La Junta tribune., 1912-06-01
LA JUNTA IS GROWING
Some Comparative Statistics
A JUNTA Is growing. II Is
growing now. and will con-
tinuc to grow until the end


OF tfmc- 1h"r" Ia not u
desirable vacant house In town.no is
there a vacant store room. that could
be called desirable. for business pur.
poses. The fact that La Jnnta IS
growing can be demonstrated by cold
facts and figure. DuriDg the past
twelve years La Jun,a has had r.
marksble growth. but very few OF us
who have ben residents Cf this com
munity all Of that time appreciate
this fact as We should and there
are many who are so Indifferent TO
III. welfare of the town In which
they live and have their being that
the real facts do not even interest
them Mos, Of this latter class
persons. which they are prom" 10 util.
ize on the very slightest proyocation
These pessimistic knockers breed pes
thence and unrest In IN" way Of
shop moving campaigns and la con
ceiying "cutoffs' that are destined,
eventually, To- place the good old
town on sidctrack for all time In
spite OF knockers. In spite OF breeders
of discomfort and unrest, In spite of
dull business SEASONS that periodical
Is lnnict themselves upon every com
muni,y. the good old town has con
tinucd 10 grow. aud will coniiu"" TO
prosper. yea. ycrily-eycu In spite Of
hndes and high water.
Did you know that during the past
ten years la Junta has increased Ia
population more than Io2 per cent
and the assessed valuation more than
925 per cent Did you know that
the population # Otrro county, of
which La Iunta Is the county scat,
had nearly doubled tn population in
ten years. There is not another
town la ,h" Arkansas Valley tina,
can boast nf as sr'Ht per cent OF
gain In population ~ la Junia. nor
Is there another town tha, can
boast Of 50 many i1N' tagrh-civic,
social moral religions. educational.
commercial. or any other condition
that makcs community, u d"sirabl"
place In which TO live la Junta II
on the eve of another era of rr al
growth and prosperity. aud within
period Of iiN. years viii NOR. than
double in population. Within a f"~
months Ia Junia VIII bc In the
'ural prosperity. for Within the mem
ory of the oldest inhabitant 'her.
never VAS such a year IN all tn"
years they have ever known. Of such
great promis. as IN. present year.
In order to- impress you With some
good r. pson for the faith that II In
us ~. ar. going TO call your attention
tp IN. record of III. past ten years
In La Jun'a. aud CIV. some facts and
figures tina, Win probably convince
you that ih"r" are good reasons for
IN. optimism that possesses III. soul
Of IN. sr"a, family journal The .di'
tor has BEEN a resident of Ia lun,a
for over fifteen years aud knows al
his own knowicdr. tina, the fac's
aud figures herewith presented ar.
,ru" This comparative statistical
summsr, OF IN. growth Of La Jun'a
between tn. year, 1900 aud 1910 was
prepared by J n, i.arrick. s.er-'ar,
Of ia" la Jnnta Industrial ASsocia
ton. With special reference and Oh
s"ryations pertaining 10 the growth
of IN. La Junia pos'offic. You may
not b" s~ar" of tn. fact. II YOU ar.
- new com"r. that uncl" sam has al
ready appropriated sso."oo for fed
eral building In la Jun,a Tn" sit.
for IN" building l. the northwest uor
n.r of Colorado avenue and Fourth
street. aud l'ncl" sam has ALREADY
been presented by generous and patri
otic citiK"ls of Ia Iunia With a deed
to IN" five lots At III" request oi
Senator Gugg"nh"im. who Is makins
nm "ifor, To hay. the appropriation
Increased to S., .ooo. additional data
with reference 10 the incr' hs"d busi
ness Of the local pos,offico durin.
the pas, ton years and III. growth al
IN. town during tn. sam" period. hs,
been secured and forwarded to IN.
powers that he In Washington Oui
senator hopes to s".ur" AN incr"as'
In tn" appropriation during the pres
cnt session II congress and ais'
hope. 'o be- abl" to us- his inflo.nc.
With tn. present administration II
having tn" appropriation advanced ri
the calendar. should he b.. success
fui In this latter rnd.s,or II mean
that work vii h. commenced upo,
the federal building before the clo~'
II IN" year 1919.
Ia JunsA 10 ~ fAsor~hiy situated
and the territory which surro,,nds I
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