La Junta tribune., 1900-12-22
La Junta,
Arkansas Valley.
Colorado.
81

'iuu ut $500 inhabitants. is the
D"unty seat OF Otero County and Is
l"cated hear the eastern end O. the
,"Hn'v, on the Arkansas river.
The town is built up i'll a most
substantial manner, and many new
'ulidluE> are III course of erection,
:Ae huNlneS> houses being mostly
~ brick and stone. Being on Il
slight elevation, which affords
splendid drainage facilities the
tttN has by exprnLing SlU.n'N'.''n.
III building sewerage system.
''ic'! very materially To the vulur
l..t JU'itL i> a place OF residence
LII 1unta has recently erected 4
~ som u! Holly water works, has
"ir NGht~. telephone system,
=" excellent crranlrav lAigr
"..,' .nu, elevator, one OF the
'':' : i,:r>~r,! hilck c>tLhl: :>!i:n-ut~
~, W,>.. a hu"l =, Stem VIII, Il
a' pi.ic e.; rvr.v I,~,dcil, VI III,
''> seven 4",ol chuich,~ tine
''H' buildings and residences.
.:.A:,S factory. Two bank two
M~itici>. AND fine juhn
'r.iH c"n>i>;lug .. lu,u1 wcll
,ri vulunlc~ and Il tree lc.t
=. '''nn
l'hr ntv Is supplied with Al
'"~'ri water Tor domestic H..
''.-', ICING ten wells tor tins i'i,l
Suburban property hA~
II II, NJ into five and ten acre
''u T. Ituund the city tnl trust and
~ tl"upc>, and Is sold nn easy
''Hu~ This plan offers an r>
lent opportunity tor a man /"
Nj III own home, and >ull make
pay !ur itself every wear from
ne products of his small patch OF
Ind
Many new people are coming III
HrlnuIllv. attracted bv the r\
''f II, hcAlthtulrc,e OF the climate
1ie j' the pure air and con,luuuu,
-ltn~hirlc tor which tins portion OF
Colorado j. becoming noted ~ we'll
'- The splendid educational and :"
ii ,tdVantaEce existing III .aluntA
IA"ic l. also 4 large immigration u
''tntt~ from eastern states. II
''.r'vd t" ,hl~ lrin, h, the >plru
Il '"M'li,)"n~ prevailing tor the
r.,'~~i,l growth "t All A&,iyll,u'
y ':''if- ,amlAlnult, and ~ugAr
"'r- The sugar factory :, lnc.u
~ ,'Ii miles west "i this point. but
lbs ~.nnc pllcc i paid 10y the com
i4t!l> tor the hcct> on board the
0At~ A. delivered at the. factory.
hence the building of this immense
;il,l, i of inc>tinablr value To- III,
,uittv .Arkan>a, Valley
Lei luntI is exceedingly well lu
,.r'td with reference to tran>|nItI
'r,il facilities. being All important
.:;.t-i''n point and junction on tn,
'.-llI Inc OF the great Santa i,
l}rut, We are able to easily lr.n Ii
\ 4,l:":ulA and the West Il, we'll -
'il- entire East, whose ci,t~ are
'.pN drawing on Us for cantaloupc~
,.cF> vegetables and large 'IriIn
Illus nf stock We are also OH ii,
ir iItrr division of the same road
.N! IMP large quantities OF garden
iN < I" Northern Colorado mining
&I~ In addition. the Santa l'c
l"''- located Il, La Junta, are the
..., Iii OF distributing S4o.rrr
".onthl> night here with Us. a good
ii ni it reaching the farmers t"i
-, IT l'r"duct>.
Il is about the irrigated country
lhutary to La Junta, to which we
i.h 10 call your attention, Tor
.mdrcd> of farmers i'll the Eas,
A'l be interested i'll knowing OF
.l-t such country as this, where
'HcIr efforts to make a living will
re- 4 little more than realized, to
~ the least Thousands of dis
-ati,iied farmers i'll the East, who
Anyc toilcd all their lives, with
rothing to show for their labore
Muuld be glad to make change at
'hl, time, and their attention will
y ,,urally be attracted to the irr
. tied districts of the West. where
ops are a3s,u,od every year, and
here the richness OF tiE soil is re
licnishcd every time irrigation
tatcr is turned upon it. These
after conditions are found in the
ncighborhood of La Junta. We
are surrounded by the finest area OF
agricultural lands to be found III
The valley, nearly $4,000 acres Of
which are under cultivation within
radius of twelve miles of this place,
,,,,j.r jitCbec with uooI yarpef,,a1
water rights.
These lands can be bought in
small or large tracts, as wanted,
and on easy terms, prices varying,
all oUiuL To distance. To the tuyuS