Daily camera., 1898-03-28
THE CHAUTAuQUAl
Meeting of Committee Called to Act on I'M
portant Matters.

Meeting of Committee Called to Act on Inn
portant Matters.
Professor Henry Fulton, chairman of
the general committee in charge of mat
ters preliminary to the location of the
Texas Chautauqua in Boulder, arrived
from the south last night. Professor Full
ton had been touring the state in the in
terest of the university and returned
thoroughly impressed with the fact that
Boulder is the greatest town on earth.
Everywhere" said he. everywhere /
heard of the Chautauaua and Boulder's
brilliant coup in securing its location.
Colorado Springs is still after it. though
its papers indicate nothing but sour
grapes disposition. The more l think
over this matter, the more thoroughly am
l convinced that Boulder has an oppor.
tunity that doesn't occur twice in the life
time of any town. Shall we grasp the
opportunity? My dear boy, have no
doubt of the good sense. the patriotism
and the intelligent action of the Boulder
electorate whenever sensible PROPOSE.
ton is made to them. They will vote
the bonds, and Boulder's future will be
secure in this very expression of self
confidence our committee has asked the
people to assert for themselves. No
scenery is SO grand, no climate SO nearly
ideal as Boulder's and the world is to
know what we know through the location
of the Texas-C Colorado Chautauqua here,
Don't you know that this means more
than few thousand people coming to
Boulder every summer? 1t means that
Boulder is to be advertised in every cen.
trail point in the Union as the great scenic
attraction of Colorado. 1t means that
Boulder is to be the theme of countless
summer schools and teachers meetings,
the bone of contention of various rail-
roads, the Mecca for worshippers at the
shrine of Education, the far.sought place
where summer idIers will seek rest and
recreatlon-the Chautauqua of the great
West and South, the much-talked.of, the
much thought.of, the ideal summer re-.
sort for thousands seeking rest, recrea-
ton, health, pleasure. We've struck it,
my boy. Let the Camera declare
Eureka! And l will say that it is near.
er the truth than you ever came in your
life"
Professor Fulton's enthusiasm is in
fectious, but he holds no copyright to it.
1t seems to be universal. Small dealer,
small property owner. merchant, banker.
editor, lawyer, doctor, mechanic, miner.
all are united. because all see an oppor
tunity to better themselves by asking
Texans and the south to make their
home here durlng the summer.
Major Fulton was not long in town be-
fore he shuf1ed off the cap and robe and
became citizen, charged with an i'm
portant duy. AS chairman of the gen.
eral committee he requested the editor
of the Camera to publish the following
notice:
Boulder, Colo, March ~, 1885,
To the Members of the General Chau-
tauqua Committee,
Gentlemen:-Business of importance
suggests the propriety of another meet
ing of our committee. Will you please
cancel all other engagements and as.
se1nble at the district court room at go
Monday evening, March %.
HENRY FULTON,
ISAAC EARL. Chairman.
Secretary.
The members of the general commit.
tee are as follows:
~ Henry Fulton, chairman; J. H. Mich
olson, l. M. DeLong. c. c Bromley, R..
H. Whiteley, H. o. Dodge, c. Ricketts,,
c. A. Russell. l. Earl, E. J. Temple, W..
H. Allison, E. A. Austin, L. c. Paddock,
Isaac Berlin. T. E. Glller, G. L. Harding,
J G. Trez,se, Leo Vincent, ]. S. Switzer.
w. w. Wolff, Geo. M. Mcclure, w. v.
Casey, James Cowie, N. D. M Kenzie,
Barney T. Mallon and Otto H. Wangelin.
BERLIN BLOCK SOLD.