The daily tribune., 1908-02-04
BEAVER LAND STILL GOING
VERY RAPIDLY; BIG SALES

Land sales In the new Beaver creek
farming section continues undated and
much Of 1t is transferred every week.
In this Florence office q stenographer
and typewriter is working day and
night making out deeds and frequent
ly he is assisted in the work by Chief
Clerk Hopkins. The report emanates
from the Office that about 1, 800 acres
have been sold outright and more
than 800 acres is optioned; that is the
sales have been practically put
through. but the buyers are waiting
to arrive here so as to pay the cash
down. The company reports that
many buyers are paying the entire
amount of money down on the pur-
chase instead Of taking advantage OF
the time payments. They save the
interest and do not have the debt
hanging over the land
Many orders have been placed with
the Improvement department by out
of-town purchasers who will not be
able to arrive until later in the year.
They have ordered their fencing put
up. the ground broken and planted
to fruits this year. By having the
land planted to fruit this year. the
owners will be one year ahead on
growth. especially II they do not
come to Colorado to make their home
In 1908.
| The success Of the venture is even
more brilliant than the company had
hoped for. and Judging from the
present demand there will be but lit
tie unsold land next summer. The
success of the first undertaking prac-
tioally assures the building Of the
other projects, the Eight Mile reser-
vor and what other things the COM
pany contemplated doing. The effects
of the financial furry. it Is hoped.
will not be 80 severe as to prevent
the company from selling their bonds
30 that all the money needed In put
ting this largest reservoir through.
This reservoir will impound plenty
of water to irrigate a much larger
tract than Is now going under water,
and which is to be irrigated by direct
irrigation alone.
The men laying the forty two inch
pipe line. which work is In charge of
Tom Murphy. report good progress
and before the pipe is laid to the east
ern portal Of the tunnel. another
force will be working on the laterals.
Concrete pipe will be laid In these
laterals and the seepage loss will be
very small; In fact there will be little
!. IL any.
The company is leasing it's farms
on Beaver creek again this year and a
number OF men now farming them
have signed up leases for the coming
garden season. These farms are
classed among the best In the valley
and those who have farmed there for
the last several years have all made
money. An impetus will be felt in
business in this city just AS soon as
the new farming class begins to arrive
for they will need horses, wagons.
farm implements. groceries. clothing
and other things the business men
Of this city have to sell.
BY planting alfalfa, vegetables
and other garden truck. the farmers
can make ends meet the first year.
They will probably grow more alfalfa
than any other one thing for the
first year or two. for it will be about
five years before the trees begin bear
ing TO any great extent. and in the
meantime they twill make hay while
the sun shines" by growing some
thing which will net profit on the
first year. There is always steady
and regular demand for alfalfa.