The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-22
CHALMERS TALKS JUICE;
DIXON TELLS ABOUT CORN;
WEIGH PRAISES FATHER

There wer 81 present at the weekly
dinner of the Lions club Wednesday.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs Oliver B.
Cook, W. E. Ratekn, Charles H Dix
on and son Dudley, w. L. Reynolds
of the Public Utilities commission,
and John ]. Wilson of Denver.
Mr.. Dixon explained the origin OF
corn: that when the white man came
to this country he found the Indian
raising corn. He traced the industry
down to IS years ago when farmer
by the name of Reed, in Ohio develop
ed the present show corn which Mr..
Dixon and his sons are raising, and
which he has been improving for 90
years. He explained that there is a
great movement on throughout the
country to encourage boys and girls
corn clubs; how the state had built
exhibition quarters for displaying the
prize corn; and he spoke of the Chi
cago corn show officials who had
charge of the national show; stated
that bankers and real estate men had
become interested in the movement.
Simm ering the situation down to
local standpoint, he said that the
greatest trouble is the lack of coop
Grafton with the boys on the part OF
the parents; that the boys feel the
need of leadership.
Excellent entertainment was furn
ished by Messrs. Ratekin and Cook.
accompanied by Mrs. Cook.
Mr.. Chalmers, who was Good Eel
lowship chairman, gave a talk on
electricity. He said that the high
voltage operation had its inception at
Telluride; that at this time 1880
towns in the United States are con-
nected up with electricity. serving
millions of families Colorado has
played very important part in this
regard. Regarding the first trans
mission lines he said they were also
built at Telluride and this was the
beginning in the development of
electrical energy.
Among other interesting points
brought out in his discussion were the
lightning arresters. He said the GU
rent could not be successfully carried
a great distance without these de-
vices
At this time Colorado is 9th in the
United States in the consumption of
electricity. He said be believed our
future is greater than that in any
other part OF the United States and
predicted a big combine in the middle
west to simplify operations.
NJ. R. Welch paid glowing tribute
TO Washington, the Father of his
country, and said no one had ever
said a word against Washington, so
far as he knew: that this man was
early held up to the growing child as
an example OF honor and uprightness.
He talked OF Washingtou's military
experience in France, how despite the
fact that his army was without train
ing, he was able to master the situa-
ton. He talked of the constitution.
the greatest document in history.
Said We are no different from Russia.
but because OF this document our situ-
alton and the results are very differ.
emit Washington. he said. was
great men 10 Keep down expenses, a
great stockman and farmer.
He read the address OF Robert C.
Winthrop, at the laying OF the corner
stone Of the National monument to
Washington, July 4. 1S4S, the closing
words of which are:
The republic may perish: the wide
arch Of our union may fall star by
star its glories may expire; stone by
stone its columns and its capitol may
moulder and crumble; all other names
which adorn its annals may be for.
gotten; but as long as human hearts
shall anywhere pant or human
tongues anywhere plead for true.
rational constitutional liberty. those
hearts shall enshrine the memory and
those tongues prolong the fame of
George Washington"