The chronicle=news., 1912-12-21

y. a. Gray, commissioner OF trans
portation OF the Pueblo Commerce
club. spoke OF the benefits of II
freight bureau and detailed some OF
the results accomplished by the bu-
the merchants and shippers ms IL
advised them how to proceed to bring
about an adjustment OF claims and
how to deal with the railroads and
companies to the best
interests OF their business. lie an
swcred "a number OF questions about
the cost OF u freight bureau. lie
talked rates showing that certain
parts OF Colorado were Disseminated
against In the making OF tariff.
After "a few remarks by T.. j. Me
Mahon. J. +. Reardon spok" on the
'.us. of Home Products. which was
OF Interest 10 local merchants. lie
said in part:
"One OF the first things that no.
tIccI when being shown around the
city to-day. was flour shipped in
from Kansas. Now ! have been told
that you have thousands OF acres
around this city upon which the fin
est wheat can be grown. Then why
has not Trinidad flour mill? As
You have none. why do YOU no; buy
your flour ut Pueblo and failing TO
get IL there. buy II ut Denver.
When you pay ou; $ioO for ear
OF flour and get II from Kansas YOU
are giving them $3.50 OF tha; money
and only keeping $50 OF II nj home.
II yo,i buy the ear In this state. then
you are keeping the flour and tho
money both In the state. There are
40 cigar makers In the city OF Trini-
dad. II all the business men OF the
city would smoke nothing but Trini-
dad cigars. there would be- 80" cigar
makers here. that much more money
In the city Golfers and the business
men would be getting \ better smoke
for II is q well known fact that a
cigar Is much better smoked In the
city or within 800 miles OF whcr. II
Is made.
trinidad should have creamery.
Why not put an nd In u newspaper
and say: Trinidad wants cream
cry In u short time you would
have Inquiries from men In tho east
who are looking for an investment
for their money and you would bc
u bic to get q creamery here In u
short time.
1t has been proven that ncwspa'
per advertising. IL the best In the
world. II you advertise the kind o'
land that you have lying around her,
In your newspapers. you viii have
tn. farmers from Illinois and iowg
coming hcie aud each one tina
comes is wo)th $1,000 to the mcr
chants of tkk city.
Talk your town. Boost 1t tn cv
cry issue Of the newspapers. II yo,
haven't anything else TO say. sa,
Trinidad is u good town II yor
believe II yourself. II will not b,
long before you will have other.
believing II aud then you will have q
population Of $4,000 people here.
| III $50 business men Of this cit,
would say: I'VE Will have 5000
people here within ten years. thcr,
is nothing under the sun that would
keep the town from having that
number. feel sorry for tho mcr.
chant who does not belong to some
OF these organizations. He Is be-
hind the times and has no show oi
ever coming to the front"
At the dinner In the evening tho
association stated its desire and In
tcntion to work with the governor
for the promotion Of the best inter-
csts OF Colorado and instructed tho
governor elect Amnons on such mat
tcrs.
The routine business OF the quar-
tcrly meeting was concluded ut u
short session held this morning. No
place was selected for the next quar-
tcrly meeting, but Denver was select
ed as a place to hold u special meet
ing in January. Fort Collins wants
the July meeting and nm invitation
was extended by c. r.. Daniels OF the
Chamber of Commerce of that town.
The visitors were taken about the
city this morning and inspected the
Schneider brewery. and tasted OF the
fomc brew that has made Milwaukee
jealous. All but one or two of the
! commercial men left the city for
their homes on the d. & Il. G. and c.
S. train this noon.
Resolutions:
WHEREAS the efforts uf IN,
Colorado Publicity League. new or
Sanization formed for the purpose
OF holding an Indian Pageant to in
ducc travel via Colorado to the Pana-
ma ENpostions In 1918. is doing cx-
ccll.nt work for the state. be 1t
RESOl -NED Tint N.n ,Chn Enlurn-