The Delta independent., 1889-10-01
DENVER AND COLORADO
Eloquent Remarks of n. q. Chamber.
lin at Banquet.


lin at Banquet.
At banquet given the members of
the insurance convention held in Denver
last week, MIR. Chamberln. president of
the Chamber Of Commerce spoke as fol-
lows:
greeting in behalf Of the business men of
Denver, l welcome you to the city showing
the largest increase in population the past
eight years of any city in the world. Den
vers enhancement in population since lssO
has been a01 per cent, winch is so per cent.
In advance OF tho largest increase us shown
by the reports OF the boards of trade in the
various cities of the United States. 1t is
Impossible to have any adequate concep-
ton OF the future Of Denver and of Colo
RADIO without a definite knowledge OF the
natural resources Of the State. The total
area OF Colorado Is VI, 49,, 800 acres, being
equal to the combined area Of England,
Wales, Scotland and Ireland. OF this "a,
uO0,t w acres are timber and mineral land,
while 32,O0O,OoO acres are arabic rather
than sterile, for all this land is capable of
the highest state Of cultivation when water
has teen brought to ii. The question of
water for this great territory, while in a
measure unsolved, is in process of solution
through the efforts Of the National and
State governments, and we have no doubt
that future years will see, through the
storage of the mountain waters in rescr-
vo.rs, this entire tract of country under the
most perfect cultivation. 1t has been my
fortune within a few weeks to give "A little
time TO the study of irrigation inLomb hardy,
Italy, where the system has its most per
feet excmplification. found there Z, 20, 600
acres under irrigation, supporting u popu-
lation OF 3, 551 ,OU people SO that it is not too
much to expect that tue agriculture of this
State alone will in the future support a popu.
n RFl lfrtn Ital nr.l st...,.
by irrigation are much greater than from
rainfalls. The crop of whea, in Colorado
is from IS to 30 bushels per acre. oats from
~ to 70 bushels, barley from 40 To a5 bush
els, potatoes from 200 TO 900 bushels, al
falfa, our fodder crop, three to six tons per.
acre. You will recognize these figures to
be from 33lx to - Per cent in advance of
the very best harvest Of States not using.
irrigation. While we have bat 2,oOO,OU
acres at present under cultivation, as this
area is enlarged Colorado will furnish
large export, especially in cereals. The
irrigation system compriscs Loco miles of
larg, canals, and 3,,OOo miles of canals of
secondary size, the total cost of which has
been upwards OF s, 500, 90.
The steady advance in the output In the
precious minerals has convinced those who
give careful thought 10 the future of the
State that from this source alone we have
source of wealth which the most san
guine has thus far failed TO appreciate, &.
The income from this source for lsss was
.S,ooo,upO, and the men employed in that
branch Of industry in Colorado are equal
In number 10 that required for the cultiva-
ton OF 5,Up,ooO acres OF corn and the value
OF the product is the same us that from
such an area Of corn Il has been stated by
such competent authority rs Congressman
Kelly, OF Pennsylvania, that Gunnison
County alone has more coal uncovered than
all OF Pennsylvania, and that in the same
county moro hcnatic iron has been openct.
up than has been found in the entire State.
OF Pennsylvania. ! venture to assert thai.
In but one place in the world, and that III
Colorado, IL a manufacturing corporation
having "a contract for coal delivered on its
ground at rs low figure as 80 cents ton,
The smallest contract heard of, after max
ing considerable inquiry the past summer
in Great Britain, was Is. I'd. per ton, ana
that at manufacturing establishment in
Newcastle. The coal area OF Colorado
covers q territory of 20 miles from north
TO south, and 40 miles from east TO west,
ana almost the whole of this territory Is
undcrlaid with Ignite, bitumin ous and an.
thracite coal
While Denver is the base OF supplies for
but small population, compared with the
great eastern cities, you may be surprised
10 learn that we have Sas manufacturing
establishments, employing s,I0a people,
paying in wages &, SO, 3+s, with product
of 81, StS, so, the average wages paid for
each mnn. woman and child beiLg $40
greater than the average of any city in
America.
In your drive TO morrow through the
city you will see si2, 600 900 worth of build
ings in process OF erection. exclusive of
the great capitol building. This is a fitting
sequel to the marvellous real estate sales or
the past year, which amounted to upwards
of e@s ,0o0,O00, when l,s21 new buildings
were erected. You have already expcr-
fenced the beautiful climate of Colorado,
which, itself alone. is sufficient TO account
for tho steady increase IN the population
in our city, were all the other clements of
prosperity eliminated. IL il interesting TO
note that you are holding your session in
city having the smallest bonded indebted
ness of any city of its size in the world,
the present issue OF bonds being only $3.50,
coo.