The Holly chieftain., 1923-02-22

| quets last week, Thursday evening.
About fifty members were present
and We're served with luncheon by
the ladies' of the Baptist church.
While seated about the tables and
witing to be served, the time was
beguiled by the singing of several
old time songs from the program of
songs. especially prepared for the
occasion. These were sung heartily
aS directed by the club president.
Il. J. Thayer. Messrs NOrtlIrup and
/ Woods brought down the house"
| by their alfalfa Hay" chorus duet,
! Reports were heard from several
| who have interests in charge direct
/ ~ affecting the welfare of the city
and county. 1t was impossible to
to pass on an intelligent synopsis
transcribe enough of these reports
to our readers, but we invite these
officials or heads of committee to
submit reviews of these reports to
our readers Many people. besides
those present Mt the hub meeting.
would be glad to now of the truly
remarkable activities of their
agents in Holly and vicinity. SO
don't be over modest. gentlemen,
but let us have these reports in
brief form for the future issue OF
the Chieftain.
Oscar Helbeck, resident engineer
Of the Drainage district project, re
ported Che success of the bond
election when, by vote of ~ to 5,
Sl25,00D in 20 year bends at six per
cent We're voted. Sealed bids for
sale of the bonds will be received
on March | after which the con
tract will be let.
The progress of ditch construc-
ton has been necessarily slow, hit
will be success. Twenty-seven dis.
tricts are being organized between
La Junta and the state line, com
prising 100000 acres. After drainage
by a process of flooding. rotation
and tlilage. this land will be
brought back to fertility and will
soon advance to $50 to $500 an acre.
We have big ASST in Buffalo
Canal. The new ditch Will be eight
feet deep, and six feet wiaa at the
bottom with sloping sides. After
the ditch is dug there will be a
wait of six months to see whether
it will be necessary to tile the town
of Holly to drain the site. The
assessments on property owners Will
run from So to S22 per acre. by
the first of March we will know
who has the contract to construct
the ditch.
James Fuller, fire chief, report
ed the reorganization of the Nolun-
tecr Fire Department on January
II, with eighteen active members
and an equipment equal to any
town of its size in the valley. A
letter from the state fire ass0ci
ton declares that there will be
no need of the raise of insurance
rates. Fire Chief Fuller declared
the Chicftan was in error in the
report of the last fire as the ap'
paratuS was in perfect order but
the fire was outside Of the city
precincts. A system OF alarms was
agteed on. The general alarm will
be one long whistle for the bust
ness section, two for the east end
and three for the west end.
A. p Knuckky, chairman OF the
Board of County Commissioners in
ported on road building in the
county. especially in the south side.
r., said that Holly leads in road
improvements. All the trunk lines
have been graded and drained.
1t costs from nine to eleven
thousand dollars Year to main
tain our roads. Many more miles
of good roads are planned for the
south till every farmer shall have
good road going past his farm.
Prof r. j. Use Of the loca! school
declared this meeting tine mani
festation of the community spirit.
He cited the new gravelled and
drained road toward Coolidge as a
proof of what tie drainage ditch
will do for all this country. He adj
vOcatcd more publicity for Holly
by the publication of circular set
ting forth her advantages. The
time Will come, he said, when there
will be family or every half see,
tion between Buckeye and Towrcr.
A, a. Morich. secretary Of the
Holly-Stoningt0n Telephone Line re.
ported 81 miles OF toll lines and
five toll stations after one year and