Gunnison news-champion., 1909-07-30
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F EserybOdy had beea waiting for
the lsGIes quarter Hasie dash IL
was as Pre1iy a rsee a. ever c.n.e
aoxn Man -tEe.-i Alma EA-seriy
wan with Jessie Nyl.s close brtlnd
and LeEa CaTpenseT a close thIrd-
I The STAKE race wAs Cad MSores
Tom Stevens second and Charley
Ll1nt.ey taaTc.
Ivsryons SANS the buclins con
se~i is the t,es; ~e have ever had
fese Bruins drew EAS.e I've. the
worst brcker an the country and
woa 6r-i wlth Gus HsecheT GA keno
second Why not have Al aiteruson
a, the grand stand next celebration
~lth good backing contest AHd
ball game t. Amu.e the croxi for
several hosrss
Charley Lsghtley. Hans Jensen
and Frank Virgil, we're three win
ners IN the gate race
OF course the visit OF Governor
John h Sh2froth Was an event Of
the second day The delayed train
arrived at Has and at least thous-
and people vent to LaNeta to vel
come the first governor who hss WIS
tied Us except when hunting votes.
He was welcomed with hearty cheers
led by A. T.. Hyzer, marshal Of the
day. An hundred cowboys aud cow
glrls led the procession with an I'm
mediate body guard of ten little COW
boys on gaily decked Shetland
ponies. These particularly pleased
the governor He was escorted to
the home u Representative Lel.rrit-
ter, where am Informal luuch was
served by Mrs. Lehrritter and as
sisting ladies. Besides half dozen
prominent csttlemen, those who
lunched with governor were the
mayor, the normal school board and
few others
After dinner the governor was
driven over the Western Slope Nor
NAL School grounds, and expressed
himself as highly pleased with the
beautiful location. He suggested
that perhaps no other college campus
in the state had more possibilities in
the way of natural beauty Of location
and surrounding mountain scenery.
After a short time spent in discuss
ing the site OF the projected S5o. 900
building the governor was driven to
the band stand. The street was
lined with auditors for two blocks,
when a terrific downpour began. 1t
was a wet experience, but every rybody
took it gooinaturedly, and when the
foo stopped came out again to hear
the speech Hon D. f. Sapp intro
duced the governor in few compli-
mentary and eloquent remarks. As
he stepped forward to speak little
Ruth Spencer presented him with y
massive bouquet of columbines, the
state flower. which had been gathered
at Crested Butte tor the occasion.
Space does not enable us to report
his speech in full, but his remarks
were ldressed first to the stockmen
detailing the importance of their in
dustry, aud its phenomlnal growth
OF 1000 per cent in ten years. From
this he suggested the present and
coming prosperity of the state and
of Gunnison county He WAS in
Denver in early days when pulses
Ieaped as the newsboys called "All
about the Gunnison Country" Not
sll those early hopes were realized,
but this has been caused largely by
lack of transportation facilities
The famous Pig Iron Kelly once
said. There is more coal in Gun
nison county then in the entire state
Of Pennsylvania, Our mineral re-
sources have hardly been tosched.
Denver people read much about the
marble industry, now being devel-
oped, Gunnison has four iron orc
deposits, and many other resources
which will make of it in time q cen
ter of population and of wealth.
Thousands Of millions Of horse power
for manufacturing are going to
waste in the mountain streams near
by which can be harnessed every
mile and half Some day Colorado
is going to be by reason of its coal
and water power. . leading manu.
featuring state of the Union.
lie spoke of our Western Slops
Normal school, the only educational
institution in western Colombo, and
complimented the town On tie lovely
aite which had bsen dsaated and
beastifed. He spske Of the sa-
equalled health record of Gunnison
city and county and expressed his
hope and belief that the normal
school would become another great
state educational institation.