Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-07
ARE YOU
WITH Us?
A Week Of Great Moment for
Our People.

The fair will open next Tuesday
morning. This will be an event OF
four days duration which Will en-
gage the energy and pride of Duran
go. one which will quicken the pulsa-
tons of every heart throb in every
home in Durango. because Durango Is
hospitable and responsive to every
appeal Durango was born the host,
but like the lives Of generous nations
Durango's life has enjoyed opportuni-
ties for abuse Come to the open
gates of a city whose gates have been
open since its cradle was made, and
you will be the guest.
Durango has made some mistakes
but never AS the host.
The race committee of the fair asso-
citation has provided wisely and
with wisdom born of experience, for
races where the feetest may win.
The Durango track is the worlds
track and the racing association Will
try to keep it intact for men who Will
bring good horses. The best man iii
the association is under check and is
subject to investigation at any time
WntH iHf ldN'S VIII Sttl W Ndiihht
the most ordinary attention. While
we are trying to raise and put good
horses on the track. we have left II
an open field for all comers. Nc
easy. cheap or cut up money will be
earned on the Durango track.
The home people scarcely realize
what the race meeting means. Ev
erybody is delighted to see a horse
run its hest. The immortal Kate
Field who could not run at all and
who never had vitality to lend 10 n
sport, loved horse race and was the
best descriptive writer OF horse
race that ever lived. Sir Walter
Scott failed to find as much in a chase
of hounds as our sister Kate discov-
cred in horse race before her male
and female fellows brought her back
to Colorado for the repose that not
dreaming is dreamless.
Who will not pause to watch our
friend the horse. in his own guided
effort and pride in the field alone,
show MS how he can cover space?
We all like the horse whose brother
has carried us and lent us courage at
one time or another to go further by
night or day in the performance of
some mission where we could have
accomplished nothing alone.
The best horse is winner on the
Durango track. and he who is not the
horses friend may be barred from the
gates.
All this will not be horse races
alone Durango presents all the at
fractions that have been imposed upon
a cosmopolitan town of the wes1.
While we most desire to meet you
on one or some of the ordinary
walks of the simple life that most of
us live, we cannot complain if you
either enjoy or suffer conditions which
the progress of modern times has
presented for your choice.
When Durango offers you day ev-
cry condition is presented. The in
clinations or trainings of your life
will suggest your choice.
There is the race track and the fair
grounds. One will wager or watch;
another will have turnips or bean;
another send an exhibit to win, and
his neighbors will offer something
which will be instructive or helpful
to his fellows,
One girl will have a better dress
| than her chum, but you know both
Will look just like girls, and the sec
| ond choice might get the prize. We
all have been at the home which at
sometimes seemed to be humble
pnouph with all ito annn nybnr1
irridescence was the joy of simplicity,
where homely Ike was entwined in
the hope tina his colt would
win the race, and where freckled. i'll
faced Susan longed for the adlnird.
ton of the winner of the chariot race.
Such is the goal of the realized am
bition OF people who dream. but TAX
ing the money after horse has Won
or getting a prize where the best one
Faith constancy and hope will make
the first day just like the last one.
You didn't rake down much the last
time you tried to change it.
Durango during the last few yeas
has built up "A race track which has
worldly recognition During that
time the city has matured lasses ana
laddies to womanhood and manhood.
They meet you on n common plane as
the actors of this period of the gener-
alton We love them as our chiI
dren. and We send them out to meet
and welcome you through the city's
gates.
We are in no sense bad people
We live in Durango because that was
the best we could do. Some of our
people may have erred or misguided
your judgment, but the fact remains
that we are the best of hosts. We
have given you the keys.
Our banks are the biggest and the
best and our farms are the most fer
tile and productive. Our girls are
the prettiest and our boys. with be-
coming modesty, are as brave as Ted
dy's best. We seldom change our
politics but when we do it is for