The Glenwood post., 1907-03-23
HO,f0H COLORADO
COMMITTEE OF 1co TO RAISE BIZ
FUNDS TO ADVERTISE STATE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Glorious Sunshine and Superb cimass
Does Its Share, But Needs
Some Substantial Help.

DenvCT.-Begi ming the campaign 10
raise a fund OF 100000 to properly
advertise Colorado, Secretary J T.
Burns of the Colorado State CONNER
cal Association, has framed letter
which has been approved and will be
signed by the committee of 100, to he
sent to no less than 0O00 of Colo
RADIOS business and professional mon
The letter tells the purpose it is hoped
to accomplish.
The committee of 100 has elected Ct
fcers as follows: James ID. Hustled
president: Charles NJ. Heberton OF
Boulder, vice chairman, and Capt. r. |.
Martin, one OF the heaviest mining on.
orators in the state, treasurer. Sub,
committees have been formed. the
chief of which is the executive. James
d. Hustled, Il. l. Martin. w. A. Hover
Max Kuner, William Maher Bulkeley
Wells, Jesse F. Mcdonald, Fred Il.
Moffat, Irving Howbert of Colorado
Springs, w. l.. Clayton of Greeley. Al
bert A. Reed of Boulder, Senator Hor
ace r De Long of Grand Junction.
Alva Adams of Pueblo, b. o. Ayles
worth of Fort Collins, and Charles NJ
Heberton of Boulder are the executive
committee, and they are the names most
prominent in every one of the towns
mentioned. This body of men viii
have full control of the collection and
expenditure of the money.
Active charge has been given for the
time into the hands of DR. Charles VI
Heberton. Mr.. HebertOn was at one
time surgeon general of the Pennsyl.
vania railroad. 1t came to Colorado
and has since beco...e one CT the big
gest sheep growers i'll the state. He
comes from B1ulde' 10 Denver to take
charge of the WORK
The cirCUl"r lct'cr with which it is
hoped to stir Culoradans Is i'll part as
follows:
This letter is addressed to the tax
payers and property owners of Colo
RADIO Every word is of vital interest
to YOU.
Colorado is the greatest state in the
extent and diversity of natural re
sources in the entire national Union
We have a better climate. more oppor.
tunites for investment, more scenic
attractions and more room to grow in
than any state west of the MISSISSIPPI
river
I'VE have the money in Colorado.
Shall we spend little of il to get
more? 1t is a business proposition.
Every fami that is induced to settle
in Colorado spends money in this state.
To bring fifty families into this state,
then. means an expenditure of $5O,OOo
annually If we can increase the popu-
lation to 1000, 900, this would mean to
add about 100000 families to our pres
ent population. which means in round
figures that s40O.O00.0OO in excess of
the present amount will be expended
for the necessities of life in Colorado.
This is a large sum, is it not? But il
is possible. 1t would cost $1,000 an
nually to do this"
The letter recites what the com
mercial association already has accom-.
plished with its lectures and travelling
exhibits, and outlines similar work pro-
posed. 1t concludes;
THE association should be able TO
employ the best special writer's pos
sible, to obtain chief of a press bu
reau, to see that every reliable news
paper and magazine in America pub
fishes articles from time to time de-
scriptive of our resources and the sal.
aries. postage, printers bills and in
cidental expenses will take another
$4,000.
will you contribute anything 10
this fund? The people of California
raised quarter of a million dollars
last December with which to advertise
California through the California De
velopment society,""