The Glenwood post., 1910-01-29

The tactful handling of the chair by
Vice President T.. f. .Drach and the
toothsome handling of the rabbit stew
by Hans Mueller were the features
which made last Saturdays meeting OF
the Board of Trade distinct success.
OF the supper it is enough to say
'that it was prepared by Hans Mueller,
and only a agrouchy old dyspectic could
ever find fault with Hans concoctions
whether solid or fluid "Haasenpfef-
fer' is not for dyspeptics, and it was
evident that there were no dyspeptics
at the supper. "sVivat der Hans uni
sein haasenpfeffer.
This is the first meeting since his
Mr.. Parks has not been in the char.
He was present to call the meeting to
order. but Immediately turned over the
gavel to Mr.. Drach, as, owing to a cal
to Denver, Mr.. Parks was obliged to
leave for the train. The vice president
received an ovation as he took his seat.
and throughout the snappy meeting
which followed he was in complete ac-
cord with the body over which he was
presiding.
A brief report from the secretary on
behalf of the advisory committee
stated that Messrs. Frank Sweet of
Carbondale and W. p Clough of Rifle,
who had been invited TO address the
meeting on the Chicago Irrigation ex
position, which they attended, would
be unable to be present, but that botn
promised to be on hand at the next
meeting.
A report was also received from the
Garfield County Commercial associa
tion, advising the board that prepara
tons would be made at once to get up
adequate displays on behalf of the
county for the various fairs and expo
sitions next fall and winter.
The first proposition that came up
after the routine matters were dis.
1t was Andrew Gallo who touched a
match to the powder magazine. by in
quiring why the price of coal. the price
of sugar and also freight and express
rates. Mr. Gallo had no explanation
to offer as to these conundrums, save
that coal miners are not getting any
bigger pay than in former years when
coal was sold cheaper.
a lively discussion followed, limited,
however, to coal exclusively. The su-
gar and transportation rates We're lost
sight of completely and did not again
ioob up.
On the matter of coal. Austin Gavin
made a few statements. the gist of
which were that the retailer is not to
blame. On South Canon coal. he stat
ed. the agent for that coal in this town
is working on a margin of profit of
$l.50 out of which he had to pay haul ??
ing and labor. Another dealer. he said,
was buying coal from the North Fork
district, and was working on margin
of only 80 cents per ton. These dealers
had bills to show what they were pay
ing for coal at the mine. he said. Re
ferring to>the common report that this
Board of Trade had appointed com
mittee to look into coal prices Mr.
Gavin said that no such committee had
been appointed but there had been
one to secure lower coal freight rates
to enable the South Canon company -
compete with the southern Colorado
mines in the Kansas and Nebraska
districts which committee had accom-
plished its work and, as the minutes
show. had been discharged.
In reply, Theodore Rosenberg ques
toned Mr.. Gavin's statements as to
cost of coal production, and little
tilt ensued between the two over the
prices at which coal is billed for. NJ
Rosenberg's statements, he said. were
based on his experience as an engineer
in the many years of his residence in
Glenwood and vicinity.
VI The discussion pretty well crystal
)lized the fact that the parties to be