The Delta independent., 1890-02-18
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
Grand. J. B. Grant was elected chairman.
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-
garding the mineral resources Of the State.
Committees were appointed on mining re-
sources, manufactures, agriculture, climatic
effect, transportation, and ways and
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 OH
cial position and confined himself to figures.
He referred to the C. 0OO, 900 acres Of land
in the State, with q, 200 900 acres on the
western slope and 45,000, 900 acres on the
eastern. The great question for US to con-
slider, he said, is irrigation. The most OF
80, ,00O, 900 acres of arabic land east Of the
Rocky Mountains can be utilized. There
are 200 bitches on the eastern slope and
q, ,O0o, 900 acres under these bitches, but
,5OO, ,0oo acres Of this are not under cult
walton.
Water is the great question. Figures
and facts show that the water supply is
not exhausted. There Is an annual preclp-
itation OF thirty four inches in the II, 900,
600 acres Of drainage lands, and only about
40 per cent Of it reaches the arabic lands.
If all could be saved, lo,0oO, 900 more acres
could be irrigated. When bitches were
first made the seepage was great In
| course Of time the seepage was less. This
water has been sinking into 500, 900 or co.,
coo acres Of land till it is . vast under
ground reservoir. We are now beginning
to get the benefit Of that seepage- 1t is
| coming back 10 US. The 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 5000 acres are now being cultivated
with water from these storm clouds. We
want 1000 more farmers to buy q part Of
| the !, 600 900 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 been successfully consid
cred. The farmer is expected TO pick up
| tramps, or any one for labor. This kind
| of farm laborers uses three times As much
water as 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
| cr can do better here on eighty acres of
land than three times as 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
frui, lands of Canon City and Grand juno
ton and other parts of the State will never
| be exhausted.
We want 20, 600 farmers for the 500, 900
acres not under cultivation but under
bitches. Eventually we will want 100, 600
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
portance 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 n thirty dollar round-trip 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 q deter
mina,ion was manifested to thoroughly nd.
vcrtisc Colorado's advantages in the East
The executive committee and officers Of
| the Association are as follows: Donald
| Fletcher of Denver. President; W. b. De-
vercaux OF Garfield county, Vice President
+. J. V. Skin Of Denver, Secretary; J. L.
Mcneil Of Denver, Treasurer; F. b. Koen
Of Prowcrs, Tinglcy S. Wood OF Lake,
Louis X. Enrich Of Ell Paso, Joseph f.
Bates OF Arapahoc, A. c. Fisk Of Arapa-
hoe, J. II. Peabody Of Fremont H. E
| Mulnix OF Las Animas, G. NJ. c. Woolmau
OF Phillips, c. L. Hill Of Pueblo, W. B.
Root Of Pitkin, Arthur Rico of Mesa, X.
W. Hockaday OF Chaffec, A. L. kellogg OF
Otcro, f. G. Slower of San Juan. c. s.
Faurout Of Boulder, II. II. Eddy of Routt,
George $. Thompson Of Hucrfano, and
John NJ. Dumont Of Clear Creek.
A Bankers Strange Conduct.