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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
LAND SALES BETTER.

Mr.. Fenlason then spoke as follows
I'm answer to the gentleman's as
sertion that we do not achieve the re-
suits expected from the Chicago land
show. l wish to submit the following
figures, and say that we have sold
more land in the last four months than
was sold in the last three years prior
to that time. Here are a few sales:
a 4OO-acre tract, $4,000, and a 100
acre tract, $4,000; an S0-acre tract
at $4,000; a 60-acre tract at $4,000;
a 160-acre tract at $4,000, and a 120-
what caused that, but we have sold
more stuff. Whether 1t is from the
efforts of the Arkansas Valley asso-
citation or whether 1t Is from the local
association. or from the great Immi-
grafton bureau, there have been more
people coming to this territory in the
last four months than in the last three
years"
Mr.. Marvin said: I'VE have had
more inquiries come into Las Animas
since the Chicago land show than we
had during the last eight years.
'In behalf of Las Animas. i want to
say this: that we have a big institu-
ton here, the United States Naval
hospital. We have 500 people out
there consuming your flour and every
thing else that you produce. and we
want you to see it,
the last speaker of the afternoon. He
said: Mr.. Chairman. i think this
Is the first experience 1 have ever
had in which Las Animas was associ-
ated with Rocky Ford In compli-
mentary way. and 1 was very much
pleased to hear that we were even with
them on the using of sugar. The ex-
PLANTATION made by our friends from
Holly was new to me. i had always
heard that the sugar factories shipped
same price SO as to give the railroads
the benefit of the freight rate. Using
that same analogy. that is the reason
why La Junta people are shipping from
California.
81 do not know whether you are in
terested in land or not. We have 5000
people in the town and 1000 in the
county. with probably 100000 acres of
land adjacent to this immediate vicin-
ity. We have got an Irrigation enter
prise of 10000 acres on Rule creek and
10000 acres In Smith canon. We are
rcclaiming 5000 acres by drainage
system. Then there Is Mr.. Colts
scheme OF 100000 acres going through
These all are legitimate and good
schemes. They do not need to be in
vcstigated. We are going to start a
ia Glory very shortly for the purpose
of canning anybody that does not boost
for Las Animas.
I'VE don't need any pickle factories
here. We have been picked too long
and we don't want anything Of that
kind around here
The meeting then adjourned until
1880 n m
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

tion take its first rank In this valley
OF 100 miles of sunshine. with its OPP
portunities for great development and
s ,nihs that goes to make a success
~. ~ community. and a garden spot on
t tne giope 1t now stops at Pueblo. We
iiope II VIII grow up the river.
you grow Brussels sprouts here at
las Ahimas. or do anything else bet
yer than 1t IL done anywhere else, or
MAKE. anything else that is useful, let
Us know' and We will use it-use 1t for
.nsrowing toe-natLs or to grow hair on
.ne PAID heads of our brothers, If we
eam rinu any other use for it."
me chairman called for the report
OF the committee on arrangements. VIII
Wrlsnt or Rocky Ford reported that he
was tne only one present. and conse-
uuehtiy mad the title OF chairman. that
the committee was appalled, by the
magnitude of its task; that Mr. Bene-
oIct' Mr.. Jenkins and himself and 9TH
ers decided to make up a program of
SPEAKERS from the membership, and re-
quested that they limit their talk to
nome manufactured products: that IL
any member found his name on the
program. he should charge it to the
absent. The meeting was called more
TO get definite idea of future action.
ana the talks were to be made on the
ways and means of providing for the
consumption of home manufactured
products.
The chairman called for the report
OF the committee on resolutions, and
was informed that II had not met.
me chairman called for the report
OF the committee on finance, and was
informed that It was not ready 20 re-
port.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
FORMER DENVER WOMAN
DIES IN WASHINGTON

