Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-10-22
RATE CONVENTION
Called by the Governor for Novem-
ber X

Called by the Governor for Novem
Der IS.
Never before in the history of Col
orado have the people of this state
had better opportunity to concen
trate their efforts for the purpose o.
bringing in new settlers than the ons
afforded by the calling of the tourist
rate convention by Governor Johr
F. Shafroth, which will meet Nov. l..
at the state capitol. The object ot
the convention is to secure So.
round-trip tourist rate to Colorado
points from Chicago and other cite:
that are on the same rate-making
basis as the windy City"
What Colorado needs now more
than anything else is settlers. The
towns and cities are thriving. and SC
is the country, wherever it has been
placed under cultivation, but there are
thousands of acres still untouched by
the plow that. when placed under
cultivation, will furnish homes fol
many thousand people, and the great
need of the state at this time is new.
corners who will drive their stakes
and take off their coats to engage in
the work of upbuilding the state.
Colorado is destined to become one
the way of diversified production oi
wealth. What is needed now is more
people, and the rate convention call.
ed by Governor Shafroth is intended
to accomplish that purpose.
To realize the scope of this move
ment it should be understood tina,
every town in the state of 1000 inhab-
itants or more is entitled to seno
three delegates to the convention. APP
poiatmcnt to be made by the mayor;
each commercial organization in
these towns is entitled to send the
same number of representatives., and
each board of county commissioners
has authority to send one representa-
tive. 1t can be seen readily that by
this method every section of the
state will be represented. The sec.
retary of the Denver Chamber OF
0ommercc. w. F. r. Mills. has been
designated by the governor to re-
oeivc all communications from towns,
commercial organizations and coun-
ty commissioners relative to the plans
for the convention. In addition, the
chief executive of the state has man,
ed a committee on program and a
members for Otcro county being c.
L. Scclcy and G. NJ. Hall. The head
quarters of these committees are at
the Denver Chamber of Commerce.
1t is estimated that not less than
ten per cent of tie strangers who
come to Colorado during the tourist
season come here with the intention
of locating permanently. In addition
to these people, there is large per-
ccntage of the s;ghtseers who. after
coming to the state merely as visit
ors, realize the wonderful possibili-
ties of the state and the many oppor-
tonitics present for their future well
fare, and they return to their homes.
where they settle up their affairs and
hasten back to make Colorado their
abode for life. This state has many
substantial citizens who came here
first merely TO "scc the country,
and, of course, it follows that If the
tourist travel to Colorado is increas-
ed ia a large extent by a lower rail-
road rate, the percentage of new cit
izcns will increase in a correspond
ing ratio.
Colorado is pretty well advertised
in the. East and South, but there arc
thousands of people who look upon
this state purely as a mining state.
and they do not have any conception
of the wonderful agricultural and hor-
ticultural resources here. When they
finally come to Colorado for a visit
they are astounded and when they
return home and tell of the marvel
Gus things they have seen, their
friends and relatives believe they are
exaooerating.
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