Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
REAGAN
MAk[SFULL
REPORT
Compiled Statistics Com.
pIeted and Now Ready
for Executives

After three and half months of
hard labor j. w. Reagan is ready to
report to the San Juan congress.
During this time the entire San Juan
basin-from Chama on the east 10
Bluff City on the west, and San Juan
county, New Mexico, on the south, to
San Juan county, Colorado, on the
north, and San Miguel county, has
been traversed in securing data and
eliable statistics showing all the re
sources and the car tonnage in and
out of the Basin proper. If only as
a matter of information and reference
and from an advertising standpoint,
the data gathered is well worth its
cost and is something that should have
been done long ago as it provides in
formation that has been lacking in
the past. Some may have thought
unnecessary time was consumed in
securing the data but when the execu-
tive officers of the congress assem-
BILE next week they will readily as
certain the magnitude of the work
and the reasons for being thorough
and reliable in every detail. Mr.. Rea =
gan was ready to report the last day
of October or the first day of Novem-
Der, but it was not deemed advisable
to call the meeting for the first as
many who want to attend could not
get away and the election coming
Tuesday outside districts would not
election will be over and people ready
to settle down to business, This will
necessitate those from adjacent coun-
ties leaving Wednesday for the day
sessions to be held Thursday com
mencing at 10 o'clock in the morning
at the board of trade rooms as there
will be much to discuss of business
nature that will have to be handled
by the executive committee, and rep
resentatives from the commercial
clubs in the different counties. In
this connection it is desired that ev-
cry commercial organization have
from five to ten representatives pres
I ent the same as Durango will have in
order that the views of the represen-
tative people of the district may be
| had. Each of the commercial organi-
cations are entitled to two official
delegates and each county one vice
president who have voting authority,
but the object is to get as many from
the outside counties present as pos
sible in order that the best logic ad-
vanced may be accepted. Therefore,
let it be understood that a special in
vitation is extended the representa-
tives Of the commercial organizations
of Montezuma, Archuleta, Dolores,
San Miguel, La Plata, San Juan coun-
ty, Colorado, and San Juan county,
New Mexico, and all interested in
this project, to attend the melting.
The evening of the 7th the Durango
board of trade will entertain visitors
from adjacent counties with smoker
at Red Men hall which includes a
splendid feed-one of Herman Hanno's
famous "sour roasts" with trimmings.
This smoker will be free to all visit
ors and tickets can be procured of the
undersigned any time Thursday or at
the door.
II present plans go through, the
stereopticon slides from the San Juan
basin counties shown in Denver last
spring will be thrown on the screen
during the evening. In the compila-
tion of the report the San Juan basin
has been thoroughly united, the CO.
operative spirit prevailing, and it is
to be trusted that the same spirit may
increase and that in the future all
the counties will pull together for
mutual advantage. Come to Durango
IN the 9Th and spend Thursday in
vestigating the magnitude Of the San
Juan basin.
All newspapers are requested to
copy this article is they can give the
desired publicity prior to the meeting.
We are sending this printed copy TO a
i large number in addition to the Off
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