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The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23

Did you see those two branches
of cherries that hung in the win
dow at the Independent office on
Tuesday and Wednesday? They
were from Haswell's orchard on
Surface Creek mesa. One branch
was Mont Morency and the other
Royal Duke. Both were as full of
cherries as they could grow.
We might add that they We're not
as heavily laden with fruit when
seen in the window as when they
We're brought to the office, for so
tempting were they that the Of
flee force could not resist the
temptation of thinning off few
from places where We thought it
wouldn't show much. We can
vouch for these, that they, like
all other Surface Creek fruits are
OF the most luscious quality and
color produced anywhere.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
UNCOMPAHGRE PROJECT
60 PER CENT COMPLETED.
Report of Reclamation Service For
May 1911.

Following is the report of the
progress made on the Uncompahgre
project in May 1911, which appears
in the reclamation record for June.
We reproduce it herewith for the
benefit OF our readers:
Work was resumed on the erec-
ton of galvanized steel fumes on
the King lateral extensions, fumes
Nos. I and being completed.
The excavation of the Franklin
mesa lateral was completed, $3.50
linear feet being excavated.
Che excavation of the trench for
the High mesa siphon was begun,
! ,1s5 linear feet being excavated.
for the Dry Creek siphon was COM
pleted during the latter part of the
month.
Miscellaneous repairs were made
to drops, measuring boxes, etc, on
the government canals, and timber
structures, such as bridges, weirs,
fumes and chutes, were built on
the South canal laterals.
In the Gunnison tunnel, between
station 1877 and 200, fifty strips
of flooring four feet long and the
full width of the tunnel were re-
placed with reinforced concrete. The
construction of the Gunnison river
weir was suspended for the season.
the track in the tunnel was fasten-
ed down and that in the portal cut
was remoFed, preparatory TO oper-
alton of the tunnel.
Surveys for the East and West
canals were continued.
Cool weather retarded the melt
ing of the snow in the mountains
and the weather bureau reports
show a heavier fall of snow during
the winter on the drainage basins
than for several years past. indi-
eating a plentiful and late supply
of water.
During the month 12,462 acre
feet of water were supplied for ir-
risation through the Montrose and
Delta canal and 5,642 acre-feet
through the Loutsenhizer canal.
A heavy frost on May 10 caused
! fscrr1e damage to the peach and
apple crop, but it is estimated that
so per cent of the peaches and So
per cent of the apples We're uninjur-
ed. Other crops are in excellent
condition.
The project is 65 per cent COM
pleted.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
SPECIAL PRIZES AT
DELTA COUNTY FAIR
A Carload Of Coal and Ticket
Denver and Return Among
Those Offered.

The Delta County Business Men
Association. backed by the entire
population of Delta, have started In
to help the Fair Association make
a winner of the Delta County Fair,
which will be held September IL,
l3, IA and Is.
The fruit and produce exhibits this
year are expected to surpass those
of any previous year. The special
premiums offered exhibitors are
bound to bring out larger and bet
ter displays than have heretofore
been shown. The Utah Fuel Com
pany offers four tons of best Somer-
set coal for the best box of Jona-
than apples and two tons as sec
ond premium for Jonathans. The
same two premiums of four and
two tons of coal will be given by
them as first and second for best
Gano apples. The Denver & Rio
Grande railroad offers a round trip
ticket to Denver for the best box
of Gano apples. Special premiums
are also offered by the Western
Sugar & Land Co, for the best
sugar beets We have enumerated
only a few There is a long list
OF special premiums offered by our
local merchants and others, all OF
which will be seen in the premium
list, now being printed and which
will be ready for distribution about
July ST
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
CHALLENGE

