The state herald., 1907-02-01
BOOSTERS BANQUET.
Notable State Good Fellowship Gath,
erinq In Denver.

Denver.-Governor Buchtel and for
mer Governor Jesse F. Mcdonald
were guests of honor at good fel
lowship" banquet Wednesday night II
the Albany. Three hundred well
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 Q
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 Booster Just
Now"
He began his speech by saying that
IL 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 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
toamster and the son of a governor
could sit side by side in school,"
j. W. Mcconnell of Montrose spoke
on "The Part of Our National Gov
ernment 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 it is believed that the
work will be completed in 1908.
within five years of the completion
of the Gunnison tunnel" said Mr.. Nc
Connell, "the valley will be worth $751;
100000. and in ten years after the com.
pletion of the project its value will be
$30,000,000." The project would stim.
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 DIR.
Barton o. Aylesworth.
Upon the wall nj the rear OF the ban
quet hall hung large banner bearing
the following inscriptions:
Il believe in Colorado"
Colorado Is good enough for me. II
Is good enough for 999.s99 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 a larger area OF irrigated
lands"
HAS a greater diversity Of products
and natural reservoirs"
Presents more openings for intelll.
gent and profitable investment than
any other American commonwealth" !"
Il am n member of the Colorado
State Commercial Association"
"P. S.-Population of Colorado In
1910. 100000"