The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-17
BOOM HOME CITY.

High School Pupils Write Conce ming
Colorado City-Novel Way
to Advertise.
We are in receipt of the letter pub
lished below from Leo E. Dunbar, "a
son of Harry Dunbar former resident
of Rush townshiy) of Montrose, Color
ado. telling of the advantages of his
home city and county. AS our readers
will discover, the letter is well written
and if all the other pupils do as we'll as
this young man has the town will re.
ceive good lot of free advertising.
Montrose, Colo, May o, 1912.
Editor Owosso Times,
Owosso, Michigan.
Dear Sir:-In an endeavor to inform
the people of the East of the vast nat.
ural resources and advantages of the
Uncompahgre Valley, the Chamber of
Commerce of this city has requested
each pupil Of the Montrose county high
school to write 10 some enterprising
person of the East a descriptive letter.
This is the reason 1 am writing this
letter to you 1 will enclose little
pamphlet of facts and figures" that
will give you more accurate idea of
our agricultural products and their
value
Montrose is prosperous little city of
about five thousand inhabitants. 1t is
located near the center of Montrose
county, three hundred fifty miles south
west of Denver on the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad.
We have excellent electric light, tele-
phone and water systems The pure
mountain water is brought eighteen
miles by pipe line. There are many ar
tesian wells in this valley. One near
the center of Montrose has mineral
water of great medicinal value.
Many of the best equipped business
houses on the western slope are found
in Montrose, and the schools cannot be
surpassed. There is an enrolment of
aboat one thousand in the grade schools
and about two hundred thirty in the
high school.
Montrose offers the best of accommo.
dations in hotels, rooming- houses and
restaurants. 1t has two well equipped
automobile garages. a frst.class flour
mill, an up-to-date foundry, an ice
plant, creamery, and an ice cream
factory. Montrose publishes one daily
paper, one weekly and one semi weekly.
1t has four reliable banks, a state ar
mory, number of substantial build
ings belonging to secret orders, and
many good business blocks. We have
nine churches, but no saloons.
A beautiful new depot has just been
completed by the D. & R. G. r. r. Co.
at cost Of $4,000. A two hours ride
by rail takes one to the Black Canon OF
the Gunnison, the most beautiful seem
cry Of the Rocky Mountains. The Gun
nison is turbulent little river, an ideal
homN for rainbow trout.
Eight miles to the east of Montrose
is the great Gunnison Tunnel. which
brings water from the Gunnison river
six miles through solid granite to irri-
gate the Uncompahgre Valley. To the
west lies some of the best fruit produc-
ing mesas In the world. Down the val
ley, to the north, is q very productive
hay and potato section, while to the
south lies lofty mountain ranges GOV.
cred always with snow.
The climate Of the Uncompahgre
Valley Is most excellent, being neither
severely cold in wiHter nor extremely
warm in summer.
We extend cordial invitation to you
and your friends to come and make
your home in thisland Of equal chances.
Very respectfully,
LEo e. DUNBAR.