The daily sentinel., 1902-01-13
Communicated.

II an individual discusses matters OF
public import and makes suggestions Of
. public nature, 1t is natural to impusn
his motives, however good they may be.
Others will conclude that he has private
ends to attain and that his motives are
not entirely disinterssted. But, IL
number OF citizens meet in public way
and discuss these questions. they de-
mand consideration and have the stamp
Of genuineness. In fact, II . large mum.
ber combine and decide upon . policy,
and determine to carry it out by united
effort, It matters but little whether
others approve or disprove.
Tho foregoing are reasons why board
Of trade or like organization can be Of
much benefit to town or city. Any.
one who has resided In Grand junction,
even = brief period. must be impressed
with the suggestion that the city 10 not
alive to it, opportunities: that there ID
something lacking; something needed to
DO done. Everyone will tell you that
the country adjacent 10 good farming
land, but no one will claim that It 10
farmed. A high line ditch will BE- .
good thing; but, il rs per cent Of the
land now under ditch were we'll farmsd
and producing paying crops. yos could
not stop the construction OF the high
line ditch with an Injunction.
II we had . board Of trade with 20
members and they would determine to
locate 20 good farmers adjacent to Grand
Junction they could do 1t and do 1t 20
easy that they would wonder why it was
not done before. There are plenty Of
people who desire good locations and
have the money to buy. They can bs
reached and located here without the
use of an emigration fund. This organ
ization can see that homeseskefs are
properly located and that they are not
himaammed out Of their money before
they are located. II the 20 farmers thus
located were successful, they would be
all the advertisement needed.
This place has the distinction Of hav-
ing the first sugar factory in the state
with the undesired notoriety OF the first
and only failure 10 the west. One Of
two things 10 certain. either there hes
been Encouragement or this 10 not . su-
gar beet country. Let board OF trade
take up this question and disintsrestedly
detsrmine it. Not BY passing the hat
or trying to hold the community up, but
by getting reliable information. Some
body's money built that factory and
somebody has vital interest in its sue.
cess and that somebody will hail with
delight . proper effort on the part OF
good citizens to help solve the difficulty
and suggest . practical road to success.
1t is very doubtful il any town or city
ever secured . valuable addition to it,
business by giving bonuses. A busi-
ness that has to rest ON . bonus 10 not
worthy OF consideration. One Of the
duties of . board Of trade should bs 70
kill fakirs
1t is said that there arc . large num-
ber who deprecate all efforts to push the
town and seek new investors. II this y
90 it should cut no figure. A man owns
what he has deed for and has the right
to control his own actions within the
Law, and this spplies whether he has
lived in the town ono year or ten. II =
man does not believe in an united pub
lie effort in tho line OF progress, he would
not be OF mush uss 10 board a tsads
in any event.
Let us have board OF trade. r.