The Coconino sun., 1921-07-15

VI siic seaIc uuVeTSiCy, dSSureu Cne members of the hearty cooperation of that institution.
 Mullen Real Economist.
 Chas. P. Mullen, past-president of the cattlemen, introduced as the handsomest man, gave meaty talk Economy is needed, he said. Then he told what he had done to economize Seeing the hard times coming, he sev- erai months ago called his family to- gether for consultation. They cut $75O from their expenses right then. Three or four months later at another conference, they cut off $500 more, and they have been looping off ex- penses at intervals ever since. Re- gently he had IA days in which to round up and deliver 700 steers at Skull Valley. They were sold on time. Expenses must be watched. He and Mrs. Mullen, with their three daughters, ranging in age from II to 16 years, and their youngest son did all the work, even the cooking, the only money paid for extra help being at Skull Valley, where they paid $9 for help in loading on the cars.
 MT. Mullen said the cattlemen al- ways had made good and can now if they get right down to cases, go to work, and practice economy.
 Rev. Father C. Vabre told of Abra- hams and Lots grazing dispute. Of present conditions, he said that fre- quently the greatest adversities turn out to be the greatest blessings, and If these times forced on the stockmen the lessons of economy and thrift it would be blessing. He referred to M. l. Powers statement that morning that some sheepmcn spent 20 cents a head for gasoline in trailing their sheep, and advised more dependence on the burro as good medicine for the prevalent and dangerous disease of "expedtis." The padre said he once enjoyed--more than any auto ride twenty-four hour journey between Holbrook and St. Johns on the hurri- cane deck of burro.
 MT. Hazeltine, the Prescott banker, said our hard times are merely the af- termath of a terrible spree.
 President Brown, of the State Farm Bureau, camoufaged bunch of wis dom in anecdote.
 Dr. McMullen TenderfoOt.
 Dr. L. B. McMullen, president of the Normal school, when called on by the toastmaster, said he'd been ex- pecting something of the kind ever since he came here last fall, as he un- derstood that the tenderfoot was al- ways made to dance. He believed him. self eligible to membership in the stockmen's association, as he had been raising fancy poultry for years and even then had lot of elegant chick ems on the Normal school campus. He said he believed the school could be made powerful institution, but that a great deal depended upon the num- Der of pupils, and in view of the fact that we are sparsely populated, earn estly advised all his hearers to get busy and raise large families to help out the school.
 D. w. Working, dean of the agri- cultural college of the state university, cited himself and Dr. McMullen as typical of the present times, inas- much as it could be plainly seen by looking at them that they had been "deflated," as pedagogues usually are; while the stockmen, pessimistic and complaining, had not been de flated" at all, as he could see by look ing at either of the toastmasters.
 Mir. Heineman, representative of the packers, spoke briefly.
 Joseph E. Robinson, of Maricopa, assistant state dairy commissioner, who will be remembered as the farm er-orator who spoke here during the campaign last fall, gave the members some encouragement and good advice on really getting together--all three classes of producers-who could, if they would, work out their own polit- ical and economic destiny.
 State Corporation Commissioner Loren Vaughn, District Forest Super visor Frank c. w. Pooler, Secretary of State Ernest Hall and Mir. Ire leavan, general live stock agent of the Santa Fe system, each spoke briefly. Mir. Hall voiced regret at not being at the meeting that afternoon, but he stayed at Canyon Diablo with "Nevvy" Smith the night before and had talked so late he missed the train Suat iuVihaHBs
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 J. J. Thornber, professor of botany at the state university, said stock is coming through in fine shape in the drought-affected regions where there is no grass but is plenty of browse. Grand Canyon cattle are an example. He said concerted action to promote the growth of browse would greatly offset starvation conditions in dry years. He believes Dr. Douglas of the university will succeed in his att tempt to find system by which our doughts can be accurately forecast. Drought comes in this state at regu- lar intervals, he said. An interesting fact is that the year ending June 30, 1920, was the wettest Tucson had had in 30 years, and the year ending June 30, this year, the dryest there in 30 years.
 Henry G. Boice, A. c. Mcqueen, of the Santa Fe, and Harry Grey, of Dcl1 l. L. l.