The Lamar register., 1907-01-30
BOOSTERS BANQUET.
Notable State Good Fellowship Gath.
ering in Denver.

Denver.-Governor Buchtel and for
mer Governor Jesse F. Mcdonald
were guests of honor at IL good fel
| lowship" banquet Wednesday night in
I the Albany. Three hundred we'll
known men Of the city and state were
present.
The banquet was given under the
auspices of the Colorado State Com
mercial Association.
At the speakers table were gath
cred men of opposing political beliefs,
and notables in various professions.
Such was the enthusiasm that there
was no need for liquid refreshment of
the stronger kind. 1t was strictly a
temperance AFFAIR.
The first address OF the evening was
that of Baron w. Marsh OF Montrose.
vice president of the Colorado State
Commercial Association, who intro
duced Toastmaster Charles s. Thomas.
The former governor was greeted
with the chorus, Hes a Booster Just
Now"
He began his speech by saying that
II he left any time at all for the other
speakers 1t would be because he was
SO dry. Here the toastmaster was in
terrupted by the lusty rendition of that
good old song. How Dry I Am" the
chorus of which was frequently sung
during the evening.
In humorous Speech former Gov
ernor Thomas introduced Governor
Henry A. Buchtel!
Governor Buchtel's speech was on
the boost" order. and he declared
that Colorado is the land of hope and
good humor" THE American boy"
he said further, has opportunities be-
fore him that are practically limit
less, and in Colorado the son of a
teamster and the son of governor
could sit side by side in school,"
]. w. Mcconnell of Montrose spoke
on 1.-THE Part of Our National Gov
eminent in Colorado" He described
the Uncompahgre project. by which
the waters of the Gunnison are to be
diverted from the natural course to ir-
rigate the lands of the Uncompahgre
valley More than half the tunnel has
been driven, and 1t is believed that the
work will be completed in 1905.
within five years of the completion
of the Gunnison tunnel" said Mr. Nc
Connell, 1.-THE valley will be worth $15,-
100000, and in ten years after the COM
pletion of the project its value will be
$40. 900 .OO0.'' The project would slim.
ulate the mining and stock raising in
dustries.
Other large reclamation projects are
under consideration, notably those by
which the waters of the Grand, White.
Yampa and La Plata rivers are to be
used to irrigate large areas of arid
land
Other speakers were Seth Mann OF
San Francisco, c. A. Prouty of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, II. ID.
Loveland of San Francisco, and DR..
Barton o. Aylesworth.
Upon the wall at the rear OF the ban
quet hall hung a large banner bearing
the following Inscriptions:
81 believe in Colorado
Colorado is good enough for me. II
is good enough for 999.999 other pro-
gressive men and women"
Colorado has better climate, pro-
duces more precious metals from her
mines, produces greater acreage net
yield per agricultural acre, produces
| fruit that has better color and quality
| and is more profitable"
Has larger area of irrigated
lands
Has a greater diversity of products
and natural reservoirs"
| presents more openings for intelli-
gent and profitable investment than
any other American commonwealth.
II am a member of the Colorado
State Commercial Association
Up. S.-Population of Colorado in
1910, 100000"