Arizona republican., 1918-12-09
BANQUET ENDS.
THREE-DAY MEET
Of |MOHA|R ME- n
Chamber Of Commerce Gives
Visitors Dinner at Hotel
Adams; Ell Paso Chosen as
Place for Next Meeting

L lace lOE NcAI AGcllllS
With banquet given in their honor
Saturday night at the Hotel Adams by
the chamber of commerce, the three
day convention of the National Mo-
hair Growers association in Phoenix
came to an end.
J. NJ. Aitken presided as POSTMASTER,
referring to the importance of the goat
industry to the state of Arizona and
calling on Governor elect Thomas L.
Campbell to address the visitors.
Giving his familiarity with cattle
and sheep interests of the state as his
ground for supporting the mohair
growing industry Mr.. Campbell re-
ferred to great acreas of unproductive
land in Arizona capable of profitable
development by goat raising land
which is valueless for any other pur
pose. He observed the need for foster
ing and promoting the goat industry
and predicted his welcome to the goat
men on his willingness to advance
their interests in this state during his
administration.
U. S. Grant Talks
President L. s. Grant of Dallas, Ore,
came in for comment because of his
name. Grant is president of the Ma
tional Mohair Growers association
has been for years a clean, agrees
sive, serious and purposeful man, who
disclaimed relationship to the military
president, except it may have been
far back in Scotland, a long time
ago as he modestly admitted the pos
sibility of genealogical connection.
Governor elect Campbell chose TO pre-
NIr 4 toni nff I,r. lot
forcefully energetic men who do con
structive things unobtrusively and who
comprise the potent element in live
stock enterprises.
Toastmaster Aitken next colled on
Mr.. Grant for a talk, which included
outline of the organization in which
he is the leading spirit. He told of
the various uses to which mohair is
suited and Of new avenues of manu-
facture which are increasing the de-
mand and raising the price to a point
where profit is sure on the ranges.
Future Looks Big
Cliff Gage. editor of the Angora
Journal, Portland, Ore, told how in the
present year the first official recogni-
ton of the Mohair Growers associa-
ton by the United States government
has been secured. He declared that
goat products We're just beginning tc
be recognized as among the important
! available resources of this country anC
that the mohair men were only now
emerging from under the hay
Z. NJ. Halbert of Sonora. Texas
former president of the Texas Sheer
and Goat Raisers' association, dealt
with the patriotic side of the goa
/ mems Organizations, their efforts TO
/ the American Red Cross and other wa
/ activities, concluding with a very i'm
/ pressive presentation of the unity pre-
Vailing between the north and south
I the broad Americanism that has char.
acterized our national participation fl
| this war
Prof. r. H. Williams. animal hus
| bandman of the University of Arizona
talked to the goat men on conservation
of range and the problems of mohai
growing, offering assistance of tn
staff to extend the goat business. H
at the same time urged against over
( grazing of range, with resultant sol
( erosion and destruction of graZinj
areas.
Mohair Men Elect Officers
At Saturdays session of the Nationa
Mohair Growers association officer
were chosen as follows President. [
S. Grant Dallas, Ore; first vice presi
dent, John Mahnke, Kelseyville. Cal.
second vice president. Fl. A. Morgan
Wilcox, Ariz.: third vice president, N
l. Conklin. MELVILLE. Cal: fourth vic
president, T. l.. Morris. Hillside, Ariz.
secretary treasurer, +. O. Landrun
L.aguna, Texas.
Finance committees NJ. Halber
chairman; John Manke, NJ. l.. ConkliI
Selling committee-T. L. Marri:
chairman: II. A. Morgan, p c. Witt
Executive board-F o. Landrum La
guna, Texas U. S. Grant, Dallas. ore
T. /. Morris, Hillside, Ariz; NJ.
Conklin, MELVILLE. Cal; C. Z. Degrof
Reeds Springs, Mo-: TT FIemin
Pinon, n M; A. C. Gage Portlan
Ore; Perry c. Witt, Montell. Tex: ]
M. Halbert, Sonora, Tex: John Mahr
Ike, Kelseyville, Cal; Neat Hambli1
Utah; |. f. Taylor, Carlsbad, \. NJ
Il. A. Morgan, Wilcox. Ariz.
FL Paso Gets Next Session
Ell Paso. Texas. was chosen as til
place for the next annual netting
the associa ton.
Phoenix was strongly favored as II
point at which the 1919 session shou
be held. This was due to unfortunat
conditions attending the present cor
| NthblOA. IL tldu DttI al duStu ~
nearly $1,000 in prizes for the be-
Angora goat exhibits at the Arizor
state fair, which was cancelled on a,
count of the influenza Epidemic TIL
sum was provided by the Arizor
State Goat Raisesrs' association, II
, \. NJ. G. A, and American AngoI
Goat Breeders association, and 9th,
special prizes had been arrange
Many who contemplated coming to Il
fair and goat convention were pre-
vented by conditions.
Appreciate Reception
Cordial appreciation was eXpresst
by the goat men of their very court,
Gus reception by the people of Phoen
and its Commercial club.
{ Secretary Harry WEIGH and DAY
Goldberg will be pleasant friends #
the mohair growers to recall sa
President Grant at the Hotel Adam
: yesterday.
President Grant and Mr.. Gage VI
visit Arizona mohair growers on II
range and will go to Kingston, n y
! before returning to the northwes
They left this morning with Presdel
; t. /. Morris of the Arizona Goat Raj
ers' association and Aubrey Gist f
: Skull Valley and kirkland.
}. In attendance at the chamber