The newspaper., 1907-10-04
ube nortb fork Of the eunntson.

Located in the eastern part of Delta
county, on the standard gauge of the d. &
r. g. Railroad. Delta County is in the
Southwestern part of Colorado.
Settled in 1882.
Altitude 5,696feet.
Raises the best Fruit of all kinds pro-
duced in Colorado and the finest apples
and peaches in tie world.
Has absolutely pure mountain water
piped right tc your door on the ranches
as well as in the city and an abundance of
water for irrgat ton, all carried in cooper
ative canals.
Has Fuel in limitless quantity and of
most excellent quality. The best OF soft
coal at so per ton and wood for the
hauling.
Immense Irrigation system in which
every canal and ditch is owned by the
farmers. Not ditch owned by an outside
corporation.
Mild winters and no severe wind storms.
Never cyclone or tornado. and abso-
lutely no wind to speak of in winter.
Paonia is the center of this magnificent
valley.
Some people have the idea that Paonia
is a small country, but come and see for
yourself that we have fully thirty square
miles of the best fruit land in the world,
where both apples and peaches grow to
perfection.
Has ample Church and School facilities
Methodist, Christian, Friend, Congrega-
tional, with Baptist, Episcopal and others
well represented.
Paonia owns it's own Water works sys-
TEN and Electric lights.
Has an EvapOrator and numerous huge
Fruit Packing houses. We have a large,
up to date fruit and tomato Canning
factory.
The farmers and residents OF Paonia
own the Telephone line, Canning Factory,
Fruit Growers Association Packing
houses and all the Irrigation bitches.
We grow the choicest Jonathan, Rome
Beauty, White Winter Pearmain. Wine
Sap apples and peaches, pears, apricots,
plums, prunes, cherries and all kinds of
small fruits also grow to perfection.
Fruit commands highest market price
on account of high coloring and fine fla
vor. This year peaches are selling at SIT
per box of 20 lbs. Apples are bringing
from $500 to $500 per box of 30 lbs. These
prices are, of course. an exception, but we
never get less than Sl.O0 for our best ap-
pies, and 30 cents per box for peaches, and
usually n great deal more.
What we most need Is more capital and
immigration.
Climate very healthful.
What we call the Crawford -Maher coun-
try il the finest cattle country on earth.
You can buy the best Of irrigated land at
$4,000 per acre under the famous Gould
ditch.
man with ANAL means. say from
$1,000 to 5000. can buy a small tract and
make himself an independent income in n
few years, for all time to come which win
beat 80 or l60 acres In Iowa or the Missis-
sippi valley.
Don't get misled after you are on your
way to Paonia. You will find people on
the trains and 1t the depots who will try
to persuade you not to go to Paonia,
This is very important. AZ they know II
you ever get to the North Fork you will
be satisfied that IL is the Place.
Look everywhere but don't fail to
Paonia.
Paonia is a country Of homes. II you
are looking for "A home Paonia Is the place.
We can sell you land for from $50 an
acre to 500. with perfect water right.
II you want cheap land, we have II. A
Company composed OF Paonia citizens, IL
about to construct high line ditch that
Will cover some of the finest agricultural
land In the valley: this land is but 81 to q
miles from Paonia. and there Is still left
some land that can be taken under the