La Junta tribune., 1898-02-09
cosa,,ss TO COLORADO.
alaasse<s Farmers In Search Of =
Garden Spot and . Land Of
8unahlne.

DctWScu 5oO dho wv ldHIiIeS,
each possessing from $1,000 to
S2, 900 in cash, are waiting for a
report from their representative,
who is in Colorado for the purpose
of selecting lands upon which these
families will settle and found
homes. The site of this land has
not been decided for the advance
courier has not yet determined
upon the exact location.
Here is an opportunity for the
recently organized Arkansas Val
ley Association OF Colorado to do a
lithe effective missionary work.
The representative of these families
is now in Colorado, and will be
engaged for a month in visiting
various sections of the state. He
has been sent here to examine the
lands, and if they meet with his
approval there will be at least 600
families start before spring. The
officers of the ASSOCIATION should
I, by al means seek him out and in
personal interview impress upon
his mind the unparalleled advan-
tages offered by the Arkansas VAL
ley to farmers in search OF milder
climate where there is an excellent
opportunity to make good living.
Mr.. c. T. Lanman, Of Mcintosh,
| Mimi, editor and publisher of the
Mcintosh Times, has been selected
/ to view the lands which offer future
homes for men and women who
can no longer stand the terrible
rigors Of the Minnesota winters.
He is now in Colorado pursuing
his investigations and in an inter-
view says:
| These families will not be idlers
in any sense of the word, and do
not come as paupers, for they are
now possessed of good farms which
will readily bring them upward of
81, 900 each. Very few are incon-
Ivenienced with mortgages on their
properties, and even these will
come with probably $500 to 81, 400
in ready cash. My mission is a
most responsible one, and ! will
make a thorough examination be-
fore my decision, spending posi-
bly, month in the state before re-
turning, unless some place strikes
my fancy before.
What we want is a country not
too high where the winters are. not
severe and where there in reason
able prospect of getting water on
the land. find that there are
plenty of persons to decry Colo
rado, for at Kansas City they told
me that it was impossible to raise
potatoes, wheat or corn in the state
of Colorado. Since coming here
/ learned that north OF Denver as
well as other portions of the state
the potatoes are considered finer
than in the eastern markets. We
want dry climate also for the
benefit Of those whose lungs have
become affected by the terrible
winters at home. Very few Of
these are what might be considered
in the stages Of consumption, but
they are rapidly getting there, and
will eventually die from the disease
in Minnesota. You have no idea
Of what we 90 through with nine
feet of snow all winter and the
sbermometer away below zero, and
then. when spring comes, pesetrat-
lag dampness far worse than the
cold, and this last until you people
out here imagine that sunsmer is
~teil underway. But our people
will mot be missed up there. There
are plenty to take their piacss and
lbuy the farms for cash AZ asyery
lgood yeluation, and this will enable
The settlers to conae here taisly
IwelI provided for 70 start spew to
build homes.
don't like 20 make an$ state
mepts wbich would lead P4opis 20
think that there will Be ana Sxedus
ftpm Miunesofa 70 CololSlzp. bit