Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-15

e. Williamson, the progressive Flo
rida mesa farmer, brought to the city
a load, one ton, of sweet clover seed,
probably the first seed of the kind
ever garnered in the state As a
whole sweet clover is regarded as a
nuisance, but through an advertise
ment and correspondence Mr.. Wilkin-
son found there is demand for sweet
clover seed and the ton brought to
Durango the other day was consigned
to George w. York, editor Of the
American Bee Journal at Chicago.
Sweet clover is the delight of bees
both as food and honey producer
and the seed is desired by those en-
gagged extensively in bee culture. Mr..
Williamson had an order for large
consignment but 1000 pounds was all
he was able to obtain at this time, al
though the remuneration is such as to
allow him fair margin ON the cost
of obtaining the seed.
The list of names as published in
The Herald the other day of those
attending the San Juan congress gath
ering in Denver OH the 29th, makes
it clear that this southwest section
has line OF boosters hard to beat.
1t should be borne in mind that every
one attending paid his own expense,
many having 10 pay railroad fare in
addition. Not an officer of the con-
gress received dollar expense money
not even the secretary, Mr.. Raymond.
am told He paid his own expenses
and put in a week looking after the
details. Through the Denver meeting
the San Juan congress secured the
most prominent position of any com
mercial organization in the state and
is regarded as the one live wire. The
meeting was revelation to. the Den
yer people. The large number of peo-
pie attending was great surprise.
The officials of the Denver chamber of
commerce had no idea there would be
over a handful of men take in the
luncheon owing to the great distance
to be travelled. But the Denver peo-
pie evidently have never before run
up against real energetic bunch of
boosters which largely accounts for
the manner in which they were re-
ceived. I am told that more united
set of men never assembled. There
ws no individual locality-it was the
great San Juan basin. Not section
al feeling was expressed-not even
local dissensions of any character. A
stranger might have conversed witt
every one of the 100-odd delegates
present and gone away without al
inkling of some of the local dissen-
sions, notably the sugar beet propo-
sition. 1t was this united and har-
monious attitude of the boosters that
caused the Denver papers to devote
so much space to this southwest sec
ton. Is there not, therefore, a les
son to be derived from the Denver
meeting. Why is it necessary foI
strife and dissension in Durango. Why
not forget it. If the newspapers would
devote their space to exploiting the
vast resources of the San Juan basin
instead of endeavoring to array one
class of citizens against the other,
beneficial results would quickly fol
low. Very few want to locate in a
community where they are led to be
lieve one-half the people are fighting
the other half. Home people may not
take newspapers seriously, but not so
with the homeseeker and investor
especially the latter. Let the Durango
newspapers and the people generally
pattern after the delegation that WIS.,
tied Denver ten days ago. The four
Denver papers were unit in adver-
tising this district. No petty jealousy
was permitted to interfere. Get to-
gether and stay together if you want
u town.
Our old friend, Alex Wahiei, is
back from five months spen. in Ger
many, hitting Durar go Tues lay nj, hit.
Quite number If US would like to
read what Mr.. Waller thinks u con-
ditions across the big pond if some
of the reporters would corner him
for half an hour. Tell us how Du-
range compares nth the rest % the
world.
1t is now quite certain that Du
range will have y creamery in opera
ton within the rext thirty OF sixty
days. 1t will he owned and conducted
by local people and they are nov in
Denver purchasing machinery and
equipment, so it's said. These gentle
men have been considering the advisa-
bility of putting in creamery for
some months. They have studied ev-
cry phase of the situation and will
launch the creamery without a pledge
o fany kind from the farmers for
cows, believing that once started the
farmers will lose no time in taking
advantage of the opportunity of in
creasing their earnings. A dozen
or so cows will run the farm and in
stead of deficit at the end of the
uaar tho will h., - n,-e4 \.