Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1911-03-10
PATRONIsE HOME INDUSTRY
Arkansas Valley Commercial Asso.
citation Adopts Resolutions

At the meeting of the Arkansas Val
ley Commercial Association of Colo
RADIO held at La Junta two weeks ago
the patronizing of home industry and
the use of goods made in the valley
were the leading questions discussed.
1t was decided to hold the next meet
ing of the association at Las AMI
mas on March 22nd in the interest Of
those two subjects and all manufac-
turers. wholesalers and jobbers in the
valley will be invited to attend.
Following is resolution adopted
by the association in reference to
these questions:t
Whereas. it has been called to the
attention of the Arkansas Valley
Commercial Association of Colorado
that the consumption of the manu-
featured products of the valley could
be doubled If definite plan, could be
arranged to bring before the consum-
ers OF the valley the importance to
their prosperity in patronizing home
industry by giving preference to the
purchasing of the products Of the
Arkansas Valley OF Colorado,
Be 1t Resolved, that the Arkansas
Valley Commercial Association . OF
Colorado devote the next meeting to
the formulating of a. definite plan to
secure the cooperation of the man
ufacturers, wholesalers, jobbers. re-
tailers and consumers to the above
end and that committee be appoint
ed to'assist the secretary to give the
widest publicity to the meeting by
sending a copy of this resolution to
and inviting a representative of every
manufacturing industry, wholesaler
and jobbcr in the valley to attend this
meeting. and
Be 1t further Resolved, that as the
newspapers of the Arkansas Valley
have been one of the strongest fac
tors in the success of this organiza-
tons work, that a copy OF this rcso-
luton be sent to each of them with
a request to give it prominence and
If possible to send representative
to our next meeting.
The following is a resolution adopt
ed by the association as opposed to
the use OF convict labor on the Moffat
tunnel:
BE it hereby resolved. that the Ar
kansas Valley Commercial Associa-
ton of Colorado. whose membership
is composed of nineteen commercial
associations in the various towns of
the Arkansas valley. go on record as
being opposed to the use of convict
labor in the building of'the proposed
Moffat tunnel. because We believe
more good could be accomplished by
the use of this labor to build good
roads for Colorado.
"Be it further resolved. that copy
of this resolution be sent to the gov
crnor Of Colorado. each member of
the legislature, to the state editorial
association. the highway commission.
and to Colorado Good Roads associa-
ton"
Ed. Gauger of Rocky Ford repre-
senting the Holly Sugar company, ad-
dressed the meeting. explaining the
exhibit maintained by the city OF San
Francisco at the Golden Gate. and
other agricultural displays of the
west. His remarks were intensely in
teresting to the association as this
body has UP the question of cstab-
fishing a permanent exhibit at some
eastern point where it will receive the
attention OF western tourists and
prospective western immigrants.
The committee having in charge the
exhibit from the valley was dismissed
and the following committee appoint-
ed to look after the further use Of the
exhibit.
Frederick Noble and Ed. Gaugcr of
Rocky Ford, E. II. Gcrecke Of La
mar. J. II: jenkins of Pueblo, and
C.. A. Chalfgrcn of Las Animas.
committee consisting of B. NJ.
Spaulding of La Junta, Will r.
Wright of Rocky Ford, and H. d.
Frucauf of Pueblo. was appointed to
look after the next meeting in Las
Animas. which promises to be the
largest OF the kind ever held in the
state.