The daily sentinel., 1909-11-10
SEVERAL HUNDRED REPRESENT
A TIVE MEN IN ATTENDANCE
AT CONGRESS.
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At l1:30 the congress adjourned
until . pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The congress was called to order
by Chairman Parks at 2:15 pm.
The first business was the presen-
tation of the report of the committee
on organization, which was as fol-
lows:
To the Western Slope Development
Congress, Grand Junction. Colo:
We. your committee on permanent
organization and rules and order of
business submit the following:
For president-Dr. B. L. jefferson,
Routt county.
For first vice president-B. F.
Montgomery, Rio Blanco county.
For second vice president-M. d.
Vincent, Delta county
For third vice presdent--Mrs. F.
d. Catlin, Montrose county.
For secfetary-E. w Taylor. Del
ia county.
For assistant secretary-W. o.
Redding, Montrose county
For second assistant secretary
Miss Ella New. Delta county.
For treasurer-Orson Adams, Mesa
county.
That an executive committee. CON
sisting of one from each county and
state be elected by the convention
and authorized to draft the constitu-
tion and bylaws.
That a committee on resolutions he
appointed, to consist of one from
each county and state represented
and that all resolutions be referred
to this committee without debate
That the proceedings of this con-
vention be governed by Roberts
Rules of Order"
j. Q. ALLEN.
Chairman.
l.. G. CROSBY,
Secretary
This report was carried by unan-
imous vote
In the absence of the other officers,
Nj. ID. Vincent of Delta county, second
vice president. was called to the
chair. Upon the arrival of Col Mont
gomery few minutes later. he re-
placed Mr.. Vincent in the chair. Sec
retary Taylor also assumed his du-
ties.
The committee on program then
reported that, as already tentatively
outlined, the program be adhered 10
as far as possible This report was
accepted
The committee on credentials.
through its chairman. j. ]. Paird.
then read the list of accredited dele
gates present so far as they had been
asc ertained. There were several ad-
ditions and corrections and il was
then adopted.
The following committee on, reso-
lutions was then elected. c. C..
Parks. Garfield county: NJ. d. Vim
cent. Delta county; j. W Bucklin.
Mesa county; DR.. l.. T. Crosby, Ou-
ray county; l.. A. Kennedy. Hins-
dale county; b. w. Marsh, Montrose
| county; w. f. Montgomery, Rio Blan-
co county and Alonzo Brinkerhofy.
Utah. = ~
The following executive committee
was appointed: L. +. Yoekel. Gar
field county: ]. B. Killian, Delta
county; C. f. Cherrington, Mesa
county; +. c. Bacon, ouray county !:
| w. j. Lockett. Hinsdale county; W.
| o. Redding, Montrose county, and
John Niblock, Rio Blanco county.
| George kindel, the great freight
rate fighter. was the first speaker OF
the afternoon. He declared, in open
ing his address, that the thing which
surprised him most on the western
slope was the surprising prosperity
here, despite the great discrimina
tion which Colorado in general and
western Colorado in particular suf-
fered at the hands of the railroads
and express companies. he then
delved into the subject OF freigh,
rates, and. with plenty of statistics
demonstrated the burden imposed by
the railroads. When he mentioned
fruit shipments and declared that. fol
a 36-hour haul, the express compa NJ
charged more for box of apple,
than the grower received for sis