The daily sentinel., 1912-01-06

nual report which was asfollows:
Collection of the bills receivable
for your organization would meet ev-
cry obligation and leave considera-
Bile surplus to its credit. Delay in
making these collections, for which |
am willing TO assume responsibility,
in part, reveals condition of indebt-
edness at this time.
Since the books were made up,
about November l, 1911, the follow
ing summarizes the financial condis
ton:
Total collections made. .$264.00
Salary and expenses. ....... 322.25
Bills receivable. ........ 99S.O0
Bills payable tapproXimate) $4,000
1t has been a difficult matter to
determine the amount of bills paya-
BILE, as they appear from new and
unexpected sources from time to time.
During the two months in which |
have been in active charge conditions
have not been favorable to cam
paign for collections. A lack of
acquaintance has also served to de-
lay this important feature of the work
which will not suffer from the same
cause in the future
General Conditions.
So far, the work, under my admin
istration of It, as secretary, has been
somewhat in the nature of process
of reorganization and formation. The
system of keying the books has been
changed, and a different system of
procedure established. This has been
but natural as different officials
must handle conditions by different
methods. | find that my predecessor
d
and that the files of the office are
proof of his vigorous methods of
reaching the people.
Basing the vital essential to success
upon the theory that Grand Junction
must build up her country tributary
in order to procure the largest mea
sure of success, directed my first
effort to the task of bringing the
business men and the people in gem
eral to a realization of the possibili-
ties of this 200, ,000-acre area of agri-
cultural. horticultural, timber and
mineral land in the Paradox country.
AS result of this campaign the
county commissioners have assured
us that bridge will be constructed
over the Dolores river near Gateway
and the people in the Paradox val
ley are now engaged in building n
wagon road, which in connection with
the road to be built in Mesa county
will afford them an outlet and open
to Grand junction an area that l
believe is destined TO become one of
the foremost mineral, agricultural
and horticultural sections of the
state.
The need for road to open the
Glade Park, or Big Park, section to
| trade relations with Grand Junction
was also taken up and at the present
| time work system is under way in
this field.
Manufacturing Industries.
Especial effort has been directed
| toward the securing of definite data
which could be used in attracting cap
ital to build factories and mills that
would employ labor and thereby add
to the sum total of the general pros
perity. Figures, in the shape of es-
Inmates given by parties willing to
plant for canning and picking es-
tablishment indicate that over one
thousand acres of cucumbers. toma-
toes, cauliflower. cabbage and string
beans would be available. Two diff
ferent parties are now giving atten-
tion to the matter and a third party
has asked to be considered. From
present indications. the possession OF
canning factory. and perhaps a
picking establishment as we'll. will
result from negotiations under way.
Biologists will arrive in a few
days to examine the clay deposits
with view to determining whether
or not we have the right kind and a
sufficient quantity TO warrant the es-
tahlishment of brick and tile facto-
ry at Grand Junction.
Parties in Denver will also have
determinations made at the same
time in the matter of the building OF
a Portland cement mill near the city
! am proceeding with caution in these
matters because we Hrs-hardIy in, 90
sition to say that We posses the
requisites for successful d9eration
without first appealing to 81 expert