The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-30
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Colorado Springs, Colo. June IA
fourth annual convention OF the State
Realty Association, now recognized
rs the Colorado State Commercial AS
sociation. closed in this city THURSDAY
after Q three days session with the
election of officers and directors for
the ensuing year.
Zeph c. Felt of Denver was chosen
president and Durango chosen as the
next convention place.
Several important resolutions were
adopted. among them being one
launching . movement for a western
Immigration congress for the purpose
Of inducing colonization in the West
and xnother being the initial step to-
ward the conservation of the priceless
&utersrpf Colorado, which are in dan
Ter of being appropriated by other
states.
The mornings program was devoted
to stste development and the agricul-
tural seet3on. H. A. Storrs, electrical
expert In the United States reclamation
service at Washington. talked on
"Power from Mountain Waters" CIV
ing some highly interesting statistics.
He estimated that the Colorado rivers
running. east and south furnished an
average fall of 1,500 feet for power gen.
Grafton, with an approximate 100000
horsepower derivable therefrom.
Western rivers, furnishing 3.00O-foot
fall, would generate, crudely speaking.
nearly 100000 horsepower. Steam
plants. to furnish this power would con-
surne 25.000.O0O tons Of coal per an
mum, more than three times Colorado s
coal output. The average cost would
be 5000 per kilowatt, or IS per horse
power, the ceiling price being esti,
mated at 334 per kilowatt. or $25 per
horsepower.
:, M. A. Carleton, United States cereal
list, gave some valuable points on
Crops for Dry Farming" He declared
that Colorado this year would have
produced approximately 100.00o0OO
bushels of wheat, which had all avail,
able land been used would be much
more than the entire mineral produc'
tion for that period.
w. H. Olin, professor OF agronomy In
the State Agricultural College at Fort
Collins, depleted in glowing terms
1.-THE Wheat of the Future" Professor
Olin gave the results of careful study
in the choice of plant growing. plant
adaptation, seed selection and variety
selection. He pointed out that 40O0,-
900 acres were under irrigation In this
state, and that ten times that amount
could be successfully harvested. He
mentioned the various oats, corn bar
ley and wheat products which have
been imported from other states and
other countries, and planted with re-
markable success in Colorado.
Congressman Franklin e. Brooks
aroused intense enthusiasm by his de.
scription of the work done by the De
partment Of Agriculture. Although the
army and navy budget approximates
$340,O00,000 annually, he said the De-
partment of Agriculture secures but
$6,050,O00 each year. despite
which it is accomplishing Won
ders. This department, known
twenty years ago as the COW
department has been the subject of
attempted bribes by English, French
and Cuban authorities, who desired
knowledge in conducting experiments
In that branch.
The Importance Of the agricultural
industry was shown by the speakers
statistics. For the past twenty years
nually has Appropriated $275.00OOC0,
and the balance would have been $751;
100000 against US but for the agricul-
tural products. The United States
raises each year in corn, oats, barley,
wheat, potatoes and the like iD the
neighborhood Of $4,000, 100000.
Prolonged cheering greeted Mr..
Brooks statement that at the next ses-
sion of Congress he would introduce
a resolution in with the agricultural
bill for an appropriation to study and
develop the rubber plant industry in
Colorado.
Committee on directors reported the
following, which were confirmed:
Jesse F. Mcdonald. governor, Denver:
Henry Lee B. Wills, real estate, Colo
rado Springs; B. F. Freeman, presi-
dent Colorado State Bank, Durango;
A. q. Bent. state auditor, Denver; F.
]. Chamberlain, real estate. Denver;
]. s. Flower, real estate, Denver; R.
w. Chisholm. real estate, Colorado
Springs: D. c. Packard. insurance,
Denver: W. e. Kinsesla, real estate,
Greeley: Armour c. Anderson. real
estate. Denver; Samuel H. Clammer.
mayor. Fort Collins; Gordon Jones.
vice president United States Natio1al
Bank, Denver; A. j. Woodruc. real
estate, Pueblo. a-a
The following advisory board vas
chosen: c. B. Bennett, chairman, real
estate. Colorado Springs; ]. L. Dona-