| Show y railroad croul Gr group raises praises s san juans wonders scenic and industrial possibilities hold great future industrialists say business men and representatives of the civic organisations organizations of grand and san juan counties acted as hosts to the directors of the denver and rio grande railroads saturday sunday and IvIon monday day most of the board of directors as well as other officials ci the he company participated in a an n organized organize d tour of the two counties their itinerary included a visit ia to the arches national monument and dead horse point I 1 a trip to monument valley where albert albart R lyman spoke ce to the group on the tha early history and contributions of san juan they made a brief stop in monticello for lunch traveling on to poverty flat where they I 1 left eft the highway to travel over wilson mesa and I 1 la sal mountains to castle val ley cisco and grand junction included in the group were judge wilson alac mccarthy artely artily president I 1 E A west executive vice president t haciey nies assistant to the executive 1 vice tAlfred pearlman general manager R J herring secretary and treasurer john evans chairman of the board of directors and the following directors john morey D D I 1 bof moffat fat W C kurtz james A I 1 ellison harvey gunderson maple IT T harle henry swan merril shoup ralph wann henry mcallister the last five named did not make the monument valley I 1 trip and another director arvel adams was unable to participate 1 lin in any part of the tour I 1 each of the men contacted were lavish in the praise of the country and its scenic wonders judge mccarthy gave us carte blanche authority to quote him on the marvels and beauty of the country he said nothing you could say would be an exaggeration of the natural wonders we have I 1 seen on this trip I 1 john evans was impressed with I 1 the economic future of the country stating you are just now on the threshold of tremendous growth I 1 and development along with development in agriculture oil mining I 1 and the tourist business will come inter allied developments I 1 one industry will promote another and the whole will result in the making of a fine country tetter better speaking of the attractions of the country mr evans I 1 said there is no country I 1 have seen that would come as nearly working itself into my blood as this country and this from a man who lives within the sight of pikes peak and other attractions i 1 that draw thousands of tourists I 1 annuala annu aly mr west in commenting on the trip stated the whole trip has been a joy that I 1 would not have missed for anything each of the men contacted expressed appreciation of the pleasant experiences of the trip and lauded the hospitality of the people they met they were without exception most gracious and easy to approach and talk to having the ability to make one feel at ease I 1 our hats are off to charley redd I 1 for is the invitation to this 1 group of fine men and arranga arranging 1111 I 1 I 1 the details ef cf the trip it was originally planned for two years ago but had to be postponed |
