The Colorado statesman., 1907-11-02
NEVER WAS GREATER DEMAND
FOR OPEN LAND IN STATE
THAN RIGHT NOW.
NO ATTENTION TO PANIC
EASTERN FARMERS ARE LOOKING
FOR BROADER FIELDS AND
BETTER RETURNS.

Denver.-Wall street Mysteries do
not seem to have the slightest effect
on the land business. for notwithstand-
ing the financial flurries in New York
there has been more land sold in Colo
rado than in any single week in a
number of months.
Our inquiries this week have ex.
ceeded any other one week in the his
tory of our firm" said C. E. Wantland,
general sales agent of the Union Pa
cifc land department and head of the
land firm known as Colorado Land
Headquarters, yesterday. 1--WE have
had a dozen sales to Iowa people who
are not in the least concerned with
Wall street troubles. and we have also
sold to Illinois and Kansas people. The
fact that our sales of the week have
been scattered over the country shows
that the country at large is not worry
ing over the New York local troubles.
Some Sample Sales.
Among our sales was that of more
than 1000 acres north of Bennett to a
syndicate of South Omaha men. This
is body of land in one tract and the
South Omaha people will. believe,
hold 1T for awhile. for it is bound to
increase in value and they are certain
to clean up big profit
Another sale was e. ]. Spencer of
wichita, Kansas. Mr.. Spencer bought
section near Watkins, being the
smallest of five deals that he has made
with us in the last few weeks. He is
only one of a number of Kansas men
who are putting money into eastern
Colorado
Still another deal was for about
1000 acres in the Watkins district to
Renyille. Minnesota, men, who have
also been heavy buyers through us. Il
linois parties have bought around BY
ers. and SO l might go on with details,
but 1 simply give these instances to
show that the country isn't in the least
disturbed by New York's crazy flnan-
cial turns
Union Pacific Deals.
The Union Pacific Land Company,
through its local agent, G. J. Willis, in
Salt Lake. has recently sold 125,000
acres OF land in Uinta county, Wyo-
ming. to the Uinta County Leasing
Company, of which John c. Mackay is
president. This is in addition to some
100000 acres recently sold In Wyo-
ming. These purchases have been
made by sheepmen, which shows that
the sheepmen, too. are optimistic.
The Bijou ranch in Elbert county.
which is being retailed. has also come
in for prosperity. Twenty Illinois
farmers have each bought 160 acres OF
that ranch and Henry C. Tripp and his
associates of Denver have bought about
1000 acres of the same ranch. and H.
linois men are figuring on 10000 acres
of the same property.
Real Estate Men Buy.
That we are ourselves confident of
the future is shown by our purchases
of several thousand acres in Eastern
Colorado. We have also taken over
the old Watkins ranch at Watkins and
will engage extensively in the hog bust
ness. We have a stock company and
We have no difficulty whatever in dis
posing of the stock In this big hog
ranch.
There are many people who look
upon depressions in the East as affect
ing the entire country, but these deals
show that it is a false impression. We
are owners of Harlem, new addition
to Denver, and Swastika. an acreage
proposition just back of Harlem, and
the sales here during the week have
been large, showing conclusively that
Denver people are like the others
simply going ahead and not paying any
attention to New York.
The outlook was never better than
at present There is every Indication
that this winter will be the best win
ter for the land business ever known
in Colorado. The eastern farmer has
made money and he is looking West for
investment He knows that land is
cheap in Colorado and that values are
steadily advancing and that now is the
time for him to buy-and he will buy.