Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-09-07
The San Luis
Valley Dairy
Association

After meetings had been held b,
the special committee Of the Ala
mosa County Chamber Of Commerce
in Blanca. Mesita. Mansssa. Anton
Ito, Monte Vista. Dol Norte. Center
and Saguache. At each Of which Mr.
C. NJ. Long. field manager Of The
Holstein-Friesian association ot
America, spoke to the people about
the value OF dairy cows on the farm
and after membership contracts had
been circulated and signed In all
five counties Of the San Luis valley
. general meeting representing all
OF the signors OF the contracts was
held at the Elks' hall in Alamosa
beginning at eleven O'Clock Monday
morning and lasting until five
O'Clock In the afternoon.
Albert l.. Moses OF Alamosa was
elected chairman of the meeting and
+. d. Calkins OF La lara was sec
retary and after the adoption OF a
comprehensive constitution and by
laws the following board of directors
was elected to serve for the next
year:
DR.. /. l.. Gotthe!f OF SAguache
and Mr.. w. o. Sauder of Center
from Saguache county: MIR. F. d.
Calkins Of La Jara and Mr.. c. p.
Jensen of Manassa from Conejos
county; MIR. Frank f. Grimwood OF
Blanca and Mr.. C. A. Robinson o;
San Acacio from COstilla county:
Mr.. A. ]. West and Mr. Albert l..
Moses of Alamosa from Alamosa
county.
Mr.. J. P. Russell. one of the dire:-
tors from Rio Grande county whn
was named as such in the Articles
OF Incorporation and confirmed by
the meeting. requested that the
name OF the Other director be lcf,
open and be filled in by the board
OF directors later as MIR. Chas. Ed.
man had resigned on account OF
personal reasons and could no,
serve and Monte Vista had not We,
come into the association. 30 that
It was thought best to leave the
name of this director open until
Monte Vista did decide to take par
In the organization.
Prof. George Morton. State Dair,
Commissioner. was named as III,
eleventh director.
Ii was found that there were &C
tual!y represented at the meeting q
total membership OF two hundred
ninety-five. and that neither Mont,
Vista or La Jara had AS Yet taker
up the matter OF securing memb .r,
so that II was certain that more thar
the required minimum of three hun
dred members would he secured ant
quite probable that four hundred
members would be secured before
the campaign finally closed.
Because OF the fact that MIR. e. NJ
Long was obliged to return to Chi
cago Tuesday ev.uinx aud coui,
not give NOR. time to this campaign
and the further fact that neither
the State Dairy Commissioner. Prof
Morton. nor his assistant. MIR. Ball
nor Prof. OIin OF the n. 4 X. q. w.
could spare the time or find Il con
sistent To assist In the active cam
paign while II was In progress 4
was impossible to cover the en,ir,
territory or hold meetings at al
places where they were desired. I
meetings could have been held At l.,
lara. Stanley. Mosca. Hooper ant
Moffatt and probably At some othcl
points II is almost certain that tn,
maximum membership Of five hun
dred would have been very easil,
secured. but under tn. circum
stances tho committee did tn. yer,
best II could to cover the entire ter
ritory and the result shows that tn,
work was pretty well done.
Al the meeting on Monday n mo
tion was made and unanimousl,
adopted thanking Mr.. c. N. Lon,
and The Hols,ein-Fricsian associa
ton OF America for the active ans
efficient service rendered by him
under the direction of his associa
tion and at Its expense In the orgsni
sation Of this valley into one dair,
association. Mr.. Long not only work
cd niEht and day hut worked efsi
cicntly and 10 good purpose an,
proved himself TO BE- one OF the b~s
campsisners and one Of the most ah
solutcly convincing takers that ha
ever come out TO the valley In pu
any proposition over and Il vas n
marked BY one man that he b~lisv