Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-02
BUSINESS MEMS BANQUKY
To Celebrate the Opening of the Big Sugar
Factory-Champagne and Eloquence.
Music, Flowers and Magnificent Menu


factory cam. off last "Wednesday night.
To the sweet strains Of music from IA
line orchestra OF musicians from l'u-
cblo. beneath the glare OF electric lights
and ,Iiniciabra aud amid the scent of
ruscs and carnations, about thirty-hv-
members of the Rocky Ford business
Mems Club ana u somewhat larger
number OF Invited guests sat Down To
Il iiiaEiiiiiJrnt spFrad Ifriafri Tot TIE
OCCASION by one of Colorado Springs
b.-, iirins of .sit.nrs-bavIs \ Mu-ii.
Following THE magnificent menu was
an evening Of eloquent spccch'nin King
ani of general Joiiiiication. only COIN.
laTatly- synopsis Of which cin bc
given. though our rcIpnFi u Ion. one.
The company gathered In III" club room
about - y. IA. ana nt IL adjourned 1"
the banquet hnil. which WAS tile lower
iioOr II the new GosidinE blnck. After
tie feast oI good things prepared tie
tables were cleared Of all hut the
champagne and cigars. aud Mr.. T.. ].
SMITH. cashier Of the Rock for'l State
hank nnL president of I'll" E"cky Ford
iiu.in.~s Mems club. delivered tile fol
lowing n,i,lp'ss of welcome:
.-n,i-incn-tt il now my pleasant
duty ~ president uf the tocky Ford
i,usin-s. Mems club tu welcome y"n
tu uuT banquet.
All great enterprises have innuEuTus
iion ceremonies Uf s"ni- Kind "r
other. II La.. th-rrror.. s.--in-,i to uur
hu.in-ss ni-n Of Rocky Ford. aI which
this club il s,impa-s,i. Tint the build
ins ani sticys~.fui operation of on,- of
the mast promising enterprises ~ its
Kind in tl- t'nit-,i States SHOULD not
PASS with"u, snin- public acEnowis,is'
m-ni to its builders ani operators. a.
we'll fs sain- nn,ic,' t. III" isrppi- vii.
ar- Interested il "ur we'll t-'inE HHi
prosperity.
Such i-'iur ills Ca.-. w. have gath,
-n-i t1s-'hcr Icy invitation a. many
guest. ~ atir limited abilities for -tss
trrtainm-ni wotil.l i-,Eniii. frnin thu--.
aha have l-vn dir,'ily ur in'iircCily
Instrumental In irinsiue ntssut this
graf -ut-fI,ri<s- We. ;h-Srf.s,,. i,ai
aniy hIsl you wrIc"tnc. hut W. wish 'p
thank y"u for your many efforts in "'ir
isrlsalf
W. want yuu to have a Fuyai time in
this. aur us--tius ani celebration. "
yeti .iS n"s $50 what yuu want. CiIi for
II: IL IL can H. abtnitls,l yuu shall have
IL. We ~aut every oic 4" fr~'i I-.rs
f.s'tiy at h.mc. II yuu dn not knew
yoiir n-irhiNsr ou yuuT Tisht ~ left. I
now iuiru-luc,' yut. nn.l not uiiiy that.
hut I now intr,-Ius,s each uiic uf utir
guests I" all II the other guests ar Clut,
m-ini-'rs. II by any ciianr,, iniry-iuc.
tinns baVr i,-u overlooked
wish yuu IT, know that W. uf Rocky
fopi fr-l v-ty proud ~ the uuiCurHc
uf the prs-Ss'ut season atId "f that mag
uifiCvui factury in uur mi'isi. nnd We
ask y"u {" Join with us III a pI-asant
r a..
congratulations.
To the mrmirrrs II the rr~ss who arr
with tie. ~, acknowledge u'ir ,i-I--td.
ynru aud indebtedness. ani W. hui-'
auI CNfp-vt that yUu will continue tu
sharr in all Sur FUTURE prosperity.
To the oiiircr< aud representatives "r
the NtclIissr. Topeka 4 Santa Fc Rail
way r"npauy. W. wish asaiu 'D thank
yuu fer yuJir uurya<iug efforts uui only
in i-haif ~ Eosky Fopi. Int for the
-utiTC valley ns well. aui which have
InR,ir Ir@<iIi, the enterprise. the Is.s-
ginning 1T wtiri this evening C,'Iss.
hra,-S As the arteries tu the human
l,u,iy. a., arr the Tailr,sa,Is :" the busi.
uCss v"Ti,l. We l--~I-ak fer uur IC"-
rlc yuur further efforts as well as cuu.
iinuC'l iIv"rSs
Tu the uiIic'rs AMI representatives ~
tliC uNuauI Construction JGtHtSluy. !
wuuii r'tnini yuu that y"ur cumpauy
lr'arS distinguished uHmC3 vhrrUvrr
tn, uamc ''pNuartl"' is spoken u ~ iu.
stiurtivrly associated with large sugar
manufacturing enterprises u has vi.
most I~vt,mr q synonym II sugar. Long
may The niu- live. mot "nly through
rut uur own country. hut throughout
tIi,, rutirr world. I wish to- say further
,l,at W. appreciate your many ,ourI''.
si,ss extended as well a< the pTuSIrrr
its which has ly,scn largely augmented
In nur community this srnS1n by rcas
snu " expenditures of large sJIul< new
,s<siry 10 the completion uf yu'ir en-
tCrprisc. AS yuu leave us y little later.
W., I-,g Ia assure yuu that yuu carry
with yutI olIr very lsCst wishes for your
futurC prosperity.
To the n,tjg,,rs and representatives uf
tl,r American Iirri Sugar Company. !
wish to say tr ynu that YOUR nnnr Is
= grand one as we'll What true Auicr.
i,au Is there whose heart has mot lcrn
stirred lis the name American AMI the
associations which cling aruund that
name: American progress. American
victories. American Inventions. AUcri- 1
,nn prosperity. and. " YOU please.
American expansion as well. The list /
ii to, long To- Ipc exhausted herr. II /
stands for everything that Is grand /
and sup,I. and W. wish tu assure you /
We f,ri that the maine Is bctitiiusiy /
used as the name ~ your celebrated |
company.
ynu have l.rpu iu our midst little
over year. and we say to you that you /
have, fuInllc,I every one NJ your pfain- /
jscs tn us. We congratulate yuti ON The .
completion of Your magnificent factory