El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05
FL PAS0ANS JAM HOTEL At
ROSMELLCATT LENEN' SMEET
Lease Tea Room and Provide Beds Cowboys Make Val
ley City Lively at Night; Hudspeth Leaves Austin
Pro. Fight to Give Address; Wyatt and Am
monett Are Slated for Reelection.
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or delay. made from any cause. Brand
books have been renewed and brought
Up TO date. Our secretary has been
prompt in his dealings with all the
members and has maintained a CON-
petent office force.
Ell PasO Body Lends Help.
Three regular meetings of the ex-
ecutive committee have been held
during the year, the first at FL Paso,
when we were requested by our men,
bers in the drouth stricken district 70
eHdeavor to obtain cars for moving
cattle. With the assistance OF the Fl
PasO chamber Of commerce, wires
were sent TO J. A. Happier. then at
Washington. D. c, who was represent
ing that institution there, also to our
senators and congressman, urging
that they promptly insist upon the
war trade commission assigning suf-
ficient cars to the drouth stricken
territory to relieve the situation In
this we were successful. thereby saw
ing thousands of head of cattle and
hundred thousands Of dollars for our
members and the cattle growers in
general.
Get Action on Cattle Feed.
"On October 81 we took up by wire
with Washington. also with the Texas
state food administrator, the question
Of supplying cotton seed cake more
promptly and at a more reasonable
price to the cattlemen throughout the
drouth stricken district, with the re-
suit that meeting Of the cattlemen
and crushers of Texas was called by
Houston, Tex, who on November Il
succeeded in having an enormous sup
ply of cake on the docks at Galveston
for shipment to foreign countries,
held, crushed and made available on 3
43 percent protein basis at a price OF
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from SCI to S65 per ton that had been
quoied by the mills and dealers in
Texas and elsewhere.
I'VE also, through the local food ad-
ministrator at FL Paso, Texas, sent
kilograms 10 counties in the jurisdic-
ton Of this association 10 ascertain
the amount OF cake and other feed
stuff needed, " hich information was
promptly transmitted TO the state food
administrator, in order that provision
might be made for promptly supply
ing those in need on an equitable ba-
sis of distribution
Inspectors, Alone. Worth Money.
The good work of our inspectors
alone makes the association worth
while and your membership charges q
paying investment, while our activi-
ties in other directions have saved
you thousands Of dollars. But in ad-
dition to all this, other efforts have
member.
I'VE have been alert in watching all
legislation affecting your interests.
One Of the measures receiving our at
tention and hearty support being the
Bourland resolution, intended 10 Sc
cure an actual competitive market for
livestock.
1--WE endeavored to secure an appli-
cation Of the draft law to the cattle
men, so as not 10 take away from the
ranch owner efficient heSa during the
time Of his trial in the very severe
drouth-
FavOrs Better Ranger Force.
%'Ali movements to protect the Dor
der have received our hearty cooper
alton and support, notably that meas
IRE by the state Of Texas TO establish
a ranger force of sufficient strength,
properly differed and recruited from
the cattlemen to protect the border in
case the army should be Withdrawn
for service to France. This matter is
still in allegiance. but is having the
careful consideration Of your officers.
I'VE have had our trials. many of
which have brought serious conse-