The Delta independent., 1907-01-04
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George O, States Writes About Ad.
vantages Of Locality He Lives In
Have Organized a Literary.
EDITOR INDEPENDENTS

EDITOR INDEPENDENT
AS your Taper is the oldest in the
county and has always stood nobly for
the upbuildng of all parts l take the
liberty to call the attention of your
readers to our little locality northeast
of Red Hill. While our land is somewhat
broken by hills and bluffs, yet we have
spots of as good land as there is in the
county.
The last few years has proved that
we can raise fine fruit and as good gen
eral crops as any part. We have a
good school house and our citizens are
taking hold in improving their ranches
1t is true we have always been rather
shut in on account of roads, but in time
that will be removed for we propose to
keep agitating the question until we
travelling through ranches and opening
so many gates.
We are very fortunate in having such
fine water as we are above the danger
of having alkali and then we have such
supply of wood without going miles
for it, like those who are lower down.
We are also fortunate in having coal,
as there is the Watson mine located in
the west part of our valley, and new
mine of six foot vein is now being
opened only three miles from Cedaredge.
As the long evenings came on this
fall several of US got to agitating the
matter and invited those of literary
turn to meet together and the first of
December we organized a literary club
which was named the Alamosa Study
Club, which meets once week. After
the usual business, the literary part is
opened by calling the roll and each mem
Der answers by quoting some favorite
thought from the masters of literature
which has proven very interesting. The
next half hour is spent by each member
relating current event topics of the day,
which has proved not only interesting
but instructive. The director of current
events has assigned to different mem
bers the most important events rclat-
ing to our own state and nation. 1t was
understood when we organized that ev-
cry member was to take up the part
assigned, so we seldom have the usual
excuses and all take hold to make the
club as interesting as possible. The
program committee decided to take up
the writings of Shakespeare and while
waiting for the necessary books are
taking up the beautiful little book en-
titled Bitter Sweet, by j. G. Holland,
the different characters being assigned
the different members. The club is be-
coming more interesting and we are
having visitors who are not as yet MEM
bers.
We ask as people come into our coun-
ty that they give us call, and to those
who are interested in the general build
ing up of the country and will take hold
in helping along in literary lines and all
that maxes for the good of the commu-
nifty, we can say come with us and we
will all pull together for the general
prosperity.
Our little nook is comparatively new
and while land at present is cheap COM
pared with some of the more favored
localities, yet land is bound to increase
in value as it is in other places and now
is "a good time for those of limited
means to invest and build up a home
Personally | have no land for sale as
my travels in Wyoming, Arizona and
different parts of California has con-
WINGED me that this country, taking all
things into consideration, is as good as
| have seen and much better in some
respects; so hope to remain here un-
less am convinced that my work as a
minister shall call me elsewhere.
GEO. o. STATES.
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