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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30
1st Ave. Bargain 25x14O, Northside, list avenue; almost with in the shadow of the skyscrapers; see this early or you miss a bargain.
 B. E. EBORN.
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
 $26,oo0 Three-story brick store; long lease; ex- cellent tenant; rents s175 month.
 $15,000 An extra large house; lot 50x1sO; four blocks of courthouse; renting for sisOO per year; figure this and call quick.
 $12,5O0 Handsome corner residence, South High lands.
 $30oO Choice Norwood home; hardwood floors
 $8OO0 5ox14O; 3d avenue east of 20th street; a bargain.
 $75o0 Excellent home; owner leaving city; will make good terms
 $750O Close in Northside corner; 2-story house; will soon double in value.
 $7000 New 8-room, modern home east of 20th street and located in one of the most rapidly growing sections of the South side; easy terms. An S-room house; new and modern; good sized lot in best part of South High lands; attractive terms.
 $6o00 Good South Highlands home; car half block.
 $5OO0 New S-room house in walking distance of city; large lot; $500 cash, balance $40 per month.
 S4250 Splendid new 7-room home on edge of mountain and near z0th street. South Highlands; $500 cash, balance s35 per month.
 $3150 A beautiful five-room cottage; new and modern; North Highlands; small cash payment and monthly installments.
 $30O0 50x1O0 feet; "Ct between 21st and 22d streets. We have one more of those beautiful lots near the Country club that will soon be worth double the price you pay for 1t.
 $500 Two big lots in West End. one block of car. MCCONNELL & BRAXTON,
 Successors to
 R. MCCONNELL & CO 21O7 Third Avenue, Phones BIO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30
Home Realty Company 2OO822 Third Ave.
 BOTH 9QQC
 PHONES VOVO

For 500 cash and $25 month a fine S. room cottage; modern, at West End; facing east on lot 50x140; price $3200, straight $25 month, no interest. At West End we have another broom house on nice lot for $2250; $50 cash and S15 month.
 For $150 cash and $50 month, fine mod ern up-to-date Broom, 2-story house in the center of Woodlawn; this can be bought on straight payments of $3O monthly, no interest.
 At East Lake we have a nice 4-room and hall cottage, one block from car; price $1750, $50 cash, $15 month; no interest Can you beat the above bargains? No interest charged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30
Real Bargains

Fourth avenue on car line at Terminal station, 2-story house on lot 50x140; must be sold this week; $l2,000 buys 1t. Save 5000 and buy home-9-room house best part South Highlands; new, mod ern, hardwood floors; handsomely fin- ished; cost owner s1000o to build; will sacrifice for quick sale at $S0O0.
 L. H. Baker & Go. Bell Phone 1512. Lobby Woodward Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30

FOR SALE Nice new cottage near Ullman school, South Highlands.
 $315o Nicest new broom cottage; walking distance.
 $225o 8-room house on lot 90x120; improve ments alone cost $500; has eleotrici- ty and bath.
 $1o,ooo 9th avenue lot 50x19O house renting for $75 per month; owner must sell.
 $13,0O0 2-story store on 1st avenue; practically new.
 $1o,5O0 150 feet street frontage with 7-room house. Close in.
 $525O and $66o0 7-room houses; South Highlands. LOUIE REESE REALTY CO.,,
 2115 Third Avenue. Bell 933. Peoples S6.
The Delta independent., 1909-04-23

Mr.. and Mrs H. w. Pratt visited
friends in Montrose Saturday, driving
down on that day and returning Sun
day.
A fair sprinkling of visitors continue
to arrive daily, but the large numbers
are not expected until later in the
season.
Mr.. C. C. Hawkins, of Paonia, was
in Delta Tuesday attending meeting
of the Grand Mesa Abstract company,
of which he is director.
If one had about thousand tons of
hay to sell, the hardest work he would
have to do thereafter would be to
bear the burden of his wealth.
Mr.. E. C. Keck, of Washington,
Iowa, has been looking over the coun-
try with view of buying and is favor
ably impressed with Delta and vicinity.
For SALE-Red Short Horn Bull, 8
years old. Fine animal.
JACOB MUELLER.
1t California Mesa.
Lost-by j. ]. Barker. last Friday,
between Delta and Barker ranch. a
uniform G. A. R. coat. Finder please
leave at INDEPENDENT office.
Mr.. Joseph Hogrefe, who has been
in Denver on business for week, re-
turned to Delta Wednesday and pro-
ceeded to his home at Cedaredge yes
terday.
Saturday was one of the biggest
trade days of the year in Delta. Mer-
chants were busy all day and up to
Saturday night closing time after
supper.
If you have plan which you think
would be of general benefit, tell it..
Sometimes just a crude idea developes
to the extent of the revolutionizIng of a
great industry.
For SALE-Red Short Horn Bull,
years old Fine animal.
JACOB MUELLER,
1t California Mesa.
Asked to explain why he called
another fellow butter fingers" a
Delta youth said: "Why, he can't
even pass the time o'day without drop
ping it in the gravy"
The Delta independent., 1909-04-23
LOCAL AND PER SONAL

