The daily sentinel., 1910-07-07
PLANS READY
FOR JULY
l4IH
GREAT TINE ASSURED


loose ends of the preparations for the
interurban celebration and the Gull
minating of all plans into one con-
crete whole. This was accomplished
at well-appointed dinner given by
General Manager f. A. Sunderlin. at
the Hotel La Court, to the following
gentlemen, Orson Adams, l. Il. Blunt
ing, A. b. Zimmerman. Lee Haney
and Mr.. Smith of the Equitable FL
nance and Development company.
Mr.. Sunderlin outlined the plans
of the company and the committees
having the forthcoming celebration
in charge. From the outline given
today the affair is going to be the
biggest of its kind in the history of
the slope.
On the day of the opening, the
18th, the interurban cars will begin
running from this city at $3.50 in the
morning. This will give the local
people chance to get to Fruita and
select their soft green places for their
outing before the big rush comes
with the special train from Denver
and Grand Junction. 1t is expected
that the mayors of both cities will
declare the day holiday and that all
the business houses will close in
honor of the completion of the first
lHltl uTDdH liHt west OF the range.
Fruita will serve a big free barbe-
cue for about 1000 people. In addi-
ton to this there will be a chicken
banquet at noon to the fifty or more
newspaper men of the state and WIS.,
iting dignitaries. This over the Mid
land band will begin playing. which
will be the signal for all to gather at
the civic center of Fruita where the
mayor of Fruita will extend the well
come of the city to the visitors and
the mayor of Grand Junction will re-
spond. 1t ia probable that informal
speeches will be made by Clarence c..
Hamlin of Colorado Springs. Presi-
dent Thomas E. Curtin of the inter
urban, James ID. Hustled of the Equit-
able Finance and Development com
pany. and local speakers.
The Fruita band will meet every
car that comes from this city until
the noon hour and play appropriate
selections.
The mayor of Grand Junction will
extend hearty invitation to all pres
ent to exchange courtesies by visiting
this city in the evening of the cele-
bration day. Here is where Grand
Junction will have a chance to repay
Fruita for her hospitality and also
show her appreciation to the men
who have made the interurban line
possibility and an accomplished
fact.
1t is proposed that in the evening
the local Chamber of Commerce ten
der a banquet to- the officials and
representatives of the interurban line
as slight token of the great appre-
citation this city has of the benefits of
the interurban line and the aggres-
siye enterprise with which the prof.
ect has been carried to completion.
This latter feature is being worked
out now and full details will be an
nounced few days later.
At any rate the fact must be borne
in mind by the people of this valley
that this event is to be the browning
circumstances in this sections pro-
gress. The interurban railroad and
the Colorado Midland are spending
and will spend a large amount of
money in advertising this event and
properly celebrating it. Mr.. Lee
Haney has been working night and
day preparing special expensive lit
erature and souvenirs for the event,
and 1t is up to the public to show its
appreciation of the Importance and
magnitude of the celebration
Mr.. Orson Adams leaves in the
morning for Fruita for the especial
purpose of closing up all details with
our sister city so that everything will
progress smoothly and in perfect con-
formity with the program as outlined
for the occasion.