The Elbert County tribune., 1907-08-08
BUILD up STATE
CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN
GREELEY AUGUST 20 AND n.
GIVES EACH PART A CHANCE
People Of the East Know but Little Of
Colorado Except Of its Superb
Climate and Beautiful Scenery

VIII De nefd IN Greelel august Il dho
22 and already a movement has been
started to lay before the delegates and
business men from all parts Of the
state who will attend the convention
plan for extending the scope OF the
associations usefulness so that Its
work may be carried on along bigger.
better and broader lines than ever
before; that it may become state
organization. working for the whole
state In every sense of the word.
Pueblo through its business Mems
Association has expressed Itself rs
heartily in favor of the proposed ax-
pansion and will go to the Greeley
convention enthusiastic supporters or
| the movement. Denver. through its va
rious commercial bodies, stands sol-
| idly behind II.
Denver as the capital and metropo-
| lis OF the state will be called upon To
| furnish much OF the financial assist
ance necessary for the conduct OF the
| organization. So anxious are the busi-
| ness men of Denver to show that the
| interests of Colorado are Denvor's In
| terests, and SO great Is their public
| spirit, that they are willing that the
state OF Colorado, and not the city OF
| Denver shall conduct the organization
! They realize that as the state prosperS
| so must Denver prosper and that the
upbuilding of the whole state and not
any particular part or portion OF 1t
is the work now most necessary to be
| done.
| Pueblo, as the second city of tho
state has expressed itself In favor OF
| this plan and stands ready to do its
| share Of the work. 1t is expected that
other sections OF the state will fall Ia
line with the plan and support IL
heartily.
| Division Of State.
| II is proposed to divide the state In
| the following manner, although OF
course, this arrangement is subject to
change and revision:
Division No. /, to include La Plata.
Archuleta, Montezuma. Dolores and
San Juan counties.
Division No. 2, to include Montrose.
Delta. Gunnison. San Miguel, Ouray
and Hinsdale counties.
Division No 3. to include Mesa, Gar
field, Pitkin and Rio Blanco counties
Division No. 4, to include Routt and
Grand counties.
Division No. 5, to include Lake, Chat
fee. Summit. Park and Eagle coun-
ties.
Division No. g, to include El Paso.
Ebert, Teller, Lincoln. Kit Carson and
Cheyenne counties.
Division No. Z. to include Pueblo.
Fremont. Custer and Kio IA countless
| Division No. 8, to include HuerfanO.
Las Animas and Baca counties.
Division No. 0. to include Otero,
| Rent and PrOWera COMMITTEES
Division No. 10. to include Saguache.
Rio Grande, Costilla, Conejos and Min
eral counties.
Division No. IL, TO include Weld
Larimer and Boulder counties.
Division No IL, to include Morgan.
Washington. Yuma. Phillips, Sedgwick
and Logan counties.
Division No. 13. to include Denver,
Clear Creek. Gilpin, Jefferson, Adams.
Arapahoe and Douglas countless
Other details OF the proposed plan
follow:
A chairman shall be elected by tho
delegates from these various districts
and by virtue of his being chairman
for the district he Immediately be
comes a director of the board of the
state commercial association. This
board of directors will elect presi-
dent from the state at large, or tho
president may be elected by the dele
gates to the convention. The presi-
dent will not be credited to any dis-
| trict. The directors will hold quarterly
meetings. The governor Of the state
will be the ex-officio chairman Of the
board This board will be advisory in
character and consist OF five members
| chosen to represent the different busi-
| ness interests OF the state.
| II will be the duty of the chairman
Of each district to keep in touch with
the organizations within his district,
ascertain what the wishes Of his people
are in regard to securing Industries or
commercial enterprises or in regard to
mining, agriculture. horticulture. He
will also receive from the various or
| ganizations within his district reports
upon progress In his district, taking up
of lands, openings OF enterprises and
shall also report these matters to the
central Office
There should be an appropriation
| guaranteed for the conduct of the work
OF the association of an amount not
less than $4,000 per annum. This
could be divided up among the vari
GUS districts and the cost of any one
district would be comparatively light
Thus a strong effective working
force would be formed. II would have
the support Of the whole state and
would have for its aim the furtherins
OF the interests OF the whole state. II
would be assured OF an income suffi-
cient to carry on the work In the way
1t should be DONE and Colorado would
be the gamer by the exploitation OF
the states advantages and resources
thus put into effect