The Greeley tribune., 1909-12-30
Some Valuable Pointers
From One Who Has
for Years Made a
Study Of Subject

Fort Laramie or Torrington, Wyo..
making the railroad part of its
north and south through line. And
1t Is rumored that the Burlington
company intends to build all neces-
sary spurs and branches to fully
compete with the Union Pacific In
this territory.
This Burlington line running north
from Hudson also taps the center
of the "Denver-Greeley irrigation dis
trict", and opens up a new section
where the soil is suitable for pota-
toes, sugar beets and alfalfa, and all
othe rcrOps raised in this district.
and will add to the Importance of
Greeley and Weld county.
Other Projects
The Henrylyn irrigation district Is
one with which Greeley people are
not familiar and the writer will not
attempt to describe the features of
this district, except to say that the
development is largely in Weld coun-
ty and it is proposing to bring under
| irrigation 100000 acres at an ex-
pense of about s35 per acre Neither
| will l attempt to explain the devel-
opments in Weld county oontemplat-
ed by The Denver Land & Irrigation
company. excepting to say that Stanu-
| ley lake has the largest earthen dam
yet constructed in this region, while
the Milton lake In Beebe Draw, not
far from Greeley, will be work of
considerable magnitude.
These projects will practically Gov
er all land not now irrigated south
of the Platte river. and there only
remains $1,000 acres of land, which
begins eight miles west of Greeley
, and extends over into Larimer coun-
ty, and the region between Grow
Creek and the Riverside project and
Y the Burlington road in eastern Weld
! county.
= There are some Developments
d watch have been planned but which
are not yet announced. which will
add 10 the irrigated areas here de
scribed, but publication would be
premature at this time.
In considering the general matter
of irrigation districts II must be con-
ceded in favor of the districts that
they are completed at less expense
than the United States government
projects have been, and owing to the
location being near well developed
communities and near centers OF pop
: ulation. il is claimed that the land
owners can carry the burden OF in
> terest necessary under the irrigation
district rather than make the pay
ments required by the government
! on lands far removed from estab-
lished markets and go through all
the red tape and be subject to the
3 Limitations common to government
projects
Need Money 10 Settle
| wish to give a word of warning
TO people who intend to settle under
irrigation districts. Do not depend
unon making farm loans on land un-
der such districts for some years to
come for at present money lenders
will not make loans in bonded dis
trirts therefore, the farmer must
he prepared to properly improve ms
place. buy stock and meet possible
! loss of crops on account of some un-
. fOreSeen calamity. without depend
ing upon funds to be derived from
real estate mortgage loan such as
can be freely obtained at to 7 per
p cent under one of the old bitches.
Attention to this warning viii save
suffering and loss of time and money
to many poor people. who think that
by buVing "A piece of ground under
a district they can readily borrow
whatever money they require on their
land.
We should help the new comers
to avoid the hardships which plo-
necrs usually suffer in developing a