The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21
BY c. A. Lindsey

BY c. A. Lindsey
| Num- is community In ---'El
Weld county, Colorado. whicN lal.
rare opportunities to homes
Num- is a town which has dgl9.s
in population each six mOntl @. p.
existence.
Less than year and h5t ak
the present townsite of Nuln wa
almost unknown; the trains 5-lE1e
there only when necessary % De-
other trains pass. or when t
occasionally by those compeg4 :
stop at some nearby poinJ al
Num- came under the notice OF mel
who knew the value of Ian Ae!
who recognized what fert.5 So.
means, and men who knew that y
time one OF the large ditches iI 90
northern part of the state Wo-.,
pass through the district. l-sF,
men took hold of the distrIl-r ln
duced a few settlers to locate here
and as soon as the natural alE8Lt
ages became known, the Ian sees
ers began to flock into Num-, sul
prosperous little city was sta7,ea
Since its start the growth o NM
has been phenomenal. Nov theT'
is at Num- a business district whIcI
is substantial and sure, for almost
every class of business Ii represent
ed. There are four genera mer'
chandise stores, carrying complete
lines; hardware store, druG
store, blacksmith, two, lumber
yards, a hotel that 10 modem, anc
we'll prepared. to take care OF ootf
transient and home trade. The bant
is a good substantial brick building
and the institution enjoys the con
fidence of the people. Its deposit;
are growing daily. and within
short time it should be q leading
factor in the development o. the
north country.
Num- has also an able physician
three live real estate firms. and
meat market that is patronized b!
people from a radius of man miles
In addition to the hotel, there il
also a restaurant.
Mum has also a bright, pewsy
up-to-date paper, the Nuns News.
a weekly, edited by Mr. U. ( Mad
den, who conducts . jor printing
business in addition to his news
paper. Mr.. Madden il AZ up-to-dat
Job printer who has earned HI
trade in the east, and already tn
News. though only a few month
old, has a large circulation which
increasing. and Mr.. Madien's ski
in the job printing line is bringin
him patronage from many of tn
other towns in the vicinity.
Besides a good number OF We
stocked stores, Num- offers exceI
tional advantages to settlers. Nun
has a new school building comple'
ed. The new school house is bui
of pressed brick, cost $1,000 an
has room for teaching a half thoui
and students.
There is one church in Nunn. an
another is planned. The secon
church will probably be begun sool
as plans are already drawn. III
depot at Num- is inadequate for tt
traffic that the railroad handles an
the railroad officials are plannir
on building a substantial depot
Num-, the blue prints and plans b
ing already approved.
During the past two seasons crol
have been raised in this district
the dry farming method. and Il
crops already harvested during pa
years show conclusively that d.
farming methods are highly su
cessful and adapted to this countr
as splendid crops have been gat
cred in the past two years, whit
have not been especially rainy se
sons. Hurricanes and cyclon
have been unknown in the Num- di
trict, the mountains to the nor
and west keeping the hard storr
of, and tempering the clinate to
delightful GOODNESS on SUNNI
nights and cutting off the hard wi
ter billiards that sweep me mort
ern plains. The climate is a dra
ing card, too, for the region, t
summer nights being cool and t
winter season short and Mid.
The high line of the Camfeld pl
ject, if built, will place Eunn in t
finest territory in the district. A
mirably situated, far enough aw