any county in these United States to
equal its record OF shipment uf decidu-
Gus fruits produced during the season
OF a. -. lsll
And In further evidence OF its good
intents and purposes In the issuance
OF the said challenge. there has been
placed on deposit in the Delta National
Bank OF Delta. Delta County, Colorado.
the sum OF 10000 in gold as forfeit
to be paid to the county meeting the
conditions OF the said challenge Any
county desiring to compete shall post
"a like forfeit. the fund to be used by
the American Apple Congress In the
purchase OF trophy, or trophies and
awarding prizes {" the contestants.
That Delta County and all other co,
ties taking part In this contest. sh
prepare and submit its evidence (
shipments Of deciduouH fruits for 4
season of 1911. consisting Of fnei I
and express receipts and way-bills 1
other admissible evidence. TO- comm =
tee OF the American Apple Congres - va h
Offices at 2s5 Equitable building. Denver,
Colorado.
In consideration Of the fact that the
American Apple Show Is to be held
at the Denver Audiio ium on November
2O-25. II is hoped that all counties VIII
take notice and be prepared with their
coutesting evidence In good season. in
order that said decision may be render
ed on or about the dates OF said Apple
Show.
with malice towards none and best
wishes to all counties dcsirous OF meet
ing our record in competition we have
caused our corporate name To be sign
ed by our president. and the above COW
enants TO be attcstcd by our secretary
this 18th day OF June a. D.. 1911
The Delta County Business Mems As
sociation.
Attest. ROY L. EMhh'
MISS ALICE l. KINsLEN. Pres.
Secretary.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23

the city OF Delta and that in numerous
benefited by the construction OF said
other ways this city would be greatly
road
now THEREFORE,, be it resolved by
this meeting OF the Delta County Busi-
ness Mems Association, that We pledge
oar support to said Company, cnganeeI 5
and iinanc.a agents and the capital
lists that may become interested IN the
construction of said road. That We Will
gave At our hearty support, individually
ana Collectively. and viii, through pop
cr committees ana otherwise, do all
reasonable tnings in our power to aid
the construction OF the said road. And
We believe that when built, IL will be
such material factor in Fastening the
development OF the valley that but
few years would leapse until the rapid
settlement would cause almost a con-
unuous village to exist along its whole
line.
AND WHEREAS. Delta is SO situated
that whether II be determined to first
construct the road from Cedaredge TO
Delta, or from Montrose to Delta as
may be hereafter determined. Delta will
receive like benefits whether one part is
constructed and put in operation at
first, or whether all shall be constructed
at the same time. VIII assist in the
construction of all or part of. the
circumstances may hereafter warrant.
Read and adopted at regular meeting
OF the Delta County Business Mems As
sociation, this 18th day of June 1871
ROY l. ENTRY Pres.
T. X SEATON, Secy.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
CARNIVAL AND
RACE MEET, DELTA JULY 4.
Many Interesting Features on the
Forenoon Program.

The program for the street car
uival, wnlcn will take place on the
forenoon of July 4th, has just been
arranged by the committee. There
are some very comic features on
the list, and with the splendid track
events at the fair grounds in the
afternoon, visitors need not fear a
dull time. There will be one thing
right after another. Something do
ing every minute.
Program OF sports and races eH-
elusive OF horse races.
500 a. N. on Main street.
/. Happy Hooligan" parade.
Funny all over. $40 Tor best make
up, s5 for second.
.. Fifty yard foot race for boys
under 10. First 81, second rs cents
and third so cents.
j. Fifty yard foot race for girls
under IL. First 81, second IS cents
and third so cents.
A. Fifty yard free for all race.
First SO, second 81.
5. Fat Mans Race, so yards.
Must weigh at least 200 pounds.
$3.50 for winner.
o. LdultS race, oV : diu EhSe
81 so, second $3.50 and third 81.
I. Old Mans race, so yards. Age
over so years. SO to winner.
s. Sack race, 80 yards with two
persons in sack. First Sl.5e, second
81.
9. Obstacle race. First 81, sec
ond SI5O and third 81.
10. One hundred yard free for
all race. First So, second SO and
third 81.
IL. Flag race, a relay for lodges.
Eight men on each side. First SIS,
second 81 and third So.
II. Floating Biscuit Contest. A
sensational event. First SO, second
50.
In the afternoon at the fair
grounds in addition to Race Meet
program there will be one mile
Marathon Race. First $40, second
s5.
The committee want 100 boys and
men in the Happy Hooligan" pa
rade.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
Zig water-spout Near Crawford.

