The daily sentinel., 1909-01-01


/ ana west. from one END to the other.
One station, Palisade, at the head
of the canon, has been known, in the
| height of the peach season, to ship
| fourteen cars of fruit in one day.
Palisade is further advanced in the
fruit industry than any other section,
but in due time other shipping points
will come to the front and hold their
own if not surpass the shipments
from Palisade in carload lots. The
average yield per acre from fruit
lands in full bearing is not less than
$500. Well selected fruit, thorough
ly cared for, will bring much better
results, and il is natural therefore
that land should bring a high price.
For land in fruit not yet bearing
$500 and $3.50 per acre is not an
uncommon price.
For fruit lands in bearing $1,000
to $1,000 and $2.500 is often OBJ
tanned. The highest price yet obtain
ed, as shown by the records is S4.-
600 per acre, which was paid in cash
for a siX-acre tract adjoining the
town of Palisade. with good improve
ments on the same worth about $4.-
500, so that the land with only the
fruit trees on it would exceed $4,000
per acre.
1t is claimed that the original
owner. after thoroughly investigating
Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Cali
fornia, returned and tried to buy
back his home at good advance in
the price, but could not obtain it.
Clifton is thriving prosperous.
rapidly growing young town, situat-
ed about half way between Palisade
and Grand Junction. 1t has around
1t some most excellent territory, and
its citizens claim that ii will soon be
shipping more fruit each day than
Palisade. The reason for this is the
larger number of acres than can be
brought into bearing adjacent to
Clifton.
AT the extreme western end of the
Grand valley, twenty miles west of
Grand junction. is Mack, railroad
station that may be the making of
town of Importance at no distant
date. The development around Mack
is in its infancy. but time will bring
it to the front and it will be one of
the prettiest sections of the Grand
valley.
Only four or five years ago there
was but little development at Iona.
five miles east of Mack. Within a
short period there has been a won
derful change. Werner u. Reed. a
VI mas
alone undertaken to develop 1000
acres of rich fruit land.
The premises are models in selec-
ton of trees. method of planting and
-illing the soil and everything in con-
lection with raising an orchard.
Iona has forged to the front and
will astonish not only the people from
the outside. but the old-timers. and
that at no distant date.
Fruita. only ten miles northwest of
Grand Junction, is well known for
the success it has already achieved.
II has always been temperance
town. 1t was the first town in Mesa
county to get mountain water; it
has most excellent union high
school; it is filled with people of vim
and push, who propose not to be left
in the race of advancement. The soil
about Fruita is rich. sandy loan and
easily worked. 1t yields bountiful
returns.
Both Fruita and Iona have been
most active and the most successful
parts of the county in raising beets.
but profitable as this interest is it is
gradually yielding to the horticul-
turiSt.
Rhone. three miles east of Fruita,
is an important shipping point sur
rounded by good farming and hor-