Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-15
New Mexico Cattle and Horse
Growers Association Ends
Greatest Convention of His
tory at Las Vegas,
MORE MOUNTED POLICE
PROMISED BY GOVERNOR
H. A, JaStro and Mrs, Rupert
F, AspIund Make Addresses
at Closing Session. Journal
Thanked,


East Las Vegas n NJ, March IL
Albuquerque 1919" that was the
unanimous decision of the New Mex
leo Cattle and Horse Growers asso-
citation in the concluding minutes of
its annual session this afternoon. Tht
manifold advantages of the Duke City
were succinctly placed before the COZ
vention by Capt. Clark NJ Carr, and
then Aldo Leopold, secretary of the
Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce,
invited the cattle, sheep and horse
men to hold their next convention in
the Duke City. The invitation was
accepted amid a storm of applause.
Officers Elected.
Then came the election of officers
with the following results:
President--Vic Culberson of Fierro,
Secretary and treasurer reelected
Miss Bertha Benson.
Vice observation-disclosures Webster OF
Cimarron and John l. Hicks of Santa
Rosa.
The personnel of the old executive
board was strengthened by the addi-
Nion of followin new members; Henry
Pringer, Cimarron Edward Mitchell
Clayton; Frank Bloom, Trinidad; t.
A. Spencer. Carasota; NJ T. Ever
heart, Hachita.
The executive board voted to hold
four meetings at various parts of the
state between now and the next an
nual convention. The first session
will be held at Ration on May 1. Two
others will be held at Roswell and
Carlsbad. The third meeting place is
to be decided by President Culberson
The resolution unanimously adopt
cd by the convention, first of all
thanked the Morning Journal for its
reports of its deliberations; the aims
and policies of the American National
Livestock association were endorsed
and $1,000 was appropriated towards
the support of that organization and
its various standing committees.
Want Mounted Police.
There was another resolution de-
manding a state mounted police acting
In conjunction with the state sanitary
board to take care of the seventy-four
million dollars worth of livestock
roaming the ranges. Prior to its
increase the personnel of the COM
mand to sixteen members who are to
be directed by captain, 1t is under
stood that B. C. Moseman of Roswell
is to receive that commission.
"The excellent work done by the
New Mexico College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Art" was endorsed
with the expression that in the inter-
ests of animal husbandry in this state
the association pledges its hearty CO.
operation in these efforts which will
tend to increase production and less
en- loss on our ranges through the
feeding experiments and other invest
igations now being conducted by the
college"
Committees Work Approved.
There was another resolution which
said that, I'VE approve of and ap-
precate the efficient work Of the mar
ket committee "of the American Ma
tional association, "In bringing about
the present investigation of the meat
industry by the federal trade commits.
sion"
A feature of the concluding session
was an address by H. A. Jastro of
Bakersfield, Calf, chairman of the
market committee of the American
National Livestock association, who
defended r. w. Tomlinson, secretary
of that organization, who had been
accused treason to cattle raisers
for sending certain messages to
Secretary McManus of Swift and
Co., which were interpreted as being
leak" of the association plans for
the investigation of the so-called beef
trust Mr.. Jastro said that he had
seen most of the kilograms before they
were sent and that there was moth
ing in them which could be. construed
as asserted by enemies of the associa-
ton.
Mrs. AspIund Speaks.
Mrs. Julia Brown Asplund of Santa
Fe was the only woman accorded a
position on the program and she en-
tertainlngly told of the women's part
in the war remarking 1--WE are not
only conserving our lives to the cause
but are giving that which is dearest
to all of us. the men we love"
Aldo Leopold. secretary Of the AL
buquerque Chamber of Commerce,
gave an address favoring the con-
servation of game in the state.
A series of boxing matches at the
opera house concluded the official
program. More than half the dele
gates took the afternoon trains for
their respective homes first declar-
enthusiastic and interesting in the his
tory Of the organization,