The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1900-06-04
Strawberry Day.

Glenwood Springs originated the name
-"Strawberry Day" For the past three
years the day has been celebrated by
Glenwood and it has now been incor-
porated into the nomenclature of the
state, and the name OF one OF the fete
days of Colorado,
However, notwithstanding the fact
that Glen wood is entitled to the name OF
the day another city in the state, unable
to originate anything for itself, has been
endeavoring for the past several years to
take what prestige there is in the name
OF the day away from Glenwood Springs
and appropriate it to herself, dividing
the honors, if there be any. and making
confusion in the minds of the people.
The city of Boulder is promising to
celebrate Strawberry Day. Their an
nouncements, as we have understood,
proclaim that there is only one celebra-
ton OF the kind in the state and that
their city has the right and title to the
name Strawberry Day. If Boulder or
her people advertise the above, they say
that which is not true. Glenwood
Springs has the only right to the use OF
the name as it wss the first town in the
state to use the name as one for a cay
of celebration and for the purpose OF ex-
plotting the fact that Glenwood Springs
and vicinity is a section OF the state pc
culiarily adopted to the growth and rails
ing Of the luscious strawberry.
Boulder each year comes before the
state asking the patronage of the public
for the great Chautauqua, which is an
naually held there and which grows
more popular. Under the circumstances
then it would seem that Boulder hav-
ing an eye to the benefit which can come
to her through the kindly words OF all
the towns in the state would not each
year attempt to attract to itself by a
name belonging to another, the people
for the celebration of Strawberry Day,
when it expects 80 much in other direc-
tions.
AS far as the western slope OF Colora-
do ia concerned no mistake will be made
in the place to go. The people over here
have had samples Of Glenwood hospi-
CNy and there is where they will go,
il they go at all to celebrate Strawberry
Day. But it is not alone from the west
ern slope that Glenwood has hoped to
draw people for the celebration. A
most cordial invitation has been extended
to the people of the whole state and when
Boulder attempts to take portion OF
those who would likely be attracted to
Glenwood Springs, she is doing very
uncourteous and unfair thing, which
will be remembered most faithfully by
the people OF this section Of Colorado.
While Boulder has attractions, Glen
wood Springs has far better ones. No
town in the state or in the west can claim
the superior and delightful hotel accom-
modations that Glenwood has. In fact
Denver, Colorado Springs or Manitou,
havs no better, and some not nearly as
good. And then the baths. A luxury
is afforded in them, for which people
oftimes 20 thousands OF miles to secure.
Boulder has nothing whatever OF this
kind, and had she they would not contain
the life giving medicinal qualities Of
these springs which flow from nobody
knews where, into delightful bathing
fonts and baths, the like OF which are
found only at Baden, Monaco, Weisbaden
and a very few Of the worlds greatest re-
sorts. Go to Glenwood Springs, if you
want to celebrate Strawberry Day, or
any other kind of day, and you will OBJ
tain taste OF outdoor life. Hot spring
bathing, such as this country has not as
yet duplicated.
In the terms OF the un-regenerate
Boulder had "better come off, and try
and originate some new name, if she has
any old thing to celebrate.