La Junta tribune., 1917-02-10
BOOSTERS REJUvENATED
Over One Hundred Boosters Gather
Around banquet Beard and En-.
list for Greater La JuntA


and enlisted in the 1917 campaign
for a Greater La Junta. II was one
of the most enthusiastic and enjoy
able functions of the kind ever held
in this city, and 1t seemed to BE- the
unanimous opinion that more OF the
same kind. with the same spirit In
evidence. would rebound to the good
and welfare OF this community 10
more ways than one.
The committee in charge of this
function. consisting OF w. G. Spor.
leder. +. p. Austin and J. ]. Hood,
deserves great deal of credit for
the manner in which every detail
was arranged and provided for and
also for the interest which they
succeeded in enlisting. as the attend
ance was nearly double that OF any
previous event OF this character. The
dinner provided by Mrs. S. c. Fox
worthy was pronounced above par.
and II was the unanimous opinion
that II was the best that had been
served OF the series in which the
La Junta Industrial Association has
officiated as host.
At the conclusion of the banquet.
during which the orchestra that
has made La Junta famous since
1852. provided excellent music. the
banqueters retired to the easy chairs
of the Elks' lodge room. and the
meeting was called to order with, G.
w. Milliken. president of the asso-
citation. in the chair. Previous TO an
nouncing the program, Mr.. Milliken
said that II was his desire to enlist
as many of those present as possible
in the campaign of 1917 for a Great
er La Junta. and to that end had
committee pass out membership
cards with the hope that not q single
individual OF those present would
fail to attach his name TO one OF them
before the meeting adjourned. The
campaign for membership was quite
successful. as within less than thirty
minutes ninety-four membership
cards were turned In and siNty-thrce
of them were accompanied by the
IS membership fee for the year. Al
the present writing the La Juuta
Industrial Association has a mem
hership OF over 100. and II Is the
.as st.s. a.. tt.4 Id h.
to zoo within the next sixty days
that is. II persistent efficiency and
hard work can do II. and as both Of
these qualities are Distinguishing
characteristics OF the president of the
association, there IL not n doubt that
the desired goal will he attained
within the sixty day period allotted
for the campaign for membership,
President Milliken announced
that the prime object OF the meeting
was to devise ways and means TO
land milk condensary for La Junta
at the earliest possible date. X. ".
Patterson. who recently visited Chit
cago. and had conference with
representatives OF Libby, Mcneil A
Libby. was called on to eniighten
those present ms to he present stat
us Of the proposed milk condensary
project. While In Chicago Mr.. Pattcr.
son learned definitely that Libby.
Mcneil 4 Libby had made an appro-
priation OF $4,000 for n milk con-
densary Mt La Junta. and that the
preliminary work would be started
Just IN soon as they were guaranteed
the product OF 1000 cows. As more
than this number of cows have al
ready been guaranteed by farmers
living In the immediate vicinity OF
La Junta, II looks as though II was
up TO the milk condcnsary people
TO make good.
Mr.. Patterson was assured that
representative OF the company
would be In La Junta within the
next two weeks for the purpose OF
making a thorough investigation OF
local conditions. and II they found
out that everything was ms repre-
scnted there would be no question
as to work being started on the milk
condcnsary at = very early date.
As to the best plan to provide tho
necessary cows. Mr.. Patterson sus-
gested that company be- organized
with a capital stock Of 5000 to
purchase cows and sell them to tho
farmers st actual cost. the stock In
the company 10 be subscribed By To-
cal people. This suggestion did not
meet with unanimous approval. ~
Il was thought that IN industry that
could not win on IL own merits. or
whose success would have 10 BE-
guaranteed by local people who were
not directly Interested. would not be