Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-04-08
LINING Up TO i
BOOST THE VALLEY
Organization for United Action
Well Under Way
NEW SANTA FE 4
TRAIL CAMPAIGN
And Attendant Movement for Good
Roads Q Factor In Uniting
Arkansas Valley Towns

he Arkansas valley campaign is
taking hold.
The faithful and elaborate accounts
in the newspapers of the La Junta
conference when preliminary steps
looking to the formation of the cen-
trail organization of commercial bod
les between Canon City and Dodge
Citv-the Arkansas Valley CONNER
cial Association-hx tnat TACT.
l.. w. Markham OF Lamar, in some
closing words at the La Junta CON
ference, said: Go home and put
this up to your commercial body
and don't forget your newspaper. The
more you get this idea fixed in the
mind OF your ncwspapermen, the fur
thcr and the more quickly we shall
proceed"
The two greatest papers of the
wonderful Arkansas valley are the
Chieftain and Star Journal OF Pueblo.
Each had several stories about the
conference. and boosted it. Each has
had story daily since. Each now
has fine editorial.
The Star journal says, in part: .
This valley .as all resident IN II
know full well. is fortunate in the
possession of resources with whioh
other sections vainly attempt to com.
pete; but in the past it has suffered
through lack of proper and concert
ed publicity, than which there is no
agency more valuable in aiding sec
tion or community. !.
THE present boosters movement is
intended to supply the lack that has
existed. and it bids fair to do so. The
men who are busy pushing the move.
ment are capable and earnest. ana
with the material with which they
have to work. there is reason to ex-
pect that they will succeed in render
ing the advantages Of the Arkansas
valley far better known than they ars
at present.
There should be absolute commun.
ity of interest among all the cities oil
the Arkansas valley. What is good
for one of them is undoubtedly good
for all; and the sooner they are
brought to recognize this fact, the
better it will be for each. and for the
valley as whole.
The Chieftain says:
at must. be apparent to anyone al
all familiar with local conditions thai
the present time is exceptionally Ia
yorable for an advance movement IN
the development OF the Arkansas val
ley region.
at is a fact that cannot be dis
putcd that southeastern Colorado and
the adjoining region of southwestern
Kansas have not progressed IN recent
years to the extent that would seem
reasonable in comparison with other
| districts under similar conditions.
regions of Oklahoma, Texas, and
even New Mexico have had much
more rapid growth and have gained
more rapidly in population than ha:
the Arkansas Valley in Colorado and
| Kansas"
After commenting the La Junta
| &C inference and the formation of the
| Arkansas Valley Commercial asso'
citation, the Chicftain says:
The newspapers of the valley are
especially in a position to be OF ut
most benefit to themselves and tC
the communities in which they are
located by forwarding this movement
and by doing all in their power i6
spread the fame of Arkansas Valley
opportunities"
Both papers speak of the great op
portunity in the Valley Of Conten
this year. with this new force at wor1
and with the Eighteenth National lr
rigation Congress. with the powerful
Leverage that that brings, and the Ne"
Santa Fe Trail campaign. the great
est roadmaking movement i'll thu
West. on at the same time.
The Irrigation Congress alone y
a tremendous uplift factor for th'
Valley of Content, and the valley u
showing its appreciation by such en-
couragement as was given by TN
re solution Of hearty Endorsement a
the La Junta conference. The lrriga
ton Congress is the first big. definite
vital thing that comes before the val
lev-and there arc many othe
things, too.
Meanwhile. the special commi,,c'
selected at the La Junta conference
consisting of R. Phillips, La Junta
chairman; L. w. Markham. Lamar
r. n. raxon. Garden City; c. w
Benedict. Fowler: and w. A. How
ar, Las Animas, is at work prcpar
i"- the report as to the exact an
permanent working plan for the Ar
kansas Valley Commercial associa
soon be held. 81,
Local clubs are preparing to ratit
the La Junta agreement, and whc
4 that is done. the committee will b
, ready, and the second confcrenc
, held.
1t is the Golden Age for the Val
ley of Content.
New Santa Fe Trail
Every county in Colorado on th
: line OF the New Santa Fe Trail
taking hold OF the GOOD roads move
p..sis .,,,., .ar,,,;.s;o,cr