The daily sentinel., 1899-06-30
TIME BEING LOST
Big Demand for Peach Day
Ceiebration--Are Wasting
Much Valuable Time
DRAWING CARDS.
Dedication of the Sugar Plant and
Celebration of the Annual
Fall Festival Would
DraU Thousands.

The first inquiry addressed to Grand
Junctionite, when visiting ether towns
is when do you expect to celebrate
your Peach DayS" The festival of
Peach Day became so much part of
the fall festivities OF the people Of the
western slope that they give up the an
ticipated pleasures Of the day or week,
as the case may be, with great deal OF
reluctance.
For months ahead the people of the
towns of the western slope planned for
weeks frolic and fun in this city.
Other festivals were organized, but none
has or does compare with the great
Peach Day celebration. The exhibit
ion of fruit, which in itself was worth
much to see; the field sports, consisting
Of fireman's tournament, the bicycle
races, foot racing and the final windup
of the sport Of the week, the annual
cowboy tournament gathered people
from a wide radius of territory.
In 1894 and '95 there was added the
feature of bringing the famous Chafee
Light Artillery and other crack military
companies to the city to participate in
the weeks events and taken all in all
Peach week was about as celebrated IN
proportion to the size OF the cities in
which they have been held, as 10 the
Mountain and Plain festival to the city
Of Denver.
There is so much the present year to
urge The people to get move on them
selves to Gel :, rate the event that 1T
ought to take very lite urging to make
them see that they are missing great
opportunity for profit OF all kinds, to not
celebrate the former annual tourna-
ment
Building right now i this city. is the
long hoped for great commercial indus
try, which, when in operation. will be
the wonder of the state. 1t stands alone
as the only sugar factery in the slate OF
Colorado and when it is considered that
every community is striving to secure
duplicate of the plant and to establish
the beet sugar industry in their own
community, our pride alone. in the pos
session of the great factory, should be
incentive sufficient to push the matter
forward. In operation at the time OF
the celebration it would attract hun
dreds OF people from all parts OF the
state.
There Is another reason, and a potent
one, why the city should hold the annual
fall festival. At the present time the
eyes of the people Of the state are at
trasted to this city as possible future
smelling point. Its praises have been
sung by all the Denver papers and col
umn after column has been written for
the purpose of placing the natural ao-
vantages Of this city and this section be-
fore capital
Simply because we have captured one
industrial enterprise does not argue
that we shall forever sit down and be
satisfied with the little glory coming
from that. 1t is necessary that We be
up and doing. Our opportunities are
great, our industry should be proper
tionats.
The old plans in the celebration of the
event, in the light Of recent experience,
will not do to revamp for the pleasure OF
the visiting public.
However, there ID large room for i'm
provement and new ideas tor the manner
Of celebration could be suggested. The
carnival feature, which would include a
half day Of masking would add much to
tho pleasure Of the occasion.
To this number Of new program
might be added the feature, which has
such . popular hold in the east, street
fairs, wherein the merchants build
booths in front Of their places Of busi-
mess, Of al color and designs.