A picnic party which went by
automobile from Hotchkiss to a
point above Crawford last Sunday,
made up of the Geo. Duke, Walter
Thomas and Ed. Hanson families
was brought suddenly to halt
by one of the heaviest water-spouts
ever seen in the county. The lunch
had just been spread when the rain
began falling in torrents and the
party was forced to pick things up
and run for shelter. Two small
bridges We're swept out. and after
a day of trouble and experience, the
picnic party returned home to
Hotchkiss.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
Delta Boy Has Foot Nearly
Severed Near Montrose Tues,

MIR. Leland Lewis was brought
to Montrose Tuesday night from
the bald hills, suffering from a very
serious and painful accident" says
the Montrose Empire.
MIR. Lewis, who is the son OF
Mr.. L. Q. Lewis. of Delta, has been
employed for time with MIR. Scott
in the hills. and was engaged in
chopping wood when the axe he
was welding was deflected in some
manner and came down with its full
force on his foot. Three tendons.
affecting the toes We're cut and lac
Grated, and the main vein of the
foot was severed.
THE best of medical attention
was secured in Montrose, and at n
late hour Tuesday night. the young
man was getting along nicely, al
though the injury is a very pain
full one"
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
Two Bad bitches on the
Delta-Grand junction Road.

Two bad bitches are reported by
autoists near the old halfway
house. on the mesa county end OF
the Delta Grand junction road. The
bitches are said to be new ones and
culverts have not been built. A. j.
Worse was detained there for some
time Sunday as he could not get
through with his automobile. The
road is said to be in first class con-
dition otherwise, in fact, is in the
best shape it has ever been. Com
missioner Wilson has written to the
commissioners of Mesa county re
sarding the matter and it is eN-
expected that they will take action
on the matter at once.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
Wonderful Shooting Exhibition
With Rifle and Revolver

A large crowd of Delta people
were out to the fair grounds Satur-
day afternon to witness the wonder
ful exhibition with rifle, revolver
and shotgun by Captain A. II.
Hardy of Denver. The Captain is
a wizard alright.
Many very difficult shots were
accomplished with ease, using tar
gets thrown in the air. swinging and
stationery. One of the most at
tractive of his feats was the shoot
ing of a profile on a tin sheet of
an Irishman smoking pipe. This
was done at distance of 20 feet
with a - calibre rifle.
Many of the most difficult shots
possible were also accomplished,
such as the shooting of small tar
gets with revolver in each hand,
breaking as high as four washers
the size of half dollar. thrown in
the air. We have enumerated only
few of the many. We cannot re
member them all. Some fellow
said that he would do something
that looked to be impossible and
the next shot would be impossible.
AT any rate the shooting exhibition
was very clever one.
We understand than an attempt
will be made to get Captain Hardy
to give an exhibition here at fair
time, in September, and from what
is already known of him he would
be a big drawing card.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23

As usual, Delta fruit will be at
the National Horticultural Congress
next fall and at the National Apple
Show and other like events to fol-
low in the winter A prize of $500
is offered by the National Apple
Show. and If anybody thinks Delta
county won't be in the race for
those golden sheckels. just watch.
In view of the fact just mention
ed, n motion was carried, instructini
the president of the association to
appoint committee to visit the
leading orchardists of the county
and request them to pick out n
small number of fancy trees of diff
ferent varieties and thin them suf-
iicently to bear the richest fruit pos
sible and let this lot go for the
prize fruit, as other sections do.
IL is a well known fact that all
the premiums that our fruit has Won
in the past has been grown in a
regular commercial way and in com
petition with fruit from other sec
tions that had been grown especi-
ally for exhibition purposes in the
manner above described, or some
similar way.
The Independent published in its
Christmas number last December, Il
list of some $50 odd premiums and
trophies taken by Delta county fruit
during the year 1910. which was an
off year. With the splendid pros
poets for n bountiful crop this year
our banner county is surely to
make more marvellous showing
than ever before.
Let the good work continue.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23

