El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-27
". L Drumnlond OF tbs

CHAIRMAN ". L Drumnond OF the
hoard of governors OF the Inter
~ national Farmers Congress. writes
from Enid. Okla. regarding tne
counting made by that organization o.
re r-Tsrantv fund advanced by tne
business men of Denver, IN Wnlch ~
the T915 convention and soils prooucts
exposition were staged BUS &c tl1s
10 Geo W. LOOMS. president u -
Denver Real Estate excnahse' anu
M sftention has Just been called TO ar
tieles published in the %. Penne SorDtinr made
nv the International Farm SOns - -l--a-
sZ1aranty fund advanced by me Den as
business men and other intsres 49,. - E-o-i
15e 1s15 congress and Soil Products e&posl-
non I'm the Denver Post Of December 16: IN
IN ~, ~ 80 ,Jbtch reads Did Land Show
Souander $4,000 Guaranty Funo- Is S-e. s
- T5ssItv Mem you are quoted as e1pIesss
ing the opinion that TINS IloHs'
epent. and Furthermore rhal .,.- ,-s,,+
we make no charges W slHPi2 -
"a find ont n this is true. II We. w.
clearly understood that the gnsFsIsyy -rj 20
s15sbsS II 1t appears that thls
money was simply thrown into trough, anu
Articles Uncalleo FOR.
.epsse5 anrarently upon the STATE. men
thus credited to you, and upon Of the
sertions made IN the news coiuL-lLs - e. g.
newer Post articles have since appeAreo IN IN
-srio7,s papers. rejecting olrec1lg " an
f5irectIv upon the congress Inahe< eli 9Is -
~ 49, srficles were wholly uncaiieo LOT;
Contained false statements OF - u -
n moi corrected might Work lnJels 49,. =. s,,cb
institution which surely does no. men
ssTbs fact that your own COMMITTEES
promptly recommended that the 1880 ss con
mort be approved ought 10 st1--- {, tbs
eI1eive uroof that your staternens - - -
Post and the insinuations caII-e. t c.lis5
Posts headlines and report were ho'
ior- Books All Audited
sIn view Of the generally known L@ ,,sso N
Is difficult to understand why ~Hs -. a.
should desire to start such q - 4+s-,,-
sSis time All the records OF the lll1eLl.l -
ffonaI Farm congress are peflll-alSsi.Sss -
are always open TO the m sss nroroutiy
Ids At the close OF the recent coIsI Is
md exposition, and the statement ~. 49,
@bst hut very little Of the guAI1-Ilits -
--Ss - refrrned The congress olflces an
records were left in Denver toI ;. s5s
-reelzs afterward and every error - = IN
70 adjust all differences ana 70 III i -
s+e-es4ed parties with the e1llest iniorIna-
non IN. rs yell known meanwhile that tne
y - bs5 absorbed the guaranty fund
and with that full knowledfe' seSer a.
49, n YOUR exchange VI "a tnat nc -
80 a-d exposition remain IN Denver an
sst,.- 80 and offered 70 ses that Whatever
Ss-s1cfsI support wax needed woulo pe
promptly furnished N TINS 10y -; H.
5ofned by representative men IN pIa9llS e..
s--s-1 other line We are therefore natuI-
f-st a los to know Why you did not
svsil yourselves Of that eppoT ,ss,t,rV
11tfI ths main Offices were moved away
and then taking the socrse yo2 o10-
ar -. srtfeIe ia the Denver Post, in
- - --efe quoted, the statement IS
made that $4,000 was raised os LEW tbst
zens for the show Notiee Az"
squares with the facts; .,z . 1i++1e
sDenver citizens really subserloeo Z N
over $4,000. The ral.roaos s-,-oT,Ts-
zfed $500. Including the CITY Us =
4io1 abe congress received $1s,zo9 ouI - y
Denver. tonly Szo.ISg vs. VEL, 90 600 total
Suhscrfptions) In return the eonsIssss $50 $50
re biggest aud best show OF us Class -
held in the west stimulated Coloi ~ -
-1t---e - no other single event or move
lent ever did: spent IN Denver, VIZ -
merchants. your hotels ano - o4ss-s
-971- working men. musicians ana otneIs'
40 IN Advertising in your neWspalssIs, N "
-s5s-sFlv above $50, ooo- That Wa III =,
penditure- In addition our .'--ai tt3oussnd
9r7esr assistants expended seFeIal ~ -.
- 49, - ~ nothing Of the money spehl
- me reopie who came to see the 80
seton or attend the congress ne ~
slsl1H - 90 state as It was never organ
ized before-lzrgely at me eApe1 - o. ~
eo1eress-and brought EXHIBITS Ioii l- -
80 counties into Denver We or9T -.
-ts+s government and foreign eAllu-. !. :
lever before obtained for DenfeI 49,
We built show when no os ~ fo,55 times
4ior in the world could bulio TOT - -
- --o1ev or at all Your agrlcuituIs "a =
he benefit Of full years work OF wa. !.
conceded to be the most eiIeeli'S VI
4iou in existence
The object OF the guaranty Juno ,o " = any
-esson vrhatever. There was no pIoll-7e
s~rsernent OF any nature to return any g.,
@fon Of it. except that any pro11lts -. -sfef
having all expenses were 70 DC
hack to the subscribers t.-. -oi-+ ONT
sFor your information; might POM s5,o "
q few reasons why better llleiiS-0i
5ng vas not made at Denver -,sct
ssF71rst, the railroads gave US rae m