The daily sentinel., 1909-11-04

/ tnlS year crops while the evidence is
fresh at hand and the knowledge of
the same is certain. This does not
| necessarily mean that merely the
bumper crops are desired for it is
Jthe general and usual production
which speaks the loudest when
quoted as advertising matter.
| Four boxes of handsome apples
were delivered to the Chamber of
Commerce office this morning by the
express company from Palisade.
There were one box of each of the
following varieties: Gano, Grimes
Golden, Jonathan and Ben Davis, and
! they were of as fine a quality as a
person ever laid eyes on. All were
| from the orchard of w. S. Hatton,
the well known fruit man and were
gathered by Mr. Sayles, the retired
| banker and real estate man of Pali-
sade who can always be depended
| upon to come to the front in a matter
boosting.
The Chamber of Commerce rooms
are TO be enlarged by an addition of
twelve feet on the north taken from
the room formerly used by Under
taker Hattie G. Pearson, adjacent to
the present offices of this organiza-
tion. Chas. Il. Cherrington will oc-
cupy the remainder of the room
recently vacated by Mrs. Pearson.
Manager Fred Holmes of the sugar
factory is preparing an interesting
exhibit which he Will present to the
Chamber of Commerce, to be taken
to Chicago and afterward to become
part of the permanent exhibit of the
Chamber of Commerce of the various
stages of the beet sugar making in
dustry. Ii will be neatly bottled and
labeled and will be a valuable acqui-
sition to the permanent exhibits of
the resources of the valley.
There is no charge to the smoker
Friday night. Chicago Land Exposi-
ton cigars will be passed around and
1t VIII be in every way a sociable,
pleasant chat. The real estate men
of the city are especially invited TO be
present and in fact the purpose of the
meeting is to get these men together
so that all may participate in the
advantages to be derived from the
exhibit which is being made at Chi
cago. Mr.. Mahony states that il
seems to be hard matter to get these
men together but this meeting Is all
for their interests and any real estate
man who stays away from this meet
ing does so to his own loss
The Western Slope Development
Congress is the biggest thing of the
kind ever undertaken by Grand juno
ton and to cap the climax in fit
ting manner the merchants of the city
should decorate in honor of their Wis
itors and the event in an elaborate e
manner. most distinguished dele
CATION will be present and the city
will be flooded with guests who
will pour money into the Golfers of
the business men. Grand Junction
has an opportunity to make reputa-
! tion as convention city.
Secretary Mahony stated this morn
ing that in his opinion every man in
Grand Junction should make it a
point to attend the Development Con-
gress. There will be room for every
/ body and as the meeting will bring
the railroad men, the freight payers.
the fruit grower, the retailer and the
jobber. the editor and the legislator
| face to face it is golden opportun-
| ity to make kick If you have IA kick
coming and TO suggest something if
you have a suggestion to make for the
development of the western slope in
the broadest sense of the term.
There will be over one hundred
delegates to the Stockmen's conven-
ton alone.
Platt Rogers. law partner of Gov.
| Shafroth, stated in a letter to Secre-
! tary Mahouy, that he had heard SO
much of the western slope lately,
President Taft's visit and all that
that he was coming over himself 10
find out how valuable his land inter-
ests here really are. Gov. Shafroth
and MIR. Rogers own over 100 acres
of land northwest of this city.
Starting Sunday there will be a
series of articles on the Grand valley
appear in the Sunday issues of the
Pittsburg Gazette and the New York
Tribune. The nucleus of the articles
will be the smudge pots.
A gentleman in the Chamber OF
Commerce this morning stated that
he thought Grand junction would OBJ
tain much publicity owing to the fact
that she recently elected socialist
mayor.
Arrangements are being made tc
have Guide Otto lead several parties
of distinguished visitors and delegates
to the convention over his famous
trail in Monument canon. II would
be an innovation as method of en-.
tertaining and would leave an i'm.
preston upon all who could be pre-
vailed upon to make the trip which
would not soon be forgotten.
Photographer F. E. Dean is prepar.
Ing some magnificent Grand valley
orchard views to be used for slides
on the talk on Grand valley in the
banquet room at the Chicago Land