Washington. March 2s.-Mrs. T. d.
Spindle. for several years a resident
Of Denver. died here yesterday at the
home of her daughter. Ida v. Spindle.
Mrs. Spindle leaves husband. a
daughter. Mrs. j. NJ. Hamrick of Cal
han. Colo. also a daughter. Ida V.
Spindle. who is a draught clerk in the
department of the Interior
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

sugar beets. We furnished seed to the
farmers. and 1t was demonstrated long
before the factories came in. Then az
to the difference between tho factories
and the farmers. We are glad that
that matter is being settled. and that
II il being settled upon a just and
fair basis The contracts are fair to
the farmers, and 1t is my opinion that
the best crop that can be grown In
this valley Is the sugar crop. and that
the farmer will make more money out
Of IL than out OK any other crop that
grows. There Is n great deal OF money
expended In labor. AID the most Of
that money goes into the town and
makes business. In our town. when We
had a good crop Of sugar beets. "A great
deal more money changed hands.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

Medicines that aid nature are always
most successful. chamberlain's Cough
Remedy acts on this plan. 1t loosens
the cough. relieves the lungs. opens the
secretions and aids nature in restoring
the system to q healthy condition. Sold
by all dealers.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
Speakers Urge Closer Cooperation
for Benefit of AlI--Moffat Tunnel
Bill Condemned

Il went around to see the merchants,
and did not find. in a single instance.
where beet sugar was put up in %.
90 cent and one dollar packages. 1
would not attempt to tell you how
many bags of cane sugar l saw. About
80 per cent of the production of the
valley is going to the Missouri and
East. Fifty per cent of the money is
going out of the state, about 10000 bags
last year. The other $4,000 bags went
into the sugar companies pockets. and
$4,000. Why do you market SO much
of your sugar out of LaJunta. We're
you making honest sugar or bad sugar
two years ago? We would be glad II
you had any bad sugar. II you would
let us know. We would be glad to
remedy IL
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
RAISE BEST BEETs

During my travels. visited beet
fields in France. Germany and Bel
GUM. and find that we can raise more
beets and a little higher grade OF beets
they raise there. They have two
kinds OF contracts.-one was the fiat
rate. the other the graduated scale
rate. one difference was I'm regard to
the test. The objection made here to
the graduated scale is the question OF
the test. it being wholly in the hands
Of the sugar company. They are dis
trustful that the test will not be good
and fair. and II is provided that a
quantity should be taken out and di-
vided into three piles. The factory took
one pile and tested 1t. and the other
two piles were sent to two govern
ments chemists. and they determined
the saccharine quality. Some farmers
would take part In both contracts. The
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
GOOD ROADS TALK.

Mr.. Vidal. from Holly spoke as fol-
lows:
II suggest that you call upon Mr.
Bundy to talk on the sugar question.
He has prepared n speech. He will not
admit II. but he has II all written out
has been at II for four weeks.
Il will talk to you on good cads
Prowers county has decided TO set aside
one day rext month on which day MI
the business men and all the farmers
and every abie-bodied man In tho coun-
try will go out on the road and will
willingly and cheerfully give his time
TO working on the roads. We do not
expect to have much effect on the roads
but hope II will be good for .he COM
munity. We want to get a road from
the Kansas state line to Pueblo and
across the state to the other side. We
have got out n circular and have ap-
pointed a vice president and secretary.
The saloons Will he closed 90 that ev-
erybody will work.
"On behalf OF the Holly sugar fac
tory. we wish to say that we have a
factory at Holly and one at Swink We
want to get all the business tha. we
should rightfuliy get as our share Our
home product should be used by every
one in the valley: and II we 10 not
turn out the best product. we want the
people to tell us how We can better 1t.
and we will try to do IT."
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
CONDEMN MoFFAT TUNNEL.

