The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-07
Greeley "H.. Bses.~

cation of a railroad shop and steel
plant in Greeley. appeared In the
Tribune and also the Rocky Noun
tain News on June 33d. 1t was evi-
IDENTIFY the product OF u Greeley man
brain. Its concluding words were:
1T is said that one of the greatest
factors that actuated Hartman In
selecting Greeley for the location OF
the big plant, was the reputation
of Greeley for temperance and thrift.
with the exception OF o handful OF
has beens' this will be joyful news
Tor the people OF Greeley and real
estate has taken another jump"
The writer OF the above no doubt
expressed his own feelings as we'll
rs those of many OF the newer citi-
2ens. Real estate taking Jump to
his practical and prosaic mind-a
mind that holds no sentiment for
the prairie born little Greeley Of
the past Money--the all desired
money-which represents more than
all else, for which the later cOmers
are scrambling and working for
some even trying very questionable
ways for its production-blots mere
sentiment from their minds.
take no credit as one OF the
makers OF Greeley although l came
here in 1874 and have done my mod
est little best ever since to uphold
the principles upon which 1t was
built. but l do--as every one should
hA a
lul of has beens". who, nocking from
all parts OF the civilized world. form
ed this little Greeley settlement, that
il might offer an asylum from the
crime, intemperance and general in
tolerableness of their former homes.
and offer greater freedom from vice
contamination to their children to
come.
These settlers were the laughing
stock of the world. and were not
spared from gibes of those in neigh
boring towns. and 1t seems they are
still objects for ridicule from some
who have perhaps come since to fat
ten upon the successful result of
their venture.
To live in Greeley In the early
days was to be designated . crank,
an imbecile and many other unbe-
coming things. But they we're true
men and women. and fearlessly and
steadily advocated their views. and
moreover, enforced certain moral
laws, especially temperance. See
the result. Evans. which was q
town when Greeley was q vacant
plain. and in fact all the towns in
northern Colorado are now apeing
Greeley. From few huts upon q
cactus bed has sprung the Greeley
of today. The has beens' did that
Without them there would have tesn
no Greeley, but mayhap another
town. and by another name, and
might now embrace within its limits.
novels. where ragged. barefoot chill
dren reared in crime. while drunken
fathers spent their wages at the bar
rooms on Its principal streets.
Now the writer Of the quotation
above rejoices with others that the
ediAcs 90 laboriously erected may
have added to it 1000 laboring men
with their 5000 wives and children
a., for railroad compan-
ies-these to mingle with the same
level element imported by the beet
factories. Can anyone imagine the
standard OF society will be elevated!
10 not the contrary the certain re-
suit? Then why the rejoicing. and
why the sneer for those who love
Greeley for the noble sentiment that
built It?
'Tis true perhaps. that there Ia
only . handful Of has beens here
now. But they are. as Of yore. the
cofnefstone Of the Greeley struc-
ture. One time there was more.
The names of the missing ones can
be read ON marble at Lynn Grove.
In. . little while 30 can the "uand-
ful's" name be read. What respect
will be accorded to them then re-
mains to be seen.
l can we'll remember the little
wedge-shaped community of Union
Colony. No. ditch formed the
north boundary, No. 3 the southern,
Sand creek. near whose banks Mrs.
Elizabeth Hopkins now lives, bound
ed the east. This colony was settled
by q moral. earnest and intellectual
people. who came to escape the
worlds vices. These prospered.
Then the formerly contemptuous
world looked over the hill and saw
the fruits of their labor, and came
as do the crows to the farmers corn
field. What does the crow know of
the love the farmer bore for the
brown field he had upturned. Enough
that the corn was there for the gath
ering. One could even imagine a
sneer in their raucus notes as filed
with corn they few across the hills
Perhaps they too would call the
lowly tiller of the soil a has been
A. l.. CAMP.