Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-22
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TO day the people of this San Juar
basin should consider themselves lucky
SO far as weather conditions. Tie
floods along the Mississippi and con.
tiguous rivers is without a parable
and hundreds of thousands of fami
lies have lost their all and many theil
lives. Again, letters received from
the east indicate that it is colder and
more disagreeable there than In Colo.
rado. Excessive rains is the rule and
hardly furrow has been turned ii
reports received are true. Quit kick
ing about Colorado hardshfps.
The county commissioners have men
digging out the boulders and refuse
washed in the wagon road about three
miles from Durango during the flood
last fall. The commissioners are also
improving roads in all parts of the
county wherever it is possible to do
SO, making the money on hand go as
far as possible. If the state funds
could be Jared loose La Plata county
would come in for $4,000 to $4,000
which would materially help the sit
uation.
Speaking of mining there are few
more optomistic Durangoites than
Charles Fleck, the genial proprietor of
the Savoy hotel. Mr.. Fleck is one
who has great faith in the La Platas
and to this end is spending his money
in developing a promising group of
claims. Charley is confident he will
yet tou, the world on gold taken from
his properties and during his absence
will give orders that his guests have
pie for breakfast each day.
Have you ever had the good fortune
to be invited to visit the new Elk
club rooms. If not, you have missed
treat. There are few finer quar-
ters to he found any place. The rooms
are handsomely furnished, well light
ed and airy. The tables are supplied
with all the latest papers, periodicals
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amusement, also billiard and pool ta-
bles for those who enjoy the healthy
| exercise. The Elks believe in living
by the way.
The general public is patiently wait
ing to see the twenty-one names the
commission government league will
place before the voters for election.
1t is almost too much to expect, at the
same time there is possibility if the
right kind of men representing the di-
versified interests of the city, are Sc
lected, that no, opposition ticket will
be put in the field. Let US hope SO.
The curling smoke emanating from
the smelter smoke stacks means a
respectable pay day next month. This
will aid to grease the wheels of COM
merce to an appreciable extent. 1t
means $4,000 to $4,000 outside mon
ey paid to labor to be spent among
our merchants. Money thus received
adds prosperity to the community.
Mr.. A. X. Riser, the government
dairyman who arrived in the city last
night accompanied by State Dairy
Commissioner Cochran, is one of the
best posted men in the country. He
has had years of experience and is
able to tell farmers everything there
is to know about dairying. He has
been in the government service for
many years as field man, travelling in
different states. 1t is understood he
is making this trip preparatory to
being called to Texas for a lengthy
stay. 1t is planned to have a meeting
this evening at the board of trade
rooms with every one invited who is
interested to listen to what Mr.. Ris-
ser has to say. Arrangements have
| also been made to show the gentle
men around the county, especially n
trip to Fort Lewis mesa and school,
Cy Graden probably doing the pilot
ing. Ernest Wetter will do the honors
in another direction and probably some
one else the following day. The OBJ
ject of the trips to country points is
to give farmers an opportunity of
meeting the visitors and talking over
creamery matters with them. We
hope they will be able to make these
trips planned.
Go in any direction about the county
and you will find force Of men clean
ing and repairing irrigating bitches
and canals. The flood of last fall
caused many Of the bitches to be filled
to great extent with dirt and gen.
eral rubbish and owners are taking the
opportunity Of making "a thorough
cleanup. This is specially true Of the