The daily tribune., 1907-12-17
NEW YEARS WRITE up
GOES TO STATE PRESS

H. W. Unger, secretary OF the
Florence Business Mems association,
has mailed the following story to the
Denver Post and Pueblo Star-J Journal,
at their solicitation, for the New
Years edition of those papers. AS
the circulation of those sheets are
larger on New Years than usual the
advertising TO Florence is bound to
have a good effect:
During the past year one of the
most important enterprises Of the
West has been undertaken and brought
successfully nearly to completion.
A small village Of tents, corrals or
horses and heaps of plows and
machinery on the mesa north Of tie
town tell of the great undertaking.
An immense canal ia being graded.
thousand foot tunnel has been bored
and diversion dam is being thrown
across the creek Look as far as the
eye can reach. Nothing can be seen
but the level rolling mesa land, COW
cred with stubble grass and sage
brush. The rich soil. deep and sandy,
will soon feel the thrill Of life as the
water Of the foaming mountain stream
Ia let loose upon it. These men Of
action = the enthusiastic, public
spi-ited capitalist and the honest sons
Of toll, are simply making q garden
Of desert. A traotless waste. save
for the rabbit anc coyote. will soon
be the scene of suburban homes and
orchards laden with springs fragrant
bloom and Of shaded driveways.
beautiful a. the summers day.
The possibilities Of Florence with
Its many resources and advantages
are hard to overestimate. But l
speak only Of the present. Primarily.
Florence is the home Of health, sun
shine, pure mountain water and
natural beauty, and it offers every
incentive for the making OF home.
Its natural resources Of coal. oil.
cement and ore. its railroad facilities
and its central location creates many
opportunities for the establishment OF
en- erprises and above all the water
ing Of 10000 acres Of rich orchard
soil. 1000 Of which will be wAtered
by spring brings the new year with
. smile Of promise.
The Union mill. which has been
shut down. 10 now working again in
full blast and gives every assurance
Of working permanently.
The drainage tunnel which has
been bored from this side into the
mining depths Of Cripple Greek will
turn large amount Of water into the
valley. thereby creating an activity
In the mining and milling interests
and furnishing water for the irriga-
tiou of the mesa lands above Florence.
The United States Portland Cement
works now under construction near
the big. pros. .,erous Portland Cement
plant. is another enterprise which
was born in the old year and gives
promise Of lusty growth. 1t has ample
capital. best Of machinery and grow
Ing markets.
The new wax factory Of the United
OIL company. utilizing the by pro-
ducts Of Its oil has just been complet.
cd. 1t shows the confidence Of the
company In the Florence oil field.
And the nearby coal mines with
their thousands Of employees are en-
3oying extraordinary prosperity.
Our needs: We need some convey
ance for passengers from the coal
camps and the cement work s. an
electric car line, . motor wagon or
an automobile. II Santa CLAUS re-
members to fill our 1908 stocking as
he has filled our 1907 stocking. he
won't forget this enterprise. An.
other need Ia about 1000 good, indus.
trioos men to make homes upon our
irrigated lands where the new year
will bless them with all that is good.
The Florence Business Mems as.
ISOLATION is the boosting body which
furnishes absolute rcl.able informn.
tion to anyone requcstiDg 1t by mail
OF by calling at their offices. II IL
open to all nt all times for all fair
purposes. Their beautiful folders
tell Of the best tracts Of orchard land
In tho West just opening to home-
seekers.
Here's thanks for the old year aud
hopes for the new.
FLORENCE BUSINESS MEMS
ASSN.