The Delta independent., 1906-12-21
BUSINESS MEN
MINGLE AND BOOST.

! Inc business Nen ASST. SOCldi
session" at the Odd Fellows hall Tues
day evening was pronounced success.
Seventy-five of the solid, substantial
men of Delta assembled around the
banquet board at seven O'Clock and did
ample justice to good supper, after
which the cigars were passed and Prof.
Andrews and his excellent high school
orchestra rendered some very pleasing
music, each number of which was
roundly applauded.
r. X. Seaton acted as toastmaster
and introduced as the first speaker of
the evening the guest of honor, Hon.
NJ. d. Vincent of Paonia. Mr.. Vincent
spoke of the needs of Delta county and
of the influence of organization in sup
plying these needs. He offered some
timely suggestions pertaining to the
gathering of data relative to available
beet acreage in this county in connec-
ton with the aspirations of Delta for
factory. He referred to the great pros
perity existing in those sections of the
state where factories are in operation
and where beet culture is the chief in
dustry and offered his services in assist
ing to obtain factory here. He re-
ferred to the canning and evaporating
plants at Paonia, built largely by local
capital, and told of the benefit they
were to his home community. He re-
ferred to the demand of the Western
Slope for branch of the State Normal
School and promised his best etfor IS
toward securing such an institution for
this part of the state. He referred to
the organization of a business mems
club in his home town and EXPIRE ssed
the hope that their organization and
ours would work in harmany for the
upbuIding of the entire county. Mr..
Vincent's S remarks were good, to the
point and were well received.
At the conclusion of his address a
motion was offered and adopted by an
unanimous standing vote making Mr..
Vincent an honorary member of the
Delta Business Mems Assn. and also
assigning him to the legislative commit
tee as chairman. He responded with a
word of appreciation and thanks, say
ing that he would feel as one of us and
would do everything in his power to boost
Delta. also that as a member of the
legislature he hoped to represent every
section of county, there being no geo
graphical attachment to his services.
After another selection from the
orchestra. Judge A. X. King was intro
duced by Chairman Seaton as a man
who had been boosting for Delta many
years and during times when there was
not much to boost and when little en-
couragement was given the booster.
Judge King made characteristic,
practical talk. taking the Western Slope
AS basis of his remarks. He outlined
the Western Slope geographically.
showing that Delta was the natural
center. He discussed the State Normal
School proposition and recited former
attempts by this part of the state to
secure at least one of the state institu
tions. Our failure had been due to
light representation in the Legislature.
failure to properly organize and the
disposition of each town to want any
thing. which it might be possible to OBJ
tain. for itself.
DR.. barley was next introduced and
he soon had his hearers convulsed in
laughter. The doctor is pioneer in
Colorado He hunted in the Uncompah-
gre valley before there were any towns
here. He related number of histor
ical "reminiscences. told some good
stories and put the crowd in the best
possible humor.
This ended the formal program and
"A general discussion of local interests
took place.
Porter Plumb made good address.
He came to the state in 1866 and has
witnessed the marvellous development
that has taken place during these years.
He thought the best work we could do
was to get family on every 10 acres
in the Uncompahgre valley, which he
claimed would sustain population of
200, 600 people. With the people and a
high state of cultivation of our lands,
state institutions, sugar factories and
everything else would come as matter
of course.
Judge Sherman, of Montrose, was
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