The Lamar register., 1901-05-22
LAMAR PRoWERs

Florence. At Pueblo we IND the
greatest manufacturing city in the
west, where more than one half of
the total output of all the ores of the
state is smelted and the precious
metals extracted. This is aside from
the monster iron works, the only one
west of the Mississippi river. A lit
tie further down we have the great
agricultural and grazing country
reaching OF down to the Kansas line.
Millions of dollars have been spent
in perfecting the system of irriga-
ton, and millions more in establish
ing enterprises that manufactures
the product of the soil Into the fin
ished and marketable article. To
the north and in the valley we have
the great summer resort and the fin
est little city in the country. Colo
RADIO Springs is known far and wide,
and she is in the valley. To the
south at Trinidad, and still part of
the great water shed that gradually
drips the riches of nature into the
great artery-the river-itself, is
found coal, coke, cattle and sheep in
the greatest abundance. Where can
another stretch of country, 300 miles
from east to west and 200 miles
from north to south, be found that
contains SO many chances for the en-
terprise of man as the Arkansas?
The answer is obvious. There is
none other so wonderful or 80 great.
And yet its greatness is but little
known to the world. There must
be wider diffusion OF the actual
facts as they exist here even now,
and the best way to accomplish this
is through the newspapers of the
valley from one end to the other.
With this end IN view the Pueblo
Press Club has arranged for a trip
to Lamar, La Junta and Rocky Ford,
at the invitation of the citizens of
those principal places, and will take
advantage of the opportunity to
make close inspection of things
and report accordingly. With the
Pueblo newspaper men will go rep
resentativea of the daily papers from
Denver, Colorado Springs, Cripple
Greek, Victor, Leadville, Florence
and Trinidad, making a personnel
rarely 5if ever equaled on any like
trip "A the history of the west.
For this trip the Santa Fe will
provide a special car-most likely a
Pullman or at least parlor coach
so that the trip may be made IN com
fort and without loss of time.
What, may be asked, is the use or
purpose of all this? Gan the news
paper men to the number of fifteen
from Pueblo, and to the number of
twenty. two from other places, afford
to spend their time on such a means
of giving information? We may
answer this by pointing to the rela-
ton of Chicago to the Fox River
valley. What would that great city
amount to even today were it not for
the presence of the millions of peo'
pie and thousands of towns and cities
in the Fox River valley, all tributary
to the great city? And who foster
ed immi igration and encouraged
building in the Fox valley? Why
the people of Chicago, of course.
The same can be said of Pueblo in
relation to the Arkansas valley. The
people of this city must look to the
valley, which lies in all four direc-
tions from us. We must advertise
it, tell our friends about it, and en-
courage others to come here. 10 do
this properly there must be definite
knowledge as to resources and posi-
bilities. The trip to be made by the
Pueblo Press Club on the 9th and
18th days of May, will be splendid
starter in this direction. 1t is a move
that must be kept up and encourag
ed in every possible way for the next
several years, and we believe that
the business men of Pueblo have
very proper appreciation of the ad-
vantages of this method of letting
the world know all about us. Did it
ever occur to you that the great
Cripple Greek mining district owes
the fact of its reputation all over the
world to the newspapers? If the
newspapers can make mining dis
trict famous the world over, can not
the same be done by the newspapers
for the Arkansas valley as whole!
And is it not worth the attempt?-
Pueblo Courier.