The Moffat tunnel and convict labor
resolution then was introduced by
members of the resolution committee.
The resolution voiced IA strong protest
against the issuance OF S5.0oo.0o0 in
bon1s by the state of Colorado for the
mel through the mountains and also
against the use of convict labor on
that :ailroad or any other private or
corporation enterprise i'm the state.
motion for the adoption of the reso-
luton was then made. after which
Harry Lubers OF Las Animas, a MEM
Der of the Las Animas delegation and
former speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives. secured the floor.
II do not say that am in favor of
the state issuing bonds for the con-
struction of n private railroad enter
prise" said Mr. Lubers. but I will say
that I am opposed to this commercial
association. which was organized for
the purpose Of securing closer co-op-
GRAFTON among the farmers. merchants
and professional men of the Arkansas
valley. jumping into proposition en-
tirely out OF line. do not think that
the resolution should be brought up
here. Neither do favor its passage at
this time"
The remarks by Mr. Lubers brought
an immediate rise" from delegates
representing every other city in the
association. Delegates Scribner and
Jenkins of Pueblo were the first to Sc
cure the floor.
This most assuredly is proper bust
ness for this organization" declared
Mr.. jenkins. that is just what we are
organized for Is the protection of our
own interests. Here We have a move
pending that is intended only for the
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.

In opening the meeting Chairman
Renedict introduced Mayor Kreybill OF
Las Animas. In his address of well
come the mayor said:
1T IL with the greatest pleasure that
We welcome you here today: and II Is
also a great pleasure to see such n
large body OF intelligent men assem-
bied here together on this occasion.
THE progress of the Arkansas val
ley has been great during the time that
have been here. ! came here 80 years
known to me before I came as tho
Great American Desert. and its appear
ance justified the name. The country
was considered as COW pasture, and
the land now under irrigation, IL didn't
seem TO me, would be worth a dollar,
and a garden was unheard OF and I'M
thought Of. II you walked farm, the
stoekmen thought you were a little out
of place
The progress has been great. and
am pleased TO note the spirit of the
people who came in to settle the Ar
kansas valley. The latch strings are
out; and while We have accomplished
much. we hope TO do a little better in
the future. Sugar factories were a
dream until 10 or II years ago. II
didn't seem possible. but We have got
them and they are success. and there
are great many other pursuits that
are profitable. and from what I have
seen OF the western country. l am in
cllned to favor the Arkansas valley
more than any other valley between
this valley and the Pacific coast Was
not very well impressed with the coast
on a recent trip / made there. The
Arkansas valley looks very good to me
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
BOOSTS MANzANoLA.

me chairman called upon Mr.. Wood
bury OF Manzanola. who arose. He
SAID II was not right to call first upon
man from the smallest town. and a
town that had only one manufacturing
industry. as this meeting was pre-emi-
nentiy Tor manufacturing.
continuing. he said: "All can speak
on Is the canning factory. where we
can gooseberries. cherries. apples and
tomatoes-the Nice Brand and IL is
a nice brand And we make little
pumpkin pie on the side: 5000 worth
OF gooseberries We're grown. 800 worth
OF cherries. and $4,000 worth of toma-
toes were grown. Our brand is known
to most wholesalers. would say that
whether they use the Manzanola brand
or not. that we at least invite them
TO look and see that It comes from
the Arkansas valley when they buy the
goods"
The chairman next called upon L. r.
Fenlason. who responded as follows;
when 1 got into Las knirnas late
today. somebody said. Well. Fenlason.
we hoped that you were not coming
of course. I had to ask Why ard was
answered. We'll. we thought we might
do something if YOU Were not here to
talk and take up all the time your
self
What we wish to call special at
tention to Is our water pumps. When
you are buying pumps. buy the Pearl
or the Goodner pump.
AS I sec Mr.. Howe. of the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar company. I Will close
my remarks. and should like TO listen
to talk by him on our greatest in
dustry-beet sugar.
Mr.. Howe arose and remarked that
he had never made n public address in
his life and that Mr.. Feniason could
talk ON the subject very much better
and present the merits OF the sugar
factory.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
scRiBNER RESPONDS.

