The daily sentinel., 1907-10-22
AUPPERLE
EXPLAINS
THIS SECTION
Is Being Fairly Treated by
the State Commercial As
sociation, Says Chamber
Of Commerce Secretary
Offers Much PrO0f---In-
teresting Statement.

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q In the editorial in issue of the q
q 18th, headed I'VE Get No Cred q
| q it," you are somewhat in error @
q on one point. the charges made q
| q against the Colorado State q
| q Commercial association when @
| q you declare that this associa- q
| q ton under its present manage q
q ment is not properly represent o
q ing the Grand valley. q
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1t may not be generally known,
but the fact is the state association
has been reorganized within the past
year and placed upon a strictly state
basis. The state is divided into thir-
teen districts and a director is chos-
eli by the members of each of these
districts. Col. w. E.. Skinner of
Denver represents a district consist
ing of four counties, including Den
yer. He is president of the board.
He represents in a business way liz
terests that cover not only the en-
tire state of Colorado but adjoining
states, and is broad-gauged enough
to give every section and every in
dustry in the state fair cohsidera-
ton.
The third district, made up of
Mesa, Garfield, Pitkin and Rio Blan-
co counties, is represented on the
board by Mr.. E. NJ. Slocomb of
Grand Junction, a man of sufficient
capacity, energy and determination
to stand pat" for the interests of
this district.
! am in a position to say posi-
lively that the association is en-
deavoring to act in conjunction with
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county-all of them-to advertise
cry month a list of names of parties
making inquiries about Colorado,
giving their addresses and classify
ing them, stating in a general way
what section and what particular
line of Industry is of interest to
those who inquire.
They are also advertising in east
ern publications what industries are
wanted in Grand Junction, without
cost to us, the list furnished by our
Chamber of Commerce.
In the matter of the Colorado
state exhibit car III charge of Prof.
w. G. Brandenburg. | wish to say
that ! think I am in position to give
assurance that we are getting a
square deal" To make sure of this
beyond a question of a doubt,
wrote to personal friends of mine
at two points where this car was
exhibited, asking that they go to this
exhibit, make general inquiries about
the state and specific inquiries about
the Grand valley. In reply I got
the strongest kind of assurance that
we were being treated as fairly as
we could wish.
Prof. Brandenburg has written me
or several occasions that our fruit
is "the feature of the state exhibit, I"
and has added: Those who can read
or hear us talk know that the fruit
was grown at Grand Junction"
have a letter addressed to the
| Grand Junction Chamber of Com
merce by Governor Folk of Missouri
| acknowledging receipt of a box OF
our apples from Brandenburg with
compliments of the Chamber of Com
merce, which goes to show that Prof
Brandenburg is handling our fruit as
Grand valley production and so ad-
vertising 1t.
Our fruit has been exhibited at
eight different fairs and has been
seer by not less than one and a half
millions of people, and the total cost
to us has averaged less than $40 per
eNhibit-surely not an expensive
item of advertising Furthermore
we have at this early date had home
seekers in Grand Junction as a di-
rect result of the work done THIS
YEAR by the exhibit car
The fact that Denver papers take
the credit to the state for the hon
ors Won by our fruit at the Missouri
state fair is not conclusive evidence
that the Comemrcial association ts
not playing fair with us. For in
stance, it is quite probable that the
Denver Post news reporter may have
been given the facts just as they
are by the association office at Den
yer, ard, to give the advantage to
the state, substituted Colorado" for
Grand valley" There are few
points on which we have positive in
formation: OUR FRUIT WON THE
HONORS; the Colorado State Com
mercial association is the medium
through which we won the prize;
they are entitled to commendation
for the good work done for us. and
WE should advertise tho facts In tha