The Delta independent., 1908-03-06
Denver Hears
Of Greater Delta

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The following from the Denver Re-
publican of Wednesday, helps to prove
that if not all of the Western Slope,
Delta at least covers good portion of
it:
deputy State Dairy Commissioner
j. j. Girardet returned yesterday from
a trip to the Western slope. during
which he visited Delta and offered
counsel in the preliminary work of es-
tablishing large modern creamery
plant at that place. The new enter
prise is headed by H. A. worse, re-
Gently of Utah who has had wide
experience in dairying in the mountain
GUS regions of the West. A company
of local and Eastern capitalists has
been formed, and it is proposed to
eventually develop chain or system
of creameries to cover the entire West
ern slope and to work in cooperation
with each other for mutual benefit.
The headquarters of the system will be
ping and distributing point.
The new enterprise will be in the
hands of c. d. Thompson, an expert
from Wisconsin, who will have active
charge as superintendent. The various
creameries of the Western slope have
for years felt the necessity of some
such enterprise as this, as they have
not individually been strong enough to
develop markets and establish such
shipping facilities as are essential to
the most successful operation and de-
velopmert of the industry. They there
fore will welcome the new proposition
as a project certain to result in great
mutual benefit to them as individual
enterprises, as well as to the interests
of the dairy business in that section of
the state as whole.
Mr.. Girardet also joins his testimony
to that of others who have brought en-
couraging reports as to the general
prosperity of that portion of the state.
Ghe fruit crop, he declares, is assured
beyond any contingency that may be
toreseen, and his prediction is that the
Western slope will this year produce
the banner crop of its history. In other
lines, too, the outlook is no less en-
couraging. At Delta more than 200
aouses were erected during the past
year, and yet there is not house to
rent in the town. Similar conditions
prevail in but slightly lesser degree at
Montrose and Grand junction, and
more new settlers are coming into all
parts of the region than was ever
xnown before.
In talk with President w. S. Coburn
Of the State Horticultural society, Mr..
Girardet learned that the chief concern
# the Western slope fruit growers is
now as to how they arc to secure ade-
1uate shipping facilities for the i'm
mense crop which they anticipate this
Jear. That has been difficulty keenly
ielt heretofore, and to great pecuniary
.oss in many instances. Consequ emily
The growers are bending every energy
soward inducing the railroads TO make
such additions to their service as are
lmperatively demanded, and with ap-
parent prospect of success.
President Coburn also announced the
welcome news that the Western slope
fruit growers are preparing to exhibit
at the fair to be held in Denver early
next September upon a scale never
heretofore undertaken. They have laid
mold of the Denver idea with enthusi-
asm,. and will send of their best and
finest of every variety and kind. They
fully realize the immense benefits to be
derived from advertising their unsur-
passed product to the world, and they
are convinced that the Denver fair will
offer opportunity such as has never
been enjoyed by them.
In consequence. they promise the fin
est and largest fruit exhibit that has
ever been seen in this country and
that is putting it about as strong as it
can be made"