The daily sentinel., 1908-06-24
Latter Body Somewhat Thin Skinned at Editorial Com
ment Of Daily Sentinel on Entertainment Of St.
Joseph Visitors Failing to Patrontze Home
Industries in Sending out for Printing
"Grand Junction, Colo,
June go, 1908.

June ~, 19Uo.
Hon l. n. Bunting,
Dear Sir:
"At a regular meeting of the
Board of directors of the Chamber
of Commerce held last evening, your
editorials of yesterday were given
consideration.
In the first one you say, The
Chamber of Commerce ought to be
able TO offer some decent excuse why
II did not entertain the distin 5uished
body of visitors which was present
week or more ago from St Joseph
and other Missouri cities. Perhaps
the crowd was sized up as presenting
little prospect of being possible pur-
chasers of Grand valley realty and
they were given the go-by.'
In the second you say, The
Chamber of Commerce will undoubt-
edly send out for its printing for the
Fourth of July celebration and for
the fireworks to be used. The Cham
ber of Commerce breaches the doc
tr'ne of patroniZing home merchants
but does not practice it,
by a unanimous vote of the ten
members present. the undersigned
were instructed to submit to you the
following ste tatement and ask that you
give this the same degree of publicity
given to your criticisms.
THE body of dstin euished Wis
itors from St. Joseph was made up of
wholesale merchants, together with
their travelling salesmen representing
this territory. Their mission was to
come in contact with the trade, the
retail merchants. They paid 500
per day for the train and paid for
their own entertainment. They made
their own schedule and planned to
cover the territory in the least pos
sible time. allowing at each stop only
So much time as was considered
absolutely necessary to do the work
outlined. The schedule allowed two
hours in Grand Junction. They must
eat their dinner, which was orderad
at the time the schedule was issued,
and visit the trade. 1t was under
stood that the travelling salesmen
would direct their movements while
in the city.
/ 4 THE officials of the Chamber OF
Commerce when they first learned
about the body coming, understood
that the ID. & r. G. Ry. people haf
arranged the trip and thought i
strange that the Chamber of Com
merce had not been advised. for IL
such matters the railroad official:
have always worked with this body
and there came at once the impres
sion that there was some good reason
why notice had not been sent direct
However, to make ere that no mis-
take be made in the matter. thu
question was taken - Monday fore
noon with local L representatives. Of
the railroad company. The fact:
above stated were learned and it wa:
also learned that the parties had re
peatedly expressed themselves a:
wanting no entertainment, not ever
wanting to be waited upon by com
mittees or delegations, except per
haps in places where they spent the
nights. The local officials will verif,
the fore going slater ITS.
In regard to the second article
will say that the Chamber of Com
merce as an organization has no par
whatever in the Fourth of Jul.
arrangements, but the fact that th'
four local papers are represented OF
the committee on advertising is du'
to the suggestion made by an activl
member of this organization.
In the matter of letting the con
tract for printing the advertising
book to outside parties. to which fire
quent reference has Deen. made, TIL,
directors desire only to advise thos,
whose money they are investing, tina
the bid of |. n. Bunting on the jol
was $S64.75 and that of the Carson
Harper Co. of Denver was S615.00
both t. o. b. Grand Junction, dif
ference of $249.75.
Respectfully,
ID. w. AUPPERLE. Secy.
"CHAS. E. CHERRINGTON, Pres.