The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
Was Second, With Only 48 Votes
Less Than Leader Yester-
day Evening.
Jolly People Go to Apple Show on Special
Train and Have Grand, Good Time.
MANY Stops with Rousing
Receptions Everywhere.
Faxon of the board of control, Eigh-
teenth National Irrigation Congress.

teenth National lrrlgauon Congress.
A line of march was quickly formed
headed by Chief Sullivan and picked
escort of mounted police followed by
the Paonia band. clad in bright red uni
forms and playing briskly as they
marched uptown. Then came Presi-
dent Smith of the Delta Business Mems
Association and President P. Brynes OF
the Pueblo Business Mems Association.
/ Visitors and home folks then got in
line, and it made a great procession.
Up near the front were picked lot OF
rooters from Delta carrying their grea,
streamers and banners which they had
stripped from the train for this pur.
pose, and modest little signs that told
to an admiring world the fact that
there is no country like Delta
The line of March continued as far as
the corner of Main and Fifth streets,
and then turned back to the Central
block where the big lobby was filled
with the crowd. There was more play
ing bv the band, . good deal of talk and
getting acquainted, the Deltans passed
around their fine apples and the Busi-
ness Mems Association and Irrigation
Congress people passed cigars.
There were women in the crowd.
quite number of them, whom Mayor
Fugsrd gallantly provided carriages for
at the Union station and thus brought
uptown. These were taken into Mayor
Fugard's reception room in his office
in the Central block, and while the men
outside munched apples and lighted
cigars, Miss Poland of the Business
Mems Association passed around de-
licious candy to the fair sex.
President Byrnes Of the Pueblo Busi-
ness Mems Association made few re-
marks in greeting, and presented Mayor
Fugard who extended cordiality and
welcome. Then came President Smith
of the Delta County Business Mems
association with some remarks, and he
! in turn presented NJ. d. Vincent of
Delta and Secretary E. W. Taylor of
the Delta County Business Mems As
sociation. Thus there was a bit of
speech making to vary things.
When the hour of departure ap-
preached, the Puebloans escorted the
visitors back to the train, where it left
promptly. two of its party being un-
able to sprint fast enough to catch the
tail end of the train as it disappeared
down the yards.
There were representatives from all
over Delta county in the party. from
Delta. Hotchkiss. Paonia, Austin and
Cedaredge. The train left Paonia Sum
1 day afternoon at 3:l5 and proceeded
here without special incident. A half
hours stop was made at Canon yester-
day morning, An hours stop here, and
at Colorado Springs there was another
hours visit. The train was scheduled
to reach Denver at 6 o'clock.
The visitors manifested the greatest
interest in Pueblo, were warm in their
qualification at the welcome given
them, and most of them inquired care
fully about preparations for the Eigh-
teenth National Irrigation Congress.
Assurances were given Chairman Nc
Corkle and his fellow-officers of the
board Of control that when the time
came to get down to brass tacks. Delta
county and the whole Western Slope
would be found boosting for the irri-
cation congress.
Denver, Colo, Jan. 3-The Dele
CATION from Delta, arrived here shortly
before six this evening, and were ut
the opening of the Apple Show in force.
They made themselves immensely popu.
lar by showering the crowds on the
streets with hundreds of big red apples.
An incident of the down trip worthy
of mentioning was when, arriving at
the Union Depot, Hon. B. p. Smith,
mayor of Delta, advanced to the loco
motive which had drawn the train and
thanked the engineer Cor the safe and
speedy trip. The engineer responded
by saying: 81 am Interested in that
crowd and in Delta county, for own
raanch down there"