The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-22
LAS VEGAS WINS
1928 CONVENTION
OF ClTTLEMEN
Hugh L. Hodge of Sill
yer City Is Elected
President

4fN lAAils anu iihTHt 'ANNffF N"
ISOLATION IN the clofing hear ~
the annual convention hero yca
ierday afternoon George Webster
- Cimnrrun. WA chosen first vice
PRECEDENT ana the following were
chosen additional vice presidents.
j. ~. Mccamant Of Gallup; } 4
!lsk. 81 Carlsbad. g. NJ. O'DonoL
q B"ll Ranch H. A. Whiting
tal, az La Cueva.
iaH Vegas was chosen as fda
place % meeting Tor next year. ~
o. clorc Contcst with Albuquerque
and Ration.
ker iLtions adopted endorse the
recreation Of the var finance
corporation, and ask that the time
Tor new loans being accepted be
extended to January l. 1929.
Other resolutions are as fol-
low.
pposing the transfer Of the au-
pcrvision of the national forests
and the bureau OF markets from
The department OF agriculture %
the department Of the Interior.
faVoring a substantial tariff on
livestock, agricultural and meat
products, and urging shat their
Ice a fixed duty Of six cents q
ptInd on dry hidcr and three
cents a pound on green hides
Recommending the enactment
Of an amendment 81 the federal
farm loan act 10 include more
fully grazing lands and Improve
ments. and "a substantial increase
In the loan limits.
Endorsing the support Of the
American National Livestock as
socintiGu.
Endorsing the hill OF senator
Pursum to transfer the public do
main row held by the federal gov
eminent To tho state.
NV Grazing seasons Asked.
Recommending to the forest de
partment that the grazing season
In District 2 begin January ! and
end December 81. that payments
ON all yearly permits shall be
made IN i've equal inutaliments.
January ! ana July 4. hat short
rcxpits shah be paid IN fun either
on 'January I ue July /. accord
INK To- the period applied for. Fur
thcrmcre. that u IN. change In
grazing svason bc allowed. ~ shall
be understood that no grazing
NhNH NNAhAA wv NAIhlIN1 HNAAA 10
April ! on oufos born the nrc-
vious year.
Asaing tina, the department OF
agriculture cancel agricultural ex-
%pcrimentaI permits IN tho national
forests. because the po-mittcrs are
unable so support themselves on
the small acreage allowed. and
many u them are making whisky
illicltly This condition h. said 20
hc drawing AN undesirable ten
antry 90 the forests.
Asking the New Mexico Tax
Payers association 10 furnish the
z cattle growers executive commit
tee with statistics showing the in
l%creafe In taxation since statehood.
tho purposes Ter which the in
creased taxes have been drawn
aud the amounts received by the
various Ftate institutions The nh
lcct OF the resolution Is stated to
be- n desire &C. bring about "a de.
crease in ftnte expenditures and
O. lcsseninE OF the feeling OF UNI
rest among the taxpayers, caused
h. the over-incrensinB amount OF
axe they are bcirg called upon
to pay
Requesting hat the present
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in freight rates he made pcrmu-
n.nt
Endorsing the worl. Of the bio
logical survey in discriminating
n edatory animals, and asking
that the work be continued. with
Increased financial support.
Thanking New McXico's repre-
aentatlvos in congress for their of-
forts on behalf OF the livestock
sntorfsls and farmers.
? Thanking the speakers at the
Convention. Thanking the city OF
a.na Vegas and its chamber OF
cDmmctcc for their assistance to
the convention and Tor entertain
mcnt Of visitors.
Asking the state legislature 20
pnss a bill prohibiting the turning
loose on the public domain OF
bulls lower than standard grade.
Prais,ng President r. r Nit
chcll for his successful r%ndeHvcrs
on hchalf Of the association.
pruisinF the work OF the sccrc-
tary. Mis- bertha Benson.
Asking the secretary uf aEricul-
turo 20 investigate the charges OF
commission mcn Tor handling
liyertock. ana u possible To bring
AfANNnN ~ ANhNtNAANAAH
Aholishing an initiation foe for
mcmhorf.
Asking the forcst service to re-
fuse TO allow bulls OF less than
Rrado rank to be turned into the
furestr
Financial Reports
Reports read at the meeting
showed that the association has
come through a critical period in
better condition han the most OF
the similar organizations In the
country. Collections for last year
we're s~l2.7i7.a2 with expenditure
Of ~tS.7TGg2o, leaving a balance Of
Ss.9tG - The associaiioa has ac-
complifhei much IN the way NJ sc-
curing better legislation, and has
laoted az or the ~intereris 81 the
livestock non In am efficient man
nor
Addresses were made by Or. II.
l. Kent. Of state College: Judge
Reed Hoileman. Of santa Re; J
n Horndon, ~ the war finance
, rsporatica ~ Albuquerque. G..
F' bliss. OF the biological survey,
and y I. schneider. Of the bu-
fpau 81 animal industry, who
rnyc an illustrated lecture show
lng the danger Of Tuberculosis In
dairy and beef COWS. Tho tenor
~ 'hr nddre SOS by business men
rid bankers was TO the effect that
there muft be relief from heavy