La Junta tribune., 1910-01-29
ARKANSAS VALLEY BOOSTERS.
One Hundred Of Them Dine at the
Sherman House and Devise Ways
and Means 70 Exploit the Garden
Spot Of the World.

Nearly one hundred boosters OF the
Arkansas Valley were present At the
monthly dinner of the La Junta In
dustrial Association. which was held
At the Sherman House Thursday even
ing. Guests were present from most
OF the towns up and down the Ar.
kansas Valley. and all OF them were
arrayed In their boosting clothes and
appeared to be eager and anxious to
get together on any proposition hav-
ing for its object the good and vel
fare OF the Arkansas Valley. The
meeting may result In the organiza.
ton Of = Get Together Club" com
prised OF members from every town
In the Arkansas Valley. Let US hope
SO.
After the elaborate menu provided
ty the caterer of the Sherman hos
telry had been absorbed President
Phillips. OF the La Junta Industrial
Association. called the meeting to
order. and after expressing his ap-
probation OF the response made to
the invitation extended out of town
members. announced that the purpose
OF the meeting WAS to discuss the
best means OF deriving benefit for the
entire valley from the National lr
rigaiion Congress, which is to con
vene In Pueblo in July next. j. NJ.
Powars, OF Swink. was then introduc-
ed as the originator OF the sugges
ton that the towns would get the
most benefit from the meeting of the
National Irrigation Congress by run
ley and exhibiting our resources and
great development TO the numerous
delegates Mr.. Powars made a fine
talk and added . number OF addition
al suggestions in The Eay OF provid-
ing entertainment for the delegates
At the big meeting which was to be
pulled on n Pueblo.
=. " 70, lkt9Rffa oonnnccial aK2nt
Tor the santa Fe at Pueblo. follow
ed with brief talk, in which he said
that he had already taken up the
matter Of getting the most out Of
the meeting Of the National Irriga-
ton Congress with the head officials
Of the Santa Fe. and that the indus
trial commissioner had already an
nounced his intention OF sending a
man into the valley to work for two
or three months In preparing an ex.
hibh Of the resources OF the garden
spot Of the west. He assured those
present OF the cooperation OF the
Santa Fe for anything that would
rebound to the welfare and prosper.
ity Of the greatest valley on earth.
II. NJ. Fosdick was then introduc.
ed ~ the principal booster OF the
best boosted town In the Valley. As
pioneer hs could remember when
there wasn't much Of anything that
worried anybody in the Arkansas Val.
Iey. when the only circulating medi.
um was gold dust. and when there
were no bankers. or lawyers or doc.
tors. They were all necessary evils
70 . civiiised community that were
Imported later and created = demand
for themselves. Nevertheless he WAS
In for = National Irrigation Congress.
whatever that was. or anything else
that would promote and develop the
country.
Colonel W. II. Wiley. Of Holly, FOL.
lowed Mr.. Fosdtck. MIR. Wiley car.
ried an srmfui Of bouquets for the
Santa Fe and fired them right and
left. and told some very interesting
"reminiscences Of Paul Morton. .
former Santa Fe official. giving him
credit for being the prime mover In
the initial development Of the Ar.
kansas Valley. Mr.. Wiley. however.
did not have any bouquets for the
National Irrigation Congress. lie
had attended two or three conGrcs.
sss. and had learned more about al.
most everything else than he had
about irrigation. The subject Of ir.
risauon wss hardly nsationsd. and
the delegates usually were composed
Of . Iot Of iaad boomers asd irriga.
ton bond pro0otess who knew noth.
lag about practical irrlgation. He
could not SO how the valley could
peofit BY eatestaining . bunch Of
that description. Thsy were asithes
lasd bsysrs Of land sssksss. stiil hs
was II for anything that would suit
he rsse u The saag. Ms. Wiley sup.
pIsosatsd his renarks By two add
tioaal Addresses. and the last was
- much enjoyed - the first.
Brief talho were also made b. n.