American clip in the hands Of
the growers, president T. s Grant, IN
his annual address read before the
association. urged mOhair men to plan
for the future of the industry on bus
mess lines President Grant was un-
able 10 attend the meeting OF the as
ISOLATION.
Driving At Government.
In his address he stated that tine as
ISOLATION is driving at the govern
ment TO secure mohair utilization in
army and navy supplies and said EFT
we prescribe uohsir for the fighting
man, why not use it i'm our own cloth
ing 7 have q mohair suit that was
purchased IL years ago 1t Is good
now
you men OF the n " G.. A. have
it fin your power 10 put this industry
among the leaders" the address 81 id
1T is only so years since mohair be-
came a commercial staple in this
country The mohair industry is grow
ing rapidly and 7 have faith that we
viii see in the next few years an even
more substantial increase than we
have yet Witnessed"
To Promote WOhair Use
a resolution authorizing the ap-
pOintment Of a. committee to make an
investigation for new uses for mohair
was passed at the afternoon session
Tuesday The committee viii be an
nounced this afternoon. One special
feature that viii be Investigated by
this committee viii be the use Of mo-
hair in airplane manufacture.
The closing session Of the conven-
ticn was begun Wednesday afternoon
at $50 o'clock The meeting of the
new executive board was held at
o'clock
The annual banquet closing the con
vention will be held at the Paso del
NOrte hotel tonight at o'clock.