The Glenwood post., 1911-10-07
All Parts of County Represented. Also
Large Delegation From Pitkin
INDEPENDENCE PASS ENDORSED

The biggest and best banquet of the
year was that given last Wednesday
evening in the dining room of the HOtel
Colorado by the Garfield County Com
mercial association, and this uotwith
standing the disagreeable weather
which doubtless kept away at least 81
people who otherwise would have been
present.
Within five minutes from the tina
the doors Of the well arranged and
brilliantly lighted dining room wer5
thrown open Toastmaster Parks gave tn
command. Ladies and gentlemen, be
seated, and then the big feed began
The menu was in accordance with all
the other excellent appointments of th=
Colorado, the service was prompt and
very satisfactory and the excellent MA
sic furnished by Harrington 5 orchestra
added much to the pleasure of the even
ing.
The banquet over, c. c. Parks, who
had been selected as tOastmaster, start
ed things going by introducing Fred G
Shaffer, sometimes of Rifle and else
where. Mr. Shaffer made a good talk
as he always does. After declaring Gar
field the greatest county in the stat
and Colorado the greatest state in tn
whole world, Mr.. Shaffer started right
in on the subject of good roads.
''The cost of transporting a ton ont
mile in the United States is 27 cents
while in Germany it is but 9 cents
Don t worry about the farmers getting
the worst of good roads agitation fol
| believe that a good road for the auto
mobile is a good road for the farmer
"Grand Junction is a town of 10000
people with wonderful evidences OF
prosperity and equally wonderful pros
poets for the future. We started
about the same time in Garfield county
with just as good land. better water
equally as good natural conditions, II
not better; why are we not today where
have been fighting progress. We must
wake up and shake off the spirit OF
passiveness. We must realize more
than we ever have done that every
family that is induced to settle in Gar
field county is worth 1000 to the coun.
Ety.."
Fred Kamm of New Castle was an
nounced to talk on "There Must Be a
Reason For IT, Fred said he would
not tell the reason but would ask tbs
reason and let the audience supply thr
answer He referred to two me- ghboJs
one of whom dug three acres of pota
toes and got 40 sacks and another
who from six acres secured 951 sack
of better potatoes. Why the difference
better and more intensive farming anc
better results, as the solution for Gar
field county.
Henry r. Rhone of Grand .JunctiOr
mentioned the good features of his pro
posed Grand river toll road and declared
it would cut off 1s6 miles betweei
Glenwood and Denver and effect
great saving of time to travellers. Will,
the people We're paying great deal o
attention to the various crops he urge
them not to overlook the crop of tour
lists.
Lou Sweet of Carbondale spoke OF
the Carbondale potato and told of hi
intention to dig measured acre am
pyramid the product at the New 1orl
land show as the best advertisement
, that could be given wealth producing
value of the Carbondale section.
Harry Koch of Grand Valley said h
was both surprised and disgusted tina
nowhere in Denver was there to b
found any kind of literature advertis
ing Garfield county. He thought thu
was shame and that Garfield count
should take steps to let her light shin
through the advertising folder.
, Judge J. W. Deane of Aspen was an
nounced as the representative of Pi!
kin county, and right able one h