La Junta tribune., 1915-09-25
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.
banquet and Annual Meeting Take
Place at Harmony Hall Thurs
day Night-Dircctors Elected.

day Night-Directors Elected.
1t was great privilege to attend
tthe annual meeting and banquet Of
the La Junta Industrial Association
Thursday evening at Harmony Hail.
The addresses we're interesting. in
structive and inspiring. and every
man woman and child In La Junta
would have profited by listening to
Them, Whenever our local booster
lclub has a program like this one was.
they should hire the biggest hall In
town and give everybody in the old
town an opportunity to enjoy It, Ow-
Ing to the limited amount OF space
available 1t will be impossible to give
even an epitome OF the addresses
made, but We have arranged for the
publication OF some OF them In future
issues, and every one was more than
worthy of reproduction. The pro-
gramme as rendered was as follows:
"The Rise OF the Dairy business
in Wisconsin. Prof. r. p. Austin
Incorporation Between Town and
Rural Population In the Dairy
Business" ..... Prof. McClintock
"The City Beautiful. .........
.............. Geo. A. Kilgore
"Practicai Experience In Dairying
In Colorado -. -. j. NJ. Hershey
"Silos" ID. NJ. B0le
what the Association May do
Next Year. M. r. Miller
One OF the most interesting ad-
dresses of the evening was that Of
William G.. Sutherland. landscape
architect. and proprietor Of the Suth-
erland Nurseries. Of Boulder. Colo.
u was Mr.. Sutherland's first visit to
La Junta. and he WAS very much i'm
pressed with what he Aw-after
leaving the vicinity Of the Santa Re
1epo, First Impressions are LASTING,
| end II his only view Of La Junta had
(pes froR ths. depot he would have
~ llaSsly cllmhsd On hoard the
train again and given the signal To
the tsainmen 10 move Just rs rapidly
as the facilities available made possi-
bile. According TO this doctor Of land.
scapes the grounds surrounding our
santa Re station are municipal eye
sorc that should be- eliminated at the
earliest possible moment, as there IN
nothing invitin0 or ailurinK To the
prospect. Prospective homeseekers
you'd pass the old town up ms they
would . pcstilence after one view Of
First street and the contiguous terri
tory. Mr.. Sutherland says. however.
that La Junia has one of the finest
parks In the state OF Colorado. aud he
is personally acquainted with nearly
eycry park In the state. II has grca,
disabilities for being made into n
beauty spot that would be credit TO
any city. aud u the people Of La Jun
"a can b. taught or Induced Ia us. II
more for picnics. for baud coneeris.
aud for gatherings Of all kinds. there
" IA b. no trouble IN securing III. nee
- sary funds for It's upkecp and fur
ih.r adornmcni Mr. Sutherland
uade . great many suggestions Ia the
psy Of improving conditions In the
rl,y Of Ia lnata aud making u n
al city beautiful. His suggestion
Lat every home be- adorned with the
iapansse blue morning glory. "a that
IA Junta would become distinctiy.
for ~ gorgeous display Of this one
psrticulsriy beautiful flower. was one
hs was quite sure would make this
cty . pleasing memory In the mind
of svesy visitor within our gates. aud
II vould make an Impression that
poul1 abide with the lapse Of yssrs.
snd probably never be forgotten. This
i 40 lanovstion that would cost prac.
ilcally nothins. and II Il one that
oasht 70 appeal and he acted upon
nct later than next year. The asso.
tiatloa could we'll afford 10 provide
he necessary seed free Of cost TO ~.
~ eoe Who would plant H.
PF00 . list Of tweniy.four eandt.
dateo peeseated by the nominating
con0itese. nine directors were chos.
cn - fellows: W. y. Goodioe. n. T.
i.srsoo. v. n. t.agerquist. J. A. scsits,
ciy6o oloeas. J. T. t'pdike. W. u,
w1oeAel1. G. &. Buchanan sad Ueo.
I'asP. ~ advisory hoard of fifteen
is eo0Oessd ~ Ne feilowias: r.
fhoLoCa {. !. Coek. J. l.. 0I1lilaa1,
y. 9. Doekto. Nssbsst :. Celt0aa. ?.
". 0ooboW. ~. G. CAiises. !. e. wls'
wsl @o0eo 1sllssa. 4. !. Rsyaells,
l.. , 1ooAeaey. 4. G. Deasss. G. n,
BiorooosAlo. JsAa Heater. .. h1sys'
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