The Lamar register., 1894-01-13
COLORADO'S OUTLOOK FOR 1884,
NOTHING TO CAUSE DlscouR-
AGeMENT.,
Brief Statement Of the Condition OF Al
fairs In the State which IL Full
of Encourage ment.

dos resources anu tuc pfcrtht
This statement has been published through
out the East and viii doubtless dispsi ihe
idea that the Centennial State is Aors d. e0'''-
bat The committee says;
80 correct misleading statements relating
TO Colorado, the business men of the state,
assembled In convention recently, appointed
a committee TO prepare statement oil the
condition. resources and future prospects, OF
the state. The committee says:
.swhne Colorado has been great silver
producer, she has, fortunately. many oiaer
vast and varied resourees-mineral, Asrieul-
tural, manufacturing and elimatie-eapaoie
OF amply maintaining much greater poPuls-
tion than abe noW has and OF furnishing sAie
and profitable Investment for large sums o;
capital
aIn consequence Of the increased purchss-
In. power Of gold, the AnnuAl Colorado gold
product shows a remarkable increase, as fol
lows; tss9, s., $50, az; 1890, si,oi6-ss'' 1891
g. 767. $50: lsss2, s, SIS, ,o2l. The gold-mining
development. a, Cripple Greek arc -oader-
ful.
This camp is certain to do for Colorado In
gold What LeAdviIe did for her IN silver.
Two railroads are nos running a eonstrue-
ton race through the mountain pSses In
tlclr eAsNEut-s 20 frAGA tAeFs LEsAs AN- "a
pert. claim that the low grade ore nos in
slght viii yield tioo, ,oco,ooo. Le.dvliie proza-
ises to rival Cripple Greek as gold producer
one mine alone nov yielding $500 per t,',
While in the counties of Giipin. Clear Greek.
summit, Park, Rio Gr.nde, Gunnisoa, la
Plata aud Boulder and throughout the s.n
Juan country there Is a substantial increase
In the output OF gold The gold output OF
Colorado for ISIS is estimated At ss,Sco,ooo;
1884 will zee II reach and probably exceed
$50, 600, coo. Silver mining Is holding Its o~a,
,llrer being generally found IN combination
with gold, lead or copper. The outlook FOR
the mining Of the precious and allied metal.
In Colorado i highly encouraging. and The
aggregate output for 1894 viii exceed that o;
any previous year.
The Colorado output Of coal and coke for
ls93 la. not fallen far short Of that OF l>s-,
which vas s, al, coo tons Of coal and gca.o1o
ton, OF coke. Over 100000 toas Of Colorado
coal we're shipped to Kansas, NebrAskA, Tex
As, Utah, California and Montana Aillions
of people east Of Denver viii ultimately bc
supplied with Colorado coal.
The petroleum output Of oae oil Geld Ia
Colorado for lssa vas 2,Oco bArrcls per day.
entirely supplying Colorado, Wyoming,
Montana, Utah and New Mexico, Natural
"a, Is recent addition to COLORADO prod
uets-
During 1893 Colorado granite -A. used
for the postoiiiee At Kansas City and vfll
be used in the government building At Omaha,
while sandstone for building and paving .As
shipped extensively 10 other states
The Agricultural output for 1898, rsle
showing an increase in volume, s. neeessArily
decreased in value By the prevailing los
prices. Local stock intsrc,ts are fast grow
ing in magnitude, and the local product Of
wheat meets the local demand. The Gree-
ley district alone shipped 10 1888 81, ,ooo, 90
worth Of potatoes, largely To the Ess; and
South.
Colorado has hitherto imported annually
from other states poultry. dairy, meal and
fruit produets, equal IN value 10 her annual
gold product The local Increase In small
farms and Intelligent farming Nill, within
few years, keep this money In the state Col.
or.do has nov Is .OoO acres planted IN fruit.
the larger portion consisting of orchards
planted within the last three years, yet the
value OF the fruit crop OF l.a5 exceeds s., =
600 600, with 4 certainty that within fe-
year. the state viii produce fruit for export
The annual value OF the pastoral, sgriuui-
tursl and horticultural products Of Colorado
for exceeds the annual value Of the enlire
mineral output
During 1893 there has been an increased
immigration TO Colorado Of seml-inralid.
mostly persons Of financial mesns) seekins
the benefit Of this climate, and Euro,=An
physicians with European capital, arc about
build 500, 900 sanitarium In the state The
wonderful mineral spring. and scenic A.