At the July Wool Growers’ Convention in Flagstaff in 1923, some of the prominent men in attendance was E. A. Sawyer, Winslow (member of the executive board); John Hennessy, Flagstaff (member of the executive board); F. W. Perkins, Flagstaff (secretary-treasurer of the organization); E. H. Duffield, Cooley (2nd Vice President); Geo. F. Campbell, Flagstaff; Harry J. Grey, Bellmont; and Charlie Burton, Ash Fork (1st Vice President). Charlie Burton ran the meeting. Campbell and Grey were listed as “sheep men.”
Hugh Campbell who was president in 1923 was seriously ill and in fact, passed during the proceedings at the meeting. He had been ill for some time with intestinal cancer. During the meeting, a new president was elected: A. A. (Tony) Johns, Prescott.
Members of the executive committee elected were Colin Campbell (Ashfork): E. A. Sawyer (Winslow); Lou Charlebois; John Hennessy and Dannie W. Campbell, all of Flagstaff. The State advisory board were all reelected – John Hennessy; Mr. Chas. E. Howard (Phoenix); Colin Campbell, James Scott (Pinedale); and E. A. Sawyer.
Advisory boards in forest elected or re-elected members:
Coconino – John Hennessy, George Campbell, D. W. Campbell, A. J. LeBarron. These men were all from Flagstaff.
Tusayan – C. E. Burton (Ashfork), Lou Charlebois (Flagstaff), F. D. Bly (Williams), Colin Campbell (Ashfork), and Mrs. C. E. Howard (Phoenix).
Prescott – H. E. Campbell, A. J. LeBarron, John Hennessy, (all from Flagstaff) W. W. Perkins (Winslow), Colin Campbell Ashfork).
Sitgreaves – E. A. Sawyer (Winslow), E. B. Newman (Pinedale), Fred Purcell, G. H. Wilbur, (both from Heber) and James Scott (Pinedale).
Once again, this type of information helps to establish who were in positions of the Arizona Wool Growers’ Association and thus gives a picture of at least some of the men who were in the industry in 1923. This information came from the Coconino Sun, Flagstaff but did not list who were all the attendees as other years’ newspapers did.
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