The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-06-27
Colorado.

Colorado to-day is the center of the
best as we'll as the largest emigration
from the United States. And with reason,
for both in the way of geographical posi-
ton, 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 commonwealths which belt
the Neutrality-suspicious., 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 3
generation.
Already her condition reveals her van.
tage ground and demonstrates her position
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Middle States
Colorado is even now an exceptionally
favored territory for any one thinking of
going West to settle. Society is alreadr
| 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.-Therc were no Territorial taxes
laid in 1873
PUBLIC DEBT.-There is no Territorial
debt, and balance Of $16,172.19 IN the
Treasury.
6CHOOLs.-The educational facilities of
the Territory ere tirstclass. The common
school system is we'll organized. There
are good ladies' theological, conventual,
and boys schools. There is a college at
Colorado Springs.
The PRESS There are daily and 36
other papers published in Colorado.
BANKs.-There are ~ banks.
Observation-Disclosures are 1.018 miles.
SOUTHERN COLORADO.
Southern Colorado is the richest. most
fertile and mildesttempered section of
the great Territory of Colorado. 1t is a
State within itself of magnificent proper
lions, lnCalculable natural resources, and
diversity OF soil and climate, and q ca
pac'ty tor agricultural, pastural, mining,
manufacturing and commercial develop:
ment which renders it seltsupportine.
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 it
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 the Territory. its
minerals being not merely gold and sill
yer, but coal, iron, copper, marble, petro-
leum.
The capital city of this great region is
Pueblo, located on the old trading route
OF the Santa Fe trail, just where that an.
clent highway crossed and the trunk line
OF railway now crosses the Arkansas
River. >'11>'''>'
Pueblo is an old, well-established point.
1t has been missionary station, a trading
post, q military fort, and is now thriv.
ing Western town. Its location has been
determined by the established routes of
travel for over a century. 1t has there.
fore solid foundation. It is now a 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 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 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
no" gong on under the auspices of the
Denver y Rio Grande Railway, who have
opened to colony settlement and improve
mfnt 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
out ana plated. streets opened and graded,
lV'oUo trees planted along the avenues and
puollc squares, large park laid out and
planted, bridges built, and all the founda-
tlons 1or prosperous town broadly and
intelligently laid. The streets are 100
feet wide, the central boulevard $50 feet.
Acequias, or miniature canals, run along
the front of each sidewalk.
The main work, however, is the great
'rrigating canal, twenty miles in length.
Which w has already been built at cost OF