The Glenwood post., 1908-03-14
lively SESSION
Of. BOARD OF TRADE
From .ra.sAay,s Daily Post.

:
That meeting of the Glenwood
board of trade held at the Grand
hotel last evening was certainly
q hummer. About 80 of Glen
woods leading business men as
sembled there at 8 o'clock and
President Parks at once "got
busy Mr.. Parks stated that had
he been at the meeting which
elected him to preside over the
board he certainly would have
declined the honor, but that now
he would do the best he could for
the welfare of 'Glenwood Springs.
and he asked for the cooperation
of all the business men to the
end that the board of trade might
be potent influence in building,
up the business interests of the
town.
The secretary read communica-
tions from james B. Young, secre-
tary of the State Commercial as
sociation, the Grand Junction
Commercial association Of Grand
Junction and from the Farmers
club in relation to the tri-county
fair. Also letter from Milton
Smith, chairman of the state cen
tral committee relative to holding
the state Democratic convention
in Glenwood.
G. M. Keck made verbal re-
port to the effect that the town
board had turned over the matter
of advertising for the Democratic
national convention to the board
of trade.
Major DeLan read severay let
ters from prominent men ia
Washington concerning a public
building for Glenwood. Mr.. Over
beck suggested a permanent f.
nance committee to which all
bills might be referred. The
president appointed such a COM
mittee, composed of W. E. Wai-
lace, f. l.. Peisar. and J. S. HUM.
The board of control submitted
a report which was simply run
ming over with suggestions for ad-
vancing the business interests If
the town. 1t was decided that
these various matters should be
referred to committees for inves-
tigation and report at later
date and the board Of control was
requested to suggest at the next
meeting the committees that
should be appointed by the chair.
Senator Taylor made a very in
teresting report OF the trip he
and Mr.. Parks made last week to
Delta and Montrose. They attend
ed the monthly smokers of the
commercial bodies of those two
prosperous towns and told of the
splendid work being done in those
communities, a sugar factory hav-
ing been secured at Delta and a
free mail delivery, new sidewalks
and electric lights at Montrose
Mr.. Parks made supplemental
report describing the monthly
meetings which he says begin at
$50, the men going direct from
their places of business to the
supper, which is served by the la
dies of the churches, After the
supper the matters of business are
taken up and the meeting is over
and the men starting for home by
8 o'clock.
1t was decided to hold smo!1-
er Mondey evening, March %, and
the president authorized to ar
range for the supper. Mr.. Parki-
son brought up the question of
the druggists smoker to be given
in Denver March 10 and the pres
ident appointed Mr.. Parkison to
meet Mr.. ,Aupperle of the Grand
Junction chamber of commerce on
that date and assist him in secur-
ing railroad rates for excursion
lists from the National Democratic
convention to the western slope
President Parks thought a CON-
mittee on publicity was very i'm
portant and appointed Messrs.
Dickson, Canady and Overlook as
such committee. As a special
committee on district fair, Messrs.
Lee, Thorson and Smith were ap-
pointed and instructed to consult
with the business men very care
fully before making their report.
1t IL safe to say that if the in
terest in attendance in the work
Of the board continues to
increase Hlenwood will very
soon have a huainasa man "a hoard