Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-18

have nearly sufficient acreage for the
factory already signed and our farm
ers will plant enough beets to keep
two factories running if other sec
tions of the San Juan basin are not
interested. True, there is possibil-
ity of being disappointed, but we be-
ieve the game worth the effort and
under Mr.. Darley's plan the farmers
will make money and this in turn
means money for every one engaged
in business. We are going to stick
to barley until we are brought face
to face with stone wall"
The members of the Commission
Government league did sensible
thing last evening when they adjourn
ed until Thursday evening before max
ing nominations. 1t will give more
time to pick out the right kind of
men and women for commissioners
The good work is progressing nicely
and let it continue. By taking time
now in giving careful consideration
to every phase Of the question saves
anguish later on.
Some of the recent visitors to Den
Ter were greeted with rather a funny
thing, at the same time an agreeable
one. 1t will be remembered that last
fall La Plata county made a specially
fine exhibit of grains and grasses at
The Pueblo state fair, winning first
prizes on sheaf oats, wheat and other
grains, also several second prizes. The
exhibit was seen by thousands and
representatives from the dry farm
ing congress, the Omaha, Chicago and
other land shows, including the ex-
hibit committee of the Denver cham
ber of commerce, wanted to have the
exhibit shipped to them at once, but
having made tacit agreement with
the fair committee to return the eX-
hibit for display at the local fair,
Geo. N. Raymond and j. W. Turner,
who were in charge, agreed to keep
faith and the display was again ad
mired by the people of this county.
Then came requests for the exhibit,
especially the dry farming portion of
Louis Smith, to be shown at the dry
| farming congress at Colorado Springs,
| but the flood coming on it could not
be shipped. The Denver chamber of
play that $50 was forwarded to pay
| the express over the flooded -dlstrisssi1
The exhibit was shipped to the -
York land show, then displayed at the
Chicae { show, rfing returned to Den
commerce thought so much of the dis
the front and on both sides of the
yer. 1t was then rel acked and ship
ped special to Minneapolis where it
occupied a prominent place in the
Colorado car. Upon returning to Den
yer Secretary Deland wrote that ow-
ing to so much handling the exhibit
was badly used up and SO mixed up
with other junk it could not be sepa
rated from that thrown into the
basement Now the sequel. While in
Denver Mr.. Raymond took time to
look up the wreck" especially the
cases in which it was shipped. Upon
entering the exhibit room of the cham
ber, his eye was at once attracted
to some splendid specimens of oats,
wheat, barley, rye, grasses, ETC., which
appeared wonderfully familiar and, 10,
upon investigation, the specimens were
from La Plata county, the exhibit sent
all over the east. The display filled
two or three large eight-foot cases
and were practically in as good shape
as when they left here last fall, hav-
ing been put up and packed by Mr..
Smith. The cases containing the dis
play occupied prominent positions in
room. There were no labels, except
the kind of wheat written in the hand
writing of Mr.. Smith. The labels had
been removed and the exhibit used to
advertise Colorado instead of this sec
tion. However, we are informed that
those in charge of the rooms have
given La Plata county good deal OF
credit for much of the display. Quite
a number of Durangoites visited the
chamber room and saw the exhibit,
among them j. 0. Taylor whose cas-
lily recognized the wreck" Before
returning the secretary had printed
La Plata county labels and placed on
the different specimens, but as this
county has no paid space in the room
the labels will probably be removed,
or at least it is only reasonable to
presume so as the chamber of com
merce cannot well afford to give this
county free space and charge others.
The object of this item is to show
what became of the La Plata county
exhibit and the wonderful mission
work it has been doing for Colorado
and our farmers should feel proud of
the fact. "We are the people"
MIKE, THE FOUNDER.