Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24
COLORADO ASSET
NOTED sTocKMAN BELIEVES IN
GREAT FUTURE FOR WEST.
PLEASED WITH THE BOOM
Scientific stock Raising Also One Of
States Great Features-0enver
the Center for Many Big
Industries.

Agriculture Is colorado's greatest
resource. and In seeking to gain pOpu.
lation and prosperity this fact should
be kept constantly In mind"
This remark was made by John Clay
OF Chicago. one of the greatest stock
men and bankers In the country. Mr..
Clay Ia here looking after the interests
OF his firm. Clay. Robinson 4 Co..
which has a branch house In Denver.
Mr.. Clay has been Interested In west
ern live stock for about thirty.fiye
yeas and there are few men living more
familiar with the range stock business
In all It's branches than he.
II notice that your State Commercial
Association has commenced a cam
paign to raise 100000 for advertising
the state" said MIR. Clay. III the gen
tlemen In charge OF this movement
will consistently bear In mind that
agriculture IL the greatest resource OF
the state predict great results for
this commendable effort on the part OF
the citizens to advance the growth OF
the state. Colorado has a wonderfully
fertile soil and what In needed Is men
who have the training necessary to se'
cure the best results from intelligent
cultivation. Your efforts should be di.
rected mainly to the securing OF farm.
ers from the high.priced lands Of the
Middle West. These men not only
have the training required to secure
the best results from the soil. but they
ALSO have thorough knowledge OF live
stock agriculture. the most profitable
character Of farming that can be In.
dulgcd In In this state. for the reason
that you can grow here tho very best
root and forage crops. and stock feed
Ing. coupled with the great sugar In.
dustry. yields enormous profits when
conducted properly.
IF the available agricultural lands
Of the state arc settled with this class
OF farmers. manufacturing industries
will naturally be attracted to the cities
and towns. The development Of bis
packing center In Denver will brins
In number of allied industries and
the demands OF the farmer will brins
tho farm machinery manufacturing In
dustrics closer to the place Of demand
no that In building up your agricultural
resources you are maxim. the founda'
tion for building up the population In
the country ns well as the city.
Il am very fond Of the West. and
to sec moves OF this character take the
place Of tho old happy-so.lucky range
wonderful future In store for Colorado
Denver should be the great center
OF the intcrmoun;ain live stock trade
Economic conditions demand ccuicri
Of trade. II seems to me that the live
! stock industry has been rather neg
lcctcd by the citizens Of Denver. Al
farmin. develops and stock feeding d
understood all over the West as Il Il
understood by tho farmers In tho
shadow OF tho mountains. the Dcnvc,
market should control the mca, trad,
branching out from 200 to 500 miles.
Denver is also favorable point fol
the interchange OF feeding stock. To
day most of this stock Is contracted
for outside. Denver gets a look nj par,
| OF II. but Il adds little TO the busincsi
OF the city. II takes progressive ant
aggressive methods TO get this bust
ness. With the active settlement o
tho available agricultural lands thcrs
will be great Increase In the number
| Of small stock owners whose truds
must be corraiicd for Denver. I car
sec no reason why Denver should no
become as great n stock center aa Kan
sas City or Omaha
in some ways you have even bette,
| advantages and II II only ncccssar,
| to build up your agricultural interests
and inauxuraic an energetic campaign
upon liberal lines TO secure success
The interchange Of feeding cattle an,
sheep will grow TO great proportions
The men from Texas and New Mcxic,
should meet their neirhbors from tn,
northern ranges half way. and the half
| wuy hauua Ia npnNrr-