Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-06-25
Colorado.

| COiOTduO O-uay Is Jne CeuLcT Oh tle
| best as well as the largest emigration
| from the United States. And with reason,
for both in the way of geographical posi-
| tion, internal resources and capacity for
diversified industry it stands at the head
| of all the Territories.
Geographically, Colorado is in the very
van of the column of solid migration,
| being the western front Of that great tier
| of prosperous commonwealth which belt
| the Union--Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois,
| Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado. EN-
| igration always moves in straight lines
| the population of any one climate, soil, or
temperature following its parallel Of lati-
tude. This has been the uniform history
of settlement in this country.
Colorado, however, will have the advan-
| tage of her older sisters in that, while
their settlement was slow, fortuitous and
| disintegrated, hers is rapid, organized and
systematic--while theirs was the work of
| individuals, hers is the work of great or
CARNATIONS, supported by experience,
| capital and combination. She begins at
point the others only reached after
generation.
Already her condition reveals her van
tage ground and demonstrates her position
as the leader of the great column of the
Middle States.
Colorado is even now an exceptionally
| favored territory for any one thinking of
going West to settle. Society is already
| established there railway communication
| with the Atlantic and Pacific States is
direct and good the Territorial Govern.
ment economically organized and hon
estly administered, exempting the settlers
from onerous taxation. Witness the fol-
lowing items:
TAxEs-There were no Territorial taxes
laid in 1878.
PUBLIC DEBT.-There is no Territorial
debt, and balance of $18,172.19 IN the
Treasury.
SCHooLs.--The educational facilities of
the Territory are firstclass. The common
school system is well organized. There
are good ladies' theological, conventual,
and boys schools. There is a college at
Colorado Springs.
The PREss.-There are daily and SO
other papers published in Colorado.
BANKs--There are 81 banks.
TELEGRAPH.--There are ,018 miles.
SOUTHERN COLORADO.
Southern Colorado is the richest, most
| fertile and mildest. tempered section of
|
State within itself Of magnificent proper
tons, incalculable natural resources, and
diversity of soil and climate, and Ca
pacity for agricultural, pastural, mining,
manufacturing and commercial develop.
ment which renders it selt-supporting.
| Lying south of the Great Divide it Is
the most genial climate of all Colorado.
| The Arkansas, the greatest river run
ming from the Rocky Mountains, gives 1t
the richest valley and strongest water
power in Colorado.
Embracing in its limits the South Park
and San Juan country, it covers the rich
est mining districts of .he Territory, its
minerals being not merely gold and sill
yer, but coal, iron, copper, marble, petro.
leum.
! PUEBLO.
The capital city of this great region is
Pueblo, located on the old trading route
of the Santa Fee trail, just where that an.
cient highway crossed and the trunk line
Of railway now crosses the Arkansas
River.
Pueblo is an old, well-established point
| II has been a missionary station, trading
post, a military fort, and is now a thriv.
| ing Western town. Its location has been
determined by the established routes OF
travel for over century. 1t has there
| fore a solid foundation. 1t is now rail
way center. Five roads, two built and
three building, converge here. At this
point will stand the
| GREAT CENTRAL CITY OF THE FAR WEST
In every respect Of centrally, climate,
| local situation, position with reference to
North, South, East and West, Pueblo is
| destined to become the great commercial
city of the Rocky Mountains. For 1000
miles along the base of the mountain
range there Is no point equal TO it as a
commercial center.
SOUTH PUEBLO.
/ The systematic development of Pueblo
toward this, its own proper position, is
now going on under the auspices of the
Denver & Rio Grande Railway, who have
| opened to colony settlement and improve.
ment the land on the south bank OF the
| Arkansas, heretofore unoccupied by rea.
son of the want Of capital in Colorado to
construct the great irrlgating canal neces-
sary to supply water.
South Pueblo has been regularly laid
1 out and plated, streets opened and graded,
| 10000 trees planted along the avenues and
public squares, large park laid out and
| planted, bridges built, and all the founda-
lions for prosperous town broadly and
| intelligently laid. The streets are 100
feet wide, the central boulevard $50 feet.