The Delta independent., 1907-01-11
BUSINESS MEN
IN EARNEST.

Attendance at the Monday night
meeting of the Delta Business Mems
Assn. was good. Probably 40 were
present. 1t was the first meeting for
the New Year and augurs we'll for the
Associations activity and earnest de-
termination to accomplish large work
during the ensuing twelve months.
President Seaton presided and kept
things moving like man who was get
ting on to his job.
After reading the minutes of the last
meeting and allowing bills, reports of
committees were called for, the first to
respond being the committee on Roads
and Improvement" thru the chairman.
J. E. Hillman. The committee have
not yet come to definite determine
ton about what they will recommend.
1t is their desire to hit on a plan that
will be practical and sufficiently eco
nomical to permit of its being carried
into effect.
Porter Plumb made a good talk on
the road question. The county assessor
was called upon for information and
stated the road fund would this year
amount to about s25, 900. Basing his
remarks on this statement Mr.. Plumb
expressed his belief that we ought to
get some good road improvements out
of the expenditure of that sum of mon
ey. The s25, coo. however. is for roads
and bridges combined and when the en-
pendture on bridges is taken out the
road fund is probably diminished by
half and possibly more. Mr.. Plumb
advocated the appointment of COM
mittee by the commissioners to visit
different sections of the county and de-
wise means of road construction. He
also took timely punch at some road
ovorseers who get to work any old time
during the forenoon. do a couple of
hours work and go home. calling it a
day, for which the county pays $500.
With the committee of the Associa-
ton giving this subject earnest consid-
Grafton and with people manifesting the
interest they are. something is sure to
be done that will greatly improve our
main highways.
Mr.. A. Tillotson made a talk regard
ing the dirty condition of our alleys and
back yards, that was timely and to the
point. The INDEPENDENT tried to stir
up some action. looking to general
clean up, some time ago but no atten-
ton was paid to the article, at least
nothing was done. MIR. Tillotson said
manure should not be thrown in the
alley indiscriminately, but placed in a
proper enclosure on the lot and hauled
away frequently. He spoke of the tin
cans and general litter that is to be
found in the alleys all over town. His
remarks were to the point and treated
on subject that as town we have
been entirely too careless about. The
INDEPENDENT trusts that the town
council will take some action on this
subject No doubt the citizens will re-
spond readily enough to official demand.
but one is careless because his neighbor
is. and so it goes.
The report of F. G Myers, chairman
of the Advertising committee included
a proposition for the Association to
subscribe for 500 copies of the Laborer
and INDEPENDENT to be sent to eastern
people for period of three months, the
names to consist of persons of means
who are known to contemplate change
of location. J. B. killian, DR.. Miller.
Mr.. Douthtt and George Conkln were
a committee, representing
the cattle. fruit. sugar beet and hay
interests of the county, to assist in
gathering data for special articles to be
published during the period of these
The Association ratified
the committee 5 report.
Findley Duttield made report for
the sugar factory committee in which
he stated the positive conviction of this
committee that sufficient acreage of
beets can be secured in Delta county
for factory at Delta. The building
of two short railroad spurs would be
the means of securing acreage for two
factories. He gave some data with
reference to the crop in Delta county
last year which can be found on the
front page of this issue of the lNpE-
PENDENT and stated in conclusion that
with prospective fac
tory builders had been commenced.
Many subjects were brought up and
discussed by different members of the
and the session was prob
ahlv the best ever held
Result of School Election.
The special school election to decide