The Delta independent., 1919-04-11
BUSINESS MEMS MEETING
LAST FRIDAY EVENING

The band committee, E. E. Watts. G.
R. Brown and B. l.. Reynolds reported
that Mr.. Truman Blackburn agreed to
organize a band of Is to 20 pieces, pro-
vided we would agree to pay him
flat salary of $500 per month for
period of six months and the band
boys $1.00 each per week for all out
door concerts. This committee was
Baseball committee: ROY L. Smith,
John Beverstock and DIR. Flualien. Mr..
Smith reported that we did not have
q park suitable for baseball, or grand
sc.nd, or anything with a fence around
it, and the committee thought it i'm
possible because of the immense sx-
pense to organize first class, saiaried
team, but recommended thft team OF
home talent be organized to play
games around the county. The base
ball committee was continued.
Fourth of July Celebration: DR..
Corbin reported everything progress
ing and we are going to have first
class celebration Also that there
would be q barbecue in connection
with the affair and he had no doubt
but what the beef would be donated
by some of our cattle men.
R-B Wilson said that in view of the
fact that several of the boys returning
from France had probably formed
habits it would not be easy for them
to break offered TO donate one horse
for the barbecue.
Nucla road committee reported pro-
gress and that they felt sure the road
would be designated as a state high
way by the State Highway Commits
sion.
Sugar factory: DR.. Corbin read let
ter from Governor Stephan saying that
A. Z. Carlton of Grand Junction would
visit Delta during TIE week of April
9Th, and if we could assure him 1000
additional acreage fer 1913 he would
build a sugar beet factory in Delta.
The molten was made and seconded
that the secretary should write Mr..
Carlton that the Delta County Business
Mems Association would pledge them
selves to raise 1000 acres of beets in
1919 plus the acreage of 1918, secured
by the sugar company. il he would
agree to build a factory at once. This
motion was approved and carried.
Motion was made and carried that
the secretary be instructed to write
the Delta County Fair Association at
Hotchkiss to the effect that the Bus
iness Mems Association was behind
them and would help them in the COM
ing feir this fall in any way they pos
sibiy could.
Finance: This subject was consid-
cred at length and was spoken on by
n number of the members present. The
motion finally prevailed that the fin
ance committee be requested to pre-
pare budget system for the 1919 ex-
penses, and that they be asked to con-
slider the plan of the Oklahoma bus
mess mems association, which divided
the membership into three classes
business men. professional men. and
the individual-but they do not consid-
er the Fourth of July celebration in
the 1919 budget
Remarks were made by the presi'
dent with reference to the Cattlemens
asking the Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad company for adequate
stockyard facilities and scales.
They also spoke at length on
hotel for Delta and n committee was
appointed to see II capital could not
be interested in a hotel proposition of
some kind, consisting of C. E. Blaine.
DIR. Corbin and r. L. Smith.
DIR. Macarthur spoke at length regard
in hospital for Delta, stating that
modern building was badly needed and
that IL such building could be con-
structed he was sure that all the doc
tors would rent offices on the ground
floor. thus helping out the interest on
the investment Motion prevailed that
n committee he appointed to see what
could be done. The chair appointed
Dir. Macarthur, DIR, Bast and DR., Chas.
Burgin
MIR. Osborne talked about a memor-
iai for the Delta county soldiers, and
as n result committee consisting of
Willis Davis. Rev. Cramps and Paul
Osborne. was appointed to confer with
the hospital committee with reference
to building n hospital with perhaps n
granite shaft or bronze tablet with
the names of those entering Uncle
Sans service from Delta county upon
It,