Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-08-11
BANKERS OF COLORADO
HOLD CONVENTION At oREELlY
General Prosperity Reported Threuh.
out the state-Asrleulturs the
Theme Of Many speeches.


Theme Of Many speeches.
Greeley, Colo. Aug. s.-one hun
dred delegates registered in the Colo
RADIO State bankers convention yester-
day and as many more are expected
to-day, The meeting was character
ized by good fellowship and to-day's
session was pronounced by all the
most enthusiastic one ever held. Every
section of the state Is represented from
Lamar TO Durango. and from Fort Col.
Inns to Pueblo. The keynote OF every
address is the genuine prosperity OF
the present and the bright prospects
for the future. Each member wears
a good.sized tag upon which Ia printed:
my name II - from -. VINO
are you and where from!
The badges are stick pins represent.
Ing potatoes, upon which are printed:
Greeley, 1905, G. d. A."
The pins are mounted on copper col
ored ribbons.
Mayor Green was out Of town. SO ex-
Mayor Henry C. Watson. director OF
the Greeley National bank. gave the
address OF welcome. which was re-
sponded to by d. N. Freeman OF the
Colorado State bank OF Durango. Hon.
j. l.. Brush. president OF the associ-
ution. followed with the annual ad-
dress. He stated that during tho year
not a failure had occurred among the
banks belonging to the association. He
Maid that the membership OF the nsso-
citation has increased Nifty per cent
during the year and that sixty I've per
cent. OF ell the banks In tho state be.
long to the ASSOCIATION now.
Among those responding with snort
specches In the afternoon were Frank
Briggs. cashier OF the Bank OF North
crn Colorado. Of Windsor. He spoke
of tho fine agricultural country In his
section. which produced crops second
90 none. @. A. Webb. cashier Of the
Fort Collins National bank. said that
Fort Collins was forging to the front
and that there was prospect OF sew
erai new banks In Larimcr county
soon. ". II. Adams OF the State Bank
Of Lamar spoke Of tho big sugar fac
tory in process of construction there.
Senator ". A. Drake. director OF tho
rirs, National bank Of Fort Collins.
read q practical paper on sugar beet
culture and the sheep feeding Industry.
ProslAcnt Brush introduced tho spcaN.
er as "thc man who fcd 10000 lambs
and MAJ q q: apiece on them last year.
Senator Drake said sheep feeding In
l.ar,mcr county started from an acci.
dent In 1859. AZ that time Bennett
iitos & Prout intended to feed sheep
In Nebraska In bringing them on
from Mexico they were caught In a
heavy storm which vas severe ON the
sheep. They brought tho sheep to
Fort Collins to rccupcratc. Tho AMI
mails thrived no well that their owners
built pens. bought hay and fed the
flock there. Since then there II annu.
ally fed In this stat. 100000 lambs
every year for market. So profitable
and sure IL tho sheep feeding industry
that bankers are willing TO back tho
sheep feeder. II they can furnish pens.
labor and hay.
Senator Drake spoke Of tho value Of
alfalfa as a food for rhccp and i's
value In fcf,ilising lands. Ths speaker
also spoke OF tho good prufit made
In beet raising. which. In his expert
-ncc. did no, dcpictc the land on which
the bcc,s were grown.
James T.. Miller OF tho Lafayette
hank told Of 900 acres Of wheat raised
on the Gun narrri hill In his section
which harvested ffty bushels to the
acre and sas grown without Irrigation.
Mr. Collier Of the Boulder National
hank told OF the prosperity In his sec
/ tinn.
W. II. brigham Of BrcckinridEc said
he vas in mineral community which
had briEh, prospects for the future.
John 7. Burns. secretary Of the Col.
orado State Commercial association.
opened his address by saying that he
~as G booster without bank. His
theme was Turning Sunshine Into
Cash. lie said that our success as a
state is based on the glorious sunshine
and climate Of Colorado: that no state
in the union Ia so gifted with natural
resources. He emphasized the duty
of making the riches OF tn. state
known by cooperation.
Last evening an informal reception
was held In Eiks' hall from o'clock
to $. after which $50 persons sat down
to q banquet In the Oasis hotel.