The daily tribune., 1908-04-10
LAST NIGHTS
B.M.A BANQUET
HUGE SUCCESS
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Coal Greek belt and said that this
zone of oil was new for that Sec
tion; that the oil had been found
ut greater depth than any other dis
covered there. Mr.. Johnston was
very enthusiastic about the future of
Florence
Speaking on the subject Of the
Identity Of Interests. Col. J. Q.
Macdonald told of a couple of stories
which brought out the point very
clearly. He did not dwell ON the
subject very long or definitely, how
ever, ~ he had no time to make pre-.
paration. @. @. Hamlin, Of Colorado
Springs. who recently won out in
the senatorial contest in Ell Paso
county. made short but very inter
esting talk, and cracked few splen-
did jokes. During the evening many
of the speakers made reference to
''Senator" Hamlin. Mr.. Hamlin
will be one of the Republican candi-
dates for United States senator from
Colorado before the next general as.
sembly.
Judge Morton s. Bailey, district
judge Of Fremont county. proved him
self to be genuine booster for Colo.
RADIO and also said that he would like
to be a farmer in this glorious state.
During the remarks he stated that
he Is 30 In love with sun.kissed Colo
RADIO that re would n thousand times
rather be alive In Colorado than dead
in Canada MIR. Bailey's remarks
were more or ess connned to the ag-
ricultural pursuits OF this state. stat.
ing that the combined products from
the orchards and the fields last year
amounted to over $3.50. 900. 900. He
compared the conditions Of the lat.
ter part of 1907, hen the panic struck
the country with the conditions of
1908. when Colorado was almost
wiped off the face of the map.
Then, he argued the mining Of silver
was one Of the most important in
dustries In this state and when the
prices of that metal were smashed, /,
the state was almost paralyzed.
Theu comparing the difference In how
the state stood the two panics, he
stated that Colorado hardly felt it
last year. Among other more or
less important remarks this learned
jurist made. was that AZ many dol.
lars worth Of products can be grown
on ten acres OF Colorado soil to 100
acres Of the soil Of Illinois OF Iowa.
Discussing Water, Its Use and
Misuse" Clyde c. Dawson. n Canon
City attorney, who fought the bat
tie for Colorado in the Kansas water
contest over the waters of the Ar.
kansas river before the United States
supreme court. said that one of the
greatest things this Western semi arid
land possessed. was water. That
water has made 1t pos ible for Colo.
RADIO to become one of tho most fore
most and important agricultural
states in the Union; not that Colo.
RADIO has as many tillble acres as
some Of the other and older states,
but that the quality of the land.
coupled with the almost continuous
sunshine, made IL possible for the
farmers to produce vast or )ps from
few acres. Referring to the muddy
condition Of the Arkansas river-he
clAssed that IN the misuse OF water.
with this condition the water WAS
rendered unfit for many things and
hardly At for irrigation. The Hon,
Mr.. Dawson, evidently is more broad.
minded than many other people OF
the county and longs TO ree that day
como when both Florence and Canon
City will discontinue tho rivalry
which has characterized tho two
owns for tho last mauy years. snd
when they will bs united. He cited
ls undenIabls feet that what bone.