The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-08-20
IMMIGRATION WORK no BE VIC
OROUSLY PUSHED
Most q the Oannties Interested Are
Ready tO Mako Appropriations
for tina Service

Commerce club, the outcome OF
which probably means more for the
people of Pueblo and southern Col
orado than anything of like boost
ing nature that has been held in
the section for some time. AT that
time the directors and Officers of
the Arkansas Valley Commercial as
sociatiOn will meet TO discuss the
financial situation of the organiza-
ton and to- determine upon plans
made some time ago to further
the work of the organization.
The main outcome of the meet
ing. providing the report of the
various committees sent out are
favorable. will be the choosing of
an immigration commissioner to
act as an official OF the organiza-
ton in bringing settlers to the
southern part Of the state.
b. +. Scribner. president of the
organization in speaking of the
meeting yesterday said: I'VE expect
to settle things at this meeting
and IL the men who have been in
charge of raising the money to
carry on this new work report fav-
orably upon 1t. we will be ready
to begin operations Immediately.
The money we have at the
present time to carry on the work
of the organization is inadequate to
do the work as 1t should be done.
1t hardly pays for the stationery
ald soti7Sf fScidentsfs 90 that We
have nothing left to do this great
or work that We wish to do. and
which will be Of such a benefit to
the people OF this section
There are six counties represent
ed in the Arkansas Valley CONNER
cial association, and according to
the plans of the directors 1t is ex-
pected that the commissioners of
each county will donate n certain
sum of money toward carrying on
the work of the association. Ac-
cording to the laws of the state
the commissioners are granite the
privilege of assessing small
amount on the valuation Of the
property of the county to carry on
this work. aud 1t assured for the
work next year that the counties
will make this assessme mt SO that
support of the counties. AS the
the organization will receive the
matter came up UNEXPECTEDLY the
commissionarics were not prepared
to support the association financial
ly. and it is not known at this time
whether or OF the association will
be able to carry Oh the work in
tended or not.
Four of the six counties, Free
mont, Prowers, Otero and Crowley
have replied that the commission
ers are Willing to donate the mon
ey asked to carry on the work this
year, but the other counties, Bent
and Pueblo. have not been heard
from as yet. hThese counties are
known to be in sympathy with the
movement. but as the matter was
brought up after the money for the
year had been distributed to the
various branches of the county Of
ficials. it is hard for the commis-
sioners to promise aid when they
do not know where the money isl
coming from.
he office Of immigration COM
missioner is one which the asso-
ciation feels should be created.
There are thousands of acres of
land in this community that could
se utilized for the purpose Of farm.
ing and which would gladly be TAX
en- up by people If they were sure
that they were not buying gold
brick when they purchased these
lands. With an immigration com
missioner these lands can be filled
with people and the community
will reap the benefit.
The meeting Of the directors will