The daily sentinel., 1909-01-23
IMPORTANT STEPS TAKEN
AT MEETING LAST NIGHT
Committee Appointed to Investigate
Rails for Street Car Line--The
Campaign to Protect Fruit
is Started in Earnest

IL WAS reported at the meeting
of the board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce last night
that the rails being shipped in
here for use by the electric
street railway are all old rails
that have seen service. that these
rails, according To statements
of some of those in charge of
the construction work. are To be
used i'm the city and that new
rails are to be used on the inter-
urban lines. Ii seems that the
construction men believe that by
invcrting these old rails, as is
often done, excellent service can
he obtained. However. ut the
meeting last night IA committee
consisting of Messrs. Cherring-
ton, Dean and Todd was APP
pointed to make Investigations
as to the matter and to report
at the next meeting of the
directors.
Last night the new board of direc-
tors of the Chamber of Commerce,
sounded the war cry in campaign
to see that every grower in this val
ley, who is worthy and who is dis
posed to make an effort to protect
cure smudge pots and fuel or oil
necessary to provide protection for
his crop, even though he is financial
ly embarrassed through no fault of
his own and does not feel able to
buy the pots and the fuel.
Various phases of the situation
were discussed at length last night.
Mr.. X. E. Turpin, member of the
board of directors of the Chamber
of Commerce and also a member of
the board of directors of the Fruit
Growers association, has been work
ing TO arouse the people to the neces-
sity of seeing that the fruit crop is
protected this spring from the frosts
and his remarks last night along this
line were most timely and effective.
That scores of fruit growers have not
yet purchased pots or fuel for pots,
that many of them have not done so
because they are not in position to
pay the cash, that the time is get
ting dangerously short. that the
whole valley is vitally interested in
the matter of saving the crop, that
the people must be aroused to the
Importance of the matter, all these
phases and many others were brought
out last night
Messrs, Turpin, Hutchinson and
Rankin were appointed Il committee
10 take the smudging campaign in
hand, with power to act. and the
Chamber of Commerce proposes to
make every effort to have every safe
guard thrown around the great fruit
crop of the valley.
The telegram from Mr.. Mahoney
the new secretary, containing his
acceptance, was read
a representative of the Colorado
Springs Gazette asked the board to
take space at advertising rates in
the Gazette annual. The matter was
discussed but no action taken.
A letter from C. j. Blanchard. chief
statistician of the reclamation SER
vice, regarding the advertising dis
plays at the Yukon exposition, was
read.
The railroad rate matter was dis
cussed at some length and il was an
nounced by President Cherrington
that Representative Weiser had
agreed to take up the matter before
the interstate commerce commission
now in session in Denver.
A communication asking tho
Chamber of Commerce to have rep
resentative at the National Irriga
tion Congress, was read.
A cordial invitation to be presen
at the annual banquet of the Mon
trose Commercial association mex
Tuesday night was received. Direc
tor Dean was chosen to represent tn
board at this banquet, as he will b.
in Montrose on Tuesday.
Communications from the Mininl
Resources and Investor of Denye
and the st. Joe Fruit Grower, wer
read.
Director w. II. Buthorn announc
ed that he would give handsom
present to the member of the Cham
Der of Commerce who would secur
the greatest number of new member
during the present year
Directors Hutchinson, Rankin an
Walker were appointed to inVestgat
the proposition of making sky lin
drive around Monument canon.
One hundred and fifty extra copie
of the Denver Times containing tn