The daily sentinel., 1900-07-11
PUSHING THE WORK.
Peach Day Committee Struggling
With DifficuIties--Light Ahead
However and Festival a 90.

last night was not nearly so largely at
tended as il deserved to be. The exces-
sive heat Of the day and the evening
possibly kept some away who would or
dinarily have attended, but this is
weak excuse when matters OF Importance
80 great as a final decision on Peach
Day was to be canvassed.
However, the history Of all such ef-
forts bring before the public those who
want to profit, but never want to partl-
cipate in tho work necessary 10 provide
such festival. Those who did attend
we're fully alive to the Importance OF the
occasion and took an active interest in
the proceedings. The chairman, j. M.
Sampliner called the meeting to order.
DR.. j. L. Walpole acting as secretary OF
tho meeting, in his capacity as secretary
of the executive committee.
The chair stated that the board Of
county commissioners had finally decid-
ed to raise the amount which they would
give to one thousand dollars. but to it
they had a piece OF twine attached go
that it hampered greatly the plans of
the committee. They would give this
Thousand dollars, provided that it all
went for premiums. In other words, il
the Mesa county horticultural society or
an incorporated fair association would
present to them 4 schedule OF the pre-
miums which they desired paid, the
board would pay these premiums.
Ways and means we're discussed by
which this money could be used by the
horticultural society, and in turn that
body should return to the Peach Day
executive committee, the i've hundred
and thirty dollars, which had been turn
ed over to them last year, which had
been raised from the merchants and citi-
yens for the specific purpose of celebra-
ting Peach Day.
1t was stated by Chairman Sampliner
that the board OF county commissioners
desired to remain within the strict
bounds of the law in making this ap-
preparation and that they would not
permit one cent Of the appropriation to
be spent in providing building or to COW
er other legitimate expenses which
would be necessary in holding the fair
and festival, for which they were willing
to appropriate the money.
1t seemed to be a case with the COM
missionsrs Of straining as a gnat and
swallowing a camel. II they could pro-
vide for premiums they could certainly
permit the use Of some portion OF the
money appropriated for the erection OF
some temporary building in which to
display the fruit upon which they were
willing to pay premiums.
1t was finally decided to be the sense
OF the meeting that, the Mesa county
horticultural society be asked to take
the one thousand dollars which the
werewilling to appropriate
and carry on the horticultural show and
that the society be asked to turn back to
the Peach Day executive committee, tho
money turned to them by the last Peach
Day committee, and upon which no
strings we're fastened. This met unani-
nous approval and lifted to some extent
the bars which seemed to impede pro-
gress Of the committee.
Finally upon motion Of George Smith
= committee Of three gentlemen. Messrs.
Smith, Currie and Newton was appoint
ed to confer with the Mesa county hor-
ticultural society next Saturday, at a
called meeting, and see whether they
would approve the action Of the meeting.
President Bomgardner was present and
was heartily in accord with the proposed
way out of the difficulty which confront
ed the committee.
Upon motion another committee OF
three, consisting OF the chair and Mess.
Anderson, Slocomb and Nikirk was ap-
pointed to go at once before the session
Of the city council and see what they
would do in the matter Of an appropria-
ton
The mass meeting then adjourned and
the committee and large number OF
citizens went before council.
That body attsntivsly listened to the
presentation of the matter by Chairman
Sampliner. 1t was then agreed by them
that they would take definite action to-
night. The sentiment OF the council
was in favor of making the appropria-