Paonia's best coal $3.50 ton at Geo
Crabill's.
C. A. Merrill left Sunday for week
in Denver.
Black Diamond coal so per ton at
Geo. Crabill's.
Mr.. C. L. Pike. of Hotchkiss, was a
Delta visitor Wednesday.
T. B. Geer was business visitor te
Montrose on Wednesday.
Prof. Weldon left yesterday for
Rifle, to return this evening.
Ball at Odd Fellows hall t-night.
Music by Wanee's orchestra.
Mr.. j. F. Frey and daughter were in
Delta yesterday from Hart's Basin.
Mrs. H. A. Smith visited with friends
in Montrose several days this week.
Oswin Rowbotham was in Delta on
business Wednesday, from Hotchkiss.
Miles Standish, of Salida, spent this
week in Delta on visit to his mother
FOUND Small sized lady's hand bag.
Call and prove property. Has money
in it.
Ed Conquest returned on Saturday
from a two weeks business trip to
Denver.
County Assessor Cockrehan is busy
with the property schedules this week,
listing in Delta.
DR.. Clark and family, of Denver, ar
rived n Delta yesterday to locate in the
practice of medicine.
Mrs. Trissle and children left yester-
day for California where they expect
to make theil future home.
Four new baby boys in Delta the
past week and not single girl, is a
condition that should be changed.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rhonemus who
haye been spending the winter at
Sabina, Ohio, are expected home today
John Watts of Austin enrolled this
week with the Delta Business College.
He will take up advanced bookkeeping.
For SALE-Red Short Horn Bull, 3
years old. Fine animal
JACOB MUELLER,
1t California Mesa.
The Delta independent., 1909-04-23

Plans are being drawn by Architect
Anderson for the new dwelling of w.
E. Obert on Garnet mesa. 1t will be
of pressed brick, two story, modern
and will cost $4,000 or more.
A. R. Knapp and Mr.. Rusho, of
Boulder; c. E. Harter of Snyder, Colo
RADIO and H. L. Krumm of Edison Park
Illinois, were in Delta this week look
ing over the town and country.
Miss Hazel Hauser returned Sunday
evening from a visit in Montrose. She
was accompanied home by Mrs. Russell
Hauser who will spend some time
visiting relatives and friends.
Again has Delta asserted her super
iority of climate. A few days of hazy
weather and shower or two, while
snow storms have visited the range
sections and north state parts.
G. L. Pike was down from Hotchkiss
on Tuesday to take in the Royal Arch
work with his brother Masons. Mr.
Pike and wife returned the first of
April from their trip to the coast.
There has been little more Dough-
spoon this week and not so much
mountain in the water. Reports ex-
plant ory say that things are beginning
to melt some up in tre vicinity of the
springs.
Peaches and onions, apples and alfal-
ia, Strawberries and potatoes, cherries
and chickens, prunes and sugar beets,
melons and-oh, well; there are two
many things grow in Delta county to
admit of mention.
There is difference between the
value of aggressive merit and that of
Indifference, even in publicity matters.
1t is a good plan to select what you
know will accomplish the most good
and stay with it.
If one must write, he should be in
the mood to write. This cannot be
when he has dozen or more irons in
the fire at time, and all of which he
must watch to prevent them from
getting too hot or too cold.
A. M. Rogers, who with his family
moved to Delta from Central City.
Nebraska, last week, made the INDIE
PENDENT a pleasant call Monday. He
says the reading of copy of the IN
DEPENDENT Resource Edition had much
to do with his decision to locate in
Delta Mr.. Rogers is a carpenter by
trade and will purchase property here.
The Delta independent., 1909-04-23
Hotel Arriuals.

