The daily sentinel., 1901-09-11
pAB0R AND PEACHES
Short Terse Paragraphs Pertaining
to Peach Day Celebration
Taken from the Rocky
Mountain World.

Mountain World.
William u. Pabor, the veteran editor
OF Denver. always has kind words for
this city and especially the Grand valley.
In ths last number of the Rocky Noun
tain World the following paragraphs sp-
peaEed:
The passing OF the Peach Day Of Grand
Junction may be set down as an sstab-
lished fact.
But the passing of the peaches-ah!
this is different proposltion and one
not to be entertained for 4 moment.
Western Colorado is the natural home
(for this state) of this dslisious fruit and
Grand valley it's largest abiding place.
Through the courtesy Of DR.. q. r. Ed
ridge, chairman Of the committee of ar
rangements. we enjoyed the privileges OF
visit to the districts north and east Of
town, where the principal peach orchards
are situated. We found trees bending
down and branches broken by their
weight Of fruit. Hundreds of bushels OF
peaches wore to be seen strswn upon the
ground, having ripened and fallen by
reason OF the scarcity OF labor to gather
them In shipping condition.
In the managing Of this years. festival.
DR.. Eldridgs had many-snd some OF
them unexpected-dimcultie to contend
with. Tho failure to secure county and
city money gave no opportunity to ofRsr
premiums for display Of fruit. and the
attractions in tho line Of Midway exhi-
bisions were such As dissraced the town
aud will be felt for long tims to come.
Editor Bunting OF The Daily Evening
Sentinel gave US the freedom of his neat
thanks. he has never yet failed in cour-
tesy, and his Sentinel, we are glad to
know, is rising higher and higher on the
wall Of prosperity. Long may it guard
the interests of Grand Junction and
Grand valley.
Photographer Dean favored US with
two tine cabinet photos-one OF the new
Carnegie library building, lately opened
through the enterprise of Mrs. B. b. Jay
and other ladies Of the town, and one OF
Grand valley sunset, tinted after ma.
ture, which is . charming view, and we
are afraid We will not be able to resist
the writing IT some rhymes upon it after
a while.
During our stay in town We enjoyed
the hospitality OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Griflths, who made our visit q pleasant
ono, az they always have done when oc-
casion called us to Grand Junction. Mr..
Grifflths has . farm in the lower valley,
but is connected with tho Wells Fargo
Express company In their Town ONCE.
Az we came away from the valley We
first saw nearly twenty years ago. and 10
which we founded the now aourishing
little county town of Fsuits. lying eleven
miles west Of Grand Junction. we fancied
we heard q voice calling Us to come back.
| Its echo is still IN our ear.
And why noti No section Of the state
| gives such promise Of carly and perma-
nent growth as Mesa county and its lead
ing agricultural section. Grand valley.
From the point where Grand river de.
boushes from the canon at Palisades to
Iona on the border Of the desert, dis
tance of rs miles, with . varying width
Of to miles, there are $4,000 acres Of
land under canal system. and every 40
acres Of this area will maintain q family
| II properly cared for By fruit and relst-
| ing crops. Hence it 10 inevitable that q
denss population will ultimately inhabit
| the valley.
Peach Day festivals may disappear;
but the peach, the pear. the plum. tho
| prune, the apricot and the apple will
blossom and fruit in the orchard lands
for many decades to como. And always
will be in evidence grains. grasses. vsge-
tables and especially sugar beets to sup
| plement the orchard harvest.
When peaches by the hundreds Of
| bushels lie rotting beneath the trees In