La Junta tribune., 1912-03-23
,rsu.sri., Association s.nsu...

ton inaugurated the first OF q series
Of monthly dinners for the year 1912
Thursday evening. Nearly one hun.
dred business and profe sionxl men
OF La Junta assembled in one OF
the store rooms OF the Woodruff
block about I O'Clock where they par
took Of fine meal prepared and
served by the ladies' Of the Baptist
church. After the inner man had
been more than satisfied. President
Mcdaniel called the association to
order and started the ball rolling
by making an extempore speech pre-
pared for the occasion. He says
his extemporaneous efforts are much
more satisfactory to himself and
an audience than his prepared al.
dresses for the reason that In his
extemporaneous flights of elcQrence
he leaves out much that he would
say In n prepared address. His ex.
temporaneous address ON this occa-
sion was up to his usual high stand
ard.
Judge Mcdaniel then introduced
Mayor G. NJ Coffmxn. Of Rocky
Ford. who gave us some excellent
ideas on the Reciprocal Relations
Of Town and Country" The mayor
made some very pertinent remarks
on the mail order habit. ard IL Is
hoped that the seed sown will bear
fruit Mayor Coffman says that the
lived on a farm until he was forty
years of age and he claims to know
something about conditions In both
town and country. The prosperity
Of each Is dependent upon the other.
and as their interests are identical
both should work In harmony with
each other.
J. c. Washburn. president OF the
North La Junia Boosters Club. was
s1aouoee1 - ~ next speaker and
procesded to enllsAtea h,s hearers
! % - eaataasaes elessttsa. As,.As.
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esaos e .oDsuaassa Slnilar 70 the cit.
rsuo associations that have operated
h California 70 successfully for
many years The growers propose TO
MARKET their own melons. have their
own Representatives In the east TO
hook after the selling end OF the
melons. and In tfe future see that
they get all that 10 coming to
them. The melon industry 10 to be-
conducted upon an entirely different
basis from start TO finish. Each As
ISOLATION viii have community sheds
and all Of the growers will deliver
their melons TO these sheds where
they will be- packed by experts Care
In packing and inspecting will In
sure uniform excellence and better
prices. On behalf OF the melon asso-
Citations Mr.. Wsxhburn asked the Co
operation of the business men Of
la Junta and the Industrial AssociA.
tion In their efforts 10 make \ go
OF the federation scheme.
James McNeen enlightened and en-
tertained with = few remarks on "Mu
nicipai Appearance. Appearances
are much more vital and important
to communities the world over than
they were forty years ago. Mr.. Nc
Neen thinks that Ia Junta has done
fairly we'll hut is Of the opinion that
there 10 stiil much room for improve.
nent.
The meeting closed With 4 most
excellent address BY J. II. i.arrick.the
new secretary Of the association.
on Association Policy" Mr. Lar.
rick has sons up to date and pesc.
tical ideas on what 10 needed In
sssociatioa work TO promote the best
Interests a . community. the prin.
cipai one being an abiding interest
Of the membessAip In the affairs Of
The association and . willingness to
hsip. We hope that Mr. Larrick Win
~ able 70 revive civic pride In
this community. something that has
been drooping In Ia Junta for naay
noaths, and make the associatIon he
power for eood that Il ought To -
and can be.