Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27
COLORADO DAY Al THE SHOW
boosters from Colorado Have Their
Inning Mt the Auditorium.

BOOSTERS from Colorado Have Their
Inning Mt the Auditorium.
Speeches TO the glory or Colorado by
officers Of the Land Show and members of
the Colorado delegation occupied most of
the formal program of the day at the
Land Show yesterday.
The Colorado men were given welcome
and congratulations on the showing of their
state at the opening of the program by
w. o. Paisley, general manager of the
show
Colorado is justifiably proud of its share
In the Land Show. The fine spirit evinced
by the Colorado men has done much to
make the show the great success that It
has proven" said Mr.. Paisley. 1--WE are
glad that Colorado came to our show and
l am certain that every Land Show vis-
itor is glad that this great state to the
westward has been represented among the
the manufacturing business
Prof. w. G.. Brandsnburg of Colorado
spoke for his state, touching upon the vast
resources yet to be developed.
An ADDRESS on Pueblo, the Pittsburg OF
the west" was given by j. NJ Stevens Mr..
Stevens discussed the Industrial conditions
of his state and future of that section in
S. c. Shearer of the Denver & Rio
Grande system, representative Of Alfred
Patek, state immigration commissioner OF
Colorado at the show, spoke at some length
on the resources of his state, with particu-
lar attention to the agricultural output.
State of Great wealth.
Colorado, with a population OF 799O24
has a per capita wealth of S2.7l5, the
greatest of any state in the union or of any
foreign country" said Mr.. Shearer.
"a boundless range OF industries. natural
resources and peculiarly local advantages
forms the basis of this overwhelming pros
perlty.
Until five years ago mining was the
keystone TO the wealth Of the state Now
it is agriculture that makes possible Colo
radios proud boasts.
"The mining industry OF the state has
not decreased greatly in consequence OF
this evolution. The state mas dug from its
mountains since gold was discovered an
even billion dollars Of precious and rare
exhibits"
any other state in the country
Since the waters Of the mountains have
been poured over the land Colorado has
slowly but surely taken a commanding po-
sition among the intermountain states. II
now produces apples that foreign countries
reach out eager hands for. town on its
western slope-Palisade-produ such de-
licious, juicy and perfect fruit that tho
word Palisade Is now almost synonymous
with peaches. This little town shipped $50
carloads of peaches IN 1910. In one day il
shipped sixty. eight carloads
Last year Colorado shipped from its
fruit growing districts in the Arkansas
and Grand valleys, 5,223 cars of fruit. 255
cars Of apples, Lbs cars Of peachos 1i7a
cars Of the famous cantaloupes and 872
cars OF other fruits. left their mountain
homes 10 delight the fastdious palates OF
eastern and European lovers OF the best
Of fruits Colorado cannot produce enough
fruit to supply the demand
CO-Operntive Fruit Growers.
"Co-operative fruit growers associations
make It possible for the fruit grower to
get highest market prices for all his fruit.
The highest prices IN the United states
secured for peaches was obtained by the
Grand Junction. Colo Fruit Growers asso-
ciation for Its fruit-raising members.
Colorado fruit growers are among the
most progressive and scientific in the west.
This is a fact borne out by the use OF FROST
preventive 'smudge pots These smudas
pots contain either coal or crude oil. which
Is lighted when frost threatens TO destroy
the fruit buds In the spring The coal or
oil burning in the smudge pots. distributed
In an effective manner through the or
chard, raise the temperature above the
danger point. In this way a 5000 900 fruit
crop was saved on the western slope az
Colorado IN 1909. The value OF the fruit
crop IN Colorado IN 1910 vas 50. .468.G75
Potatoes Yield MIS-.
And as for yields-Colorado holds. 80 far
as 1 know, the United States. record for
an acre yield OF potatoes. Tho record made
by Colorado Ia s47 bushels and 80 pounds
On one acre. Borh the acre and the po-
stoes were measured personally BY ex-