The Greeley tribune., 1907-08-15
FINE TALKS.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS BILL
ED FOR MEETING
Splendid Program for Convention
of State Commercial Associa-
tion In Greeley Aug.
70 and 21

The annual convention of the
Colorado State Commercial associa-
tion to be held here August 1921
will be the best attended convention
in the history of the organization,
according to the notifications from
delegates and members being re-
ceived by Acting Secretary James B.
Young.
The new plan, whereby the asso.
citation will be made thoroughly
state organization and all local
jealousy of one section feeling that
another is favored to it's detriment
will be eliminated, has aroused the
interest of business men in all Sec
tions of the state and delegates from
practically every county of the state
will be In attendance to listen to
the discussion. In addition to this,
the fact that the Weld County Har-
vest Festival will be held at the
same time as the convention is prov
ing a drawing card and the enter
tainment committee of the festival
and the directors of the association
are working hand in hand to take
care of aud entertain the large
crowds which will attend.
Large delegations are assured from
all parts OF the state. The members
and delegates from Pueblo, Colorado
Springs and Denver will go to the
convention on Tuesday. August 10,
in special train and will reach the
convention town before noon of that
day The first session of the con-
vention will be held in the afternoon
of the 10Th. The program as now
arranged is.
Tuesday afternoon:
Address of welcome by Mayor
franklin j. Green of Greeley.
Response in the name of the Colo
RADIO State Commercial association
by Col. W. E. Skinner, president of
the organization.
Reading OF the Presidents annual
report and the outline of the new
plan to broaden the scope OF the as
ISOLATION, by Col. Skinner.
Tuesday evening:
Colorado" short talk by Act
ing Governor E. R. Harper.
Chalk talk by Cartoonist Frank
Finch of the Rocky Mountain News.
''How to Help in the Work of
Advancing Colorado's Interests"
Senator Simon Guggenheim.
Irrigation, Frank G. Goudy.
Address by DR.. W. F. Slocum,
president of Colorado college.
Wednesday morning:
Business session; election OF
officers: reading of the reports of the
secretary and treasurer and of the
different committees.
Colorado from an Irrigation
STANDPOINT, dh auuieSS ~ W.
Taylor.
Forestry in Colorado" by G. w.
NJ. Stone.
advertising Commonwealth,
by Thomas Davie Parker.
Wednesday afternoon:
Colorado and How She Can Get
Settlers, by G. B. Schmidt, former
president of the Colorado State Com
mercial association. at present i'm
agent Of the 9. B. & Q.
railroad.
stock Needs of Colorado Farm
ers" by Clarence a. LYMAN.
Five minute reports from members
in different sections of the state
in brief what has been ac-
during the last year and
what is planned for the coming year.
Pueblo will probably send as large
A delegation to the convention as
Denver will as the business men
from the Smelter City are going pre-
pared to talk state fair to the farm
srs of the northern section OF Colo
RADIO and prevail upon them to at
tend the exhibition which will show
the resources of the A rkansas valley.
Among the other towns whose
business men have signified their in
tention of being represented are
Grand Junction, Palisades, Paonta,
Montrose, Glenwood Springs, Lead
Vile, Georgetown, Idaho Springs,
Golden, Littleton, La Junta, Colo
RADIO City, Fowler, Rocky Ford,