Gunnison news-champion., 1910-12-16
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ever delivered on similar sccsss ssln.
and Is here reprodsced. HE sad
The aa-play We present D. tne
peepie ot Chles9o this evening tvlis-
hes the rev era Of the Inser- -mou A.
tain states. the ssery Il whsse guld
ana silver aasses has ne long eclspsed
their more permanent Fesources q
climate and sosl
The psople If Colorado loae aeo
learned thai their PLAINS and mesas.
we're more salnatls than their mlnes.
and thai the blended resources af
bath must make her IN time the sreas-
est eommanweslth Of the slsterhood
And 80 sbe has diverted her streams
IRON theT beds and scattered the 2
waters over the lace af her deserts
These pFolhe stretches have blas-
somed as the rose under the maeie a
cvlnvatlon, and poured their sband-
snce into the channels Of prosperity.
We have become a great axricul-
tursl state. The product Of held aud
farm is fourfold that II the mines
Oar agricultural population hong ago
gststrlpped thai ot the mountains
We are the hrst sugar state OF the
Union. Blessed by the sun and
bereft oi the rain, we have conquered
drought with the IrrigatIng cana,
and locked the sunshine in the
bearded sheai. We have carpeted
brown surface Of the desert with
the green stretches Of alfalfa. aud the
quail whistles 10 his mate from the
blOssoming hedgerows. which have
supplanted the soapweed and the
cactus. The farm house has sprung
from the ashes Of wIgwam fires. and
stately poplars mark the lines Of
highways reaching out in all direc-
tlons toward the horizon.
MANY TOWNS SPRING Up.
Towns and cities ave been sum
moned into being by the magic of
tins oldest calling of the world; and
Colorado, thrilling with the cons.
eiousness Of her new found strength,
calls to the sons Of men to come into
her borders and partake Of her mani
fold boanties.
And no we are here tonight to
give you glimpse Of the products OF
the New West. We do not bury our
talents in that wonderful land, but
invest them that they may return TO
us many fold through the prodigal
bounty of our soil aud climate
by their fruits We shall know
them. Look around yoa that We
may know the Centennial state and
her citizens These are the spoils Of
the desert whose fertile soil needed
but the touch of water and the hand
of man to quicken into life. Nothing
that bursts into bloom in the tenn
perate zone refuses to grow and mal-
tiply in our valleys and on our plains.
Fruits and flowers respond to calti-
vation as though they were natives
to our soil. These gifts Of nature
are more valuable than gold or pre-
oioas stones, for they minister to the
wants and supply the needs Of man.
THRILLED ANCIENT sPANIARDs.
''Observe the wondroas colorinps
of our fruits. The ancient Spaniard,
wrapped in the spell Of our gorgeous
sunsets called us Colorado, the Red
Country Our apples, more gorgeous
than those of the fabled Hesperides,
rival the glories of our evening SIX les
and rouse you to faint appreciation
OF their luscious sweetness. No
fruits like ours in all the land from
sea TO SEA. And our melons, are they
not themselves all sufficient 70 give
our commonwealth a niche in the
hall OF fame? Is their equal to be
found anywhere?
And yet it is so easy TO raise them
All that is needed is deep adobe soil
1000 feet above sea level, a sun that
shines uphindered for 800 davs of
the year, a canal TO furnish constant
supply of water, and two strong and
willing hands You have the last
requirement.; we can furnish all the
others Come 10 US and be Of us.
We have blazed the trail and cleared
the way. The buffalo and the Indian
are no more. The Anelo-Saxon has
come into his own and he Graves the
cooperation Of his kind.
I'VE have room for all Of YOU. We
have nearly 100000 square miles Of
territory We are as large as ILL.,
nois, Indiana and Massachusetts
Our population is less than ten TO the
SaNare mile Wby Sroy =. Il.