Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-06-20
COMMERCIAL CLUB HAS FINE
BIG MEETING AT SARGENT

One OF the most enjoyable fsasts
Of ths year for the members Of the
Monte Vista Commercial Club. their
wives and friends. including . num-
bsr Of Sargent farmers was held at
sargent last Friday evening. More
tAan two hundred were present to
sajoy the splendid chicken dinces
served the guests by the Ga, gent
Ladies' Aid.
The Monte Vista folks were usher
- 70 Tie diniAg room at the GAr-
gsat school at 1880 .. m. where they
vsrt served to what proved to be
s baasust rather than . mere sup
~. Il u reported that after the
csoss ef tAs program several Monte
VIA women lost their. husbands
saA finally located them In the
kiecAsa attsDptias 10 arrange for
peenaneat boardiag places with the
aargsat eseks.
During The serving Of the supper
soos uvsiy nssie vas farnished By
Nsaees Doris and Darrell Conant
aAd Rsslsl Eating On two saraphoass
WITH piaae aeoomvaAiment.
r.. n. Mitchell. president Of the
Ceoneesial clsb presided over the
aftse-dinnsr Drogrsm. On behalf
e tAs Ladies Aid seessty Mrs. For
re1G JeDeo save . clever toast TO the
se-eDesaiivs s0irit es the CONNER
elal slub. aAA sxDessssA 70 the wis.,
tess ~ society's thanks. Mrs. Jones
teAse ves givsa h vsrss. Mr. Miehell
ranoaa1e1 - hsAalf Of the visitors
80 esatss6atsd sone snssins aAsc.
1sesa. He tAsa called - ". 4. Wtl-
-. ssFDsr pessa1saa ee TIE Cen.
1sFslal es1A vhs awsat q IsagtA 81
csrrsat topics ana spoke N apprs.
citation q the vaiue to ~ derived
from the cooperation Of Sargent
Community anA the Monte Vista
Commercial club.
The speaker OF the evening was
A. J. Hamman. agriculturist for the
American Beet Sugar Company who
IL living In the valley and supervis-
ing the sxperiments fostered by his
company which are to determine the
feasability Of sugar beets ~ . val
Icy Industry.
Mr.. Hamman expressed the opin-
ion that the sgar beet industry
would unquestionably succeed in tho
valley insofar ~ raising the beets
was concerned. furthermore hs
brought . message Of vital import
-aace to the community In which he
spoke and to the Monte Vista peo-
PIE when he stated that In his opin-
ion there was no question but that
the land lying east and north OF
Nonts Vista was the best land In
the valley adapted 70 the beet cul-
tsrs.
He said the adoption OF sugar
beets to the valley was only q mat.
ter Of time and that the success was
almost entireiy dependant ON the
farmer handling and studying the
crop. He said other beet methods
were not altogether adaptable here
but the experiments under way nov
we're giving every promise OF sue
cess.
In mentioning the farmers who
we're backing him with strong CO.
operation Mr.. Hamman mentioned
he names Of several Monte Vista
fasasss. Including. ". ". Wright.
Csrbin Wright. Elmer Hsadlss. q.
c. Wright. Yraak ooff.
Rsssrrins 70 the matter Of . fac
tosy Nlr. HanmAa told bic aS1isaes
tAis vas Q matter 70 b decided after
'tAs bsse bset areas had bssa deter
ntasA ssA vas ~ 70 factory Off,
siais Who would make their dseisioa
vhsa tAs bsst growing had Drevsa
. sueeess. Hewsvsf. hs declared that
laftsr Q careful survsy Of the ~
el1ss sseeaee Of the Ia Lais valley
! thes n ~ opiaioa the valley eouid
1eok forward 70 The sseablishmsst'
Of not oas. but ssvsral sugar fae-
J tories.
TAis matter Of factory has sssa
sss q vital iYSeFtaass 70 The Monte
Vista Commercial Club. MEMBER Of
Which have done everything possible
lto ail the best nsa II their sxpert.
neats. II this coaasctioA Chas. ID
Aaa aAA n. r. Hancock. secretary
: ef tAs Commercial slub have given
tAsls services II fall measure. nfr
| 010aA = Chairman q ~ valley