La Junta tribune., 1913-11-22
BOOSTERS DINNER
= handreti Boosters Gather ArSsund
Festive Hoard and Listen to Feast
4, Of Reason

t'S'verybody Joined the Methods,
therhood at Harmony Hall last
Iay night. and after partakinG OF
FEAST Of good things prepared b,
sisterhood Of that den0min alton
pod to the flow Of soul Of some
rt-d. and also some local boost.
9 eoAcerninG conditions and thinKs
selly supposed TO b for the good
welfare Of La Junta and contigu-
erritory. II vas good meeting
eu as most excellent dinner
~ every business man OF La Junts
eeN to have been among those pre-
wsr the dinner President An
Gs OF the La Junta Industrial As
- zion, introduced w. II. Emmons.
- s,er, secretary OF the Colorado
|Oe Roads Association. who enlight-
49, the assembled multitude A. 10
W1 vas being done In various parts
- y state In the way OF building
81 roads. Mr.. Emmons has visit
- wer county In Colorado during
00epAst few weeks. and says much
eoe road building ix being done In
~ parts of the state. lie gave the
Al Rnsas Valley credit for being the
ofsGhal good roads boosters OF Colo
raa4. and seemed to take consider
Sbte pride In referring to the very
auo4ti,e work done by the various
coul les down this way In capturing
Tie GOOD roads convention In Pueblo
two years ago and making the entire
stan sit up and take notice. II was
seeo an unusual experience. especial
ly Tor Denver. that the memory OF 1t
seiu lileers In the minds OF the dele
eates from every county OF the state
that were present on that occasion.
That meeting stirred up much good
rne4s enthusiasm all over Colorado
sNA Us effects are stili In evidence In
= gtDnt many counties.
% s,-akinG Of what was beinx
|Ass4j, o&ass earts Of Colorado. Mr..
Emdl0 mentioned one thing that
n,nde svsry favorable impr-ssios up
ON those present. and stirred up the
hope that something along that line
may be inauEurated In Otero county
befor. many months. II there is any
way Of bringing IL about. Over In
Mesa county. OF which Grand June
tion ix the county seat, the county
commissioners have abolished the
road overreer pork barrel. and now
have In their employ "a competent
good roads engineer who plans and
supervtses all of the work done on
the roads Ia that county. Tn. result
has been that Mesa county now has
something to show for the money
spcnt on roads IN that county. Good
roads building II Just as much OF "a
trade or profession as brickiaying or
the science of medicine. and only by
having an expert In charge of IN.
work can results that count be- ne
complinhed. W. hope to see the
county commissioners OF Otero coun-
~ Give prsycrfui consideration To
this innovation Ia the matter OF
building good roads. and II possibi.
make an effort 10 adopt II In this
county.
W. l.. Anderson. of Pueblo. a mem
b"r of the -sccutiv. committ.. of
the Colorado Good Roads Association
also made n talk along the sam. lines
and at the close OF his address made
an pr9ent plea for thos. present Ia
enroll themselves with III. good
roads boosters of Colorado by joining
the association. and becoming an act.
i've booster for the improvement OF
the highways Of the state, At the
tim. OF the Pueblo convention La
JuntA had over my residents ~ho
we're members In good standing Of
III" Colorado Good Roads Asnoeia-
ton. but II III. present tim. there
were oaly five. The assembled mul.
,i,uds responded to III" plea and M
iy'thrss os those present anti.d 81
into the good roads jackpot aud bc-
came members In good standing once
more.
A. J. Reynolds. who IL circulating 4
p"eSeSos Requesting the removal OF
the old bridge across the river Ia \
point five miles east. nj Casey. told oi
what had be~n accomplished thur
far Farmers on both sides of ths
river have agreed to furnish the nee
es.Ary days work with men and
tcnms 70 move IN. bridge. aud A. u
R-yao31s. owner Of the Reynolds
farms wiit donate $1,000 toward The
espease Of reconstructins the bridge
aud the necessary right Of way thru
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