II. +. Scribner. of Pueblo, responded
TO the address OF welcome as follows:
"Kreyblll must be right IL must be
a mighty fine place at Las Animas:
but about five weeks ago. "A citizen
looking like live one. was getting
down. but said there was so much bet
ter opportunities in Las Anlmas. he
would just come down here. Lee Fem
lasson introduced IN. to him. and said
that was the only thing he had against
me, but thought that was for me.
At another session. the first meeting
OF the Arkansas Valley Commercial
association that i attended. didn't
get my bearings. We did Nave a real
warm time and the thermometer was
high. The association was born on
that DAY; and rather a strenuous oc-
casion It was. and the association has
SHOWN correspondingly strenuous ten
dency and growth ever since.
The thing that appeals to me Is the
Willingness on the part of the members
10 do the work they are called upon to
do. OF course. everybody is moi will
ing, but the majority are. II We are to
10 the work. II we want TO be a mower
and rise to the highest possibilities OF
our organization and the greatest good
each person must be ready to do his
part just because he feels he NAV
lose something on the days trade or
has some important business. and feels
ne cannot get away. he must not stay
away from these meetings: he must re-
spond to the call of the officers OF this
association to do the work
AT Salt Lake City. / visited the
Commercial association, and learned
there lessons to be brought home to
this association. Whenever any OF
them were called upon by the secretary
10 drop their work and jump into the
work of the association. they didn't
hesitate a moment. II must have the
personal element pushed forward and
in responding TO this address of well
come as one OF the outsiders Of Las
.nimas. We hope to have this assocla-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
EVENING SESSION.

The evening session was devoted TO
Informal and impromptu talks during
which many good suggestions were
made. Various committees also were
appointed to look into proposed meas
ures for the good OF the association
and the valley.
The most important of these commit
tees. probably. was the one on ways
and means which is expected to inves-
tigate from every standpoint the sug-
gestions that were made to obtain
closer relations with the business in
terests between Pueblo and the Kan
sas line. That committee was instruct
ed to make its report at the next reg
date to be assigned by the officers of
the association. The committee as APP
pointed by President Benedict con-
sists of the following members: A. II.
Bundick. Manzanola; Charles Maxwell
Las Animas: w. A. Fits. Pueblo. and
VIII X. Wright. Rocky Ford.
An invitation from the Pueblo Star
Journal TO send six representatives of
the organization TO n banquet to be CIV
en- by that paper was accepted and the
following gentlemen were named by the
president: j. X. Dowdy. Lamar: John
Davidson. Las Animas; II. w. Patter-
son. La Junta. l.. r. Fenlason. Rocky
Ford: C. w. Benedict. Fowler: VIII r.
Wright. Rocky Ford. The banquet is
to be given for the purpose of bringing
closer relations. II possible. between the
ditch and reservoir irrigation interests
Of southern Colorado. No definite date
has been set. but the affair is TO be
given in the near future and all dele
gates will be notified of the date.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
SUPPLE M Mt

The Register, Lamar
March 20, "a, 1911.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
IRRIGATION ENTERPRISES

Il also wish to say a word about
legitimate irrigation enterprises. IL is
Important for us that, whenever land is
sold. the people coming to this coun-
try and making n home with us should
succeed. on every side stream. we arc
building reservoirs. and the people who
are going to spend their money and
locate are the people who are going to
lose. 1t is an injustice to the rest
OF the country and TO good bitches and
valid enterprises. Take one scheme. for
instance.-reople'wer run in there and
settled ON that land before the bitches
or reservoirs Were completed. and they
failed. We had the same exper.nce in
LaJunta. The result was failure Of
crops and loss to the farmers. and they
go back home and give that impress
sion to all whom they meet. Let us
take "A stand for what is legitimate,
against what is illegitimate"
Mr.. J. H. Bundy. OF the sales de-
partment OF the American Beet Sugar
fOmnanv smoke follows.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
PATRONAGE LACKING

Before i attempt to talk to you. I
wish to say that the facts, ! am sorry
TO say. are very much against us. OF
all the products in the valley. the most
OF the work is to be done with the
largest interest In the valley. / have
been at LaJunta. Rocky Ford and Las
Animas, and find that at Rocky Ford
and Las Animas the situation is as
near where we can hope IL will be as
is possible but in LnJunta there is
sixty thousand a year. or five thousand
a month. going to California in C. &
II. cane sugar. Fifteen hundred bags
OF sugar are being sold and distribut-
ed from LaJunta.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
BANKER SPEAKS.

