Semi-weekly herald., 1915-02-18
Exchange. Directors
Ask United Support

Recognizing that the united efforts
of all our people are required to at
tain the best results, the directors of
the Durango Exchange have sent the
following letter to progressive citi-
zens of the section who have not as
yet joined the organization, setting
forth the object of the Exchange and
inviting them to become members:
Dear Sir:
This is personal and confidential
letter; and as it relates directly to
your own personal business success,
we ask you to read it all, read it over
ngain, and then join actively with the
rest of US in working for our mutual
lrcsperity.
Dc you know, that you are living
in the best country in the union; an
empire larger than Massachusetts, and
New Jersey combined, and possessed
of moro and better diversified natural
| wealth than any section of similar
size in the United States? Do you
know that the San Juan basin has.
next to that of Pennsylvania, the best
aud biggest coal field in America;
trat it has the best average climate
on the continent, the best mountain
scepecy in the Rocky Mountains, one
| thousand miles of the best fishing
streams in the west, and more gen.
eral attractions for tourists than any
other part of the mountain states;
that its 5000 square miles of metal
mining country is the largest min
eralized area in the nation; and that
lis abundant water, and agricultural
and grazing lands, make it capable
OF supporting more people than there
| are in the whole state of Colorado?
Do you realize, that the only thing
reeded in order to bring unparalleled
prosperity to this San Juan country
is simply the development of what we
have, the unlocking of this country
to the rest of the world? Do you
realize that, no matter how hard you
may work, no difference how much
property you may own, the extent of
your final prosperity must depend up
on whether Durango and the San Juan
country get the improved conditions
they ought to have? Do you realize
that the coming of better railways,
and highways, and revival of mining,
and factories, and doubling of popu-
lation, within the next five years.
would make more financial difference
to you and your neighbors than all
the hard personal work you can do in
that five years?
Have you figured on just what I'M
provcmcnts we ought to have first
whether southern railway, better
railway service, sugar factories, re-
vival of mining, highways and tourist
travel, better advertising and increas-
ed population, or what? And do you
know that every last one of the things
we need consists of some public util-
ity or convenience or improved con-
dition that can be obtained if all the
citizens can get together and accom-
plish the things you need is to join
together in strong, well-founded CEN
trail organization like the new Duran
20 Exchange? And do you know
that the one thing necessary, in or
der for the people to make sue
cess of the Exchange organization
and get these Improvements for you,
is that each citizen land that means
YOU and ME) shall join in, actively
and Immediately, and loyalty support
this new organization with his good
will and his active membership?
The Durango Exchange is wei plan
ned and well founded. It il built on