Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
BOARD OF TRADE.

held their regular. weekly meeting
last night
Second Vice President Harry Jack.
son presided. Secretary Richard
McCloud. Assistant Secretary Arm
way were present.
A letter was read by Mr.. Arm
strong from gentleman who nad in
terviewed Mr.. Boetcher in regard to
building a beet sugar factory here.
The letter stated that Mr.. Boetcher
advised that ten acres OF beets be
planted in various parts OF the county
this year, and then when the beets
were ready for gathering ne would
make tests from them himself. Mr..
Boetcher would not be satisfied with
tests made by someone else, but
would make them personally. II the
tests were satisfactory, then ne
would build sugar factory here pro-
vided a guarantee could be furnished
that 5000 acres of beets would be
raised for three consecutive years.
This made the directors feel as II
the sugar factory was almost re-
atty. for the beets have been planted
in various sections of the county as
suggested by Mr.. Boetcher. and from
previous tests made it Is certain that
Inc beets raised here will stand any
test made by Mr.. Boetcher.
George f. Tiffany, Sr., Hans As
paas. d. c. Coulson, A. Peters, T. Il.
Davis and DR.. William Likes were ad.
ded TO the membership roll.
MIR, Armstrong. with the idea Of
compiling a lot of useful information,
prepared the following list of ques-
tons, which are to be sent to every
farmer in the county, which list was
approved by the board:
From the Durango Board of Trade:
MIR. ---------: Kindly answer the
following questions that we may com
plete statistics of the greatest value
TO the work OF the Durango board of
trade in the upbuilding of La Plata
county Please mail same to w. r.
Armstrong as soon as possible. This
information will be the property of
the board of trade and in no instance
will any individual statements be
made public. We wish to get at the
resources and aggregate of all pro
ductioD and values:
Name and location of ranch.
Name of nearest postoffice.
What population.
Name of the nearest railroad.
Does the land lie together.
Total number of acres owned or
controlled.
Total number Of acres leased.
By whom is the leased land own.
ed?
Number of acres under cultivation
Can area be increased, and how?
Number of acres under irrigation
Can area be Increased. and how?
Number of acres in alfalfa. tim.
otny, clover. Average production?
Number of acres in wild hay: pro
ductiun?
Number of acres in wheat, pota
toes. corn, rye, oats, barley. apples
pears, peaches. plums, apricots, cher
ries. nectarines, and other fruits
Name of ditch.
Source
Capacity.
Ownership.
Area of outside range.
Natural shelter.
Character
How many head OF horses, sheer
or cattle will ranch property feed OF
water?
How many nead OF horses, cattle
sheep. hogs, do you own?
Name OF river or stream running
through your ranch.
Does it ever entirely fail?
Number of perpetual springs.
Number of lakes, ponds. reservoirs.
How many acres Of timber?
What varities?
If no timber on place, how far dis.
tant?
Number of miles distant.
WHAT improvements have you on
your ranch? Kindly give description
OF details as completely as possible
that the market value be ascertained.
On the other, side of this sheet please
add information regarding any essen.
tial points which we have not cover.
ed
Sugar Beets-I will guarantee to
plant ...... acres of sugar beets fos
three consecutive years, providing n
sugar factory is erected in Durango.
The advertising committee report.
ed that the two maps had been for.
warded to the map printers.
Mr.. Armstrong believed Durango
ought TO go to Colorado Springs to
the State Realty association 100
strong, and was confident that with
that number from Durango our city
could land the next convention He
said there would be 10000 strangers
there and 1t would be great adver.
tisement for Durango to get the next
convention. He had a plan for open
ing Durango headquarters" so as to
let them know about us. The chair
appointed committee to draw up
resolutions to be presented at the
next meeting looking toward arrang.
ing for crowd.
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