Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-23
ROCKY FORD COLORADO FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23 1910.
WATER SUIT CAUSES BREAK.
Kansas Towns Withdraw from Ar
kansas Valley Commercial As
sociation.

Through a mutual agreement, the
towns of Kansas holding membership
in the Arkansas Valley Commercial
association withdrew fro mthe asso-
citation at the meeting held at Las
Animas on Saturday and henceforth
there will be two separate asocia-
tions, known as the Arkansas Valley
Comercial association of Kansas and
the Arkansas Valley Commercial as
sociation of Colorado.
The dissolution was caused by the
water controversy which is pending
between the people of Kansas and
valley. but the greatest harmony pre-
yoiled in the meeting and nothing but
he spirit of good will was manifest
II the deliberations OF the association.
When the Kansas representatives
eft the convention hall to catch their
rain they were given rousing ova-
ion and were cheered repeatedly.
X. II. Faxon of Garden City, presi-
lent of the Arkansas Valley Com
nercial association. rendered his res
gnation, which was accepted with re-
.ret by every member present. Mr..
,'axon has been president of the as
'ociation since its organization and
through his efforts the most bounti-
ful results have been obtained for the
valley.
The meeting, which was the last
to be held before the National lrriga-
ton congress. was an enthusiastic
Dne. Many of the delegates arrived
n Las Animas Friday night in order
o be on hand early Saturday to at
tend to large volume of business to
:omc before the meeting.
,,f -, t,t
rom Canon City to Garden City
we're in attendance. A large del
.gation from the Pueblo Commerce
.lub made the trip to Las Animas in
automobiles and took an active part
the meeting, and incidentally
boosted for the state fair at Pueblo.
The meeting convened at 10 o'clock
With Mr.. Faxon presiding. After the
)reliminaries were disposed of the ex
.cu,ive committee retired to consider
he Kansas-Colorado controversy and
ippointed committee to adopt res
lutions for the withdrawal of the
Kansas towns.
The delegates were entertained at
'unch by the Las Animas Commercial
:lub and at o'clock the business
,cssion was resumed. Speeches were
made by different delegates and by
7. E. Rcardon of the state immigra-
ion bureau, J. d. Kenvorthy of the
Rio Grandc railroad and Messrs. w.
}. Skinner. Wilson and Vurdict OF
he Santa Fc. A committee consist
ng OF Will r. Wright OF Rocky
Ford. chairman: d. II. Bane of La
mar. J. +. Rcardon of Denver. o. II.
Moll OF Grenada and A. c. Draper OF
La Junta were appointed to take up
the matter of demonstration trains
through the valley over the Santa Fc
The finance committee selected is
composed of J. II. jenkins of Pueblo.
I. Fl. Phillips of La Junta and Joe
Powers of Swink.
II. s. MADDOX of Canon City. L. r.
Tcnlason and Will Wright OF Rocky
FORD. officers of the old Arkansas
Valley Commercial association. were
:hosen as n committee to revise the
constitution of the association TO
meet the requirements OF the new
Colorado association.
s. r. Marvin was appointed to the
committee having in charge the ar
'angemcnt of the Arkansas valley dis
lay at the Chicago Land show.
The needs of the new association
we're discussed and plans formulated
FOR future work.
Committees were appointed to meet
1t Pueblo October 6 to take UP the
work that had been outlined by the
I'D alliance of clubs.