Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01
THE NEW TOWN SHELTON
Special Inducements are Offered to
Attract the Better Class of Home
seekers to the New Resort Town.

Attract the Better Class of Home
seekers to the New Resort Town.
There is no surcr, or more sub
stantial. basis for business devel-
opment than is afforded by agricul-
tural prosperity This is especially
true in the irrigated regions of the
west, where crops are never falling
where markets may always be de-
pended upon, and where the intcns-
i've cultivation resulting from rriga-
ton, tends to break the land up into
small holdings and to give larger
population per square mile than can
be expected in regions where the
number Of acres to the average land
owner is much larger.
The founders Of the new town of
Shelton, located on the new Arkan-
sas Valley railroad. have established
n commercial center for some 10000
acres Of rich valley lands. n large per-
centage Of which is already under cul-
tivation. The station of Fcnton Is
three miles to the east and that Of
Laguna three miles to the west, the
fertile lands extending from the river
side northward across the railroad -
the level Of the highest ditch that
supplies the moisture necessary &c
cultivation In this region.
Since the construction of the rail-
road there has already been an in
crease OF nearly 100 per cent in the
value OF these lands. which are not
surpassed in any part of Colorado
for their fertility. but which arc
still held at prices far below those
of ohter lands Of equal productive
ness in older settled regions.
A feature OF this region which Is
OF great importance in determining
its future permanent prosperity, and
which promptly attracts the atten-
tion Of every stranger is the large ir-
rigation reservoir lakes. Two Of
these arc located in the immediate
vicinity Of the town of Shelton, one
of them having an area Of more than
200 acres. and the other one being
almost of equal sire. In these res
ervoirs is conducted the surplus wat
or that runs in the streams or thai
falls in the heavy rains OF certain
seasons Of tho year. This water IL
then available for use in irrigating
during the period when I; Is most
needed for the growing crops and
when there Is n shortage OF the ra:-
urai rainfall These reservoirs have
been stocked with fish and afford !,
valuable addition to the feed supply
OF residents besides being very
pleasant feature Of amusement.
The lands around Shelton are stint
lar - those Of other parts OF the Ar
kansas valley. which Is coming into
general notice as one Of tho mos;
fertile irrigated districts of the
world. Sugar bcc,s. melons. aifaifs.
and other crops arc grown here IN
erea, abundance. and with marked
prof; to tho iarmcrs.
In laying the foundations for the
town OF Shelton special attention is
being given TO the features that make
toward tho permanent prosperity OF
the town aud the satisfaction Of the
people that conc to take up their res.
idcnec there. Abou; 5000 acres in
tho immediate neishborhood OF tho
town has been divided and subdi.
vided into tracts varying IN size from,
two TO forty acres. and these arc 70
he sold in lots to sui, the purchasers.
In this way Shelton will soon come
To be known. like Canon City. as q
city Of suburban homes. and with
tho excellent winter climate, and the
special efforts tina, will be made to
make this resort as well a. busi-
ness center. Shelton will undoub;cd-
~ attract large proportion Of the
better class OF newcomers TO the val
ley.
The number OF settlers - already
large and AZ rapidly as possible
Shelton will be provided with all the
necessities OF an NJ to date and pros.
porous wcstcrn town. Arrangements
have already been made for the
coming OF colony from Kansas and
these people will build . church as
soon as they arrive. A high school
will lie built in the near future. Fiv.
acres Of ground has been reserved
for church and parsonage Of the
Methodist denomination. Stock
yards have ebeen established and
supply OF ar,esian water has been
acquired.
At the town Of Shelton there Il
every facility TO handle all the pro-
duets OF the district. Il being sun.
piled with beet dumps. eansaioupe
sheds and other necessary facilities
for incoming or outgoing freight.
Connected with the Shelton PRO.
jeet il ono Of the most progressive
real estate firms in the west. the
Dasidson-Shei,ou Realty company.
and IL IL understood that large
amounts OF eastern capital are back
OF the enterprise. which will have
abundan, funds for carrying through
its undertakings. Pueblo Chief;ain.
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