The daily sentinel., 1913-07-16
IhDlANAnS OFF FOR
GOLDEN GATE TRIP
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ladies with whom he had been talk
ing-the peaches were better here
than anywhere else in the world. Mr..
White expressed the deepest pleasure
at the reception the tour had been
accorded and declared that none
would ever forget the Grand June
ton banquet.
Mr.. White took the opportunity to
announce that the night stop tomor-
row would be in Provo instead of
Salt Lake City. He then gave the
tourists chance draw lots for place
and the Apperson won the place as
pacemaker.
ammons' Great Address.
Governor Ammons made one of the
most impassioned speeches of his life
lie warmed TO his subject marvellous
ly and closed the address with n per
oration such as his admirers had new
er heard before. He declared that n
million dollars would be spent on
roads In Colorado this year and an
other million next year and then the
government would be asked for aid
until the whole state was covered
with a network of highways second
to none on this continent
we are going some" he declared,
and If our plans mature we Will be
going some more"
Edward ]. Yetter, formerly a Mesa
county man, in a splendid talk pre-
sented to Mr.. White a big Colorado
state flag which is to be carried by
the tour through Utah.
The man to whom all looked with
the keenest delight. however, was A.
l.. Westgard. Before he launched
into his talk the veteran declared
that he had rather be in Grand
junction tonight than anywhere else
on earth" He told the tourists that
there was no place on earth like this
town and that boosters grew thicker
and TO greater size than anywhere
else on the globe. THE whole world
can learn something from Grand
he assured them. He re-
ferred in his talk about the trail
blazing trip year ago to NJ. c. Ram
sey, Harry Meyer and Mayor Todd.
A poor public speaker, Mr.. Westgard
nevertheless convinced his hearers of
his sincerity and his conviction that
the Midland Trail was the best route
for the hard surfacing.
f. McLearn of Rifle, in short
speech, declared that he had rather
own ten acres on the Midland Trail
than twenty anywhere else.
Bookwalter the Orator.
1t was Charles A. Bookwalter, how
ever, who was the principal speaker
of the evening. He began b. paying
n remarkable tribute to Govern Il. NJ.
Ammons. whom he declared to be
model executive for state interest
ed in good roads. His words were
greeted with resounding cheers.
He explained the plan OF raising
the fund for the hard-surfacing of
the highway and laid stress on the
of such Il rock boulevard.
He told how other cities had given up
funds for this purpose although the
proposed route would not come with
Il hundred miles of them. He crys-
talized the good roads sentiment of
the evening in his address and paid
a high tribute TO the enterprise and
enthusiasm of the city and the state.
Without naming him, he warmly
praised the wonderful work of Carl
G. Fisher, who was the father of the
Lincoln Highway movement.
When he finally closed shortly af-
ter eleven O'Clock he was greeted
round after round OF uproarious ap-
plause. Mr.. Bookwalter is one of the
best speakers ever heard in the city
and is credited with being Indiana's
mast famous orator.
This morning the Denver Post
Stutz left for Denver. In it We're
C. r. Hall of the Hall Manufacture
ing company of Denver, Harry C.
mechanician and Russell
II. Rorbes, automobile editor of the
Denver Post. Robert C. Mehaffey,
city editor of the Denver Republican.
was also in the, city, coming over
with the tourists. He win accom-
pany President ]. Yetter of the Den
yer chamber of commerce hame this
avap;ny nm No &