The Monte Vista journal., 1912-12-28

heluS are iocateu III greater dis
tance than three miles from the
railroad.
The Field Peas
Every condition Is favorable for
successfully raising the field peas,
and the acreage seeded to this crop
every year is nearly equal to the
combined acreage of all other crops.
The field pea is to the San Luis Val
ley farmer what corn is to the Iowa
farmer, and this splendid stock feed
will make this valley the greatest
meat producing section of the entire
West.
The field peas when fed to hogs,
lambs and cattle will put on the
same number of pounds weight as
corn, and the peas can be raised for
about half the cost of raising corn.
In addition to its wonderful fatten-
ing qualities, the peas are ferti-
lizer for the soil and add the .neces-
sary humus to the land to make it
fertile and productive for the rails
ing of other crops.
The sugar beet tops, and the pulp
and molasses obtained at the sugar
factory, will make additional feed
ing products for stock raisers and
feeders, and this feeding industry
should make very rapid growth
during the next few years
The New Mining Camp
About fifty miles southwest of
Monte Vista gold strike has been
made which promises to be a profit
able mining venture, and one of the
largest mining districts in the West.
With the opening of spring there
will be at least one thousand per-
sons located in this new camp, and
the development of the district will
go forward with great rapidity. Min
ing engineers who have visited the
Platora district all make splendid
reports of the ore found, and are
very optimistic about the possibili
ties of this becoming the largest
mining district ever developed.
Some idea of what such de-
velopment means for our city can be
realized, when it is known that
Monte Vista is the closest railroad
point to the district. This will be
the point where every prospector
and traveller will leave the train for
the new camp, and be the market
Tor their purchases and the railroad
point to which all their ore will be
delivered for shipment.
Monte Vista
Monte Vista Is now a city of about
1900 population, located in about
the center of the San Luis Valley
on the Denver & Rio Grande rail-
road. Most of the business blocks
and residences are constructed of
stone and brick, giving the city a
'ry substantial and modern ap-
~nce. The mercantile establish
of every kind would be a
cities several times the size
Vista; the banks very
" financially; an immense -four
ill; beet sugar factory, and is
location of the State Soldiers
,ailors' Home.
is an ideal home town with
.utiful surroundings and splendid
The Presbyterian,
Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal. Chris
tian churches all have large modern
edifices, and the city boasts of not
having saloons. The educational ad-
vantages are strongly in evidence,
and the schools rank with those in
many Of our larger eastern cities.
Our Opportunities
This article reviews in brief way
our resources, and calls your atten-
tion to the wonderful possibilities
and opportunities which are pre-
sented to us for the year 1913. 1t
shows that there is so much to be
done that the united cooperation of
every individual is needed to assist
in this development and growth
which promises to far exceed all
previous records.
With the increase in acreage OF
the sugar beet crop; the building OF
the railroad into the splendid farm
ing district north OF Monte Vista;
the interesting OF new settlers In
buyinu eiphty-acre farms: and the