The Glenwood post., 1907-10-26
FINE ADVERTISEMENT
FOR COLORADO.

The Denver Republican of Monday
pays the following tribute to the sue
cess of one of Garfield county's best
known farmers-Mr. f. II. Grubb of
Carbondale
ga few years ago Eugene Grubb, a
farmer of Carbondale, Colorado, began
experimenting with a view to raising
the finest potato in the world. Colorado
held the premium for good potatoes at
that time, but Mr.. Grubb determined to
raise potato that was a little better
that the potato that was held as best
at that time He put in several years
of experimenting in irrigation, soil
ripening and seed selection, and he ad
ded all the available potato knowledge
of other people to his own actual e~.
perience and shrewd observation. To
day Mr.. Grubb is raising potatoes
which no less an authority than Luther
Burbank has pronounced to be the finest
he has ever tasted.
"But Mr. Grubb s work did not end
here. Having the finest potato in the
world was one thing and marketing it
10 advantage was another. Personally
ne visited the heads of railroads, and
finally induced the New York Central to
use his potatoes in its dining ear ser
vice. Once used, the Colorado potatoes
were firmly established. and officials of
the New York Central say the Carbon
dale potatoes are not only the best that
can be secured, but they are the cheap.
est. despite the long haul to New York
from Colorado. Recently Mr.. GrubbI
has closed a contract with the head of
the Harvey eating house system, which
means that his potatoes will be utilized
in Harvey eating houses everywhere
and AT n price far above the prices re
ccived by the Colorado farmers who
have not specialized their potato prod
uct.
"Mr. Grubb's s wonderful achievement
is quoted as demonstrating what can
he done when brains and Colorado land
are mixed 1t is no better land than
his neighbors, yet it is yielding al
princelv income today because the farm
cr was not satisfied with producing an
average product and getting an average
price. He studied his crop from the
standpoint of the scientist and learned
all there was to learn about potatoes
and potato raising. Then he applied
that knowledge until he had secured
what he had wanted. Then, having
raised his crop, he set about to convince
other men of the value of his product
and to create for it market peculiarly
its own.
"What Eugene Grubb has done re.
garding Colorado potatoes, other farm
ers can do regarding other Colorado
products. They can specialize, until
they produce something far better than
the average. Then the creating of a
special market is easy, for the world is
eager to pay well for anything that
ranks at the top of its class.
ME-. NTubD > CiSt Is tA'ihPiih'u ~
the art student who went to cele
brated painter and said: "With what
do you mix your colors?' Wlth
brains. SIR came the answer. Mr.
Grubb has mixed his potato culture
with brain. AS a result, his potato
ranch of 100 acres is yielding him fine
income, and is bringing Colorado one
of the finest of advertisements. This
one farmer 5 success is no secret but 1t
can be duplicated by others who are
alive to the advantages of mixing Colo
radios wonderful soil with intelligent
study and hard work.
BIG BEQUEsT FOR
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