Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-03-29
GOOD ROADS
~ DAY In MAY
Arkansas Valley Commercial
Body Sets Date
GREAT PUBLICITY
CAMPAIGN PLANNED
Editorial Association lndOrses Home
Industry Movement-OppOses
"Official Organ

"Official Organ
How dear to our hearts is the Santa Fe
Trail.
Fought for. and won and held without
| fail;
Work it and improve it. and make it the
best.
For the tourists to travel either east or
| west.
1t runs through the Arkansas valley. the
Valley of Content.
Through the counties Of Pueblo. Otero
Prowers, Las Animas and Bent
1t unites with the Rainbow Route,
| In the mountains. where they catch the
trout.
The old Santa Fe Trail the New SAINT
Fe Trail.
The only Santa Fe Trail that leads to
Pueblo.
With the above "spring poem" Mayor
Coffman aptly closed a splendid address
before the Arkansas Valley Commercial
association at Pueblo on Tuesday. His
subject was Our Next Movoe for the New
Santa Fe Trail and Rainbow Route" and
his answer in short was: Build the road
and advertise it,
This meeting of the association was the
most energetic and productive OF any
recently held. One hundred thousand
folder maps of the Santa Fe Trail and
the Rainbow Route with drawing of towns
railroads and other points and informa-
ton regarding the towns in Colorado
through which the route ipasses. with
hotels, garages and other places that
should be known by travellers on the re-
verse side will be printed.
Arrangemants have been made to have
a committee from the association confer
with members of the legislature in view
Of having needed laws passed and to
block unfavorable action in the state
house. Elaborate signs will soon be
placed along the transcontinental high
way in Colorado by the commissioners of
the various counties.
Emphatic action was taken by the as
sociation in the matter of having the time
of leaving of eastbound Santa Fe train
resolution was passed asking the
Santa Fe to make the change in the
schedule giving as their reason that it
inconyenienced eastbound valley pas
sengers. and that the train left here
practically empty as it is now running,
The second Friday in May was select
ed as the definate time for observing
Good Roads dap in the valley. at which
time work will be done as far as possible
on the new Santa Fe Trail.
Considerable time was taken in the dis
eussion of the monthly publication. plain
Tales" The Arkansas Valley Editorial
association adopted resolution to the
effect that this publication should not be
considered the official paper of the ssso-
citation, but it was finally decided that
plain Tales could use the sentence:
published monthly with the approval
of the Arkansas ValleyCommerciai asso-
ciation." 1t was contended by the editors
of the papers of the valley that plain
Tales" had set itself up as the official
paper OF the association. Finally harmony
prevailed between everyone on the
subject.
At the next meeting the question of
raising $4,000 for an exhibit to be hous-
ed by the Pueblo Commerce club and
including products. industrial and agri-
cultural, from the valley will be taken up.
At their meeting on Tuesday morning
the Arkansas Valley Editorial association
ndorsed the home industry campaign now
being carried on in Pueblo, and pledged
support to the campaign to make it apply
to the Arkansas valley as well as Pueblo.
The editors of the weekly and daily
papers in the valley have been consistent
boosters for the commercial association
and they declared in outspoken resou-
tons that the endorsement of "Plain
Tales" was not to their liking. Here are
the resolutions:
Whereas, The Arkansas Valley Editor
ial association, through its individual
members has gwen literally and unset
fshly Of its time and money to the estab-
lishment and upbuilding Of the several
and various commercial organizations in
the Arkansas valley; all OF which go to
make up what is known as the Arkansas
Valley Commercial association and
Whereas. We, in our years Of special
izing in our work Of publicity are most
capable of judging the efficiency Of our
work OF construction along such lines as
successful communities and business
organization OF whatever character; and
Whereas, Duly witnessing the eS-