New-York tribune., 1873-03-15
COLORADO as 4 STATE.

TOWNS.
FROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSEl
GREELEY, Col, Feb. 21.-As bill was recently
before the House Representatives providing for the
admission of Colorado State, facts may be OF
interest We understand here that although the bill
may pass the House. It's passage by the Senate Is doubt
ful The only objection offered is that we have not
enough people. What the population really Is cannot be
stated last Fall l4OOO votes which are said
indicate 10000 people This is not far from correct
although single here than In the
States still there are large numbers in the mountain
Mines remote from voting places, and others are en-
gagged the of cattle the plains This 10000
however falls considerably short Of the required
ber-which 10 about 12OOO0-and II is proposed that
part Of Wyoming attached that is. strip degree
width including Cheyenne Laramie CITY, and several
villages and settlements. embracing population that
may possibly reach 1O,OOl I know that some make
higher estimates but the truth is have not many
people; ana is Is equally true that immigrants
come hther slowly. A Board OF Emigration was cstab
lished last Winter by the Territorial Legislature,
decent fund appropriated, and large number OF
pamphlets aud documents sent ont TO the States
population has not increased much, or, If many
immigrants have arrived IL Is mystery TO whittier
they have gone. 1 think there is doubt hut
Kansas and Nebraska each received more Immigrants
last year than people in the whole Territory.
WHY THE POPULATION SMALL
And vet in many respects, home in Colorado IS more
desirable than any OF the states. But there are
great obstacles The general class Of immigrants at
once repelled and they will hther they
are now going into Kansas, and If they should they
wOnld certainly fail. know people here viii condemn
me for making this statement, but II s the TRUTH and
should sorry disOrganized immigrants come TO
Colorado with the idea that they enter upon Govern
mcnt land aud get living from the soil II is true that
miners may well and that stock men, having capital,
NAV prosper also limited number Of mechanics buttis
cruel to induce the farming class TO come out with
any such idea they would have they 20 stop 600
miles east OF US Now viii explain this, and in doing
so 7 shall also explain why population is so small
after settlement OF 10 years. This s country in
which no crops can be grown without irrigation. In
early days first settled in the lower valleys
Of the streams nearest water and took 0urricatns
bitches at an expense within their means and the case
now that all the land which can be 50 watered is oc
cupied by thrifty farmers. With fair knowledge OF
these various valleys do not believe that 100 farmers
can ind either government railroad land 50 acres for
EACH which can be watered with the means that ordinary
farmers possess IN all of Colorado, east Of the noun
tains and for the above stated. Practically
therefore Colorado already full, and much 50 as
Rhode Island or Conuecticut-that is for the gen
eral Immigrant Now. when the valleys were
all settled by the first farmers and this
several years ago, there Inducements for others
10 follow them. true that few came at intervals
and picked up such claims had been overlooked, or
were not considered worth much and thus IL Is ex-
planned why our population Is so small. with charm
ing climate. a most productive soil, and tho grandest
scenery IN the world, Colorado would have had mil
lion Of people by this time providing could have been
settled as were the Western States And yet, Colorado
is to be settled aud in time large portions will hold
dense populatiop The land now 70 he had lies back
% S ~ @ aiIod the fiTt and second benchcs " Of which
there are millions acres. and the soil is exceedingly
choice To bring water 70 such Land requires exenite
$500 and $4,000 OF course farmers golug west can
undertake such works and beside. there is natural
prejudice against farming by nis method though mis-
taken The only way 70 take ot these canals Is lor
the readers OF The TRIBUNE ana he rea0hs Woila gen
erallv been made fully aware by he success OF he
Greeley Coiony, ana ui JIM - ~, III ,,as @ ,,,,.
But to settle whole country IN iIs way Itqies Time
and even with uninterrupted success IN colonial move
ments Il viii probably be several years before Colorado
the number OF people required IOf Congress
WY COLORADO SHOULD BE A STATE.
But other things be considered vita reference 70
Colorado becoming a State. The people have done all
they could Cities and towns have been built, beau
tfl farms have been opened which show much taste
and Improvement he found IN the most favored
parts oil the East. Gold and silver mines have been
worked indusrousy, and the whole business Of mining
has settled down upon firm basis rs the IRON csidu
usHmeuts of PirtsDurgn. Extensive stamp mills and
reduction works found IN the mining towns when
are conducted with much sk, energy, ana order as
New-Eugland factory Men OF wealth and ability nave
fine churches, good school bindings ana elegant private
residences, while there are Daak' anu 19DnleiSiai @
he found anywhere. There are already nve railroads
with combined length Of so miles, while Others are
RAPIDLY building and by the close O the year there VIII
be 4O miles more. That Colorado sefsustalnng may
be Gathered from The fact taat than carloads Of
wheat of quality unsurpassed. have been shipped
within q few months 70 Kansas towns ana 10 81 Louis
ON tins whole, the business and population or the
country permanent as they ever can Dos Wbllo
that class which crowded into The settlements ana towns
of fhe frontier nassCd long And nov, have
10 say this The combined business, ACTIVITY, wealth,
productions and OF Colorado tY equal 70
what can exhibited in the most advanced Congress
DISTRICTS ia any Of the states, while they are rar
in advance u = presented hV the majority OF
districts Therefore, 1 think Colorado Ought To be
admitted az a state. have come 20 THIS conclusion
after long reflection. and upon extensive acquaintance
/ know that have men standing ready 10 become
limited states Senator'S and 70 10 Congress indeed
only prevented from taking their seats Dy
President JOhnsOn's veto. But tins cannot bc
urged as an objection, for these men would
DE inst as ready n people numbered 10000,
and nrobabv more Politicians are not easily KILLED,
and ike the poor, shall always have them WI h lis
Tie peope would greatly helped If the bill nave
referred could have become law Tor there are several
iWpurtant measures which can only bt carried out Nuch
we become a Among these Is the dispOsal or
school lands two sections in every township having Deen
devoted by Congress 10 school purposes Then, prON
sons are 10 be made OF the insane the blind
the deaf and dumb, and the feehle-mlnded-aA lrpOr
faDt objects which need immediate attention Every
state entitled select public lands for the purpose OF
promoting Industrial education But while We are only
TERRITORY we are not perlHtted to make selection,
ana Thus. because few ana remote, We are de-
nrived Of what old tied communities ENJOY. II any
neoDe need help educational matters 10 - they VINO
make homes the faT-On Wilderness Will Congressman
tae little time think OF these things next session
good way will De TO put yourself ~ his place"
y. c. NJ.
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