The chairman then introduced Mr.
R.av Patterson. president OF the First
National bank. who had just returned
from n trip around the world. He re-
sponded as follows:
Like the gentleman who responded
to the address of welcome. I feel this
Is very sudden. but as ! am al cd
bachelor. l am very used 70 that.
II don't know what YOU want me to
talk about that would be Of interest
TO YOU and also be Of value to this
association. have lived in the valley
good many years: was engaged in
the stock business for "A number of
years, and have seen the country de-
velop from the open ranch tn the coun-
try which we have now. with its towns
sugar factories. schools and churcnes-
"A country that Is known throughout the
length and breadth OF this country On
account of its products and It's pro-
gressiveness. The farmers had a Lard
time. There We're no bitches eScept
small bitches. Hay was selling at ST.
to $50 per ton. prices that ordinary
ranchmen could not afford to nav They
trying to find what products would
grow well. Alfalfa had been eNieri-
m.nted upon and the price was hiEh.
so everybody planted alfalfa. and soon
there was no market. In two or three
years alfalfa sold at 500 and 81 80
per ton. All this because there was
no market. People began to come from
New Mexico and Texas to feed here.
and hay advanced to $500 per ton.
There began n further development a.
various crops. like cantaloupes and
fruits. and crenmerles and canning fac
tories We're established.
AT I-aJunta. company was organ
lied to build n flour mill. II was not
q success. but We built II and turned
II over TO milling company. and IL
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
FLOUR MILLS NEEDED

1.-THE people in the Arkansas Valley
should have mills for flour. We built
canning factory and lost all the
money we put In it. and the money
has not all been paid in vet. II Is a
very poor note that cannot be collect
ed in II years. We bought COWS and
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

Whereas. we find our sugar is sold
through Denver brokers. therefore be
IL resolved. that this association rec
ommend to the various Arkansas val
ley sugar companies that they SO ar
range matters that Arkansas valley
brokers may be placed in position to
handle their product
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-10-10
DR.. A. ASLESON
BUYSUP NORTH
Declares His Investment at In
teanational Falls is Sure
to Pay Big Profit

DR.. A. Asleson returned Saturday
morning from international Falls
near which place he has property.
He is full of enthusiasm concerning
the future of that city and says ne
pur chased two lots while there and
will at once invest in a section of
land near there.
1.-The soil around international
Falls is as rich as it is here, he
says, land | had a good chance to
examine it for / tramped twenty
miles through the mud on Thursday
Land is sure to advance rapidly in
price, at least that is wha. / think,
though | am not trying to influence
any one.
intentional Falls has four rail
roads now finished and there are five
more that | saw building into the
place which will make it the center
of nine rail roads. While they are
not saying much about it | learned
of three points near Ray where iron
has been discovered and if the de-
posit proves of any size the value of
that land cannot be estimated.
Land is now selling up there for
SIS to Sc an acre. The doctor says he
is going to buy as much as he can in
the belief that it will advance in val
ue considerably during the next two
years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-10-10
Monthly Report of the Librarian.

The library was open for reading
and reference 20 days and for dis
tribution Of books 25 days during
September. Total circulation 705
volumes, a daily average of 28 books.
of which Is per cent were non-tlc-
tion and % per cent juvenile. Tea
chers' circulation for school use 2o
books.
The attendance in the reading
rooms is as follows: Adult readers
three hundred and one, juvenile 173
and reference workers 143, total
readers GIT which is 96 more than
in 1910 for September. The circu-
lation was also 1874 more than year
ago. Magazines circulated for home
use 38. New registrations 20, fines
collected on overdue books S2.96.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-10-10
FIRE DESTROYS
STORE AND BARN
Disastrous Blaze in Renville
County. Building and
Stock Total Loss.

On Wednesday morning of last
week fire destroyed the Florita stors,
ten miles south Of Renville in Ren-
vile county.
The blaze was started by a kero-
sene lamp which was left burning II
the store and exploded.
The neighborhood was aroused
and the residents did what they
could to check the flames but with
out avail. The store and stock
were burned to the ground and a
barn standing near caught fire and
was also destroyed. The live stock
were removed without loss.
The building was owned by At
torney Gage of Olivia and the stock
by C.. A. Kuske. Both were insured.