The Lamar register., 1920-02-25
OVER THREE HUNDRED VISITORS
AND CITIZENS PRESENT
One of the Biggest and Best Meetings
for Several Years in This City
and All Are Karin To Go.

1t was a big and enthusiastic crowd
that assembled at the big new garage
Of the Brown Lumber Co. on North
Main street last Thursday evening to
discuss the question of joint adver-
tising campaign for the counties lying
in the southeast corner of Colorado and
comprising the richest section of this
great and rich state. There were over
one hundred visitors including large
Delegations from Baca, Bent and
Kiowa counties and representatives, of
the great cities everywhere. New
York City, Chicago. Salt Lake City,
Kansas City, Wichita, Kalamazoo and
Timbuctoo were on the list of cities
represented. To Baca county went the
honor of the largest delegation out
side of Lamar but it was also the only
one that had not made up the minds
as to what they were to favo-.
While many questions were discuss
cd and new ideas advanced TT the foun-
dation of it all was the unanimous
sentiment of the Bent, kiowa and
Prowers delegations for united
Southeastern Colorado campaign. This
is m empire in itself. greater and rich
er than many of those which in the
past have at various times ruled the
world, and the people who enjoy the
great privilege of living hero believe
that joining with any other section Of
the world for advertising purposes
would be boosting that section, but
detracting from this. In this troublous
period when the whole world is borne
down not only with wars, but with
volcanoes, earthquakes, tornadoes, sea
waves, and extremes of weather. here
is the spot favored above all others
by Providence. Situated too far in
land for dread war to devastate it, it
is also q thousand miles out of the
reach of the volcanoes, earthquakes
and sea waves, and yet protected by
mountain range from the tornadoes.
Its winters as mild as the famous
Italian ones are followed by summers
whose heat is tempered by medium
altitude and yet not depriving it OF
the beneficient crop maturing qualities
of the sun rays. With soil of rich
est character and unlimited depth, it
is the best watered section of the
great Southwest and nature seems to
have united her best graces to make
Il the real land of milk and honey.
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the boosters assembled from most of
the localities in this section last Thurs
day evening could see no reason why
this great section of the Valley OF
Content should not go it alone any
where or in any cause.
1t was in this spirit that the guests
invited from all communities in this
section answered the invitation OF the
Lamar Y. NJ. b. A. last Thursday even
ing and assembled at the banquet
table. The members of the organiza-
ton with their accustomed energy had
made complete arrangements for big
and delicious feed for all the strangers
as well as visitors within our gates on
that evening and good fellowship and
hearty welcome were the watchwords
of all Lamarites on the occasion.
The banquet was presided over by
the president of the Y. NJ. b. A. X.
E. Nye, as toastmaster, and he meas
ured up to his usual genial and pleas
ing standard which always adds so
much to the success and smooth run
ming of such occasions. Mayor S. d.
Church made a short speech of well
come to our visitors, and was follow
ed by many speakers from all sections
of the territory included in the call
and some others. S. w. Myers of the
Santa Fe division freight force and
Julius Aichele, representing bond buy
srs of Denver, made short and inter-