The Monte Vista journal., 1913-05-17

At a dinner given oy No
,.irsss men at the La Veta Friday
.bt Commissioner of Mines Henahen,
so was the guest of honor,:.made the
blowing speech;
have been contemplating this
III, IN the Platoro District for sew
r.l months, ever since l first re-
.ived word of the new strikes. Re-
arts of the heavy snow blanket
bich covered the country deferred
" visit, until now.
wish to express my appreciation
br the hospitable treatment accord
/ me by the people of Monte Vista
nd vicinity, and to assure you that
have met here that true local spirit
hjch builds up great common cit
$ The people of Monte Vista are
the stuff that makes for progress.
have grown to detest the term
Booster" 1t smacks of the hot air
erchant, who under the cloak of
ublic spirit, practices the grossest
elfshness. We have too many of
bat class in Denver. 1t is to be
oped that none have migrated to
bis city.
cannot distinguish Colorado and
lining in the same conversation. The
10 are linked together by insepara-
e ties. Mining is the life blood of
olOrado. But for mining Colorado
i'll would be territory, our irrigat-
farms would be barren wastes,
e would have no railroads to speak
our sunshine would be enjoyed
ply by handful of people, our
Fenery would be as remote from
Favel as the beautiful wilds of the
mazon river. If you look fifty
EARS into the future of Colorado you
Ill be convinced that mining will
then as it is today, the greatest
pd most profitable industry in the
late.
Here is one of the grandest agri-
hltural districts in the state. Your
ty lies in the gateway OF an agri-
lltural empire. A few days ago l
scoVered in vault in the state
puse, about 100 medals awarded at
e Portland exposition in 1905 to
|olorado farmers for prize winner
ops Twenty-Five of those medals
fIonged to farmers living near Mon
vista. These medals tell the story
the richness of the district better
AN any words that can use. If 1
not locate the owners l shall turn
EN- over to your commercial organ
|a'ioh so that they may be placed on
Exhibition.
Inc SOIL about Monte Vista is fer
e' 'he climate ideal and the people
osressive, yet you must remember
lat soil, Industry and climate COM
aeu' 10 not make farming success
NOW, your little son or daugh-
h studying the United States his
Pry can tell you that the pioneer
mers OF the Mississippi valley
eie Industrious, that they had soil
IL 'nat the climate was suited to
erops That they raised. Yet those
"u' pioneers lived in log huts,
'''eu their families in homespun,
SAT- pork for their principle win
diet and carried mortgages on
y" 'ahd' One thing was lacking,
market The farmer raised all
NC needed to eat, but he had no
''Ae' Tor his surplus and therefore
sOulu not buy machinery, build
n, "'ouerh houses, erect no wind
'' subscribe for no magazines, in
"a ~ luNuries, his Industry
n, 'ano work brought him nothing
Amny '0' "''"Se'' anu "''
ne population OF the Missis-
n '~ valley Increased, the farmer
no,s market for his surplus pro-
uc's and that marle, ma.n, ,ho
,nS ,e"ee between the life OF a
se and the life OF an automobile
I,ns VINO owns stock in his local
49, spends his vacations at the
A,,aa OF In the Mountains OF Col
(ous. and sends his children to
is only another term for