The Delta independent., 1923-10-26
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
LAST FRIDAY EVENING

Chamber Of Commerce Members Ban
| quet and Consider Matters Of
Great Interest
the Chamber Of Commerce was held at
the Community Rooms Friday even
ing. There was a meeting of the
medical men OF the county and the
county bankers meeting at Austin the
came evening. yet President Robinson
was well satisfied with the extra good
attendance.
George Roller. president Of the
Delta County Fair and C. E. Goddard
were present from Hotchkiss. Mr..
Roller told OF some Of the things
which the fair association had accom-
plished. especially referring to the
grounds which had been improved
very much; also the additional grand.
stand accommodations. Mr. Roller
complained about the way Grand
/ Junction had stepped in and taken
De.te county Ear dates. He said so-
years the dates had been used by our
county fair. That everything worked
out whereby an exhibitor could go to
Grand Junction, then Delta. and then
to Montrose. in weeks following, fin
ally to the state fair at Pueblo. A
resolution was adopted favoring the
early action with the Grand Junction
have the dates of Grand Junction fair
changed back to their former status
that is week ahead of the Delta fair
and two weeks ahead OF the Montrose
fair
Mr.. Roller said it would not be pos
sible, in his opinion. to duplicate any
where the wonderful horticultural ex-
hibft which our county fair assembled.
He told Of how Fremont was attempt
ing to have the decision of the judges
at the state fair ret aside. This, he
said. was all due to the fact that Delta
county il 50 much more superior in
perfect production
Mr.. Roller said the Delta business
men should have more representa-
tion upon the board of directors, and
urged them to take a more active in
terest in the county fair, as it was a
countrywide proposition in every
sense
Delta should have the secretary
or some officers here Mr.. Roller en-
phasdzed Delta needs the fair and
the fair needs Delta. l favor a closer
cooperation with Delta and in fact all
other towns in the county. Let's get
&<
ter"
Mr.. Roller went into detail as to
what the county fair had done in the
way Of advertising our county at the
state fair, and also what our boys and
girls bad accomplished He praised
the work Of the community clubs.
c. e Goddard, ex-mayor. and .
member Of the board Of directors. en-
phask1sd what Mr.. Roller had said In
regard to the fair and thanked the
members for their Invitation to attend
the meeting.
A resolution was adopted which was
to be Immediately presented to the
Grand Junction civic organizations
and to the Chamber Of Commerce in
oA4 0AAoSS " AAv0 b09 Q8bc0 Ol bu6
Mesa fair set back one week 30 al not
to conflict with the old established
dates Of the Delta County Fair
The Tennessee Serenaders favored
those presnt with several numbers,
which added to the pleasure Of the
evening.
A D. Fairbanks Of the Delta County
Credit Mems association congratulat-
ed the officers OF the Chamber Of
Commerce for the successful manner
in which they had handled all bust
ness during the year. He told Of the
credit association and whist they pro
posed to accomplish. Fifty-six mem
bers were enrolled to date. That the
organization hoped to be q help to the
people Of this county. He said there
were not 80 many deadbeats here
abouts. but we had had lots of gaso-
line peddlers and auto agents; that
the bunness men had reckIessly
handled matters where they should
have been more conservative. Mr..
Fairbanks in closing his remarks said
he believed 1t would be . benefit to
the business men II they never had to
resort to the association, in the collec
ton Of single account. The associa.
tton WIN issue q weekly bulletin.
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