Considerable other business was
transacted Monday night and sew
eral interesting talks made. Sena-
tor Stephan spoke in brief upon
the building of the proposed road
from Delta to Sapinero, via Craw-
ford and Maher. and made clear the
many ways in which such n road
would be of benefit to Delta county.
Engineer Paret, of the Uncompah-
gre a. Gunnison Valley Ry., made
some very interesting remarks re-
garding the financing and building oil
the proposed electric road between
Montrose. Delta. Cedaredge and
Olathe at an estimated cost OF Sl,-
100000. Mr.. Paret says he is con-
fident that the road will be built.
He says 1t may take little more
time thaa they at first calculated.
hut that II would be built just the
same. In their work of placing the
matter before capitalists. Mr.. Paret
stated that all resources of the ter
ritory through which the road
will pass, as well as the population.
have been estimated low so as to
bear closest investigation. A mo-
tion was unanimously cariieu ny
the meeting to adopt the following
resolution:
Delta, Colo, June 10. 1911
WHEREAS. about fifty of the leading
citizens and most prominent business
men of Montrosc. Delta, Cedaredge and
olath, havc associated themselves to-
yethcr in IA Company for the purpose OF
promoting the construction OF an up TO
date electric railrosf from Montiose py
way OF Delta to Ccdarcdge, ana nave
progressed so far Ns to have SAID pro
nosed road surveyed by competent en-
,,in,ers. and to have prepared by them
comprehensivc report, cmbodylne ,hcreil
mi data and Information re'ntihg "
cost nature and extent OF traHic; rcN
oune thercfrom and 50 forth, whtch re
nort is now being considered pN e"s'
ern capitalists: -, -.
AND WHEREAS. said road VIII pnss
,yer large areas OF land which now
have no TRANSPORTATION and the pusi-
ness of which win be tributary to the
,Ity of Delta and cause said city 10 pe
,be shipping point OF fruit ana othci
nnroancis from the thousands of acres oi
Inc best fruit lanas In the uniteo Stotes
and cause other thousands OF acres OF
hoet and potato lands to make iei.a ~
.bippiug point. and that. said ronu WIZ
he one OF the most important iactors W
encourage the construction OF susn.
sao,orv and other mills and factories Nv
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
900 Cars of Fruit Now
Estimated for Surface Creek.

At the railroad meeting at Cald-
wells fruit house, near Cedaredge.
Saturday night, e. f. Hubbard stat
ed that he believed he had the
right to make an estimate of the
fruit crop on Surface Creek mesa
tor the present season. He also
stated that in 1909, he and b. w.
Robbins of the Rio Grande went
over the ground and he, MIR. Hub
bard, estimated that years out
put for Surface Creek mesa at 700
cars. Robbins said he was too high,
that there wouldn't be more than
500 cars. The records show that
the output from that mesa for 1909
was six hundred and eighty some
cars. MIR. Hubbard said that they
have the greatest crop this year
that they have ever had and that
he thought 1000 cars of fruit was
a conservative estimate for Surface
Creek mesa for 1911.
The railroad people always cut
the estimates made by local fruit
men, about in half in all sections,
so we are told, but the prophecies
made by Delta county men seem to
have proven so conservative that
they have had only about half
enough cars to handle the crop at
the time they were needed, and a
car shortage naturally followed.
They had better take our growers
judgement on the matter this year
for we are going to need all the
cars they can get to us.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
S563, $50, 900 Life In
surance Paid in 1910.

Life insurance organizations OF
the United States and Canada dis
tributed s563,440,000 in 1910, ac-
cording to computations by the In
surance Press. The payments in
the two countries to beneficiaries
for death claims, matured endow-
ments and other benefits under the
policies of level-premium companies
and the certificates of various life in
surance organizations assessment
and the like-amounted to $751;
100000. The estimated total of
the amounts paid by regular COM
panies in dividends to policy holders
for surrender values to annuitants,
and on claims in foreign countries
was SlS2. 100000.
Summation of life insurance pay
ments of all kinds in 1910:
Claims paid in the U. 5.
and Canada -. -. 1881, ,4iO. 900
Payments for dividends
and for surrender val
ues and to annuitants
and foreign policy
holders (estimated) lS2, 100000
Grand Total -. ... 1868, ,440,0 600
An indication of normal business
conditions in l9l0, according to life
Insurance records in the New York
insurance department, where 80 per
cent of the insurance in force
throughout the country must be ac-
counted for, was the decrease of
disbursements for surrendered, lap
sed and purchased policies. The
amount of the decrease was about
s1S7.O00, compared with SS,05s,-
600 for increase in 1903 and Sl4,-
543 900 for increase in 1908.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
Foot and Ankle Badly
Crushed at Barkcr's Ranch,

Roy Gregg, n ranch hand in the
employ of George Young on the
Barker ranch, about two miles up
the Gunnison river, was driving n
mule and young horse hitched to
load of bailed hay yesterday,
when the team became frightened
at something and ran away, upset
ting the wagon upon Gregg, badly
lasceraung one of his feet and
crushing the other ankle. His heel
was almost torn off. DR.. Burgess
was taken out Immediately after
ward and dressed his wounds. He
is said to be getting along as we'll
as could be expected. but will be
some time getting we'll.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
DELTA COUNTY GOOD
ROADS ASSOCIATION
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting
Held at HOtchkiss on We'd
nesday Night.

