Jones County Texas Archives - History of Texas Cowboy Reunion at Stamford in 1930 *********************************************************** Submitted by: Dorman Holub Date: 19 January 2020 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/jones/jonestoc.htm *********************************************************** The Stamford American Friday, April 25, 1930 Vol. 7, Number 2 Cowboy Reunion, Inc. Formed Annual Gathering of Cowhands will be staged here Stock being sold, first reunion to be held June 26, 27 and 28 This organization will be capitalized for $2,000 and will be operated and maintained on a no-profit plan for the purpose of staging annually in Stamford for a three-day reunion for the pioneer cattlemen of Texas, the first to be held on June 26, 27 and 28, of this year. W.G. Swenson, assistant manager of the Swenson Land & Cattle Company, has been selected as president and general manager of the organization. A.C. Cooper, proprietor of the Stamford Inn, is vice-president; R.R. Robertson, vice-president of the First National Bank of Stamford, is treasurer and J.C. Watson, secretary of the Stamford chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development will act as secretary of the reunion. The organization came into being last Friday afternoon at a meeting in the office of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development when a group of local citizens met to discuss plans for carrying out the idea conceived several weeks ago. At least $1,000 will be required to put on the show for this year. In order to secure funds for financing the affair, it was decided in the organization meeting to sell stock for $25 per share, with the understanding that the corporation would pay dividends out of the profits from operations, until 100 percent has been returned - then all profits will be used to provide a permanent plant in which to stage the reunion features. Those present in the meeting subscribed $325 in stock and a finance committee composed of Ray Rector, A.C. Cooper and D.T. Perkins, was appointed to sell more stock, the minimum amount to sell being set at $1,000. The affair will be staged about a mile west of the business district of Stamford. A place well suited for the show has been found in a pasture owned by the Swenson Land & Cattle Company. The arena will be built in the bottom of a draw and on the sides of this depression a natural grand stand has been provided. R.E. McDonald, H.L. Goble and C.D. McDaniel will have charge of contracts on concessions for the reunion and will advertise for bids on the rights as soon as a definite arrangements on that matter can be worked out. - The Stamford American Friday, July 4, 1930 Vol. 7, Number 12 Attendance at Cowboy Reunion is 12,000 Pioneer Cattlemen form organization, Elect Penick Head Made up of men who were working on ranches at least 35 years ago. Carrying out the basic idea of the Texas cowboy reunion, pioneer cattlemen at the gathering here last week formed an organization and elected officers. Col. R.L. Penick of Stamford was elected president; Joe A. Matthews of Albany, first vice-president; Dock Ellis of Throckmorton, second vice president; Bud Smith of Abilene, secretary; R.V. Colbert of Stamford, treasurer. A committee on by-laws includes C.E. Coombes of Stamford, chairman; John M. Gist of Odessa and Joe Jay of Abilene. Each received a special badge bearing the Cowboy Reunion emblem.