The daily sentinel., 1908-11-20
a LAND OF REAL GROWTH.

city can make such a growth wha
eau keep Grand Junction, with it!
marvellous possibilities, it's wonderful
resources, its fabulously rich sur
rounding territory, from becoming
4 city of 10000 Inhabitants in thai
length OF time? Nothing can keeI
Grand Junction from enjoying sucr
q growth. says the progressive bust
ness man and the enterprising. think
ing citizen.
For great possibilities no city oI
town in America has the better oi
Grand Junction. Why shouldn't we
grow Today we have 10. 900 people
III the city. another 10000 in the
county, we have the finest orchard
section la the West growing he most
famous, most popular. most excellent
fruit ever harvested, we have "A sugar
beet industry that brings from $780,
800 to 100000 annually to the
Eanchmen and the farmers. we have
tray. grain and potato industry that
dds many tens of thousands of dol
lars TO our store of riches each year
NE have a live stock industry that is
gigantic in its proportions, we have
Aig returns annually from rich coal
fields that lie at our gates, we have
actual aud regular returns from
dozen other natural and cultivated re-
sources. we have the advantage of
being big railroad division with
monthly pay days on which thousands
o1 dollars are distributed among the
railroad men who make their homes
in Grand Junction, we have n strictly
nodern little city, we have progress
SIRE. up to date business men, we
hANe citizenship that is strong, sub
Stzntial and modern in it's ideas. we
aSkre the finest of climatic conditions.
Ee are surrounded by world of
scxutc beauties and summer resort
possibilities, we have unlimited water
power and supply for all purposes,
xe have an ideal social life, we have
all at these things and twice as many
more that mark Grand Junction. as
she stands today, Il real, modern.
hive eayiable city. A town that has
DOM things. town that is DOING
T1pSGS. A TOWN THAT WILL DO
THfSGS, town that has already
1rsEta wonderful growth, town
2h3G is destined to be the leading city
Of abe western portion of the great
Cesstennial State.
Now lool, to the future If in
5riet period of less than quarter of
century Grand Junction has de
Neloped as she has developed. has
grown as she has grown. what may
Aard for business men of the city,
such as those whose names appear
sn this page, to answer truthfully and
earnestly. such a question.
while there are 10000 acres of
rich orchard lands under cultivation
In this valley, there are an 100000
more acres yet to be brought under
cultivation, while there are remark
shl. returns coming from a dozen
hnes of industry, not one of these
inhust rios will fail to Increase III
Talue roo fold within the next ten
years. While Grand Junction IS to-
fay trade center. it is certain to
increase tenfold in importance as
such
Just now the work is getting under
Uay ON u great government canal that
viii bring 10000 acres of new or
ehard lands under cultivation within
the next three years. Just now II
modern electric street railway and
mterurbap line, connecting all sec
tions of ,he richest little valley in the
world. Is in the course of construc-
sion, just now the fruit growers as
sociationa that handle ,he great fruit
crop of the valley are increasing theii
capacities. just now work is starting
on nu SS00,000 irrigation project, in
that will add still another 6.O00 or
5000 acres TO the orchard lands. just
now a dozen new enterprises are un-
der way in the city and tho country
immediately surrounding 1t. just now
plans are being laid for remarkable
building grulwh in the year of 909,
JUST NOW ALL OF THESE
ThfNGS ARE so FAR ALONG THAT
TEY CAN BE CALLED ACTUALl-
TIES. There are numerous other
vast projects and enterprises in the
formation or embryo stage that are
certain TO materialize before many
years roll by.
We might consume great deal
more space truthfully enumerating
the resources, the possibilities, the
riches of Grand Junction and the
Grand Valley, but 1t is needless. The
above are sufficient to show that
Grand Junction has wonderful
PRESENT and still more wonder
ful FUTURE.
Every year hundreds and hundreds
of people from eastern and southern
states. hearing of the fame and mar
rels of the Grand Valley, are coming
here to establish homes. TO engage
TN business. This stream OF new set
tiers is ever increasing in volume
Few that come to make this their
home ever leave TO take up their
homes again in the East or the South.
Here they find, in nine out of ten
cases, the conditions for which they
are looking and the disappointments
are few and far between. as far as
the circumstances surrounding life in
this city and valley are concerned.
No where can business enjoy more
even course or social life reach Il
cleaner plane. Could anything speak
more forcbly for the advantages of n
city or county?