J. II. Placer, Chicago; A. X. Knapp,
Boulder; c. w. Dillin, Philadelphia;
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Cowan, Montrose;
F. p. Cartwright. Los Angeles; w. II.
Saight, G. E. Karn. Canon City; w. w.
Wefzel. r. c. Watts, Salt Lake; II. f.
Moore, d. G. Wright. Boston; II. h.
Logan, Glenwood Springs; g. E. Moore,
P. c. Perry, st. Joe; II. l.. Hollister,
C. F. Whitehead, Pueblo; A F. Ken.
yon, San Francisco; M. d. Vincent,
M. Huff, F. S Hotchkiss, Paonia; o.
l.. Zittl, J. G. Biddleman, T. p. Wylie,
w. H. Fry, Ed. B. Baker, II. G.
White. F. II. Posey, j. F. Hopkins. J
The Delta independent., 1909-04-23

Sam Farmer remarks on the wealth
er: This spring conditions prevail
just the reverse of the last two sea-
sons-the cold does not increase through
the night, as then but is coolest at s
o'clock p. M. then is at a stand-still or
moderates through the remainder of
the night. making the prospect fer a
full fruit crop all the more sure" Mr..
Farmer states that such condition
has prevailed, or rather alternated, in
years past.
The Delta independent., 1909-04-23
JeGries Giues In.

James Jeffries has at last consented
to meet johnson in the prize ring. 1t
was humilliating, no doubt. but it was
also calling to have the big colored boy
strutting around with the champion
ship. Then there was the great pile
of dollars IA a further palliation.
The Delta independent., 1909-04-23

II. Guile, w. Williams, S. II. Fried
man, d. NJ. Bowles, w. C. Hosten. l..
q. Smith. Denver; F. b. Miller. St.
Paul; Geo. Wirden. Delaware. r. l.;
J. +. Fifeld. Grand Junction; L. l..
Ewing, Lacruse, Wisconsin.
The Delta independent., 1909-04-23
Births.

To Mr.. and Mrs C. Z. Rusk, Meeker
street, April 18th, n son.
The Delta independent., 1909-04-23

To Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z Burd. Gar
net mesa. April nth, son.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
smith on Saturday night Of last week.
Mother and child are doing well and
Billy is happy.
The Delta independent., 1909-04-23

To Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Buzzard, So.
Palmer St, April Goth, son.
The Delta independent., 1909-04-23
Barefoot Sandals

1t will soon be time for this practical sum-
mer footwear. Our new ones are hcre---Good
heavy Russian Cali, foot form last and welt soles
The Delta independent., 1909-04-23
Gents Furnishings

We MUST move our Shoe Stock, and in
order to do this WE WILL make the greatest
shoe offering it has ever been our privilege
to make. In this special sale we expect to
cover the shoe territory thoroughly, and, it
will certainly be to your interest to watch
our window for the next 10 days and make
your selections early as they positively will
not last long at these prices.
The Delta independent., 1909-04-23
Reduction on Silks and Mes
SaIineS

We have just received shipment of
Taffeta Silks and Messalines. This lot of
goods should have arrived before Easter but
were delayed. They are all extra wide and
large assortment of colors. Your OK
choice Of 500 yards for this week, only ! ~
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
Will California Continue to
Grow?

Once in a while you hear a question like
that. But let's look at the history of the
human race. Occasionally there is a fellow
who disputes the charm of California life
and its profit (although I always think he
does It TO gain hotoriety through perverse-
ness) but what kind of an argument do you
suppose occurred century ago when the
white man began to come to the new country
America? I can hear the pessmist report to
the old country, fights with Indians, failures
OF crops-nciviity of climate and hardships
and privations that we can never fully COM
prehend.
But did that stop the march of the white
man 10 his new land?
Now that he has discovered the richness
and fullness of life in California, do you
think the white man will ever stop coming
here?
The railroad statistics show over 500 900
more passengers coming into California last
year via overland roads than were carried
out. An increase of half million people.
Figured at the government conservative
estimate of $500 each person, that half mill
lion people have meant $4,000, 900 of new
wealth in the form Of land value.
Seven hundred and fifty millions of fresh
new created wealth.
That is the underlying insurance-the eco
nomic guarantee with the universe behind 1t,
making secure the properly placed first mort
gage loan on California real estate and prov
ing an early profit for those who partici-
pate,
The making of better use of land than that
which effete races used it for-is positive
form of wealth creation
The logic of the population figures cannot
be assailed.
All that Is required Is;
First: Precise wisdom in selection of the
investment.
Second: Careful and honest management.
On these grounds l have prepared this ex-
tensive invitation for you to join with u.s.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

