Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-05
ALMOST A GARDEN OF EDEN.
La Plata County and the Great San
Juan, the Richest District lin
the World.


the World.
Recent discoveries are astounding
the best informed and the most en-
| thusiastic. WAC thought they knew
the products of the great San Juan
| The great II am" has certainly bur
| ried in this district his most pre-
cious products. No metals are too
rich, and no agriculture too prolific
| for This district. The latest discov-
| cry In and around Durango has been
| the rubber plant. 1t is going TO make
| Colorado the most famous district OF
It's size In the world. The ranchmen
not know that on their hills above
water line, in soil that was simply
useless, is worth more for the pro-
duction OF rubber than 1t Is for any
other product ever grown in La Pla-
ia county.
| We have the record for the growth
of sugar beets, and all the United
| States has its eye on this district
Watching the development Of sugar
beet industry. The proposition is so
great that it makes us shudder when
we stop to think of 1t. Just imagine
for a moment what beet sugar fac
| tory means to us Not only the en-
| ployment OF thousands Of hands, not
only an income to the farmer Of s.
a ton for his beets, not only the turn
ing loose of millions OF dollars each
year in this district, but ii means
hundreds OF thousands OF cattle and
sheep to be fed on beet tops and
beet sugar pulp; it means intensive
cultivation. There is no industry. no
matter what it is, but will be greatly
benefited The machinist, the miner,
the teamster, the carpenter-in fact,
there is positively no labor that Will
not feel the aid of this sugar beet in
dustry. Hundreds of families will
Immediately come to this district.
and as one industry brings another,
| IT appears to us that the star is ris-
| ing which will shine so bright as to
dazzle the vision OF the whole state.
| We have our conservative people
who cannot see beyond the bonds of
our city limits, and who smile at our
enthusiasm: but were they to walk
into the office of the board of trade
and see the letters received each day
from every part of the United tates,
analyze the questions that are asked.
and read the answers that are sent,
they could not help but catch TIE en-
| thusiasm that those engaged directly
in the work are already impregnated
with.
It is simply impossible for a presi-
| lent OF a secretary of board Of
trade TO accomplish anything without
the assistance of majority Of the
| prominent citizens of the town; but
| Durango today Is enthused, and the
number Of knockers" is reduced to
minimum. | will defy any city In
| The state of Colorado to show as
| feeling, so few disagreements, as we
can show right here in Durango. 1t
| seems as II the whole populace nave
conspired to place this city and coun-
~ on plain which will be pointed
to by other towns If a man who is
luke warm or feels thai his nersonaI
business should take precedence over
the business of the civ would taLe
The time to attend A few of toe hoard
of trade meetings sn.nd an borr a,
The board of trade rooms lookipg
over the cor-espondence rece,vad and
the answers sent mn, he wop,d soon
learn the lesson thai IN hr,,d h,u.e,f
greatly depends on the building nj
his neiphhors around him narvar
is learning FIAT lessop Co,or.do
Springs and Pueblo II bas ,aken a..
long time hut thew now saa that
their own city is a verv anal, .no,
in the great state of CoIorado
We in Dur,,yo n,,s, I.or that
we must assist Ravf,eld E,rm,nyton
Nancos Si,vertor and char .,.tr,...
and in doing q, va ,ro ..,,,,i, an.
selves w. ara naturally whoIo
sale n,in, AVID me-, ..,.
in making aImos, any nronhaov u,,h
~ and tho .raat co, - ~ l..