The Glenwood post., 1909-10-02
FROM ALL OVER the Western

FROM ALL OVER the Western
Slope come reports of bumper crops.
and as prices are good on everything
we may be said to be in a most pros
porous condition. When we consider
the wonderful productiveness Of our
land and. the readiness with which our
products find a market at top notcn
figures, there is little wonder that farm
lands bring high prices in this section.
President Taft at Montrose declared
that the eastern farmer thought he was
doing pretty well to get $50 per acre
for his land, and the president seemed
surprised at the fabulous prices not
only asked but received for lands in
almost every orchard in the Grand an
Uncompahgre valleys could show
single tree which would produce more
dollars and cents every year than the
average acre of eastern farm lands,
and that, too, without the aid of corr
mercia fertilizer, he began to under
stand something of the justness of our
claims. Truly we have a great country
and all we need to do TO people it with
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its praises until it's possibilities are
known and understood by our eastern
neighbors.
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THE RECENT bank robbery is one
of the most unfortunate events Which
Glenwood has had to record in many
years. 1t is matter cf regret 10 ev
cry one that such a bold piece of rob
berry should have been pulled off in our
| beautiful city. 1t is exceedingly uu-
fortunate that preparation against such
daring deed is almost out of the ques
tion. Mr.. Drach and his assistant arc
not to be blamed i'll the least for their
| part in the affair. They did just about
/ as any of us would have done under
similar circumstances. 1t may be said,
however, that much criticism has been
made against the officers, both of the
| town and county. the former for aiming
| his shots at an innocent horse instead
| of shooting the men who were absolute
ly known to be the guilty parties, and
both for quitting the chase and riding
back to town early in the evening leav
| ing the robbers to continue their escape
| unmolested. This is by no means the
| first time these officers have shown the
| white feather.
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MONTROSE DOESN II often ''cut a
| splurge,'' but she surely had the throt-
tie wide open last week in celebration
| of the completion of the great Gunnison
tunnel. The beautiful little city Ger
tainly did herself proud in the enter
| tainment of President Taft and the peo
pie of the neighboring counties. But
this is not the great thing. The com
| ing together of multitude of people 20
see and hear President Taft is not the
| great and the important thing. The
| real fact of surprising Importance is
| full production of fruits. grains and
soon astonsh the world with its wonder
| full production of fruits grains and
vegetables. The supreme test is tina.
under our benefcent government and its
reclamation act a vast area of land,
arid and desolate, is soon to be settled
by thrifty and intelligent people AMI
under the fructifying influence of water,
directed by that intelligence, this great
desert is to bloom and blossom as the
rose and add its great wealth to an
already prosperous state.
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| THERE Is MUCH encouragement to
the advocates of the High Line
| project as a result of the recent visit
of President Taft and Secretary Balm
ger to the Grand valley. There is no
doubt but the president s eyes have
been opened to the arid and bare condi-
tion of our lands in the natural state
and the wonderful Transformation when
water will accomplish when brought in
touch with this apparently worthless
land. 1t is also believed that the presi-
dent has been made to see, in way he
never saw before, the obligation of the
government toward the people of tha
Grand valley by reason of the assur-
ances of Secretary Garfield and the
contract entered into by the former
cabinet officer and the Water Users
association. From the events of the
past week and what has been said by
the president and Secretary Ballinger
concerning the High Line the people