La Junta tribune., 1911-10-28
prosperous COLORADO.

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orado ix one Of the greatest states.
agriculturally and climaticaily. in the
union In many sections OF the east.
however, people are Just learn
Ing this fact through the lead.
Ing newspapers and magazines. and
from these sources men and women
are finding out that Colorado Is a
state CT iimitless possibilities and
great opportunities.
In the October issue Of National
Finance. a Journal OF American finan-
cial progress devoted TO the inter
ests OF all forms OF reliable invest
meats. published In Ihica.o. there Is
an excellent article entitled Pros
porous Year for Colorado" in which
II ~ shown that Colorado leads every
state In the union In the average
condition Of all crops combined. hay.
ing percentage OF 90.3. according TO
the official statistics OF the Unit.
ed States Department OF Agriculture!
The article follows:
Within the boundaries OF Colorado
there Is wealth both potential and
dynamic. While part OF I, Is still
latent. part Is also productive.
The happlest, most profitable sort
OF combination on earth is that
which uni,es the aetuaiity OF today
with the possibility df tomorrow.
So rapid has been the evolution In
this commonwealth. that from an es-
perimental quest for placer geld. the
state advanced net merely as lead.
mining producer oi all classes OF
metal. bu, also as a producer of coal.
water power and agricultural wealth.
The products cf the fields have
passed the yield OF the hills. and to.
day Colorado takes It's place among
the granger States with farm pro
duction OF il.Oo0,o coo
In manufacturing. agriculture and
mining. this state is bringing iato
existence new riches To the extent
OF $500. 600. co0-which is seized by
the world Of commerce and labor and
converted into marketable products
worth several times that amount
The fact that third of mil.
lion dollars In new wealth Is being
produced yearly is Important both
on Its own account. and because Of
other possibilities suggested
All over the east. mon and women
are longing for better opportunities
They know that every field possible
II cultivation has been exploited.
Every acre Of ground. every branch
of Industry has been gone over
There are more proplc than there
are chances. The result Is growing
poverty on the part of tho many ani
increasing opu'cnoc on the part Of
the few.
But here We haN more good land
unoultivaicd than We have yi'lilnF.
more ore deposits as they we're i'm
mcdia,ely after the erupiiyc period
than W. have producing.
Colorado can add more acres 20
its annual agricultural output than
any oth'r state. IT, mountains are
uniformly higher than anywhere elise
IN tho wCsir-aud height means great
cr precipitation Of moisture and long
e retention of the snow
IHsioad q this precious nuid soinr
10 waste by flowing into The streams
and out over the prairie waste. the
iimc is comlng Whsn every available
ircp viii be- utilized to irrisatc
land and thr soil has been demon
stratod ~ more productive than
rseu the black loan Of Iowa. Illinois
and Wisconsin.
This years agiicsiliufal production
is Indicative of conditions far beyond
what lts gross amount specifies. II
Is suggestion Of the future.
Population always attract an end.
less chain Of other indusrtis = THIS
has always been true. and can be do
pended upon 40 long A. that popula.
tion IL productive.
Wherever the fields Of state
output substantially $40 for every
man. woman and child In the state,
that poin,s the wav 10 growth
Late rairs 10 improved crop oondI.
tons In Colorado that IN. average
condition Of all crop. combined In
the state On August LIST. according :
to figures just made public by the
United States Department Of Asricui-
ture. was so.s per cent of the average
for recent years on the same date.
A. a result of IN. poor crops In
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