The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-05-06
sentative opinion on the Taft CAM
paign as it stands to dsy.-Record
Herald.
The Bankers Special

hupoitous oACufoious tudt uho oeeD
conducted in the Arkansas valley re-
cently-we refer to the trip of the
valley bankers, who on Saturday
made trip over the new Arkansas
Valley railroad. This road opens
up a new and hitherto almost un-
known agricultural country, so far
as the general public is concern ed,
lying north of the Arkansas river and
extending from Rocky Ford to the
state line.
The trip WAS planned by the bank
ers of Lamar aud conducted under
the direction of the management of
the new railroad. Representative
from practically every bank in the
valley towns from Pueblo to Holly
WAS represented i'll the party Of fifty
three that boarded the special train
at Rocky Ford Saturday morning and
spent the remainder OF the day in
th new and pre- missing territory.
So far ss the arrangements are con-
cerned it il sufficient to say hat
those in charge planned we'll the de-
tails and there was not dull mo
ment during the entire day.
The real importance of the trip
consists in tho fact that these men,
who direct to large extent the in
vestments of the valley, were given
an opportunity to see for themselves
the opportunities to be found in this
new territory. No word picture is
capable of adequately describing the
the sights that meet the eye of the
traveller. Slightly sloping mesas
stetching in all directions as far a.
the eye can see, traversed by NAM
moth irrigating canals and lying un-
der what is probably the greatest
reservoir system to be found in the
state, meet the eye of the beholder.
A considerable acreage, it is true, has
been under cultivation for number
Of y ears, but has been too far remov-
ed from market facilities to make
farming operations as profitable as
they should be, and as they will be
with the improved transportion IA
ollities offered by the new road.
This new territory is ninety five
miles in length and varies in width
from two to twelve miles. So far as
the land itself is concerned it is the
equal in fertility of any to be found
in tie valley, evidence of this fact
being found in the production Of the
ranches that have been under cult
vation for several years. This rich
new agricultural empire offers homer
for thousands of families for here is
to be found all the advantages that
are enjoyed by residents of irrigat
ed Colorado land. When it is re
membersd that this is only . small
part Of the area of the Arkansas val
Icy, and that there are several times
as much land capable of irrigation
some small realization OF the i'm.
menss possibilities of southeastern
Colorado dawns upon the mind Of
the beholder.
There is still another, and scarcely
less important feature of such e1.
cursions and that is, that it ar
opportunity for the men of the differ
snt valley towns to become better
acquainted with each other and with
conditions existing in all parts of til
valley. This can only result ii
strengthening the bonds Of friend
ship between individuals and com
munities; in making their business
relations and dealings more pleasan
and eventually in the speedy accom-
plishment of great projects, the ben.
eft of which will be felt in ever,
section and community in the entir,
valley. Chieftsin.