The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-01
FARMING MATTERS.
l-l,..,, Opportunities.

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gEosE yes-ly income Of less than 81 =
999, 900. We should have farming
population Of more than Io-'9. 30"
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uusllg 4 properly directed outlzy ct
80 900 COZ Viii accomplish that Al
Kansas grew lees than TOO $50 .D..J
bushels Of wheat this year. almost its
gresteEt crop. which viii sell !or less
than ~ ceilts busheI. realizing OILY
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An expenditure ct 81. 900 800 more
will supply water ample for 400. 900
acres additional The San LIiE raj
ley alone has 3.0ts0, 80 acres lot 5 per
cent o. which is thoroughly tarrnet
and not per cent intsnEively. The
greatest record yield Of wheat. oa,s
and potatoes in this state have been
grown there | have never seen any
where equsled, both quantity and
quality considered. the displays Of
grains and vegetables there. II the
resources Of tha- valley were fully
ceveloped II would supper, rural
nd T.-E>r -f.- rrs
so developed, the Grand and its
tributaries would sustain 800, 900: the
San Juan country, 25G 600. the lower
Arkansa. and the South Platte. $50
900, and the Northwest possibly as
many-a grand total. agricultural and
horticultural. urban and rural, Of more
than 251p.GD people, nearly equal 10
the entire population Of both Kansss
and Nebraska. Orchard tracts at Pa
tGade in the upper Grand valley are
marketable al 1900 an acre. The 70
turn in many instances this year has
exceeded $500 an acre.
If the territory exclusively tribD-
tary 10 the Denver & Rio Grande rail
road were fully developed agricultural
ly. the resulting freight traffic would
double the present volume. Strike,
lockoutg or exhausted mining camps
could not diminish its tonnage or re
duce fts income. The plains Of LON
hardy, not as fertile as our own va
leyg. have for a thousand years suz-
tained population doubly greater
than | have predicted for Colorado.
The valley Of the Grand and It's tribG-
,arieg is capable Of fruit tonnage pro-
duction r!yaling all California. I'm
agine the tonnage if the San Luis val
ley were on sugar beet and potato
growing basis.
But how shall the $4,000, 900 be
secured? To accomplish the develop
ment proposed would take years at
leaat. Not more than 5000, 900 for
each year would be required, OF which
the localities directly interested would
readily provide 90 per cent. The sew
eral district enterprises actually pro-
jected VIII not require that amount
altogether. We have statute, enact
ed three years ago, which provides
that the resident voters may incor-
porate their lands into a district, vote
bonds and with the proceeds build or
buy canal system to supply irr!ga-
ton, including storage.
interest and run twenty years. payable
in series after the tenth year They
are uniform lien on all the irrigable
property In the district, as are school
or paving bonds. The levies are made
by the county commissioners and the
taxes are collected and disbursed by
the county treasurer. Great care 70
safeguard both the taxpayer and the
bondholder WAS taken in drafting the
act. California, Idaho. Washington
and Nebraska have Similar law. Ev-
cry legal and constitutional question
has been settled by the state and fed
eral courts"
There would be no risk to those who
furnished the money, Mr. Henry said.
Agriculture, under scientific irrigation,
was no longer an experiment
"f this Chamber Of Commerce
would take hold as earnestly as It did
few years ago of sugar beet culture
and aid the struggling communities in