The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-02-14
GREENLEE CATTLE GROWERS MEET
 IN CONVENTION
Adopt DesoIutions Bearing on the Prosperity of the Cattle Industry in this County and Elect Officers for Ensuing Year.

| m thlS county and Elect Officers for Ensuing Year.
 The Greenlee County Cattle Grow- CTS Association met last Monday at ] Ine Pr1ncess Theatre, the occasion Delng their annual convention for the election of officers and to discuss
 matters of vital importance to the cat tlemen.
 The election of officers for the year l9l9 was the first order of bush ness and resulted in the following members being elected to office!
 President, F. M Hodges. Blue: First Vlce-President, R. R. Miller, Eagle . Creek; Second Vice-President Frank Willis, Duncan; Third Vice-Presidert. Tuck Edwards, York; Fourth Vice President, Sam Foster by acclama- tion.
 For secretary S. S. Swift was elect ed by exclamation to succeed him. self in office
 Members elected to serve upon the advisory board: N Clifton, E. L. Me Laughlin; Eagle Creek J. J. File man; Baseline, F. J. Fritz; Duncan, Frank Willis by exclamation and J. Winders, Mule Creek, by acclama- tion.
 SdTne reserve
 The following resolutions were proval:
 Whereas, there is a great necessity of keeping the present game reserve in this county in existence. owing to the protection afforded stock as we'll as game, and
 Now, Thereore, be it resolved.
 That the Greenlee County Cattle Growers Association recommend that the Arizona Cattle Growers Associa- tion take proper steps to keep it in existence.
 Make Protest
 Whereas, there has been two years of drouth in the country and where- as the cowmen have been at a great expense feeding and whereas they have suffered considerable loss in the meantime. And whereas the eowmen of the county are of the I grazing fee of $1 00 and the S3O .O0
 tax valuation is exhorbitant, under existing conditions; Now Therefore I be it resolved
 I That the Greenlee Cattle Growers
 Association recommend that the Ari-
 zona Cattle Growers Association
 take any steps and use all influence possible to keep the present fee of 66 . cents and that the tax valuation . should be reduced.
 ' Third Resolution
 There is a certain sum of money /, in the treasury of the Greenlee Coun- y ty Game Protective Association. And . whereas there is no use being made
 of this said money and whereas the said Game Protective Association, is F -ictn T. II it resolved That the Greenlee Coun. |. ty Cattle Growers Association take ', the necessary steps to have said money divided equally between the r Y Greenlee County Cattle Growers As S sociation and the Chamber of Com
 merce, where it can be used to the
 better advantage.
 | Whereas there has been issued
 number of inter-forest permits by tho Forest officials of Arizona and New
 Mexico National Forests, which allow
 the ranging of Arizona cattle in New
 Mexico and vici versa, and there ar,
 no drift fences to hold cattle fror
 drifting over the state lines and al
 there is no cooperation between tn,
 Cattle Sanitary Boards of the tw.
 states regarding he issuing of lik,
 brands;
 Now therefore be it resolved tha s. the Greenlee Cattle Growers Assn 1e take such steps as are necessar, sl- and use it's influence with the Cattl, nt Sanitary Board of Arizona to talk, 70 this matter up with the Sanitar. st Board of New Mexico, also with Nev le Mexico Cattle Growers Association e. to perfect some system of cooperation
 between Cattle Sanitary Boards o 7e the two states regarding brands. in MT. Nave quoted the State Gam le Warden as saying that he is in favo al of eliminating the Game Reserves G 1e Greenlee county. Motion made b, ay Geo. F. Montgomery resolution con ,g mittee be instructed to forward tn, e. resolution previously adopted to th
 Legislature at Phoenix, Arizona, fav ti- bring the continuation of the gam is reserve. CT Resolution Committee: Geo. F in Montgomery, Chairman: L.. E. Eos ed ter. Ed Elrage, Jas. A. Cosper am lg Tuck Edards.
 IFS cattIemen to Go to Stafford
 The Greenlee County Cattle Grow st CTS Association are sending a deleg. he tion to Stafford in an effort to intel to cept a shipment of 5000 sheep tha al are being brought from New Mexic ITS into Arizona which is very detrimeI 1g tai to the interests of the Cattl S, Growers of the County. The delt
 gation will be headed by J. c. Gait as Frank Davis, F. M. Hodges Geo ey Bake and George Webster. ic. The convention closed with tn es Cattle Growers Annual Ball which re a much looked for event every yea in there being about fifty couples pre- A ent. The music was furnished at Prof. Sheeley, "Uncle" Toles Go