The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-12
FROM BOULDER, COLORADO.
Boulder, Colo, Jan. 8, 'Oe.

FkOM BOULDER, COLORADO.
Boulder, Colo, Jan. 8, 'O6.
EDITOR TRIBUNE Happy New
Year to you and friends, even II q
little late. Have been contemplate
ing giving you letter that friends
Of Montgomery City might know
how we'ones are prospecting to-
gether with statistics Of Boulder
and surroundings.
The past year has been very
prosperous both for town people
and ranches of Boulder county.
The winter has been beautiful,
while our eastern neighbors-Kan-
sas, Nebraska, Missouri as. we'll
are reporting heavy storms we are
blessed with sunshine and balmy
breezes, with temperature from 20
to IS above zero.
The streets of Boulder were
sprinkled by the city, until Jan. z,
when we had a light snow of about
8 inches, which has laid duet and
made the children happy. with
prospects of coaoting from the
many hills of Boulder at and near
our schools.
Our winters are enjoyable as
summers for the SUN shines almost
every day, and many of the inval-
ids sit on porches enjoying sum
baths nearly every day Of winter.
Health has been good in city as
the dread disease of pneumonia
and typhoid fever are not as pre-
vilent here as in states where they
are subject to such sudden chan
ges. Boulder has enjoyed one of
the best and most prosperous sea-
lsons. Buildings has been about
same as ever, steady growth.
i The year 1908 will see more than
lever before as there are to be sew
leral buildings erected which would
honor cities of much larger and
sl.wealthier magnitude. The cop-
y tracts are let for new hotel build
ing costing $4,000. The Y. M. 9.
A., have raised means for $50, ,0O0
! building and contract let. City
library building has been conn
! menced, also q magnifence church
! building, at q cost Of $50. 900, Con.
} gregational. All Of these are nov
under contract and at work on
The New Opera building is al.
so we'll under way costing $50. 900
: Magnificant modern homes are be.
: ing erected all over the city, vary.
: ing from So, 90 to $15, 900. All goes
Z to prove q vigorous and healthy
growth.
The enrolment at the University
was in excess Of any previous
year and now ranks as the fourtl
University in the United States.
During the year 1865 an ice plan
!. and cold storage was putup, mod
ern In every way, capacity Q
twenty tons per day, and $500
cubic feet OF cold storage room
:. The Boulder Fruit Growers as
. sociation erected q large bsicl
building on tracks Of q. B S., t
) accomm odate and facilitate thei
shipments and the season Of 100
8 shipped the following: 2646 crate
strawberries, 8155 crates raspber
!, iries, 78O crates currants beside
much fruit was shipped by indie
pendent parties, and the larg
!. amount consumed by city.
9 The coal industry surpassed an,
: previous season producing 1925,
! 628 tons Of az Ane GOAL az could b
I asked for. It sells for 1915 All
,:l$4.0O per ton, delivered in cos
Z house.
4. Boulder county has one Suga
g, Beet factory located at Longmon
! is miles from Boulder. Il wa
!, built in 1908. It employed u
hands this season and paid to th
growers $500, 900. for beets laa
Ar fall. Tho Empson Canning Co
is also located at Longmont, "a
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