La Junta tribune., 1905-06-10
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- Valley held . mssting At the
court house in this city last Tuesday
for the purpose Of organising the
Arkanaas Valley Colonization Asso-
eiatioa. whose object viii - united.
energetic and haFmnnious setion in
advertising and coloaixing TIE VAL
ley and securing the bast possible
rates and privileges fFon the rail-
r0ads to homeseekess and inlmigra-
tioa agenta- The meeting vas at
teadsd b. representative of ditch
and land interests from evssy point
from Holly to Pueblo. and Included
C. B. Schmidt and Judge Kerr. of
Pueblo; H. A. Mcintyre. Of Denver;
L. Writ Markham and Rev. Connell.
Of Lamar: w. n. Wiley. a Holly;
F. Weitzer. ". G. Randall. G. W.
Swink. L. R. Fenlason. G. n. Hall.
Of Rocky Ford: H. L. Lubers. Of
Las Animas; H. n. Foaaick. of Fow-
Ter. and C. L. Seagraves. Of the
passenger department. Of tie Santa
Fe.
At the morning session C. A. Kill
gore was elected chairman Of the
meeting and G. n. Hall. secretary.
and . number Of interesting talks
were made on the subject Of immi-
grafton and colonization BY gentle
men who have had experience in
such work. Some favored lectures
and stereopticon views in the popu-
lous farming communities Of the
middle west. others were in favor Of
Newspaper and pamphlet sdvertis-
ing. with = chief booster located at
some central point in the Arkansas
Valley to direct the work. and still
others favored = school house cam
paign in the middle west and per
aOnal work among the farmers.
c. L. Seagraves thought the most
effective way to secure c0lonists was
to 20 after them. While the Santa
Fe was carrying great crowds Of
homeseekers to Texas. Oklahoma
and New Mexico. there were very
few whose destination was the Ar
kansas Valley. The only way 10
remedy this condition was to 70
after TIE business. The Santa Fe
was willing to help those who were
willing to help themselves.
A committee on organization e0s,-
sisting Of Me.srs. Wiley. Weitssr.
Fenlason. Lubes and Seeley wss
appointed with Instructions to ~
pegt st DE ufpEsnoon ssilSon. The
rspogt a tlse eou,mittee was TO the
effect that the temporary osHaniza-
ton with G. A. Kilgore - president
and G. n. Hall - secretary Be made
permanent. and that the name Of
the Arkanas Valley Colonization
Association be adopted.
The committee recommended that
the following amounts Be contribut-
ed for . period Of six months. in
monthly installments. to cover the
expenses Of ths asociation. appor-
toned - follows:
Holly, 800; Lamar. $500; La
Junta. $500: Rocky Ford. $500;
Pueblo. $500: Las Animas. $500;
Fowler. $50: Manzanola, $50; Ora
nsda. $50. Total. $3.50.
Each contributing town Il to be
allowed one representative on =
central committee. this committee
to have charge Of the distribution
Of funds.
The following committees were
appointed to have charge Of the se-
curing Of funds from their re-
speetive towns:
Pueblo-C. B. Schmidt. +. B.
Haves and e. w. Palmer.
Fowler-H. n. Fosdiek. W. N.
Berry and L. d. Kennisun.
Maaznnola- J. Barlow, w. G.
Brewer end J. w. Settefs.
Rocky Ford r. FenIason. Fr.
Wistssr and w. B. Cobin,
L. Junta-G. A. Kilg0se. C. L.
6ee3ey snd r. B. Cook.
LAs Animas-Fnnk Kreyhill, j. J.
Cooper and H. L. Laben.
LAmar-W. X. WimtefAaltes. L.
W. Marian nd ". C. Gould.
Cnnsaa-J. L. MayAs1d. Clark
LAFevre.
Holly ~. n. Wiley. John Dun
and J. s. MeMurtU.
The splicitiag cunnnittso ere to
pruesed With their Wosk iamsdiate-