The Lamar register., 1889-05-04
Prowers County. Lamar
and Dltoho1.

We visited Lamar on April II and
is and assisted with our presence in
the great ratification of Proven.
county-Lamar the county seat
and great ditch scheme of T. c.
Henry.
Prowers county has been estab.
lished; her officers have been select.
ed and the new county will soon be
In working. and have her machinery
in running order.
The members of the board of CON-
merce of Denver were in attendance.
They viewed the city of Lamar and
were taken out and shown the great
est ditch scheme in the state and the
great reservoir which contains 32O
acres in round numbers, which will
hold water enough to irrigate several
thousand acres of land. The Henry
ditch is now about one hundred miles
long and there are two reservoirs be.
tween La Junta and Sand creek. This
ditch was originally started at Rocky
Ford, about 6ye years ago by Mr..
Haskell of Denver, and completed
within four or FIVE miles of Las Ami.
mas, and during the past year the
energetic people OF Lamar took mp
the matter and had Mr.. 7. c. Henry
interest himself and continue this
ditch to Lamar and east. Mr.. Henry
after feeling his way carefully, and
getting the people of Lamar interest
ed with him, took hold of the matter
and the bitches was running on
April II and the reservoir was being
filled up.
The enterprise is truly great one
and is altogether due to the git up
and git of the people of Lamar. If
there is n new town in Colorado that
will prosper and build up To make a
city. that town will be Lamar.
The country surrounding Lamar
cannot be discounted. The soil Is
rich and fertile and will produce
abundantly Of anything that is
planted.
Now that the ditch system is com.
plete the only thing lacking to make
Prowers county one of the best in
the state is good sturdy reliable farm.
ers, and they will not be long in set
tling up the land under the ditches.
On April Is the following persons
delivered very appropriate addresses
F. NJ. Clark. L. Fl. Cutler and T.
c. Henry of Denver aud Webster
Davis os Pueblo, who made splendid
speeches.
J. w. Kriger was master of sere
monies and did a great deal Of talk
ing and deserves great credit fol
himself and the people of Lamar.
At about l o'clock the barbecued
OK was served at Thomas hall and
many partook thereof and jolly
good time was had by all present.
The people from Denver were yer,
much pleased and yet, more astonish
ed to find so much enterprise a
Lamar and = set of people with Sc
much vim and push at the head o
these enterprises. They departed OF
the 6:4o p. m. train for Denver, ant
with firm determination to becom'
more closely related to Lamar II
point of business, and cultivate th'
trade of the magic oity. There i
no doubt that some Denver capita
will be invested in Lamar at an earl.
date, and, while big boom is no
anticipated, steady growth is Ell
pected.
We will not forget the ladies o
Lamar who have an eye to busines
and go hand III hand with their OF
posite sex In making every new UT
dertaking a grand success. w
could name q great number but q
they are little backward about ha,
ing their names appear in print "
will omit them in this article.
We have great interest in Prov
ers county, it beng the richest par
of old Bent, and that it will be tn
best county in southeastern Colorad
there is no doubt. Not being cor
tent with their great ditch enterpris
they are now talking up the probs
bility of an air line railroad fror
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