The Greeley tribune., 1906-10-25
TRAIN LOAD OFF FOR FORT
COLLINS THIS MORNING
Will Try to Bring Back Next
Years Convention OF the
Commercial Association
of State

Collins this morning to help carry
I home the next years state conven-
/ tion of the Colorado State CONNER.
cial association. This is the most
/ important convention, in CONNER
cial way. that meets in this state
and it grows larger each year. By
next fall Greeley will have several
miles of new cement sidewalk. a new
gravity. soft water system. at least
one of the finest hotels in the state.
ami other improvements that will
make this an ideal convention city.
That is the time to have the COM
mercial association here.
The convention really opened yes
terday in the Masonic Temple by the
address of welcome by Mayor Samuel
Clammer of Fort Collins. He was
responded to for Colorado by Cover
nor Jesse F. Mcdonald and for the
commercial association by Zeph
Chas. Felt, first vice president of the
association.
The rest of the afternoon was
taken up with listening to reports
by various officers and from Director
Branderburg of the Colorado on
Wheels exhibit that has been
travelling through the eastern states
to display Colorado's resources.
In the evening a reception and
ball was rendered by the Fort Col
lins Chamber of Commerce to Cover
nor Mcdonald, guests and delegates
to the convention in the Elk club
rooms.
This morning the sessions will
open at 9 O'Clock with an address by
Col. A. 7. Morgan, inventor of the
auto-ditcher. of Denver on the sub
jcet. 'Conquering the Desert
The rest of the days program will
be as follows:
Address How Scientific Farm
ing has Solved the Problem j. L.
Donahne, president of the Scientific
Farming Association, Denver.
Address-"T Commercial In
portance of the Colorado Sugar
Beet, /" R. P. Davie, Colorado
Springs.
Address. Irrigation Develop
ment," Jas. W. McCreery, Greeley.
Address Value of Legiti-
mate Mining in State Development, -
R. L. Martin, Central City.
| One hour for FIVE minute reports
from delegates representing all dis
tricts in Colorado. An opportunity
to tell the rest of Colorado what
each county is accomplishing.)
General discussion open to all dele
gates.
2p m.-Presentation of subjects
for proposed legislation. Resolu-
tions should be written and filed
with the secretary.
Resolutions and discussion upon
same. Unimportant resolutions
should be presented to the commit
Tee WltUOuL ulSCuSSlOu.
Discussion of practical immigra-
tion plans for Colorado Among
those who will lead In this discus
sion are: Alexander Jackson. gen.
eral immigration agent of the Rock
Island system, Chicago; c. L Sea-
greaves, general immigration agent
of the Santa Fe system, Chicago; C.
E. Wantland, general land agent of
the Union Pacific railway system.
General discussion on immigra-
tion and the establishment of state
bureau of immigration.
Address Foreign immigration, Z"
G. b. Schmidt, European Immigra-
tion commissioner, Rock Island sys-
TEN. Mr.. Schmidt has just returned
from four months tour of Europe
where he made special study of
social and immigration conditions.
7:45 p. m.-Address-'C 'Colorado's IS
Meat Production, Prof. W. L..
Carlyle of the Colorado State Agri-
cultural college.
Address Pacific North
west, - Major T. S. Clarkson, former
commander-in-chief Grand Army of
the Pepublic, Seattle, Wash.
Address The Way to Make
Colorado Great, Charles Austin
Bates, New York City.
Address Significance of the
Financial Situation in Colorado, {"
John B. Phillips, chair of economics.
University of Colorado.
Address Fellowship in State
Building, Col. John l.. Boyd, Dem
yer.
Address-"Our State, Our Men
and Our Opportunities, Hon.