La Junta tribune., 1913-04-26
AoaicuLruRAL ASSOCIATION
osero Agricultural Association DIS
eusses Proposed Arkansas Vaitey
irrigation evrsAv-Ars For Il

The Otero County Agricultural As
sociation devoted most OF the time
OF the last Saturdays meeting. IN
Rocky Ford. to discussion OF the
new proposition OF the Arkansas val
ley Commercial Association 10 re-
solve ,aat body into All immigration
bureau to take up the work In this
valley that was supposed to have
been don. in former years by the
now defunct State Immigration bu'
reau The meeting in many ways
proved 10 be most interesting
Messrs jenkins and Scribner, OF Pr'
cblo. J. p. Newell Of Florence. and
Horace Dye and j W. Davidson, OF
Manzanola. were present at the meet
ing for the purpose Of outlining the
proposed movement The sole OBJ
lee, OF the immigration bureau is to
thoroughly advertise the Arkansas
Valley as Il was never advertised be
fore by the employment OF first
class immigration agent II is pro
posed to let the people OF other
states know that this valley is the
best place In the world. providing II
Il possible to secure the cooperation
Of all IN, five counties and get the
county commissioners In each one of
the counties to levy a tax of from
one.tcnth to one-fifth OF mill The
money so raised Is to be put into
"a general fund 10 b" controlled by
the new burcau. the board of directors
OF which will be made up OF one rep
rcsentatiye from each county TO BE-
named By the county commissioners.
After all the visitors had been Civ
en- an opportunity To explain the
benefits OF the proposed organization,
several members OF the association.
including President Dye. j. " Shau-
lis. John Edgar. W II Allen and
others embraced the opportunity to
Impress upon the minds OF the boost
crs the fact that Otcro county
through the medium Of the otero
Association had done
more to advertise and boost, not
only the county. but the state. than |
had any other county In Colorado. II
was claimed .hat the association. 50
far as the agricultural part is con. Z
cerncd. had made the state fair what
Il Is. and the members Of the asso- |
citation were still waiting for their !
premium money. As one speaker es.
pressed II the usage that the asso-
citation had received from outsiders
had left n rather sore spot
Prcsiden, Dye also called attention
to the fact that. should this assooia.
tion ask the county commissioners
for this levy II would be taking Just
that much out OF the pockets Of the
association as IN. money from the
ADVERTISING levy had been given to
the association In the past and they
had applied for II for the coming
year and were running their expert
mental garden with the understanding
that they would get this money.
So far as the plan Of the proposed
bureau u concerned I, was the con.
census Of those present that the
plan was a good one and on motion
q { , Burke. the few present en-.
dorsed the plan. but voted to leave
The matter iu the hands OF the board
of directors wuo will consider the
question a. meeting held Tuesday /.
and 10" board viii probably report 10
the meeting trday a. 20 their action l
i1 hr matter Il h. hoped every |
member ~ the asso eiatiou viii make /
a special effort to b. present at 'te
meeting In Rocky Ford today
Th'rc seems 10 be- considerable |
difference OF opinion as TO the sls 600
reliu fund passed by the legislature
for ~" payment Of the stat. fair |
premiums. Rrpres"ntatiY. West |
claims that the appropriation Is
placed In IA. fifth class aud gives li,. !
II" hop" tina, II viii ever be paid.
while MIR, scrihrer. OF Pueblo. IN
speaking on the subject stated that
they have every possible assurance
that the amount will soon be avall.
able and tina, Il Is no, IN the NTH
class appropriations but IL 10 b. tax.
On from other funds.