The Meeker herald., 1894-01-13
COLORADO'S OUTLOOK FOR 1894.
NOTHING TO CAUSE DlSCOuR-
AGeMENT.
Brief Statement of tho Condition of A
fairs in the State Which Is Full
of Encouragement.

The committee recently appointed by the
meeting o. business men at Denver has pre-
pared a very attractive statement Of Colora-
dos resources and the present situation.
This statement has been published through
out the East and will doubtless dlspel the
idea that the Centennial State is AOrs do com
lot The committee says:
TO correct misleading statements relating
to Colorado, the business men OF the state,
assembled In convention recently, appointed
q committee to prepare a Statement, d the
condition, resources and future prospects Of
the state. The committee says:
while Colorado has been rgreat silver
producer, she has, fortunately. many other
vast and varied resources mineral, asricu-
tural, manufacturing and cllmatic-cspable
OF amply maintaining 4 much greater p,pula-
ton than she nov has and OF furnishing safe
and profitable Investment for large sums OF
capital
In consequence of the increased pu;chas-
ing power Of gold, the annual Colorad, gold
product shows a remarkable increase, . FOL
lows: 1889, s, CSC, 2lI; 1890 Si,OiG, 229 W,
/ "a, 7G7. $50; 1872. sj,539,O2i The gold-minug
Developments at Cripple Creek are won,er-
ful.
This camp Is certain to do for Coloradoin
gold what Leadyille did for her In sily,r.
Two railroads are now running . constrt'
ton race through the mountain passes n
their cagerness to reach there first, and e.
perts claim that the low grade ore now
sight will yield 800, 900, 900. Leadyille pror-
ises to rival Cripple Creek as gold produce,
one mine alone now yielding 5000 per da.,
while IN the counties Of G.lpin, Clear Creel
Summit, Park. Rio Grande, Gunnison, L
Plata and Boulder and throughout the Sa'
Juan country there Is substantial increas
In the output OF gold. The gold output
colorado for 1899 IS estimated at S,jc0 900
1884, will see It reach and probably eZcco-
so, 600 900. Silver mining Is holding ne own
silver being generally found In combination
with gold, lead or copper. The outlook fol
the mining Of the precious and allied naali
IN Colorado Is highly encouraging, and th,
aggregate output for 1894 will exceed tllsi o.
any previous year
1.-THE Colorado output OF coal and cokt foi
1898 has not fallen far short Of that OF f22
which was 3,15l,OJ1 tons OF coal and 3ilOo'
tons o! coke Oyc= COO, 900 tons Of Coldfdo
coal were shipped to Kansas. Nebraska tx
rs, Utah, California and Montana. MhlIps
Of people cas-, Of Denver will ultimately be
supplied with Colorado coal.
.'The petroleum output OF one oil deidf
Colorado for 1898 was 1000 barrel. per d.
entirely supplying Colorado, Wyomlt.
Montana, Utah and New Mexico. Natrtil
gas ia a recent addition to Colorado p1i-
ucts.
.'Duglrg 1898 Colorado granite was L Ia
for the postonicc At Kansas City and vi
be used In the government building nj onaia,
while sandstone for building and payIni fas
| shipped extensively TO other states.
THE agricultural output Tor ls9a lille
showing an increase In volume, Is nccesrlly
decreased In value by the prevailing b~
prices. Local stock interests are fast CIV
Ing in magnitude, and the local produeof
wheat meets the local demand. The &c
ley district alone shipped in 1898 81 ,00o0
worth Of potatoes, largely to the East d
South.
= Colorado has hitherto imported annuity
from other states poultry, dairy, meat III
fruit products, equal in value TO her annh
| gold product The local increase in sInl
/ farms and Intelligent farming VIII, withla
! few years, keep this money in the state. O.
/ orado has now 10, 900 acres planted in FIT
1 the larger portion consisting OF orchas
| planted within the last three years, yet e
value of the fruit crop Of 1893 exceeds E.
| 600, coo, with certainty that within 4 ~
/ years the state will produce fruit for expo.
The annual value OF the pastoral, agrid
tural and horticultural products Of Color;o
for exceeds the annual value Of the encc
| mineral output
During 1898 there has been an incrcad
I a. ~ f,,s.. IL
mostly persons of financial means) seek,g
the benefit OF this climate, and Euroiln
physicians with European capital, arc alu,
build $500, 900 sanitarum in the state. he
wonderful mineral springs and scenicu-
fractions are also bringing an annuallyin-
creaslng number Of visitors and tourist, 10
the state.
COLORADO manufacturers have not suited
TO the same extent that their Eastern brh-
rem appear to have done. Tariff agltaon
has not injured our factories, and non of
them have closed down. The 'longills-
tancc' rail haul affords ample and permaent
protection. The value of the mnnufactred
product. of Denver for the year 1892 extcds
, Si5,OO0,OO0.
Everything Indicates that 1894 will wiff-s
revival OF business in every line in Colotlo
and its effects are already perccptiblc. he
convention which appointed this comm Pee
almost unanimously resolved against aicX-
| ira session OF the state legislature on pc
| ground that the rapidly-rcviving prospelty
| of the state rendered 1t unnecessary. and finn
fear that the circumstances under whici it
| Is called may mislead the friends OF the ste
| in the East to think that unwise laws ma be
| ep,cfel 4 majority of The members Of X n