The daily sentinel., 1906-09-21
BUSINESS MEN
OF DENVER
ARE THE CITYS GUESTS
Representatives Of Great Business
Houses Of Capital City Visits
Grand Junction Today on Spec
iaI Train-A Cordial Welcome.

this morning.
They saw Grand Junction and
Grand Junction saw them.
They said they liked the town and
the town liked the looks of this rep
resentative delegation of Capitol city
business men
Shortly after five o'clock this
morning the special train carrying
the members of the Denver Manu-
facturers' and Merchants association
and the famous Cooks drum corps
arrived in Grand Junction over the
narrow guage line. The special
train was made up OF three Pull
mans, a dining car, and two day
coaches and baggage car. On the
sides of some of the cars were great
banners carrying this inscription:
Keep your money in Colorado"
When the train arrived all on
board were asleep,
The reception committee headed
by President Caruahan, of the Cham
Der of Commerce. had been advised
by the railroad officials to be at the
depot at half past seven O'Clock. ri
was the intention of President Car
uahan to extend to the visitors al
hearty welcome on behalf of the
Chamber of Commerce and the citi-
Zens in general and to offer them the
freedom of the city while here, How
ever. these plans did not materializeI
for before 7;3O O'Clock the special
train was taken by the railroad en-
ployees way down below the depot on
the "Y" and left there. The re-
ception committee waited for the
train TO be pulled into the station
but 1t did not come. In the mean
while the Denver people prepared
to leave the train but were some
what puzzled as no station was in
sight and they were in the heart of
the railroad yards. Finally by twos
and threes they left the train and
later on the drum corps strolled upl
4 the street and the large reception
committee was unable to carry ont
Its plans. All the visitors We're al
lowed to leave the train while II
stood among the switches near Fifth
street and the train was not pulled
into the station until nearly nine
o'clock. The members of the recep-
tion committee were very much cha
grined at the action of the railroad.
There are In the party about 10
well known Denver business men and
they have accompanying them Cook 81
drum corps which Is composed OF
over forty musicians.
Shortly after the formal greet
Ing at the depot the visitors began
to scatter out over the city many of
them in company with Grand June
ton people The residential districts
the business section and even some
of the neighhpring orchards and
ranches were visited by small part
les of the visitors. A number of
local people had out their carriages
and took many of the Denver men
for drive.
shortly after eight o'clock the big
drum corps appeared on the street
in their bright uniforms and soon the
old town was resounding with the
stirring strains OF music that this
famous organization knows so well
how to make. The corps marched
through the principal business
streets of the city and then gave a
concert on the corner of Fourth and
? Main streets. A large crowd was
soon attracted and the concert was
: certainly hugely inJoyed. Cooks
} drum curps is perhaps the strongest
musical organization In Colorado and
, is known throughout the country.
1t is certainly worthy OF Its reputa-
ton.
The Denver boosters all wore caps
and each gentleman was decorated
with numerous badges and buttons.
In every town the delegation visits
scores of pretty bronze coins bearing
the Inscription. keep your money in
Colorado are distributed.
A great majority of the leading
business firms and corporations of
Denver had representatives in this
distinguished representation, fine
looking crowd of men. Such a dele
/ CATION of worthy representatives GER
, tainly forms a splendid and convlnc-
a ing advertisement of the great bust
ness interests of Denver.
Many of the gentlemen had ac-
quaintances and friends among the
: Grand junction people, especially in
the business circles of our city and
A mutual. cordial greetings were ex
tended'on every hand.
}. Between eight and nine O'Clock the
= Denver men were to be seen all along
= Main and other streets in the bust
= ness section. they dropped into pret-
= ty nearly every store and business