The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-17
A New Enterprise.

A New Enterprise.
Tuesday plans were natured
and an agreement was entered into
with the citizens of Monte Vista
whereby Hon. Jas. L. Hurt, of
Canero, agrees to build a Touring
mill at this place with n capacity
of SO barrels day, and in conncc-
tion an elevator sufficiently large
to hold 10000 bushels of grain, to
be completed and in running order
by the first of January next.
This is to be n custom mill and
the agreement stipulatcs that Il toll
of not more than onc-ffth shall be
charged for milling wheat.
W. J. Bennett, a mill man of
Saguachc, will bc connected with
Mr.. Hurt in the new mill.
James l.. Hurt is well known in
the valley, having been resident
here fifteen years, and by good
judgment and close attention TO
business he has become one of our
wealthy ranchmcn. He estimates
his grain crop of this season at
81, 900 to 40, 900 bushels, and for a
place in which to store this amount
of grain first led him to undertake
the building of an elevator and in
connection the mill project was
suggested.
Mr.. Hurt was elected member
of the legislature in 1892 and again
in 1894 from Saguachc county,
and was distinguished for his
sagacity and faithfulncss to duty.
He was also delegate to the st.
Louis national populist convention
in 1896. We mention these things
as showing that Mr.. Hurt has the
confidence and esteem of the men
who have known him for many
years and as an earnest of what
may be expected of him in the new
enterprise.
The building of this mill means
that Monte Vista is to become the
milling centre of the great San
Luis valley and also the business
metropolis. The business men of
Monte Vista fully realize the i'm.
portancc of securing this new en-
tcrprisc and readily donated mill
site and a small amount of cash
besides.
o. c. Fellows of the Forty one
country was in town the first of
the week and speaks in most fiat
tering terms of their crop pros
poets. He says the entire district
will average thirty-fvc bushels TO
the acre of wheat.
There is perhaps no other place
in the world where the average
yield of wheat per acre will equal
the San Luis valley. This applies
to all parts of the valley, from end
10 end. Whenever conditions ARE
favorable to even small extent
the farmer who plants his wheat Is
almost certain of u large yield. a
year like the present, when the
mountains are full of snow. assur-
ing every one n bOuntiful supply
of water, he can count on much
increased yield.
There are thousands of farmers
in the eastern and middle states
who rent u farm, and from year
to year toll early and late, and
when they have their crop hnr.
vested the returns are nothing but
II bare living, with probably
cnough of profit to pay the rent
for another season, when the same
tale Is repeated.
For another class OF farmers
who have small means and wish 10
engage in farming on n ..rgcr cx-
tent, there arc thousands of acres
Of patented land along the various
rivers that can bc bought nj IS to
$40 per acre. All Of this land has
good water rights and needs only
the practical working Of an cncr-
gctic brain to make it worth twice
the sum asked for it.-Saguachc
Crescent.
A delegation OF business men
from this place went before tho
board OF commissioners Tuesday
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