The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-29


ingham last week when 1t was learn
ed that the little dry land town had
captured the prize for the best ex-
hibit Of any community In Weld
County from all Corners. including
abundance Of water and longer ex-
perience with the peculiarities OF
soil and climate.
Nor could 1t be called a fuke, or
anything OF that sort, Irrigated
sections were there with their best.
The displays as whole were far
larger and better than ever seen be-
fore in Weld county fair.
II is doubtful whether the exhibit
tion Of grain products at the State
fair at Pueblo can surpass the show
Ing made in Greeley last week.
1t was record breaking exhibition
in size and in qualits. ald from the
big irrigated agricultural county OF
the state. In such company Buck
ingham took her exhibit against ea-
ger competitors from. all over the
county and won the sweepstakes.
Gilcrest, with splendid exhibit,
largely irrigated stun. took second.
We do not know the order Of the
standing Of other towns, perhaps 1t
was not announced. butsw do hear
Briggsdale. Grover. Sligo. Num- and
other non-irrigated districts made
fine showings. Any Of them would
have been champion exhibits any for
mer year.
Buckingham took. ~ individual
prizes in the agricultural divesin.
Their ladies took good care OF their
reputation In the kitchen and fancy
work departments.
How different the above from the
stories heard about Greeley and pub
lished in their papers q year ago.
This Is the very section where the
old timer wrote Joe Ewing that the
farmers were all leaving, and that It
was nothing but a COW country any
way, that the farmer could not stay
there.
This is the same section that the
Rev. Cline. bonanza wheat farmer,
public spirited citizen Of Greeley.
and minister of the gospel on sum
days, felt justified in telling the Col
orado senators last winter was to all
intents and purposes only the tail to
the big fine Weld county.
We have heard Of the tail
wagging the dog before. Perhaps
the parson is changing his mind and
will be fair enough to come and see
next time before he rushes to Denver
to tell about something on hearsay
from prejudiced reporters. to say the
least.
We want to spread a little salve
for the benefit Of those Buckingham
people. The next time their deputy
coroner goes out in that section on
a call he will show a little more
feeling than was shown last winter.
1t will be diiiicult to convince peo-
pie who saw the displays at the fair
last week that this section is the
worthless country 1t was represent
ed to be by some Of the men who
visited Denver last winter and con-
tributed misleading articles to the
Greeley papers and also filed the
ears Of the county commissioners
with lot Of misinformation
It was one Of the best things that
could have been done to close the
mouths Of those who have talked Of
half Of the country being deserted.
and children dying for lack of prop
er care and the ignorance Of parents
Shelby Hare says that we are In
debted to James Amber for the sue
cess OF the undertaking; that Amber
was the pushing, leading, inspiring
spirit at home, and at Greeley In get
ting the exhibit going and keeping
1t goingeall the way. at the start Of
the race, In the second and third
quarter clear on down the home
stretch. never letting up TIL the race
was won.
Hare says you can't give Jim
Amber too much credit" and we are
guessing that Hare knows what he
is talking about. However, We have
another guess and that is that Amber
had some able assistants and that
Mr.. Hare was one Of them
Some think We should have had q
fair at Raymer this year and that. we
could have made just as good show
ing, and that we should commence
now TO arrange for fair next year,
We fear that the most Of this talk
comes from some one who is willing
to assist by telling how poor a show
Ing we have made.
II there are about ten men who
want to put In a lot Of time and some