weight. from the same mills. 1t Is brand
new goods, right from tho largest whole
sale house in the west. We have about
fifty different shades to select from.
1 personally guarantee the truth OF the
above advertisement. LEE SHELTON,
Editor Sentinel.
The Metropolitan Store didn't sell any of the
H. G. I. dress goods during those two weeks.
The thing that hurt Mumbarger the most,
however, was the fact that the advertisement
gave the wholesale price. Never again could
he get dollar and half for his only standby.
The next sale was on lace curtains. one Of
Mumbarger's speciaties. The same curtains
had always sold In Flat Hill at s9 a pair.
They cost" announced the advertisement,
'S3 20 a pair. We want 80 cents proflt-so here
goes at 81
Shelton made some money, and Mumbarger
nearly had apopexy. Fat profits were fading.
The next sale was a certain line of ready
made clothing, which had always retailed In
Flat Hill at s22. They cost wholesale SO, 3"
said the nd :'and here goes at s12" The
clothing men took to heavy drinking.
I'll have to leave out the details Of the fight
the rival paper that was started by the Mer-
chants association, and how tickled the people
were with Lee Shelton's success but finally;
Finally an observing wholesaler in Chicago
noted what Shelton had been doing and he
di opped down to Flat Hill and says he to
Shelton: Look here, my boy you have demon
strated that this town ought to have a live
department store. I'll back you for hundred
thousand. Lets go right TO 1t. Etc, etc, etc.
And Shelton, he wasn't of those mean
fellows. He went down to his old enemies,
the Commercial club. and said: Gentlemen.
I'm feeling comfortably happy, but l can't
feel real happy when / know you're so un-
happy, and therefore have PLAN for you.
I've got unlimited capital now offered me to
put in a department store that VIII handle
everything and in such quantities that It can
be handled on close margins by which we will
draw trade from all the surrounding country,
and In that way make our town good COM
mercial CENTER 1t properly should be- But
you folks know certain lines better than do,
and before going ahead 1 Just thought that
we should all go in together and line up and
make old Fiat Hill hum. VIII you join the
undertaking."
Did they do IL? Huh! Just 'em fall In.
And 1 don't suppose I ought TO keep back
the secret from the young folks and the good
women who read this outline that Mumbar-
gers beautiful head bookkeeper, who lost her
job during the thickest of the fight, really got
another position In the "One-Thing Store
that paid better. and she doesn't have to work
now any more, either, except to make rasp-
berry Jelly baked beans and other kinds of
good things which Lee Shelton, the editor, likes
best to eat.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

When the settlers are upon the land, tho
Life Insurance companies and Savings Banks
are anxious for the securities.
Life insurance companies cannot, under
their charters, loan upon lands except to actual
residents and in small holdings That means
loans which will liquidate the profits Of the
promoters later on, but 1t cannot start the
transformation Of big Rancho into thriY-
ing, populous settlement.
It's the starting capital that is lacking in
California today.
don't know what would happen II It were
an easy money market here because lands
have been going up and up even right
through the panic in spite of San Francisco's B
financial drain upon the state.
l have laid this situation before several
folks at times, but If It be a Californian he
has Industrial expansion OF his own
that the increasing population demands he
shall make. In other cases have been sue
cessful, too. But there are two or three large
tIacts that We Western Empire folks must
have-and we are going to take them In at
an early moment, that's sure. Ny mail al
ready shows 1t.
Early in February this year I convinced
one casual visitor from Massachusetts that
this was his opportunity.
The following letter Will give you an In
sight to the PLAN:
Los Angeles, CAL, Aug. IT, 1909.
To Whom Concerned:
! am glad to certify that made an In
vestment in February of this year In CO.
operation WITH VI. W oA
The Western Empire, covering the pur-
chase of several thousand acres Of raw
land. 1t was upon his first mortgage and
participation profit PLAN, and as the funds
were of an estate 1t necessary for me
to have the same appraised and approved
by the officials.
My own judgment was confirmed by II.
@. Cook, public administrator of Ottawa,
Ill, and Frederic Haskell, cashier of the
First National bank of Mendoza, Ill, who
came to California and know all details.
1t Is not necessary for me to give pur-
chase price hero. 1t might AFFECT our fu-
ture selling transaction, but 1 know today
better than at the time 1 executed the in
vestment that there were immediate uses
that the land could be put to that make Its
value from three to six times the cost price
and would not consent to its sale at three
times its cost today.
(Signed) G. Fl. TEETER.
In its essence our PLAN Is that of the rug
ged LAND BANKS OF the old countries. II
has all the safety of the century-old Land
Bank plans. differing only that the interest
and profits are fat compared with foreign
countries, and that II is backed up by a
flood tide of continuous increased population,
which is the very substance and essence of
land values
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
But I Inherited Some Work

