Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-19

The scenes in the convention on
Friday were intensely exciting and
often dramatic. The capital city,
Denver, heretofore the acknowledged
queen OF Colorado and dictator of all
movements of Importance in this
state, went down to the first com
plete defeat that city has ever suffered
from the state at large. The northern
Colorado DELEGATES and even Colora-
do Springs and FL Paso county stood
Loyalty by the city that has led them
so long, but the fast growing and
prosperous counties OF southern Col
orado, acknowledging their new
queen city i'll Pueblo, followed val
iantly their new leader to victory.
There were substitute resolutions
offered. there were propositions OF
compromise, but the delegates from
the big agricultural districts OF the
south half of the state would not
listen.
The real happenings of the big con-
vention took place Friday morning
when it was seen that the inevitable
could not. be STAYED off, and that the
southern part of the state was going
to have the highway that is most
nearly completed OF all those pro-
posed endorsed by the convention as
Colorado's choice as this states link
to the transcontinentsl highway.
Harry Lubers, who had almost dis
rupted the convention on the pre-
vious evening by insistin~ that the
gathering edorse the Sata Fe trail
ad the Rainbow route, with chas-
tiscment for President Johnson and
the committee on transcontinental
highways included. was early i'll tax
ing the floor and bringing about the
final tussle that settled the question
for once and all.
Lubers Withdrew the first portion OF
his resolution pertaining to the chair
man and the committee that was cN-
pected to make report, leaving only
the last paragraph, carrying all in
dorscment OF the new Santa I'e trail
and Rainbow route and favoring
highway across the state running
north and south. The motion on the
resolution as whitfield down was pus
by Mr.. Lubcrs and sedondcd BY
Mayor Coffman of Rolky Ford.
Then followed debate that lasted
for more than an hour, with many
speeches being made on both sides.
The feeling became keener and the ri
valry was more i'll evidence as the
time passed OH yefore the resolution
was put to a vote and southern Colo
RADIO won beyond dispute. The vote
on Harry Luber's resolution, which
carried with it the endorsement OF
the New Santa Fe trail and the Rain
bow route won by a vote OF oI3 to
al.
Disgruntled and smarting over
defeat that was neatly administered
despite all the strategy that could be
summoned, the Denver delegation i'm
mediately left the convention when
they saw they were beaten and they
were followed by delegates from some
other northern counties. The van
quished forces met at the Congress
hotel during the noon hour and at
tempted the organization of the
Greater Colorado Highway associa-
ton" All that was accomplished was
to have committee draw up resolu-
tions denouncing the Pueblo conveu-
tion.
a Pueblo man, Robert H. Higgins,
OF the board OF county commissioners
was elected president of the Colorado
Good Roads association for the en-
suing year, and w. II. Emmons, OF
Denver, was chosen secretary-treas-
urcr.
Martin Hears Good News.
The following message was sent to
SpiSi CsShiHh yOIli - -bdi IN
John Martin. Member OF Congress.
Washington, d. c.
The Colorado god roads confer
encc today indorsed the Santa Fe
trail and Rainbow route as the con
Meeting link across the Rocky Noun
tains and the state OF Colorado in the
highway i'll prefer
cncc to all other routes.
(Signed)
"PUEBLO COMMERCE CLUB,
BY J. IL. jenkins. Secretary.
With something definite to work on
Congressman Martin, as delegate to
the national good roads convention at
Washington. d. c.. can go about bis
labors in the struggle Tor places on
the transcontinental highway, with
GOOD chance Tor success, and the good
work has already commenced is
shown by the following press dis
patch:
Santa Fe Trail Recognized.
Washingson. Jan. I5.-The con.
struction OF an ocean to ocean road 10