The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-06-26

souri,, Kansas, COLORADO. Emigration always
moves in straight ines-the population of any
one climate, soil, or temperature following its
parallel of latitude. This has been the uni
form history of settlement in this country.
Colorado, however, will have the advantage
of her elder sisters, in that while their settle
ment was slow, fortuitous and dislntegrated,
hers is rapid, organized and systematic-while
theirs was the work of individuals, hers is
the work of great organizations, supported by
experience, capital and combination. She be-
gins at point the others only reached after a
generation.
Already her condition reveals her vantage
ground and demonstrates her position as the
leader of the great column of the Middle
States.
Colorado is even now an exceptionally ia
vored territory for any ore thinking of going
West to settle. Society is already established
there railway communication with the Allan
tic and Pacific States is direct and good; the
territorial government ecenom'c ally organized
and honestly administered exempting the set
tiers from onerous taxation. Witness the fol-
lowing items
TAxEs.-There were no territorial taxes laid
in 1873.
PUBLIC DEBr.-There is no territorial debt
and balance of $18, 172 10 in the treasury.
SCHoOLs.-The educational facilities of the
Territory are irst-class. The common school
system is well organized. There are good Ia
dies theological, conventual, and boys schools.
There is college at Colorado Springs.
The PREsS.-There are dailies and 36 other
papers published in Colorado.
BANKs.-There are q banks.
TELEGRAPH. are l, O18 miles.
SOUTHERN COLORADO.
Southern Colorado is the richest, most fer
tile, and mildest tempered section of the great
Territory of Colorado. 1t is State within it
self Of magnificent proportions, incalculable
natural resources, and q diversity of soil and
climate, and a capacity for agricultural, pas
toral, mining, manufacturing, and commercial
development which render it:self-supporting
Lying south of the Great Divide it is the
most genial climate of all Colorado.
The Arkansas, the greatest river running
from the Rocky Mountains, gives it the richest
valley and strongest water power in Colorado.
Embracing in its limits the South Park and
San Juan country it covers the richest mining
districts of the Territory, its minerals being
not merely gold and silver, but coal, iron, cop
per, marble, petroleum.
PUEBLO.
The capital city of this great region is Pue-
blo located on the old trading route of the
Santa Fe trail, just where that ancient high
way crossed and the trunk line of railway now
crosses the Arkansas river.
Pueblo is an old, wel-established point. 1t
has been missionary station, trading post,
a military fort, and is now thriving Western
town. It's location has been determined by the
established routes of travel for over a century.
1t has therefore solid foundation. 1t is now
a railway center. Five roads, two built ard
three buildin :, converge here. At this point
will stand the
GREAT CENTRAL CITY OF THE FAR WEST.
In every respect of centrality, 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 one thousand miles along the
base of the mountain range there is no point
equal to 1t as a commercial centre.
SOUTH PUEBLO.
The systematic development of Pueblo to-
wards this its proper position, is now going
on under the auspices of the Denver and Rio
Grande Railway, who have opened to Colony
settlement and improvement the land on the
south bank of the Arkansas heretofore unoc-
cupied by reason of the want of capital in
Colorado to construct the great irrigating
canal necessary to suppl water.
South Pueblo has been regularly laid out
and plated, streets opened and graded, TO-
900 trees planted along the avenues and pub
lie squares, large park laid out and planted,
bridges built, and all the foundations of a
prosperous town broadly and intelligently
laid. The streets are 100 feet wide, the cen
trial boulevard $50 feet. Acequias, or minia-
ture canals run along the front of each side
The main work, however, is the great irri-
walk
eating canal, 90 miles in length, which has
already been built at cost of 5000
This canal conYers and waters tract of TO-
900 acres, and this tract constitutes the colony
settlement of South Pueblo.
South Pueblo differs from the generality of
towns just starting, IN having already estab-
ished railway, Geographic, and express and
postal connections with the entire county.
The old town of Pueblo is located the
north bank of the river and just opposite
South Pueblo, being connected by four COM
pleted bridges and horse railway.
Colonists, in addition to the facilities of the
new town, will have all the advantages in the
way of markets, society, &c, afforded by the
old town.
South Pueblo is not an experiment.. One
thousand people are now on the colony
grounds.
The title is clear and simple, confirmed by
recent act of Congress, and now in the trus-
tees of the Company.
JOHN EDGAR THOMPSON, Philadelphia,
President Pennsylvania r. Il Co.
SAMUEL. NJ FELTON,, Philadelphia,
Late President p, W. q B. r. r. Co.
Louis H. MEYER, Banker, New York.
SCHOOL,, CHURCHES, &C.-Large reserya-
tions have been and will be made for school,
church, park, and other public purposes,
EXPENSES OF ENuGRATIoN.-Person holding
certificates of membership, who apply at
early date. will secure passage and frelghts on
household goods. from East to South Pueblo,
at greatly reduced rates.
These prices alOlU are about as follows for
frSt-CIdSS tickets
From Philadelphia to South Pueblo. s66
From Cincinnati to South Pueblo. -........ As
From Chicago to South Pueblo. ........... As
From Omaha to South Pueblo ............ 80
From st. Louis to South Pueblo. ......... 40
From Liverpool to South Pueblo. EOS
These rates are per centum reduction on
the full fares, and will change from time to
time as the fares change.
HEALTH.-All the world now visits Colorado
to find health. Health is the poor mans cap
ital.
soENEEY-The scenery is the grandest and
most beautiful on the continent.
SoM.-The valley of the Arkansas raises so
bushels of wheat to the acre.
SOCIAL CHANGEs.-Every mans children
starts equal and with even chances in the
West.
COLONY PLAN.-South Pueblo is being set
tied by the Denver & Rio Grande Railway, in
regular course of their plan for the system
attic development of the country along the line
of their route, under the same plan of colony
which has proved so successful in the case of
Colorado Springs the great pleasure and
health resort,
This plan secures to the individual settler
all the advantages and reductions of colony
emigration without subjecting him to the or
binary limitations of colonial enterprise, I. e.,
moving with large body, or at a given time.
Full details of this plan, with pamphlet and
map, will be furnished by either
DENVER AND Rio GRANDE RAILWAY Co.,
216 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia.
THOMAS C. PARISH, Treasurer,
NELSON & BOLLBs, Cincinnati, o.
HoLBRooK & Fox, Boston, Mass.
W. o. BUCHANAN, Montreal, Canada.
GEO. F. MCFARLAND, Harrisburg, Pa.
A. RGDELHEINIER, Kansas Pacific Depot
Kansas City.
J. BRGEss Brown, Central Depot,
Indianapolis.
ALsAGER HAY HILL, London, England.
Down South.
Southern towns there are in existence
that are untouched by the hand of to-
day as though they were buried deeper
than Pompeii of old. They are buried
to all modern interests and purposes.
Not a breath of air breathed by live,
active men and women ever reaches
them not ripple of the great wave
called progress ever touches their
shores they have few books, and any
thing they see in the newspapers be-
yond the market, the crops and their
side in politics has no meaning for
them Yet they have gentlemen and
gentlewomen in their midst, full of
quaint, old-fashioned dignity, and sur
rounded by an aroma of good breeding
not unlike in quality to the odor of
dried rose leaves they have a few |
voupp mon ond Girls orOwiDp nm in |