Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-04
BOARD os TRADE.
Water Question Comes Up fer Discus
slon--committec Appointed.

The Board OF Trade meeting last
evening was called to order by Vice
Prasident s. r. Herr, in the absence
OF President Sloan
The attendance. though, small. was
| full of life, and this reminds us that
If those who have Joined the organiza-
iion do not intend to interest them
selves in the work OF advancing Du-
range. the few who are taking an ac-
tive interest viii get tired OF doing all
| the work.
| One Of the first propositions brought
| up vas the water question. Mr.. Rit
ter moved that committee OF iive be
appointed By the chair to investigate
the water question and the bonding
proposition. also to report on the
condition OF the present system, cost
OF operation, etc; also plans for the
proposed new system. and such other
information as the committee can Sc
cure. In order that the members of
| the board. as well ms the Taxpayers
of the city, may understand the sit
| natsn and vote lntelligently
MIR. kirkpatrick said he was in the
dark as to what the council proposed
| doIng with the 100000 He sng-
ecsted that Pine river offered the
best opportunities for supplying wa
| ter. and that there was none better.
Tbe people wanted more information
from the council as TO the best meth
DDS.
Mr. Camp thought TINT Il the water
, could be brought from Pine river Ii
would not raise the question of taking
away the source of supply from the
Florida, which Is the promised field
Tor the sugar beet proposition.
Mr. Kirkpatrick Was of the opin-
ion that Blair Burwell had made a
survey. and that IT was practical.
Mr.. Chapman said he had advoeateG
Ills water question for the pnst eigi,.
teen years and was Of the same opin
ion now, and believed the proposi-
ton woulG carry " the people under
stood the question. AIR. Chapman
said he believed 1t would effect saw
ing in taxes and he would favor the
bonds, but at the same time the peo'
pie wanted full information from
reliable standpoint as to present ex,
der the gravity system.
Mr.. Herr was very emphatic in his
views ON the water question and want
| ed the people to take an interest IN
| the matter and also added that while
| he was connected with the Board of
Trade he wanted members Of the
committees to be present at meetings
and show their interest II Was
duty they owed to the community
not to shirk any part Of the work.
Tie chair appointed tho following
gentlemen on the committee called
for In Mr.. Riitor's resolution: b. w.
Ritter, w. T. kirkpatrick. Wm. p.
Vale, W. C. Chapman, and W. II.
! Moore. n
| Mr.. Chase, chairman OF The sugar
beet committee. stated that he was
In respondence with a view 70 81
cur ilv the right Kind oil seed.
General discussion followed rela-
tive to the sugar question, in which
It was developed that different ones
nre already Investigating the taking
cut of ditches. etc.
| Mr.. Camp moved that the finance
committee confer with the sugar beet
committee rs to probable cost OF
su>d. and take steps to raise fands
| Immediately to purchase the same
Grd arrange for its planting this sea
son
Committee on membership was au-
| ,horized to collect for membership
dues when offered them.
| Mr.. Hahn stated that beets We're
fine thing TO feed to cattle; that he
| knew one man in Nebraska who plant
d forty ceres which We're slightly
| nost.bitten and he fed them ia his
cattle, witch proved Just as proiita-
BILE.
Speaking about prices Mr.. Chapman
aaid the freight rates necessarily
made goods higher in Durango than
in the eastern part Of the state. but
IA IN instance showing that nnrnn-
go merchants do not realize his pro-.
it's he said that while In Denver las
summer he stepped Into the McCor.
mick Office and found that binders
were being sold ct the same price hs
was selling the identical machine for
in this city.
The board will meet again noxr
Thursday evening to listen to the re
port of the water investigating COM
mittee.