Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-10
|SINGLENESS OF PURPOSE MARKS
COMMISSIONERS: SESSION YESTERDAY

1 Unanimity of purpose for the accom-
pllshment of great results was the key
note of the most interesting. most
largely attended meeting of the Ark
ansas Valley Association of County
commissioners ever held; meeting
that was addressed by some of the
most noted men of the country and
one that pointed the way to great
achievements for the valley and the
state.
So large was the attendance that ad
journment from the county commits
sioners assembly room to the spacious
county court room was necessary
Every one of the counties in the as
ISOLATION district with the exception of
Lake, was represented. and counties
outside the district such as Lincoln.
FL Paso, LaPlata and Denver, also
had some of their citizens present.
Addresses were made by United
States Senator Lawrence c. Phipps.
| Chairman NJ. G. Saunders. of the local
1 farm loan committee: Engineer A. F..
Morgan OF Dayton, Ohio: Colorado
Highway Engineer Blauvelt; r. II.
| Higgins, superintendent of mainten-
tenance of the state highway com
I mission: G. l.. l.. Gam, state highway
commissioner; II. \. Edmonds, chair
man of the state highway advisory
board: Commissioner Clay of the high
way department; f. A. Townsend,
fourth district superintendent of high
way maintenance: T. j. Ehrhart.
former state highway commissioner;
r. j. lyman. warden of the state pen
| itentiary; II. w. Moore, OF Denver
and many members of the association
1T is pity that it takes a great
! calamity like the Pueblo flood to de-
monstrate that all the good people of
| the state do not live in the Arkansas
valley, and that all the cut-throats of
Colorado do not live in Denver" said
| Mr.. Moore, the last speaker on the pro-
! gram. who spoke of the essential get
| together spirit which the people of this
great commonwealth must foster II
We are to attract the business. the
| admiration. the tourists of the nation
and the world. We all belong to-
getAer, and we've got to pull together"
| said Mr.. Moore. when the news Of
| Pueblo's misfortune reached Denver.
| the organizations and the individuals
of that city became so active in the
| work of relief and the raising Of
money. that II the rema inder of the
state had in like proportion come to
| the rescue. at least several million
dollars would inside n week have
poured into Pueblo's relief fund. The
east was stirred. the state was stirred
until n wrong impression as to the
needs OF Pueblo and vicinity changed
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| New York and Philadelphia. Tho east
does not halfway realize the damage
done to this city and valley"
Senator Phipps was the first speaker.
He stated that he had come from
| Washington to get for himself n COM
| rlete picture Of the situation along the
| Arkansas river from the first point OF
| food damage to the Kansas line: that
he had toured the devastated sections
of Pueblo and vicinity and was free
| to say that after all he had road and
| heard. no had been unable before 10
| form conception Of the tremendous
/ ness Of the flood damages hercahouts
Be spoke Of the quick action OF the
| governments agricultural. engineer
Ing. farm loan. Interior. war. treasury
and other departments. lie stated that
he Senator Nicholson and Representa- =
| tive Hardy had thrown aside all their
other duties and bent their every en-
( erCy 10 means for relieving the food
situations in their own state. He rc-
ferred to tho Joint resolution adopted
by the house and the senate. and the
liberal construction placed upon II
/ which had enabled Col. Caples and
others representing tho government 10
do what they have done and arc stIll
doing He spoke OF tho reclamation
possibilities and reconstruction. and
felt safe in saying that the govern
ment will go as far rs II can. He spoke
of the quick interest taken by the farm
loan officials In Washington and AT
Wichita. and the equally active inter-
est displayed by tho secretary Of the
treasury and the collector or internal
revenue with relation to modification Of
the rules governing the collection Of
Income tax of those damaged by the
disaster Senator Phipps referring 10
tho good roads hill before congress
whether n greater appropriation can
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could not say. hut ncdlcted n full con-
sidoratlon OF the measure at the reru-
lar session. which opens in December
In closing his address the senator re-
iterated his intention OF seeing every
thing connected with the devastation
clear down to the east state line. and
wound TN by saying This is an Ar
kansas valley proposition-a big and
important portion OF tho stnte-and
there is a great spirit OF cooperation in
the valley, in the state and in the gov
ernmcnt Mt Washington"
Mr.. Saunders. as chairman OF the
local committee to confer with tho farm,
loan bank officials and Director Lohdcll
OF the farm loan bureau in Washington.
stated that Immediately after the flood
his committee was ono OF the various
local organizations formed. that they
went at once To work and found that
the senators and congressman were al
| rcauN WORKING along tnc lines OF ala
for the agricultural interests. lilo
stated that Judge Jobdoll and others
OF the department have exhibited deer
interest in tho proposition. and tina,
plan to assist tho irrigation projects
to get back on their feet is also hcins
worked out. Tho local banks already
carrying loans on the farms damag ged
viii he greatly relieved and able 10
circulate moro funds in the general
channels of commerce when the farm
loan banks take up locally held nnsn-
cial obligations. and the farmers viii
he further benefited in most instances
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