Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-11


Durango supports paid fire de-
partment which enjoys a splendid rec
ord for efficiency.
Durango has a street railway two
miles in length which will probably
be extended to Trimble Hot Springs in
the near future.
Durango boasts of as large and fine
dry goods, clothing, grocery, and hard
ware stores as any town of five times
its size located in the east.
Inside the city limits is located the
La Plata county fish hatchery, state
institution, presided over by DR.. l..
S. Barnes, and over two million trout
We're hatched and turned into nearby
streams last year,
Durango Is supplied with water
brought from Florida river, fourteen
miles distant, being taken out above
where irrigation pollutes the water.
The water is said to be the best and
purest of any city in Colorado. 1t is
clear and sparkling the year round.
The system cost about 100000 and
Is owned by the city,
The Herald planned TO run large
assortment OF Illustrations in this is
sue, but the copy rushed in to such an
alarming extent that we are unable to
give space to the views of our city and
| principal places of business.
The production OF gold in La Plata
| as compiled by the bureau of mines of
the state OF Colorado for 1906 Is given
at s30S, 1896; silver Ss1, ,426.24 and
| lead and copper s130.51. This is a
pretty good showing, taking in con
sideration that We have coal, smelling,
agriculture, lumber, cattle, hof.icul-
/ ~,
| rection.
| With new ditch enterprises under
headway there will be thousands upon
| thousands of acres of land open for
settlement in addition to that already
lnder cultivation. In another column
we tell how these lapds can be taken
up and full information will be fur
ished by writing any of the irrigation
companies regarding opportunities
| under their bitches.
Durango Is confidently looking for
ward to a public building, being next
in line for this honor. Increased post
office facilities are needed. In addi-
ton to the postmaster, Geo, N. Ray
| mond, his assistant, Fred w. Strater,
| there are four clerks Mrs. N. w. Ham,
mond, Harry Fl. McDevitt, Frank
| Lake and j. w. Pickering; three city
letter carriers. Joe Neil, Edward Hill
| and Mr. Van Hove. There is one rural
route running out of Durango with
| two additional routes under consider
alton.
| Durango is city of the second
| class and officered as follows: c. f.
Mcconnell, mayor; Aldermen, Her.
man Berndt, David NJ. Logan, Jr F.
5. Balster, Frank Rivers, Geo. F.
| West, Herman Hanno, VIM. Dobbins,
John Casey; water superintendent, E.
I e. Schalles; police magistrate, B. F.
Houx; city clerk, C. l.. Russell; city
| treasurer, w H. La Count; city at
torney, Willis A. Reese; street COM
| missioner. John Du Praw; city engi-
| neer, w II. Wigglesworth; marshal,
| VIM. WickHne; night marshal. Jesse
Stansel; fire chief. Henry Deitrick.
The Herald lays claim to having
| one of the finest plants in the west
The office is supplied with power
presses, Merganthaler linotype ma
chine, complete line of type faces and
print paper and job stock are order
ed in car load lots. The daily is on
its twentieth year and has been under
the management of Geo. N. Raymond
Us editor and S. w. Raymond as bust
HNHo manager Ahe past Hlutleen years,
and while Incorporated as a company
they are the sole owners. A semi
weekly edition is printed which
reaches a large clientage throughout
these southwest counties.
The American Smelling company
plant Is located within half a mile
oi the heart of the city, fine view
being obtained from First street look
Ing south. 1t is located just across
The Anlmas river and at the foot of
what Is called "Smelter HILL" the
works being SO constructed as to per-
NIT oil gravity in handling the ores.
While located in close proximity by
some freak of nature the smoke and
fumes have never been known to
spread over the town, the wind either
taking the smoke down the river or up
Lightner creek. thus no i'll effects are
ever felt. The plant is under the local
management of Dan MacLean.
If there Is any one thing Durango
prides itself in 1t is her banks. We
have three institutions, the First Ma
tional being the first to open for bust |
ness, followed by the Colorado State |
and then the Smelter State bank. |
These banks went through the panic |