The state herald., 1890-02-21
THE BOOM CONVENTION.
Organization Of the Colorado Indus
trial and DEVELOPMENT Company.

Organization Of the Colorado Indus
trial and Development Company.
On last Wednesday. three hundred
and fifty delegates to the convention called
to consider the best means Of advertising
Colorado, met in Denver at the Tabor
judge Gerry Of Pueblo delivered an ad-
dress upon the subject OF manufactures,
and President Batchelder, Of the Denver
Mining Exchange, spoke at some length re.
sarding the mineral resources Of tho State.
Committees were appointed on mining re-
sources, manufactures, agriculture, climatic
ehect, transportation, and ways aud
means.
AT the second days session, State Engi.
neer j. p. Maxwell was introduced, and
spoke on agriculture. He said he supposed
he was called upon on account Of his Off
cial position and confined himself TO figures.
He referred to the ca, 900 900 acres of land
In the State, with $4,000, 900 acres on the
western slope and 45,OO0,00O acres on the
eastern. The great question for US to con-
slider, he said, is irrigation. The most Of
10000, 900 acres of arabic land east Of the
Rocky Mountains can be utilized. There
are 700 bitches on the eastern slope and
s5,OOO,00O acres under these bitches, but
l,5OO,ON acres OF this are not under cult
walton.
Water is tho great question. Figures
and facts show that the water supply is
not exhausted. There Is an annual precip.
itation of thirty -four inches in the 10000,
600 acres Of drainage lands, and only about
40 per cent. Of 1t reaches the arabic lands.
II all could be saved, 10,OOO,00O more acres
could be irrigated. When dbsncs were
first made the seepage wds great. In
course of time the seepage was less. This
water has been sinking into 500, 900 or GOO,
600 acreD Of land till It is vast under
ground reservoir. We arc now beginning
to get the benefit Of that seepage. 1t is
coming back to us. Tho water is now used
three and one-half times on its way out
over these lands.
The question of reservoirs is important.
The waters come down from the mount
aims sooner on account Of the destruction
of the timber, which has cost the State
thousands of dollars.
The precipitation so much Of which we
lost, Is coming back to us in storm clouds
and COCO acres are now being cultivated
with water from these storm clouds. We
want 1000 more farmers to buy part Of
the ,O00, 900 acres now under cultivation,
so the farmers now in debt can sell part Of
their lands.
The question Of labor upon the farm do
not think has becn successfully consid
cred. The farmer is expected to pick up
tramps, or any one for labor. This kind
of farm laborers uses three times rs much
water us is necessary. Three or four
farmers could do well, where one farmer
with SO much land is growing poorer. Al
falfa is king in our agriculture. The farm
er can do better here on eighty acres of
land than three times Us much land in the
east. Colorado, which has the market of
the world, on some of its farming produc-
tions, will have the markets for fruit. The
fruit lands of Canon City and Grand juno
tion and other parts Of the State will never
be exhausted.
We want 10000 farmers for the /, ,5oO, 900
acres not under cultivation but under
bitches. Eventually we will want 100 900
farmers for the 10, 900 600 acres OF rich land
along the eastern range OF the Rocky
Mountains. The mining industry has been
advertised but the value OF our agricul-
tural lands had not been advertised as they
should until by the State Bureau OF Sta
tistics.
Reports were made by the various COM
mittecs in which was emphasized the i'm.
portancc OF the several industries of the
State. Resolutions were passed endorsing
the Immigration Bureau. II was an
nounced that the railroads had agreed TO
make u thirty dollar rounj-,rip excursion
rate from the Missouri River, and that they
would distribute through their agents all
matter advertising Colorado. A great deal
of enthusiasm was manifested concerning
the work of the Convention, and u deter
mination was manifested TO thoroughly ad.
vcrtisc Colorado's advantages In the East
The executive committee and officers Of
the Association arc as follows: Donald
Fletcher of Denver, President; W. B. DE.
vcrcaux OF Garfield county, Vice President
f. J. v. Skin OF Denver, Secretary; J. l..
Mcneil OF Denver, Treasurer: +. B. Koen
OF Prowers, Tingoy s. Wood Of Lake,
Louis X. Enrich of III Paso, Joseph L.
Bates Of Arapahoc, A. e. Fisk OF Arapa.
hoe, J. II. Peabody Of Fremont, II. L.
MuiniS Of Las Animas, Z. NJ. Z. Woo!mau
OF Phillips, e. l.. Hill of Pueblo, W. B.
Root OF Pitkin, Arthur Rice OF Mesa, X.
w. Hockaday OF Chance, a. l.. Kellogg OF
otero, L. q. Stoyer Of San Juan, c. $.
Faurout of Boulder, II. II. Eddy OF Routt,
George $. Thompson OF Hucrfano, and
John NJ Dumont of Clear Greek.