Over one hundred and fifty rep
resentative business and profession
al men of Delta county congregat-
ed at Hotchkiss Wednesday night OF
this week for the purpose of dis
cussing the Black mesa road. Eight
automobile loads of the gathering
went from Delta.
Mayor Geo Duke of Hotchkiss,
presided over the meeting and Ed.
Hanson acted as secretary.
Upon motion by Geo. c. Wilson,
an organization was affected, which
will be known as the Delta County
Good Roads Association, with dues
OF 81 per year, ;Eld ii is said that
the dollars came in SO fast that the
secretary was almost unable to
take care of all the names. Every
citizen of Delta county is invited
TO join the association.
The meeting was one of the
most enthusiastic ever held in
Delta county, and was as harmon
ious as it was enthusiastic.
Short talks were made by some
twenty five or thirty of the county's
| leading business men. Senator Ste
phan talked at length on the advis-
ability of the road, and the bene-
| fits that would be derived there
from in the way OF tourist travel
and other business
/ The officers of the new associa
ton were elected as follows:
President-A. L. Roberts of
Paonia; Vice President-senator
George Stephan of Delta; Secretary
Paul Wilson of Hotchkiss; Treasur-
er-W. L. Savage OF Crawford.
| A motion was carried that the
various commercial associations OF
the county appoint committees to
work with the association toward
the building OF the road. The coun-
ty commissioners will also act as
committeeman.
The county press was well rep
resented, and We regret to state
that the Independent is the only
paper in the county not represent
ed However, ii was not through
lack of enthusiasm that We were
not present, for We have boosted
the project from the start and eN-
pect to keep on boosting it. Things
Just shaped themselves so that it
was impossible for us TO be on hand.
AS soon as the date is ascertain
cd upon which the State Highway
commission can visit Delta, meet
ing viii be arranged for that date.
and the members of the mission
will be entertained and shown over
the route. The meeting will be at
Hotchkiss.
In an article in last weeks In
dependent We dwelt some upon
The advantages of the proposed
road, and most everyone is aware
of the benefits that are bound to
be derived by a road of this sort,
so we will not go into detail at this
time. Our readers all know that
Senator stephan has had an ap-
preparation of $4,000 granted by
the state, and a like amount is
hoped TO be raised in Delta, Mont
rose and Gunnison counties. which
viii be ample, il is thought, to
build a beautiful highway, and
with hundreds of transcontinental
tourists that would come this way
being attracted by the beautiful
scenery and the Western Slope
fruit lands, but who are now forced
to go up through Wyoming, the
value of such road is evident to
the most skeptical.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
PROCLAMATION.

Know All Men by These Presents:
wITNESSETTH. That IL being com
mon knowledge throughout the land
that the Western Slope fruit district of
the commonwealth Of Colorado Is the
richest and heaviest producing fruit
area for its acres in these United
states.
THEREFORE. In order to settle for
all time before the eyes Of the world,
the supremacy Of the Delta County fruit
district ot the Western SLOPE the un-
dersirned %. ganIzation. being an asso-
ciHtiou OF the commercial and financial
Interests OF the said Delta county, Colo
rado. does hereby
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
Delta Won From Cedar
edge in Splendid Game.

The baseball game at Mesa park
"Wednesday between the y. Nj. {,
A. teams of Delta and Cedaredge,
was closely contested and interest
ing from start to finish. The first
four innings We're shut out on
both sides. Ivan Nanaken pitched
for Cedaredge and Edwin Clay
laugh for Delta. The work in the
box of the latter was said TO have
been the feature of the game.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23

Mrs. Il. h. Priest brought down
u branch from Surface Greek april
cot tree Wednesday. which was the
finest we have seen. The bough
was just twelve inches long and
contained thirty-five nearly full
grown apricots.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-23
l.. 5. Doutt Buys Junction store.

l.. S. Doutt. of Delta, an expert
enced groceryman has purchased
the Hilbert grocery store at APT
Main street and will take charge
next week. Mr.. Doutt comes origin
ally from PENNSYLVANIA. having con-
Quoted a store near Pittsburg. Tho
store will be closed Monday and
Tuesday to take invoice and make
arrangements for n big opening day.
The store will be known as Doutt's
grocery Grand Junction Sentinel.