The Monte Vista journal., 1916-02-12
Mr.. johnson
Introduction by Mr.. Breckenridge:

MIR Lew Johnson, who started the
Creede Candle in the early days, and
is now on the staff of the paper that
everybody reads and everybody
cusses-The Denver Post.
Mr.. Chairman:
l have been going through this
country, almost from the time the
first water was put on the land.
have seen San Luis, and l have seen
Monte Vista, and l have seen it when
it was going to boom and didn't, and
also when it did boom, but every
time I ride over the Valley, l see
some steady gain-some permanent
increase in settlement and in devel-
opment and in opening This time
when | came back, it seemed to me
that the Valley that l last saw had
changed more than at any previous
visit.
1t seems to me that what you are
doing here with this organization.
the systematic way in which you
have gone at it, in feeding the hogs,
in growing hogs, is going to bring
that consummation which is the ul-
innate destiny of the Valley. You
have two specalties here that seem
potatoes and your hogs are really a
superior product-are superior in
any market.
Your pea-fed pork should be mar
keted under a brand. AS soon as
you can systematic this organiza-
ton in the matter of market. SO that
your hams will go into a market un-
der their own name, they will COM
pete with the Beechnut brand. or any
other brand. The organization will
move toward that stage. Then,
whatever the price is in any market.
it will command you the price at all
times.
I will consider the next step to-
ward organization to prove you can
grow hogs in larger groups. You
have climate, you have water
everything that will minimize the
diseases of hogs in large groups.
Organization means perfection.
l think you will go on and grow,
and that the Valley will now go on
more than any of you dreamed of in
the long days of hard struggle.
I thank you.
DR.. Chas. Lamb
Mr.. Toastmaster and Gentlemen:
You do not want to hear anything
from me, even though / could say
something after having eaten this
magnificent banquet. I congratulate
you all upon the great things you
have done in this valley, as an ex
ample to other parts of the state.
What you have done here Is well
known all over the country, and Is
getting to be of world wide fame,
and it Is an example that should be
followed by various other sections
of the state.
Your POSTMASTER wanted me to
say what they are doing over the
state. They are doing nothing. that
is, compared with what you gentle
men have done. I go down into a
section of the state, and I find a
ranch where there arc some hogs in
fected with hog cholera. If tell the
farmer he has cholera and that Is
the source Of his trouble. he prob
ably says: "To -- with the hog.
| am too busy with my cattle or
wheat" They have not gotten down
where they can see the benefit of
what you gentlemen did when you
organizezd They may well come to
tHe DAN LUIS po'tVi II hi''i
you and do the same thing for them
selves.
You gentlemen have set us an ex-
ample that is not only worthy of
emulation, but it should be pattern
ed after by various other sections of
the state, and l certainly hope it
will.
DIR. Lory
Friends of Monte Vista: We have
found 1t a pleasure to work with the
| people of the San Luis valley, be-
| cause you are such a splendid bunch
| to work with. | can assure you that
when the appeal came we knew
something of the troubles you were
having, but did not know what to do
We asked DR.. Glover to come down
and look over the situation and dc
what seemed best. The result you
all know and see here tonight.
I heard Of the proposal of orga-
nizing this auxiliary club, and OF al
the things that you have done.
believe nothing will do more for the
good of your association and for the
community interest of this section
than taking the young men into part
nership with you.
These men are young In service
It is their first big effort since thu
Short Course, and that Short Course
was the most successful Short Cours,