Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-02
The Herald ...1,25o

The Herald 81, ,250
The above is The Herald's sub
scIiption towards Greater Duran
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And what are the conditions?
That others equally interested and
much better able Will put up proper
tionately.
| And how much money should be
raised?
One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
There is on deposit in Durango
banks In the neghborhood OF two
million of dollars. A large proportion
Of this money beings to Durango peo-
pie and there should be no trouble
III raising the money.
And what would be done with the
money?
Well, to start with, $4,000 will Sc
cure sugar beet factory. Show the
monied interests that Durango Is will
ing subscribe TO this much stock and
there will be no trouble in raising
the balance. And sugar stock is q
line thing. 1t pays from 1S TO "a per
cent per annum.
Then Durango should have a pack
ing house with feeding grounds. Just
why our people should ship live stock
10 Denver. Kansas City, Omaha and
Chicago and then have it shipped back
nere has been a conundrum for many
years. The local and mining town
markets should be supplied with every
pound of beef. every pound of pork.
including bacon and ham. every pound
of mutton, and every turkey and chick
en consumed. The farmers of the
northern tier of counties are becoming
rich from raising alfalfa. peas, beets,
etc. used for fattening purposes, send
ing train load after tranIoad to the
eastern markets. Every La Plata
county farmer can Just as well as not
raise alfalfa, beets, etc, for feeding
purposes and make money. They
should and must raise and fatten the
meats consumed In this southwest sec
tion II they desire to better their
conditions.
Third: A creamery is a necessity.
Butter has been selling for 40 cents
per pound in sDurnngo the past six
months. Nine-tenths of the butter
used comes from the northern part OF
the state. No wonder our people ap-
parently have little surplus money.
five thousand dollars will build, equip
and start a creamery In good shape.
some say $4,000 is sufficient. Surely
no trouble should be encountered In
occurring signed contracts for milk
rom 400 cows which would pay good
interest on the money invested and
IN turn benefit our local farmers.
There are a number OF other enter
Drises a fund OF $l50,000 will secure
and which will mean doubling the
population OF Durango and La Plata
county inside OF two years and more
than doubling the value OF our prop
arty.
With the wealth Of Durango the
above sum Is mere bagatelle. But
the money should not come alone
rom the city. The farming portion
" lhc touhty 10 ubic " tdhc Sthic ia
100000 TO $4,000 of the fund.
The Herald has given this question
considerable study and has come to
the conclusion that the way to ad-
vertise and bring Durango and south
west Colorado to the front is to get
right down to business. II Durango
will do this we believe the Denver 4
Rio Grande will come to our assist
ance in every way possible.
The Herald's check for $1,250 Is
ready any day. And we know there
are at least one hundred men and
irms In Durango better able to put up
than The Herald. In fact, we have many
among US who are better able to put
Up ten times what The Herald Is Will
ing to do.
Suppose the Undertaking is consid
cred too big at this time, which We
dispute very strenuously, we can start
out more modestly. The Herald will
be one OF forty or fifty to build the
creamery. viii do its share towards a
| packing plant and interesting the
farmers OF La Plata and Montezuma
counties in the project.
There Is an old saying that the way
to resume Is to resume. Let Durango
| resume.
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