The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-18
COLORADO ASSET
NOTED STOCkMAN BELIEVES IN
GREAT FUTURE FOR WEST
PLEAS ED WITH THE BOOM
Scientific Stock Raising Also One of
States Great Features-Denver
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 is here looking after the interests
of his firm, Clay, Robinson &c Co.,
which has branch house in Denver.
Mr.. Clay has been Interested in west
ern live stock for about thirty-five
yeas and there are few men living more
familiar with the range stock business
in all its branches than he.
Il notice that your State Commercial
Association has commenced a cam
paign to raise 100000 for advertising
the state" said Mr.. Clay. "If the gem
tlemen in charge of this movement
will consistently bear in mind that
agriculture is 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 is needed is men
who have the training necessary to Sc
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
dulged in in this state, for the reason
that you can grow here the 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 are settled with this class
of farmers, manufacturing industries
will naturally be attracted to the cities
and towns. The development of a big
packing center in Denver will bring
in number of allied industries and
the demands of the farmer will bring
the farm machinery manufacturing in
dustries closer to the place of demand,
so that in building up your agricultural
resources you are making the founda-
tion for building up the population in
the country as well as the city.
Il am very fond of the West, and
to see moves of this character take the
place of the old happy-go-lucky range
business makes me feel that there is a
wonderful future in store for Colorado.
Denver should be the great center
OF the intermountain live stock trade.
Economic conditions demand centers
of trade. 1t seems to me that the live
stock industry has been rather neg
lected by the citizens of Denver. As
farming develops and stock feeding is
understood all over the West as it is
understood by the farmers in the
shadow of the mountains, the Denver
market should control the meat trade
branching out from 800 to 500 miles.
Denver is also favorable point for
the interchange of feeding stock To
day most of this stock is contracted
for outside. Denver gets a look at part
of it, but it adds little to the business
of the city. 1t takes progressive and
aggressive methods to get this bust
ness. With the active settlement OF
the available agricultural lands there
will be great increase in the number
of small stock owners whose trade
must be corralled for Denver. car
see no reason why Denver should moi
become as great a stock center as Kan
sas City or Omaha.
In some ways you have even better
advantages and it is only necessary
to build up your agricultural interest.
and inaugurate an energetic campaign
| upon liberal lines to secure success
The interchange of feeding cattle ant
sheep will grow to great proportions
The men from Texas and New Mexico
should meet their neighbors from the
northern ranges half way, and the half
way house is Denver?
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