The Holly chieftain., 1897-10-22
rurRsrlnc FOR COLORADO.
Enough Arkansas Valley
Land

Manager Wiley o! the Great Plains
Water company was q guest Of the
Brown hotel Yesterday. He says the
extensive improvements of the compa-
ny in the valley OF the Arkansas are
being pushed vigorously and gppiica-
tlons for lands along the eompeDy's g
canals have been comingln SO fast that
the management is seriously consider
ing an advance of50 per cent on the
price.
"The fact s," said Mr.. Wiley, "that
we have sold $4,000 worth of land
within the last forty days, aud every
daY farmers Of Iowa, Minnesota, llIi-
nOis. Kansas and Nebraska, are arriv-
ing in the valley to look oyer the laud
and make purchases. AS We are giving
ten years time and have been holding
the land at $3.50 to $50 an acre, we
have almost arrived at the conclusion
that it Is too big snap. The move
meni in TO the valley OF the Arkansas
is far beyond our estimates and puE-
chasers are coming faster than We care
to have them come. This IS remark
able condition, out the good name o.
the valley and the reports concerning
the vari ed crops of southeastern Color
ado have done more than any amount
of advertising
1.-The fame OF the Rocky Ford melon
has been of great inhuence in attract.
ing the attention of farmers. The 81.
Louis dealers could not fill orders for
the melons during the season and last
week communication came to Las
Animas from leading dealers of St.
Louis making a proposition for the
entire crop of next season if farmers of
the region will pay special attention to
the raising of melons. In the opinion
of men who have looked into the-mat.
ter, one part Of the valley of the Arkan-
sas is as good as another for the raising
of melons and the st. Louis men sp-
pear to have arrived at this conclusion.
Las Animas sent few melons essT
and the flavor caught the palate of St.
lsIulS, utHCt tHt bItGts IL 10 ptoboftA
to take any number OF carloads up to
1000 and in addition the st. Louis
people offer to send representative t.
Las Animas to inspect the melons NE
they are being placed in the cars, so
there will be no kick when they reach
their destination. The expenses of the
representative will he paid by the 81.
Louis purchasers. You can cay thai
the farmers Of Las Anlmas ere going
into the melon business and they vii
plant no less than 2CO acres in melons
next spring. The melon business is
growing tremendously and promises to
be one ofthe most lucrative industries
in the west. Eastern people are hun
cry Tor Arkansas valley cantaloupes
aud we propose to satisfy the demand.
1.-THE Industry OF sheep feeding is
also showing great advance In the val.
ley" said Mr.. Wiley. AT the present
time there are 100000 lambs being fed
for the market in the valley. The
lambs seat out from the region last
, spring brought the top Of the market
and il ia now acknowledged that the
valley presents advantages for fatten'
ing lambs not to be found in more
northern districts. The mild climat.
is very friendly and the crops grown in
the valley furnish the right fatteniny
/ material. Never did farmers of the
of the Arkansas valley feel so happy At
they feel this fall and never were pros.
poets 80 bright. The farmers were
away ahead of the game last spring
but they are going to do better during
the next six mont;s.'-Rocky Noun.
tain News.