Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-05-26
BOOSTERS and 1ll
editors MEET
To Discuss Matters of Vital
Interest to the Valley
IN ROCKY FORD
THIS AFTERNOON

Preparations Complete to Eutertain
Large Crowd-Some Timely
Boosting Dope
Arrangements are complete for the
reception and entertainment Of the star
boosters Of this garden spot Of the west"
the Arkansas Valley Commercial asso-
citation and the Arkansas Valley Editorial
assoeiation-who meet in Rocky Ford to-
day.
The last named association meets here
to perfect its organization, and the hrst
named to consider in regular session mat
ters Of vital Importance to this section OF
the state. Though separate associations
the two are working toward the same
end. especially on the main proposition 70
come before today's mssting-that Of the
encouragement and patronage Of home
industry-and Il 10 expected that the joint
conference will formulate plans for Wig
orous boosting campaign Of valley manu-
faetured articles. -..E.#
The prospects are that this win Be- the
best attended meeting Of the year. ~ the
Otsro Agricultural club. business men
and citizens have been invited 70 meet
with the associations.
At this particular time the following
article from the Pacific Outlook 10 well
worth consideration:
Business men and other citizens OF
the towns that arc ambitious enough
TO advertise often refuse to join the
Commercial club. s,
They say "Wcll, it's only a graft
for the real estate men who can get
the country advertised at the expense
of the community. They are nothing
but bunch of hot air vendors and are
working for the almighty dollar"
Mr.. Man, what are you working Tor?
What would your land, your business.
your city property be worth today il
it hadn't been for the wide-awake
real estate man? Who advanced the
value of your land? How was it done?
What was it worth five years ago?
What is it worth today! Let these
questions soak down deep and then
answer them to yourself. your neigh
Dor. and then to the Commercial club.
Who is benefited by the new COM
er! First of all is the hotel man. He
gets the first money from the new
prospect. Who next? The livery man
and the automobile man come next
in showing Mr.. Prospective Buyer the
country. Who next? Now. Mr.. Real
Estate Man gets his commission.
which in a great many instances are
all eaten up by the expense he has
been put to in finding a five. ten or
twenty acre tract to suit this man.
Who next: Your grocer. your hard
ware dealer, your implement dealer,
your clothier. your butcher. your law
yer. your banker, your church. your
contractor, your laborer. your dentist.
your doctor. your minister. your bak-
or, your shoe man. your harness max
cr, your druggist, your restaurant
man. your blacksmith. your barber.
your timer, your plumber, your feed
store. your furniture dealer and every
other business man in your town.
But where does Mr.. Rancher conc
in, He was left out in the cold. The
new conner does not help him any.
Doesn't he? What has increased the
price of your land? Oh! Never once
thought OF that. did you? If no buy
crs came you would still be asking
that same little mcaslcy sum for your
ranch that you did ten years ago.
and not one to give you a pleasant
look at it. Should he be interested
in the Commercial club any more
than you, Can't you sell more pro-
ducc il our population is increased
three old. Won't it. bring more
money in for developing if this eoun-
try is advertised and more people
with money and energy come in!
Isn't it worth while to help boost
your land? Is your ranch such a poor
proposition that it isn't worth boost
ings Won't it grow white beans? You
think it is good. don't you: Well now,
the best way in the world to make
someone else think SO is to get into
the Commercial club and help boost
your place. Don't let the fellows in
town do it all. You have some in
tcrcst in the country or you wouldn't
be here. Now get in and help us
make this greater town and county.
Now. Mr. Business Man. who isn't
a member OF the Commercial club, are
you goino to be blood sucker on
your next door neighbor and allow
him to get busy and spend his money
to bring in new people and then you
try to rcao the rewards OF ms money
and energy? Is that justice to your
neighbor? If this hits you, take it.
I'm not afraid to express my
thoughts.
Now, Mr.. Men, who are knocking
against the real estate man. how does
il look to your Have you treated
them fairlyI What we need to do
rather than knock them is about IS
more good. honest, hustling real es-
tate, men to help boost. They are the
men who make good towns"