The Delta independent., 1908-02-07
Kind Words for Delta.

reSS OF that county.
"That town of Delta" said Mr..
Brandenburg, sis wonder. The 9Th
day of last July was in that hustling
little city the same day circus exhib-
tied there. They threw up their tents
on vacant lot in a part of the city
upon which there has since been
erected l8 splendid model dwelling
houses costing from 81. to "a A,OO0
each. This is known in Delta as the
Model Block inasmuch as the sani-
tary conditions governing the same are
of the highest possible order, there
being no outbuildings of any nature
allowed in the entire block. During the
past year over 75 dwelling houses have
nearly $500, 200. Several splendid BUSH
ness blocks have been erected that
would do credit to city ten times its
size. More than seven miles of cement
sidewalk has been constructed and the
town in every way gives as neat an
appearance as have ever observed In
my travels. Every citizen seems to
take an active pride in keeping the
town clean and attractive.
much new building is underway and
proposed for this year. Delta county
owns a splendid courthouse, and the
grounds surrounding it are being pre-
pared for parking purposes by an artist
who is licensed to the full extent of his
ability in beautifying the same. 1t is
thought during the present year every
vestige of the old board sidewalk will
have vanished in Delta and the cement
tagging will take its place. March
the postoffice at Delta will be made a
preferred second-class one. as the re-
ceipts during the past year have made
a tremendous increase.
"The fruit prospects in the county
were never SO flattering as at the pres
ent time. The winter has been just
right, say all the fruit men. and with
the heavy frosts in the ground, If the
weather holds fairly cold for the next
two or three weeks all danger from
late frosts will be dispelled- Inasmsfss
as the crop last year was short one
on account of the late frosts affecting
the fruit in every section of America,
the trees this year promise an enormous
yield. Delta county has much larger
crop planted to fruit than any other
county of our state.
''H. A. Richardson, the horticultural
inspector of the county, told me that
there are 81, 500 acres planted to fruit
in the county, and that 1000 acres
will be in bearing this season. When
asked him what he thought the fruit
output would be for this season, he got
out his pencil. but he is likely still figur-
ing because to a man who sees these
fruit trees in Delta county now with
the great promise of crop, he is simply
dumfounded. If one-half of the price
is obtained for fruit that prevailed the
past season, Delta county fruitgrowers
will not only be able to market their
goods in automobiles and buy railroad
of their own if necessary, but will be
in fair way to handle most any big
financial undertaking if called upon to
were planted in that county last year,
which will be greatly increased the
present season. Several new canning
factories will be constructed and the
fruit that cannot be got to the market
will be used at profitable figure at
home.
THAT advertising pays county in
letting its wares and its wants be made
known as well as any other line of bus
mess is amply demonstrated by the
large number of splendid people who
have been attracted to Delta county
from the Middle West during the last
few years. Delta county has pro-
gressive class of business men, fruit
growers and stockmen, who know that
they have a section that is not sur
passed in any part of the entire West,
and they are not slow to set forth
these claims. 1t is estimated that dur
ing the last two years the increased
population of the county numbers close
to 5000, and with the large additional
area that is coming under irrigation
and cultivation with the completion of
the government Gunnison tunnel pro-
ject, by which 10000 acres located in
this county will be watcred, and the
important private enterprises of the
famous North Fork and Surface Creek
districts, it is safe to say that this rate
of increase will move forward at n
wonderful pace during the next year or
two.
"The best yield of sugar beets re-
corded in Colorado this year was made
in this rouptv uharo cr, N considerA bln