La Junta tribune., 1916-04-15
MORE DOPE ON FISHER.

Writes Insercsting Tale of His Ex.
pcricaces In Spokane-Still True
tn the ArkAnaas Valley.
Well. the big convention is over.
We reached Spokane Monday even
Ing. April Sd. and we're taken direct
to the Davenport Hotel-the very
finest hotel In the great northwest.
II is fifteen stories In height--twelve
above and three below ground.
did not go to see what they had below
They tell me that the man who Ia re-
sponsible for this hotel came to Spo-
kane a few years ago and started up
In tent, with = seating capacity OF
fourteen people. The hotel Daven-
port can take care OF 400 people all
at one time The hotel cost $2.500.-
900. Some home the Curtis people
provided for me while In Spokane.
The convention was we'll attended
by representatives from Colorado.
Utah. Wyoming. Montana. Idaho.
Oregon. Washington. San Francisco
and Western Canada--about $50 In
all. All the sessions Of the conven-
tion were held In the Hotel Daven-
port. and am sure will result In much
good. To my mind the predominant
Ing note running through all the ses-
slons was the welfare Of the Ameri.
can boy. The plan Of the Curtis
Company Is to work in conjunction
with the public schools. ~ far as pos
sible. They think the schools should
install vocational work ~ . part Of
the public school system. Salesman
ship Is u hobby Of theirs. They con-
tend that the field for thorough sales
man is unlimited--as Mr.. Douglass.
the manager Of the sales division Of
the Curtis Company. says-"the sky
'ts the only limic" They believe that
all kinds Of indu6QDoae work shout b.
taken up In the se&ools o. muc -
possible. and the boy testsd out IN
order to find out what his inciinatiep
n or what particaks llse Of industS
u eadsavor he ID he9l fltted a.
Is.:,:f a. ssa'.:s;s|
hes IN iseliaaetea ~ ~ (er6 ~
pare him for bseag . tsesul deiseu
aud making success In life.
In this connection ! want 10 cite
Just one instance. Of very many that
were Impressed upon my mind. which
thoroughly convinced me that the
Curtis Company In entirely sincere In
their desire 10 advance the real Inter
esss of the boys Of America. have
reference 10 the class Of advertise.
ment they permit Ia bc inserted In
their various publications. and which
proves that their Interest In the boys
In not u merccnary one. They were
Offered the tremendous sum of s$oo..
600 . year to run \ ciGarette adver-
tisement. and because of their Intense
interest In the hoys Of the nation they
turned II dowa.
The Chamber of Commerce dlned
us on Tuesday. after IN address of
welcome by the mayor. On wednes.
day evening . great banquet vas
served n the Hotel Davenport. and
while we we're engaged With The
swell hill Of fare the Pantsgrs Thea.
ter put on ~ elaborate eutrstaia'
meat for us. A very unique feature
os the hsaquet was the serviaG Of .
great big talked potato 10 each os us.
There wss . small army Of wsissrs,
and q one psrlod of the banquet
they came marching lato the dlalaa
room With each one carrying . huss
posato on . slate above bis head.
Not one of the potstoes weighed
less than three SQUADS. aad wss
the fortunate Individual 70 get ths
very flrst oae. the rest of The buact
beias served ssses me. Some de
tinciloa for . lose sasaaser II q
slraase land? what?
On ThursAsy stsht. the last dsS
of ths seavestlos. ws hsd . rass
treat gtvsa NJ ~ opokaae's ~,
Chosus. Thlb Chosus ceaslsls d
1.eee voices. TIE boys rasee ID ass
from 9 - - ysass. Al wsss 1ssss
- sllke as1 Dsssestsd . slas ~
psasasse. rhsy resasss1 sene ven
elas music. teeh veeaj end lssasu
aleesal. Juse - . slight svl1ese'
~ shs ssap ss1 sassspssss u ~
Ceaaseeial Club - o0ptsss. I IN
rslass ths faet shas shls eFsaalsasles
islea1s y ssel ehsBs teyu--i .ee(
| - lhen--all lhseosh ~ - 1uslal
ths Summer nsaths ID ssvseal sOeela
tralas n pulI0an eass. 0ueh salss
psiss eueht y aaka w. u Suall
h. fahnnae1an Anno&6nahon Draek - 49,