The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-02
TONI BOOSTING PLM
Nesv Advertising 0sas6te6 'tsst.
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VENTURE OF rHREE nvsrlERs

VENTURE OF THREE HuSrlERS
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Does II pay to advertise . town.
bow greatly II paya In this instance
4 has paid . syndicate Of three men.
o1l the citisens Of the town have prot.
Nd Inevitably. bat II these same citf
0as had done the advertising them
sslvss. - they might have deoe. tn
~ peo0ts wO0A have gone 70 the9
1nGeeal OF to the three o0tsidass.
In Q western STATE there vas n ~
bWD vesy much run down at the heels.
y had had . fairiy good popslatioo in
ysass soos b.. bot owing to laek a
hhseest in The home place among tAs
poopas vho lived there this Old toWD
0saAual1y aisantssrated. weat to pasesA
~ hvse complaint OF somsthing and
lnal1y faded almost oat q existe0ce
n popslatioa of 600 to 100 dwtndled
- la0 tAan 30. Grass srsv In ali
- Gt1sse2 % that tie village COW had
- nssl to % a6eA for pasture. II
- Aas for ~ village COW. bot not
. ~ fce ths vtllaese vAo dd not
@Ua H. COW and wAo hAd to sass
0saV tAess h oe6es to by ma1k fsso
- e0W eWpiAg Dsighboe.
4Asss vas Q nIkoad tAat nm
0Bs1gA thas town. Ran thfo1GA" =
~ Vhat y msaat TAs tFa1ns fas
0DsagA, o. IL through hne. TO. ths
~ ~, end now and thsa tAsy hss-
49, at ~ slatioo b 1t o6 o take
- Q paasenees vho aAoOsa IT, e.
Ghsss. Isain crews 0st b naking
- dsssstsd village tAs b4tt q their
1shsA Iley took ~ IN eo0nsst1ns
uDss IL rsa down appeafanes of he
Ilaes. 1Aey called 4 "Lose1sfe." b.
oDnss Il Aod diaappsofsd fFo@ the
ahis nap and was bot IN ta1n1tssi0al
Ds1nt On IL sai1sosd map.
1hs tsw remaiaing cftiBsas ussd -
- Up b ths '1sspo" a,d vstch ths
nnitsd tzain spssd By ME . 1asA q
Gosd lightning % . stormy day. Thsy
VsaA 20 up and 1t beside ths water
tnAk and chat with ths hoad beakemaa
q IL local fright TAs local freight
Gs0stimes stopped IN Lostbars to get
. drink. Re It k,own that ths lost
vmaSe was h oos Of the ssmiarid
GlsAsa, whsre water b scarce at ths
G1fnAee. TAs failrcsd people had 'tde.
vssopsd" vatss They sank q ven
1swn abost eighty 1sst and fosnd Q
~ sappH-Just IT, SOFT that locomo-
oVss HE to drink. Ths rest of tie
v0laee drank ~ subs1fface water,
- o. afesen fsst under. witch they
osaA get At small expeass. They used
- II around the tank and talk Of the
Dso1bihttss of Lostbsfg-ff II only had
0aes wells ffke ths ooe developsd by
- Failfoed-
FINEST farming and orchard land in
ssven states aroand here" was the
esmnon expression, but nothing do
~ because We hain't got the water"
why don't you get the water,
tAsnr inquired 4 keen looking young
fellow Of about thirty i've who Hoped
u the limited when It made q slight
pause one day. He Hoped OF down
0oaf the water tank because It was
water that he was looking for in Lost
burg and its vicinity.
"Oh, We don't Just seem to take no
interest" said the languid citizen who
hsd made the nothing doing remark.
Huh!' commented the newcomer.
The young man spent a week at the
local hotel. which had not entertained
. guest In six weeks. He went out
into the surrounding lands and made
Investigations. Then he went back to
tie states metropolis.
4 month or 20 later the keen looking
yoang man returned with two other
Den, Older and just ~ keen. In six
weeks time they had bought up the
town actually bought the whole
works, reasonably too. They bought
also the outlying lands for miles
around, - that they had q town and
tract surrounding 1t about i've miles
square.
Then they beought engineers to the
Daace and developed water, Just like
tie tank brand, here, there and every.
where. The wells flowed with wonder
I'll regularity and volume. There was
water enough In sight to iEfigate the
sAtire tract and plenty more on the
ootskirts, OF. a. the keen eyed young
promoter remarked, ''the underskirts. -
What happenedr
Do you ask It!
Just this. The syndicate sold back
- the original owners in many In.
oeances their houses and lots at q big
peof1t to the syndicate. They sold also
thousands Of acres Of farm and OF.
ehard land. They set out Thousands
e acres of apples and other fruits for
which ths soil and climate were best
aoapted. They planted the plains to
alfaf1h and sold other acres to alfalfa
1ongzy fsrmers. The result IL that
tA1D toWD in leso than two years haa