La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1906-09-29
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noon. Rev. ]. L. Weaver. d. D.. of
Pueblo. Rev. Dr. Weir. of Grand
| Junction. and Prof A. A. Reed. Of
Boulder. were the visitors Judge
Henderson. Of Cheyenne. and Rev.
Robert F. Coyle. Of Denver. were
unable TO be present
The above is a subcommittee.
selected from the committee of fif-
teen appointed by the Presbyterian
Synod and to whom Was referred.
with full power TO act. the selection
of location for Presbyterian Col
lege The visiting committee will
simply visit the different towns. in
vestigate the propositions and re-
port to the original committee. and
this committee will report To the
Synod with their Recommendations.
The visiting committee Was taken
in automobiles over the city and TO
the proposed sites. One site. offer
ed by the Home Company. is the
forty acre tract on the hill above the
city where the artesian well now is.
and the other site is tract Of l60
or 320 acres. southeast Of the city
about one mile. offered by H. A.
Mcintyre. Tney also visited our
new Presbyterian church and our
library of 1900 volumes. They
were then taken to the First Nation
al Bank where a business meeting
was held and a formal proposition
was made by the citizens Of La Jun
ia. Everything was done in bust
ness like manner. The subscriptions
were submitted to the committee
| for their inspection. which amount
ed TO over 81. 900. and the PROPOSE
ton by the Home Company in writ
/ ing. A letter was handed them by
Mr.. Woodruff offering the use Of
the public library. and 10 make ad-
ditions. in ordering books. as the
professors might suggest.
The citizens demanded of the
committee their authority to act and
what assurance they would give that
the college would be a substantial
and successful institution. The
proposition is this: This college is
to be the Presbyterian college in the
great Rocky mountain region. will
be under the Synod Of Colorado and
Wyoming. but will have behind it
the Presbyterian church at large
which will insure its high standard.
liberal endowment and sold sup
port.
OF course. the committee was
non committal. but they were great
ly pleased with La Junta. the sites
offered and our subscriptions. They
remarked time and again that they
liked the people Of La Junta and ad-
mired their great enthusiasm. Two
Of the committee ventured to say
that La Junta's offer was third. IL
not second in its value. We have
fighting chance. We are deterrnin-
ed to win.
These are the offers we have to
compete with: Denver offers 40
acres. fine college building. erected
in boom times as = real estate spec
ulation. and salary Of the financial
agent for two years at $50 per
month. on condition that $50. 900 are
raised by the synod by June. 1907.
Pueblo offers choice ef . site Of
sixty acres and one Of fifty acres.
80, 900 and salary Of five professors
for two years. Canon CITY. one
hundred and sixty acres for site,
eighty acres to be sold. and $50. 900:
Rocky Ford. twenty acres Of land
and $50. 900; Grand Junction. forty
acres and $4,000.
La Junta offers choice of above
sites and as much money as we can
raise. We should and must make
this S35. 900. We have until October
18th. when the synod meets at Colo
orado Springs. when this will be de-
cided-less than three weeks. Let
everybody subscribe something. as
much IS he is able. and everyone
double his subscription who can.
Don't wait to be called on. Bring
your neighboEs and We will win or
fail Aghting.
A vefy pleasant reception was
givun the committee at Mr.. and
Il Mrs McNnen,a nesidence Thunaday