The Dolores star., 1909-10-01
Friday. October i. 1909.
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Seses Pr - Alsaossuns css1ue,
uoutesumA County was repseseutet
at ebs STATE Fair BY jasper Hall, G. H
TAyIos, A. W. Dillon end Harry Pyle
w. Z. BOSNIAN was thew with hIs owl
display. aud 3. w. Bryant representet
The Colorado Land and ImpFovesnsn
cnmpauy. Regarding the display from
Ncntssuma County; " Eel. consider
ing cooditIous mentioned later on
that our county, without doubt, wal
the csntsr q attraction, aud won Iau
rslg from every standpoiut.
Nor, nrst considering the fAct that
the hind that producsd our exhibit
selle rpm 30 10 t2o0 IN acrs With the
bearipg oesharis. and our cholcs nav
land from 30 10 30 per acre. The
potato lands and other agricultural
lands s5llinR fos ~ to go per acre.
On 'aoo0unt Of the late season, we wert
moi thess with our averAss spuds on
accpuat os not yet being digging time.
We vers compllussnted on the fact
that the lands that produced other
fruit sxhil,ts was selling 1t 600 to
os,ooo pr scrs and, = . rule was not
- ebrtiIs while water for Il was much
higher priosd than water In the Monte
sums valley. The climats also ls not
- uniform OF hsaithful ~ ours.
A. al Of the homesseksrs and In
vsston wsFe familiar with prices In
Grand valisy. Aontross and ell other
fsultand potato producing districts Of
the state The men 0f moderate means
1sit that .hontesu,na county was about
the enly part Of the state that offered
thssn, any tnducsnent for Investment.
For thl1 isason tbs elk representative
werp Kept busy Distributing literature
and Gfics lists and answering questions
SSDasdlnG Mh coanty. Heess were
eksg1teal lsgarding our nili6ad facill-
tlms But ~ sxplainsd to thsm chat
. ~ pssnsnt time, with tbs excs1tlpn
oe appies and potatoes, We have iot
encojh pspduos 10 supply the local
masest. That apples wsrs now selling
rosu el.0o to $50 psr box. That
spuds wsre selling st good prices. And
that ~ surplus would be shipped to
catside u4erkets q good prices. That n
the INts Dew land isbeing put under
eultlvatiod, there will b. NO danger Of
congestsd markets for the next ave
years, and BY that time " will be on
. through bruad-sAuge line;
We are not only in the lead In diver
sifIed farming, but cattle raising IL no
email industry. Last spring cattIemsn
found their loas much les than they
sxpectsd, and an extra good summer
rAsgs With plenty Of water bas put the
cattle 10 due condition mouth earlier
than 1osn,ef seasons. There h In the
nsighboshood Of el76, 900 worth Of beef
cattle shipped from Dolores and It's
tributary ranges this season.. Our cat
tissslsn- feel unusually sanguine OH &C.
count of tho winter range being In bet
teS condition than since the coming of
the nrst cattlemen thirty yesn ago.
Among thoss who have already mark :
sted due herds II good beef cattle this
ssason are p. J. O'Donneli, Chas.
HOSEA james and ]. L. Morrison and
othsrs. Other beef rides are nov In
pspGsvp and all surplus cattle will soon
- repasesd BY full purses. The cattle
rnnoe Tributary to Dolores extends
seventy-livs nities to the north, east
and ussk aud b unfencsd territory
spen which aboat 1000 head Of cattle
g1aae.
with the richest mining section -
onr usarkst; with the above mentioned
stock raislng. With the moet fertile soil
eves, and m abandance Of sunshine,
IN oheaps1k water syntem 10 tho mid
a. Weet. md An abundant supply Of
pns1st uioautain4 water under perfect
centsoa. With an abundance Of the
schn1east fsnit which scknowlsdgs no
snpseior, With spuda Of the very meliest
- ~ navossd ever put on any mar
NJ, ytth god nshing, hunting and
necontain scenery including the Mesa
vsc1s NatIonAi Park, within days
~ = u aay wonder that we have the
1eetef q attraetions 1t the Pueblo
Dt6tgfA - Aseyssyons Of our features
agl1 = 6Hross - within the rsach q
~ - psnsust, and those who want
- 60 beuns WhiIe Land = selling ct
= ~ tellss isot delay. The rsason
w - ~ &c. utlnsaal bargains =
osS1 s a. faIlruad conditions, and
~ No. knoW esd A. postsd In
Is = ~ ~ 1ol lenda hsld ~ ths
II ] 11lI = ~ lle1d VII tel yo0
il1 & ~ - ~ - y uait until
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