The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-24
COLORADO GROWERS FAVORED
Many Advantages Of Living in Colo
RADIO, the Greatest Aglicultur-
al Region on Earth

food for reflection to those who are
always finding fault with what ap-
pear to be determinations against
us by the railroad. but have moth
ing to say of the many discrimina-
tions in our favor, some of which
are absolutely vital to the existence
of this vallsy as a prosperous farm
ing section:
One of the best "boOsts" for
Colorado that has been printed in
recent years is contain, in the ad-
vertising matter sent out by a firm
of real estate agents in Kansas
City. that deals in Colorado fruit
and potato land. A portion of the
ADVERTISING deals with the manner
in which the railroad rates have
given the Colorado grower the best
of 1t. and Is as follows:
Colorado agriculture Is foster
ed not only by soil and climate.
but by special favorable rates on
all its products to the big east
made special rates on everything
that grows on the immensely fer
tile soil of that stat. The Colorado
farmer not only has a good home
market. but he can ship east for
1000 miles SO much cheaper than
the same class of fn5ight can be
shipped west lover the same
tracks) that no has q constant ad-
vantage against the farmer in any
fo&hnr $500.
FOR example. Colorado apples
ane- shipped from the western part
Of that state to Kansas City for so
cents per hundred pounds, while
apples shipped from Kansas City
to western Colorado are charged
Clio per hundred pounds. Peaches
come from the orchards OF Colo
rado to Kansas City for 80 cents
per hundred. and peaches shipped
the other way. over the same rails.
are charged $1.s0. giving the Col
orado grower $1.O0 advantage. Sug-
ar. from a Colorado beet sugar fac
tory. is carried by the railroads
from the west side Of the great
divide in Colorado to Kansas City
for 40 cents a hundred. while sug-
ar shipped from Kansas City
westward has to pay $1.1O for the
same distance.
The raue on potatoes from COL
orado to Kansas City ts Just one
half what it is from Kansas City.
cents a hunderd. and in the other
direction It is so cents. The canning
factories in west IN Colorado ship
to Kansas City for SO cents hund-
red pounds. which is just 60 cents
less than a cannery in Kansas City
would have to pay to ship from
Kansas City out there. the west
bound rate h:ing $1.10<
There is not a crop grown on
a Colorado farm that has not been
the subject of discrimination in
rate making, by the railroad and
in some instances tthe advantage
given the farmer Is greater than
those quoted above. The railroads
have ma naged to have these rates
finally approved and confirmed by
the Interstate commerce commission
and they now form as much Of
p rmanent advantage to the. farm
er in Colorado as the pure air. the
bright sunshine and the rich. deep
soil"
This Is boosting that means
much TO the state. Too many peo-
ple forget to tell the truth about
the advantages of Colorado and
neglect to make this clinching ar
gument in favor of selecting this
+ state as a home instead of going
where conditions are not SO favor
abAe. 1t is time for the world to
learn that to live in Colorado
means to have a thousand ad-
ryanAases no other section has
sPd then some.