The Arvada enterprise., 1919-01-30
lvADA COMMUNITY CLUB
HAS SPLENDID PROGRAM.

deserves, by tic lOrll business men.
However. there were various good
reasons why some were not there,
Some had other business engage
ments of Importance while others
were either. sick themselves or had
sickness in their families. Neverthe-
less there was good attendance of
many who usually show an interest
in the many perplexing problems of
the community from among the far
ming community, and much interest
was shltkn in general, and some ben
eft to Hhe community no doubt, will
be thera3t result.
ident Walter P. Smith was in
the Chair and the distinguished gen.
tlemen, whose names were on the
program, were invited to take a seat
I on the platform, viz. Messre. Floyd
&. Trip. County Agent; w. H. Do
ran, Of The Dry Climate Tire Man.
ufacturing Co.; Judge Samuel w.
johnson, of the District Court; and
Irof. Elmo Peterson, from the bu-
reau of extension work of the Col
orado University of Greeley.
Mr.. Peterscn, who was introduced
by A. J. Recht, and made a fifteen
minute talk on Community Coop
Grafton, in which he called spade a
spade. and told US exactly what is
the matter with US. We all (they
alD did NOT question the truth Of
his statements when he spoke of the
way we "harpoon each other" and
how easy it is for one fellow to for
get that anyone else is entitled to a
living in this community but our
selves. Yes, he painted the picture
Of us all, alright, but the next thing
is to see whether We will in the fu-
ture do anything to improve our
Clocks" He told how one merchant
in one line in certain. town which
he has visited in his work, would
have nothing to do with the other
fellow in another line, in business
way, but preferring each to buy his
own necessities in the other fellows
line from Montgomery Ward, or else
where and one was as guilty As an
other.
Yes, he even told how one news
paper man threatened to take adver-
tising from Montgomery Ward be-
cause the business men were not ad-
vertising rs they should-the brutes.
Mr.. Trip spoke on the cooper
alton Of the farmers and the mer-
chants, having been introduced by
W. J. Wertman, one of Jefferson
County's substantial boosters and
p farmers. who is cooperating with
the County Agent in the great work
he is trying to do to better the con-
dition of the farmers in the county.
Mir. Trips idea was that the mer-
chants Of Arvada should set about
upon some specific project that
would be benefit to the farmer
and they need have no fears about
the rsciprocation and cooperation
of the farmer. E..--
At the close Of Mr.. Trips talk. a
resolution was introduced favoring
the passage Of the bill that is now
pending before the general assembly
to prevent the pollution Of the water
in running streams. This bill will
be presented In the Senate by Sen
ator Wesley Staley. and in the low
er house by Representative c. W.
Hall, who with his wife, was pres
cnt. Ex-senator y. Frank Church.
Of Broomfield, was present and stat
ed that such bill had been present
cd to the legislature about twenty
years ago, but at that time it was
rejected because II was thought it
would cripple the mining industry.
Judge DeLivesay Of White City
spoke on the legal phases Of the bill
and expressed opposition to 1t and
also stated that ho believed II would
be declared unconstitutional on the
ground that the mining industry was
the first to appropriate the waters
Of the streams and that the mining
industry had made the state Of Col
orado. However the resolution was
adopted. with the Judge voting in
the negative alone.
4 recess WINS then taken and tho
company was treated TO popcorn In
balls and In the bulk. nicely popped
and buttcrcd.
The next speaker was Judge s.
". Johnson, who also spoke on the
cooperation Of community. and ~
usual. saying some very practical
things. He was followed by Mr.. Do
rrn, who devoted himself to prob
lens confronting the local Dry Gil