The daily sentinel., 1906-05-09
THE MASS MEETING
Aonni Two Hundred Representative
'"iHehs Listen To an Interest,"
ing Discussion OF the
country Opened.

Ht'N NfAbINAioN-tl CnHnnn-
doah valley railroad and feeling tbo
pulse OF the Grand Junefion nnbiic
as. as 10 lne project and as TO what sup
po.. would De given the proposition.
proved an interesting and enthusias-
u. 1alheiIhs' one entirely satisfac-
| lory 10 those who are taking tho
,eau IA lhis matter of such far-reach-
ing Importance to Grand junction.
There We're nearly two hundred
representative citizens present when
President J. S. Curnahan of tho
chamber of Commerce called the
meeting to order about half past \
clock. Men representing practical
I ly all the lines of business Of the citN,
In opening the meeting Mr.. Carna-
nan spoke at length explaining the
F. object of the meeting and giving an
outline OF the work that had been ac-
compliShed, Mr.. Willoughby's propo-
silon. his coming TO the city at the
request of the Chamber of Commerce
President Carnahan reviewed the
history Of the matter as IL has been
I published in the Sentinel, adding
many new details and entering into
fun explanation Of many important
points.
MT Carnahan stated that this
meeting was held for the purpose
OF summing up the support that
might be offered the project. He stat
ed that what the people could not do
Individually they could do collective
( ly. Referring to the Uintah railroad
Mr.. Carnahan stated that capital
lists had come into the country and
started the road from nowhere and
had terminated it at point out on
the desert that was practically no
where. vet this road was doing a big
business and possibly il the Grand
Junction people had gotten busy and
been thoroughly awake Mr. Baxter
and his associates might have been
induced to make Grand Junction the
starting point of their road Today.
declared Mr.. Carnahan. there is an
other proposition OF more import
ance than the Uintah, within the
reach Of Grand Junction people and
this opportunity should not be let
pass,
In dwelling upon the financial end
of the project Mr.. Carnahan stated
that Mr.. Willoughby did not expect
the Grand Junction people to buy the
bonds with their own money unless
they so desired, all he asked was thai
fifty or more responsible and repre-
sentative citizens agree to place $3.50
600 worth of the bonds
Mr. Carnahan stated that Mr.. w
S Wallace had announced that he
would undertake TO handle 100000
worth of these bonds. Mr. Willough-
by had stipulated that If the $3.50
600 in bonds had not been sold with
i'm one year he would take and sell
them at not less than S5 cents on
the dollar consequently If there was
complete failure to sell the bonds.
which is not at all proboble. the los,
would be only $4,000.
The speaker announced that Mr.
Wrloughby had stated that not less
than sixty sections of fine land with
water right will go in with the first
issue of the bonds as security and
that this land al a low estimate was
worth s1.90O.0OO.
A. A. Miller was the next speaker
He told OF going over to Pl6cerville
to have an interview with Mr. VIII
loughby who was on a tour of inspec-
tion of proposed route from Mont
rose Mr.. Miller stated that he
waited several DAYS for an opportun-
ity TO see Mr.. Willoughby and when
he did meet him and approached him
on the matter Mr.. Willoughby declar-
ed that II was entirely too late and
he could not consider a proposition
from Grand Junction. Mr. Miller
put in several hours trying 10 conyln-
ce Mr.. Willoughby and his associat-
es that II would be to their advant-
age to have Grand Junction as a
starting point OF the road He final
Iy got Mr.. Wolloughby interested and
Induced him to come to Grand June
ton to meet the Chamber of Com
merce and representative citizens.
Following Mr. Miller, came DR..
E. f. Eldridge, who was chairman
on the committee on resources of
the Shenandoah. Paradox. and Sinbad
valleys. was prepared TO furnish
much information as TO the resourc-
es Of this wonderful section.
Dr. Eldrldge has visited many sec
tions of the country TO be opened up
bv the new railroad and Is in n posi-
tion to give much interesting infor-
nation. His address was made up
largely of statistics. prepared In
convincing manner. DR.. Eldridge's
talk was one of the strongest of the
evening. DR.. Eldridge declared that
the resources of the new country
were almost limitless and believed
that they today offered more possfbil-
tiles than the Grand Valley did when
It was in a similar state.
Tributary to the railroad is at
least coo. 900. 900 feet Of the finest
kind of timber. among which is over
twenty square miles OF fine yellow
pine as fine as there is to be found
in the country. .
There is total OF 215,000 acres
fruit lands that can be brought under
cultivation.
over 10000 people can be com
fortably supported and live in this
section under the present farming
conditions and under intense farm
Ing conditions double that number
could easily reside and live in this
new country. .o,
There is grazing land for 50.OOO
head Of cattle. 10000 head of hors-
es was already provided in the new
country.
THE climatic conditions could
hardly he improved upon. The alti-
tude runs from 5000 TO 1000 feet
one Of the finest peach belts in tht
west is in one of the valleys and 9
great fruit district could easily b'
The doctor touched lightly upor
tbe general mineral resources of thu
paradox. the Sinbab and the Shenan
doab valleys, stating that the miner