Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-18
LOCAL BOOSTER is
FATHER Of CLUB
IN CANON CITY
col SELLERS ORGANIZES
ENTHUSIASTIC BUNCH
FWRM
RedoubtabIe Colonel Intro
duced at Big Parade and
S~peechmaking as 1.-THE Boss
Booster From Albuquerque,
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Booster From albuquerque,
Colonel d. X. B. Sellers. sometimes
known as colonel Alphabet" Sellers,
Albuuucrque's champion Booster, has
succeeding in organizing a Boosters
club in Canyon City, Col, the rapidly
growing mouptain city whore Col. Sell
lers has been making his h|eadquar-
ters for the last year. Colonel Sellers,
vho has incidentally never lost a
chance to say a good word for Albu-
querque, was the prime mover in
forming the organization which starts
off with a large and enthusiastic mem
bership of loyal citizens of Canyon
city. Last Wednesday, the birthday or
the club, five thousand people turned
ont to see the big Boosters parade,
and Colonel Sellers vas prominent
among those who made speeches on
the occasion. The club was organized
along lines similar to the local club,
and committees We're appointed on
nance. manufacturing, wholesalers,
retailers. education, irrigation, horti-
culture and agriculture, conventions,
advertising. railroads, good streets,
olNIt -
i'lil,ns Nv w.
PuplIC Iea5'i - tSa anl
of control. The Canyon City Record
has the following to say concerning
the affair:
The BOOSTERS parade on Wednesday
night was a big success, remarkably
so IN Iacl' IN view oL tle soileNH nay
muddy condition Of Main street and
tle Hoouoo anu lHIsl"ituhc uHaI If
popuiaIlN supposed 10 attend SNehl9
eceurfIlB on the 'hiIIeeHIH Oh inc
month.
ooIoHel 9eIiVIa' 20 WH'H' '"e ~
Noh ClIS boosIeiS Vlup o"c9 ll9 oi'-
GIN, ana not go 10 supper pul re
NAMED GOWN town 70 create eiltHu>
slasIn by his presence ana 70 look az
ter a score oil lhlhss essentlal III SucIl
an undertaking.
ColoneI Sellers was 10
Inc audience as the man lfohl AIph-
queique' VINO was porn Il booster
toIohei sellers SaId thaI ne VIZ
pleased To see the Splehdid hndHllesid>
uoh oil elNlc pilde thal ne had JuSt
Witnessed. 1t means declared IN"
speaker 'that canyon Clly mas aWaK-
ened from us lethafgy ahG nehceIoll"
must De considered one OF tle pole1-
tlaI factors IN lhe mateIiai SIoNll
OF colorado me EoosleIs Clup w.
have Just ORGANIZED can 40 ihuch lot
CanNon Clfy II IL Is given me SupPoIt
II deserves. II KNOWS neitnet :
polltlcs nor SoVlal uI9.'i
motto IS a9,Voo popuiatIon ioI DInS1 m
1lty IN ISL an" ~ oti'i uiliS9 10y
forgotten III the enoII 20 '''''" '""'
enc, .Lta ,,o
h5leNeI d gu" I'm
"Iohs lhat PROMISES - ",ip ~
MUMMY Jay an p"l'3 anu -
~tIelCoS d9lue ""U O. ~
determination 70 WIN a97ttl," ~
speaker ana II YOU az '"i9 "0 -
lure on me loNh - oui9 4hi.
mere are N'IS icN pla't -
sl'le' or IN the ualIuH' ioi tu"t mo
l'If lhal IaNc EIC"'D u,'u'
9vuIN'9 70 uI"" ut'l D." IVY"
canyon ClIy' put HIedl natural -,
1'uIL'S WI no' H'ip YOU
"Ie u~eNcIopcu an" tlI't i'5'l.9 i,ot,'
NiICil can Only y. opld'H'" pS "laNin5
our advantages known to the WorIo.
me way Tor you 10 sel ptopie ~"
'' pl'dl heic ~ 'N.'loH' N'"t
pIIstS Is 10 auNGrilSc me az 'I9'
you are olclih6 nc pcat iIuu.SiIil.r
on ealih, ana IN uolhs inns YOU "ouI"
n' SlIlCliA Wllllll inc houlu9 ol ~
800
ana an the llhle' u pa'IIotIsHl ANY
'' pINS III more WaSa lndH one IN,
Down IN AlpuPuelque lley "u"'
up q progressive leIPIISlhs Ooih- :
MUMMY ny dolhs thIhES ana you OIn
u" III mere IL you Try loI youi auNdh'
l's'S OF sol! ana cllhlale are uH7uI-
I'@9tu even m Ne" mexico,
IN concluding ms speech CoIonOl
G'Ii'IS stated thdl the tdl!Noh 'llF
ho"St'rs club was considering lhI'"
'A'uislonS' n to victor n tip
'Dio' ana one TO Denver Such eXcui-
sI'nS would be OF almost mcalculaple
peneHl in advertising the ana
would cost but very little, as the rail-
I'duS had agreed To give the cIub =
very llperal rate at any time 1t should
ask Tor il. He asked the audience 10
HISi. nut on motion of Henry Hutton,