Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01

l have 1t on the authority of that fac
tory that it cannot do anything at all
to compete with Colorado. In >CalifOr-
mia some years they have an enormous
crop but again some years they have
drouth and total failure. And the
crop per acre never equals the Colo
RADIO crop. This was shown i'm the cons
petition of the Orange Judd Farmer, in
which Colorado stood far. far ahead of
any other state. Possibly the same
conditions as those in Colorado may
prevail in parts of Wyoming, but not in
Texas or in New Mexico.
If the tariff on sugar should be re-
duced while the beet sugar industry
Is in its present stage, the reduction
might initiate against it. l do not be-
lieve that the slight lowering of the
price of sugar would permanently in
jure the industry. In this connection,
| want to say that | believe that few
people in Colorado know or appreciate
the enormous amount of work which
was done in Washington in order to
save this infant industry. l think that
Henry r. Oxnard ought to receive
some evidence of approval from this
and similar organizations for the va
liant work he has done in Washington
to prevent a reduction of the duty. |
don't believe the people here generally
know what great power of pressure
was brought to bear, ostensibly for the
benefit of Cuba, but actually, as we
know, for the benefit of a rival indus
try.
THE establishment of intensive agri-
culture in Colorado has another import
ant outcome. Under close cultivation
each acre needs much less water. This
will enable the extension of the pres
ent irrigation system to include at
least fifty per cent. more land. Again,
the high prices which can now be OBJ
tained for irrigated land will encour-
age the investment of more money in
the conserving of the water supply in
reservoirs, and the extension of the
irrigation systems. So there will be
an immense increase in the amount of
land cultivated and we will have es-
tablished the agricultural basis of our
prosperity, that l said at the outset
had been brought up to believe indis-
pensable.
Now. / want to say one word in
closing, about a subject which l un-
derstand this organization has been
discussing great deal lately-the best
way 30 advertise Denver and Colorado.
Neither Denver nor Colorado needs
any more advertising. They are being
about as thoroughly advertised as any
city and state could be by the rail-
roads, which are bringing thousands
upon thousands of tourists TO the state
every year. Every person who goes
back becomes an advertisement of the
state, and among all the people who
know anything at all. Denver is now
recognized as one of the coming cities
of the country. The best way. then, to
advertise Denver is to make the city
beautiful-to add to its attractions, SO
that there may go out from here n new
er-ending stream of tourists, proclaim
ing all over the country that this is the
most beautiful. the most delightful and
the most prosperous of cities in this
country"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Rogers ad
dress n vote of thanks was given him
and the directors of the exchange were
also instructed to send an expression
of gratitude TO Henry L. Oxnard for
his fight for beet sugar with an invita-
ton that he address the members OF
the exchange upon the occasion Of his
next visit to the city.