Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10
A WORK AFFECTING
THE WHOLE STATE

The following information regard
ing the State Realty association,
which is beginning to play such an i'm
portant part in the development and
upbuilding OF Colorado, will be found
of interest by our readers:
The organization was started four
years ago for the sole purpose of fight
ing the Bucklin single tax bill. When
that work WAS done the association
settled back into state of inactivity
till two years ago. when a meeting
desired legislation.
AT that time Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
McClurg had succeeded in spreading
the fame of Colorado in the East, and
through the combined efforts of the
State Realty association and various
railroads Mr.. and Mrs. McClurg were
sent East on fve-months' lecture
trip. The lectures were given under
the auspices of board of trade, G. A.
r., Y. NJ. c. A. and other organiza-
lions
From the outset II was plainly seen
that people were interested in Colo
RADIO. For thirty consecutive nights
Mr.. and Mrs. McClurg gave lectures
in New York city under the auspices
of the board of education. After that
they went to several of the big univer-
stiles and at the invitation of Thomas
+, Walsh, who had seen one OF the
lectures in New York, MIR. and Mrs,
McClurg went to Washington, D. C..
Here Mr.. WALSH hired, at his own ex-
pense. the banquet hall in the New
Willard hotel, and invited all the mem
bers of congress. cabinet officers,
heads of departments and others OF
Washington best" to the number of
1000, The entertainment cost Mr..
Walsh $4,000, but ne felt amply repaid
tor ihe instruction the audience re
ceived about the state OF which he was
so proud.
Owing to such great food Of in
quiries pouring in from all parts OF
The East, a bureau of information was
opened In Denver, supplied with tons
and tons of literature descriptive OF
various parts OF the state, furnished
by towns. counties and railroads.
Through this bureau list of ques-
lions asked by people inquiring from
he East is furnished every member of
the association in the section inquired
about.
A series Of newspaper bulletins Is
sent each week to several hundred
eastern newspapers. and every town
in the state is asked TO furnish infor
nation for the bulletins.
BY this il will be seen that the work
being done by the association is for
the good OF the whole state and not
tor any particular community.
From the original twenty the mem.
bersnip has been increased to 700.
Durango has fifteen members. Each
member pays IS per year to maintain
his membership and the money is
spent mostly in hiring lecturers, of
which number are now in the East.
Real estate news is sent to inQuir.
ors until they either come to Colorado
or 1t is ascertained they do not in
tend to come.
The association hopes in the next
Two years TO exert an influence which
will be successful in securing men for
the legislature who will pass a few
much-needed laws.
Once in every six weeks the direct
ors meet in Denver. and SO great has
the interest been tnat at no time has
the number absent ever exceeded Ave.
The work in the East the next two
years is expected to be be more i'm
pOrtaDt than In the mast
At the next meeting of the associa-
tion, which is to be in June. 1905, 1t
to the State Chamber Of Commerce.
II is suggested by Durango parties