The Delta independent., 1909-06-18

The townsite covers an area of 500 acres;
streets are uniform in size, regularly
laid out 75 to 100 feet in width, and
made attractive throughout the entire
town by cement sidewalks, wide and
regular in each quarter of the city. All
the modern facilities that are call in
to service gives a metropolitan dressing
to the whole.
What has Delta done, and what can
it show to the prospective settler?
1t has devised and built gravity
system of water works. costing $780,
900. bringing pure mountain spring
water from the Grand Mesa, thirteen
miles away. 1t has constructed a sys-
TEN Of sewerage, modern in every de-
tail. and so extensive that it will salts
fy the requirements of the town with
even double its present population.
The distribution of electricity for the
illumination of the public thorough
fares has kept pace with all the other
Innovations. Artificial light in the way
of advance electric equipment is seen
from any and all parts of the city. The
main street has been macadamized and
! all the streets crossing it. and parallel
ing il have cement walks of the latest
pattern. Every house in the city is num-
bered; which is an oddity to the other
Western towns of like. or larger size.
its official postal service representa-
tives have placed an undisputed evil
aence o. the prosperity and steady
growth of the city by granting it the
privilege and right of house to house
delivery of mail. This was granted on
account of the large increase of the
volume of business at the local post
office. by the abundance of lighting ia
cilities that illuminate the town at
nightfall. and by the miles of perfect
cement walks that make street travel
ing so easy and comfortable. Several
other cities of like size. and one larger
tried for the privilege and were de-
MED the right.
And the citizens, as individuals
what of them?
Taking their incentive from the pro-
gressiveness of the city. they have
erected and built in all parts of the
city many new and modern houses.
The signs of thrift and the display of
real artistic taste is seen everywhere.
And further. the care and attention
the civic pride that goes with the repre-
sentative type of an American is given
expression by the perfect lawns and
flower beds that are seen in profusion
Neglect is absent, attention is supreme
forming a pleasing picture to the be-
holder.
Business enterprises on large scale
thrive here, among the notable ones
present now is an artificial ice plant
with ten ton capacity daily, five
story fruit storage house, brick and
tile factory, with capacity of $4,000
pressed brick per day. two modern
planning mills, two fruit growers as
sociations, Touring mill with daily
capacity of 100 barrels. creamery,
a steam launday. an up to- date foundry,
two National banks with capital
stock of $50, 900 each, one State bank
recently organized and established to
meet the demands of the increased
volume of business, two separate telc-
phone systems, large dry goods and
general merchandise house that would
be credit to city of loo. 900 popula-
ton. These with over fifty business
houses of all kinds and descriptions
speaks volumes in itself. All lines of
commercial activity are represented in
its business life, and so thorough and
so competent is each in their respec-
tive spheres, that the demands and
wants of the community are readily
filed. and with as much despatch and
efficiency as they would be in the
larger cities of the east.
To meet the steady demands of the
ever increasing population and to satis-
fly the natural aesthetic taste of the
modern people the humble wooden
houses have been razed to the ground,
and have been substituted by modern
brick edifices; many of them of which