Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1914-01-29
Observations by the Way
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nent would not cost the railroad COM
pany anything and would relieve oc-
casional congestion on the northern
route. This question was taken upt
by the board Of trade and San Juan
congress last spring but the railroad
officials failed to make definite reply.
The writer was privileged to be
one of company of seven invited to |
lunch with Governor Ammons and
listen to his suggestions regarding
the upbuilding of Colorado and es-
pecially the necessity of Colorado be-
ing represented at the San Francisco
and San Diego expositions in 1915.
Among the number at the table was
Mr.. Scholtz of Denver who recently
returned from visit to San Fran
cisco. Governor Ammons held that
it would never do for Colorado not to
be represented at the expositions.
Failure would spell down and out.
enough in the dumps and had decided
not to place herself among the pro-
gressive states of the union. 1t was
shown that while England and Ger
many had officially decided not 90
participate in the San Francisco ex-
position, that the commercial bodies
of both nations were taking up the
matter and arranging for displays
on the ground that they could no
afford to be ignored. The same holds
true of Colorado. While finances
will not permit the state to go ahead
the commercial bodies must take up
the work. Mr.. Sholtz outlined plan
the raising of 100000 in cash and
exhibits, guaranteeing to raise at
least $4,000 in cash in the city of
Denver and that it should be an easy
matter to raise at least an additional
| $25, 900 in cash in the other counties.
The plan is to use the money thus
| raised in securing creditable ex-
hibit, counties unable TO advance
cash to make good in exhibits. For
instance: Take the San Juan con-
gress counties in Colorado. They
might combine in procuring a credit
able display of agricultural, horti-
cultural and general farm products
| the very best, of course; also col
| lection of minerals including coal,
iron, lime, marble, building stone, etc.
the San Juan section probably being
included in the mineral exhibit.
These counties would be called on to
provide the exhibit while the commits
sion would attend to arranging and
transporting from the cash funds.
Occasionally it might be necessary to
provide some cash for gathering the
exhibits, but it was the general opin-
ion that the various counties should
be sufficiently interested to gather
the exhibits if the big cities and in
dustrial concerns provided the money
to handle them. Take La Plata
county, the secretary of the board of
trade and secretary of the Fair as
ISOLATION, working together, could
look after both the farm and mine ex-
hibits at small expense to the coun-
ty or commercial organization.
| Colorado has one of the finest sites
on the exposition grounds. Governor
| Ammons suggested a mineral monu-
ment, starting at the base with coal
then iron and so on up, reducing in
size, of course as height is gained
the last layers consisting of lead
copper, silver, gold and, lastly, pitch
blende or radium, Colorado being the
principal radium district Of the
world. To protect this pyramid from
lvandals and thieves would be de-
tachment of state militiamen who
would be on guard day and night in
relays of eight hours. There is Ito
question but that such display
would attract more attention than
any other on the grounds and would
call the attention of every mining
man and investor to the varied min
, eral resources of the state.
For the general state exhibits lib
eral space will be set aside in the
. main buildings free of cost except
where private exhibits are made
, Governor Ammons urged that the
matter be taken up and acted on by
, the commercial organizations, es-
pecially at the meeting to be held
the following Saturday, proceedings
of which will be given later.
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