While no public body could Undertake that
work on their old line OF organization, there
was no lack Of public-sprited mon who
wanted to see the work done, and so
about a score Of US organized the Home Ex-
tension movement. Most Of you know the
rest, although but few Of you knew the rela-
tlon 1t had to the editor of this paper, for
cut Of justice to other colonizers we left all
announcements to appeal "on their merits"
We KNEW that population created land
values.
Therefore we got population" first, in the
form of Homeseekers' clubs and secured the
suitable land afterwards With thousand
families all financially enrolled we distributed
thousands and thousands ofAecres Of land at
wholesale prices, at about orle-half what 1t Is
costing the settlers under the United States
reclamation service. 1t not only made the
saving in the price to the newcomer-that was
insignificant It gave him the safety of num-
bers. He might err in selecting alone, but
with thousand others no error could escape
the attention of some Of them.
Additional to the SAVING in the wholesale
price, and the SAFETY 1T gave the individ-
ual homeseeker the combined POWER Of
numbers, providing the officers with ability to
engage the highest legal and engine ring tai
ent as to water systems, titles and other
things And, above all, 1t gave the individ-
ual the neighbors and the PROFIT gained
from an aggregation Of numbers-for popula-
tion does create land values, etc.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

Under this plan the community will be pop
ulated, development will actually ensue and
prices in due time will naturally enhance.
Not from the imitation Of boomers, but from
the actual development Of the territory. The
work of colonization will have been done
effectively and not retarded, as 1t has been
in many districts by the operation of some Of
the colonization deals
Left to the natural course Of the haphazard
methods Of real estate operations in general,
colonization will not be truly successful and
the publicity campaign will not pay as well
in actual sales as anticipated.
Reduced to practical system, new districts
may be opened up, prices successfully con-
troled on an aluring basis until the swelling
tide of immigration creates great and abun-
dant wealth thereabout. California Will have
less of the half-b communities which have
been started and left to struggle along and
more of the beautifully finished products which
we see on all sides, and the raw materials
for which are so abundant in the state.
No public body ever fathered the PLAN.
1t meant competition with real estate bro
kers who support the public bodies, SO there
xtaa
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

home district are at Valley Oaks, and all or
the economic features likewise prevail to per-
NIT Of the work Of Transforming rich sheep
pasture to beautiful homo places. the location
Is ideal as to climate and scope OF crop pro-
duction. As a natural foothill sanatorium' IN
the frostless belt where flowers bloom the year
round and the garden turns forth Its product
every day, there is no other district that
surpasses It. Valley oaks Immediately ad-
joins the wonderful mountain region where
there is wild game in abundance and the Sill
very streams TEEN with speckled beauties. 1t
is q district where each weeks end can be an
outing Of neyer-endlng pleasures and variation
where mankind actually LIVES $50 Gays IN
the year
It's economic strength lies in the fact that
It Is "a rich cattle and sheep-grazing district
fo~ which II has always been in great demand
and has been held in single ownership Tor
nearly a half-century by one of the leading
cattle barons Of California. This permits OF
the enterprise starting The basic grazing
lend value at which point the investment Is as
rock ribbed as the Sierra mountains them
selves. From this starting point huge prohts
will result from the opening of the opportunity
for people OF small means to go upon TINS lahd
on longtime mortgage payments, to improve
the lands and enhance the values all about
A new corporation under the title Of the
Western Empire Land Syndicate is In process
OF incorporation by the editors Of Western EN-
pire and associates and am now prepared TO
offer our readers the first allotment of
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

We FIRST invited the homeseekers 70 join
our Homeseekers' club. Then with committees
selected the suitable land Then the club
as a committee OF the whole went in special
trains upon the land and when all we're sat
isfied-it was bought and a new town and
community was born.
Frequently In one day we distributed to
different clubs as high five thousand and
ten thousand acres. The day before dlstribu-
tion the land was virgin grazing fields. The
day after distribution a town was building.
Lumber was being hauled in, stores schools
and churches opened.
As each settler moved upon his land. COM
menced building his bungalow and the break
ing of his soi-the Citizenship Asset (thai
part OF the wealth which he formerly con-
tributed TO the community and never had
himselD went down through his legs, into the
soil, and thenceforward he was able to bor-
row on II.