The Delta independent., 1906-02-02
HE IS ENTHUSIASTIC.


County and What Must be Done
This Fall.
An Independent reporter interviewed
Paul Wilson, the well known Puebloan
and Delta County enthusiast, while on
his way to Pueblo on Monday of this
week. Mr.. Wilson is building nine or
ten houses on Redlands and in each one
is placing a man that will be a credit to
the county-a real, live farmer.
During the interview Mr.. Wilson said:
"Yes, have been elected to the presi-
dency of the State Fair Association
again this year. had not intended to
take the Office, realizing that my time
would be well taken up over IN Delta
County, but good deal Of pressure was
brought to bear, and I finally was In
duced to take hold provided man could
be found who would continue my work
on Redlands while would be away.
want to tell you in this connection that
Delta County just must make plans to
send big exhibit over to Pueblo next
fall. We are running a real State Fair
and it is just As much for the benefit of
every county in the state as it is for
Pueblo. Why, last year the county Of
Conejos had 4 man there and they had
sent with him fine exhibit. A gentle
man from Colorado Springs became in
terested in the products shown, and in
three months after the fair Conejos
County had operstions under way with
in its borders whereby this man invest
ed a quarter of . million Of dollars.
Since then . friend Of his has invested
= ta1asapA Nov. goa know.
ut counts. One trouble over here has
been that we haven shown our grains,
Grasses and other products. 1t has all
been fruit. We can just rs well catch
The homeseekers that want that kind of
land as those who are looking for the
fruit land. And when it really comes
to raising grain etc. there is no one that
can beat US. You just come up onto
Rsdlands next summer and I'll y
voQ what can be done. We're gd..s to
have model mesa up there. I'mpaint-
inG all the houses we are building. each
one has cistern, fences. walks around
the house and all those little things, you
know, that make homes attractive.
I've even ordered lot of rose bushes
and will give each one of our tenants q
few to put in their front yards. So you
fellows who are interested down below
just begin planning on gathering this
exhibit right now. Get the commits
sioners to appropriate fund to gather
this stuff and send man over there
with It with such literature as you may
have or prepare and I'll warrant you
that when results are counted that Del
ta County will never regret the little
trouble and expense"
Mr.. Wilson is one of those real, live,
counting g-klnd of boosters. He gets
what he goes after. And he knows all
about this exhibit business. During the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition he had
charge Of the Colorado showing. Al
ready, he says, have arrangements been
made with = good many Surface Creek
parties to care and grow something for
next falls exhibit. The great trouble
10 that most all who read this will say
and admit that It is a good thing and
leave Il for the other fellow to do. II
every man in Delta County would just
boost for one single year and boost in
ways just Ike these, raising something
10 exhibit, for instance, there would be
such rush into this section that the
honsscekers could not possibly Be &C.
commodated. The facts are that many
men, even merchants sometimes. ars
rsady and willing to take what benefits
eouns. provided, they are not pstting up
. dollar for Il. Drones, those kind are,
anA shouldn't have the support Of q