The Delta independent., 1919-11-14
PURE BREEDERS HAVE
ROUslNG MEETING HERE

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A meeting of no small import was
that held in this city Monday evening:
when stock growers from over the
western slope met to talk over plans
and effect permanent Pure Bred
Stock association, which was the nat
ural sequence to an informal meeting
held at the Western Slope fair in
September.
The meeting was called to order by
A. A Clements. OF Paonia, who was
H King. County Agent of Montrose
county, was made temporary secre-
tary. Present were three county
agents, Ben H. King, of Montrose
county; Samuel Yeager, of Delta
county and Mr.. McCann Of Mesa coun-
ty.
A constitution and bylaws which
had been prepared by a committee
were adopted with a few. minor
changes.
Through the offices of Mr.. John J.
Tobin and Mr.. King Of Montrose, a
splendid banquet was spread at the
New Perkins, Mr.. H. A Lindgren now
of Denver being the honor guest and
each Of the members did ful Justice to
the viands..
There were about twenty-five guests
and Mr.. Tobin as toastmaster was en-
thusiastic regarding the plans Of the
association for the Immediate future.
And each member responded with the
same enthusiasm The occasion was
most delightful one for each and
all.
The purpose of the organization as
outlined in the constitution are as
follows:
Ito hold combination sales of
registered livestock in order to as
sist breeders in the marketing of their
surplus stock.
2-To maintain a mutual good fel-
lowship among all Western Slope
breeders of pure bred livestock.
| 3-To assist in establishing higher
standard of excellence and usefulness
in all breeds of livestock.
| l4-To encourage the breeding of
some kind of pure bred livestock on
every Western Slope farm.
5-To promote and regulate the gen
eral interests and welfare of the live.
stock industry on the Western Slope
at all times.
6-To act In conjunction with the
Western Slope Farm Bureaus IN oaxry
ing out projects having to do with
the breeding of registered livestock.
| TO cooperate with the fair asos.
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matters pertaining to the holding Of
livestock shows.
| The pricipal places of business OF
the association will be at Delta, and
the annual meetings will alternate be.
tween Delta, Montrose and Grand
Junction. Summer meetings will be
held in various places and are to In.
clude inspection tours OF the ranches
of the members in the respective 10.
calities where pure bred stock is rails.
ed.
The officers elected are as follows
Robert Lazear. Fruita, president.
| 4. A. Clements, Paonia, vice-presi-
dent
J. J. Tobin. Montrose, secretary
treasurer.
The executive committee is made up
of the officers and representative of
each of the livestock divisions, the
members named at yesterdays meeting
being George LAGRANGE. Grand Juno.
ton. dairy: VIM. Roe. Crawford, beef /:
r. L. Loesch. Montorse. sheep: Jud-
son Solomon. Olathe. hogs: E. H
Aver, Crawford, horses. The. repre-.
sentative for the poultry department
will be named later by the executive
committee.
| The new organization starts out
with a membership OF 3S. Those pay,
ing the membership fee OF $22 yester-
day being as follows:
vela Bros. Delta; A. c. Landreth,
Austin; A. A. Clements. Paonia: Louis
Kames. Grand Junction; Orvil E. Tay-
lor. Cedaredge; Lee E. Ellsworth. ].
w. McCraig. VIM. Wood, Austin; Ed.
w. Aver. LeValley Bros, Ed. H. Aver.
Crawford; Austin f. Miller, W. F.
Blaine, Delta: Geo. LAGRANGE. c. F.
Griffin, l.. G. Twyman. Grand juno.
Blaine, Delta: Geo LaGrange. White.
ton; J. J. Tobin Montrose; II. b.
Evans, Whitewater: ", A. Phillips,
Cedaredge; Judson Solomon, Olathe ;
]. Dudley Nickson. Cedaredge; Jacob
Crist, Robert McMullen, Delta: w. E,
Wright, Geo. NJ. Pond, Clifton; T. A,
Butcher. G. II. Pettingill & Son. Ro-
sean Bros, Grand Junction; Charles
Mundry. Austin: w. b. Roe. A. b,
Critchlow. Crawford; II. b. Coffman,
F. s. Luqueer. olathe; Sterling POLITE,
Ridgway.