The Washington times., 1913-12-25
CITY FOUNDED BY
A ANEWSPAPER "AD"
GreeB, COL, Gives the World an
Example of Results From
CoIonizing. .-..

GREELEY, Col, Dec. z5.-From the
date of a unique announcement appear
ing in the advertising columns of a
New York deily in 1863 to the present
time this little city, surrounded by won
derfully fertile soil, giving fun crops
year after year, its fine climate draw
ing its people closer with time, has
grown into a lively, hustling place Of
nearly n,9o population, full of enter
prise.
Late in the year 1869 there appeared
a statement of Nathan c. Meeker con-
cerning the fertility OF soil in a part
of the country known as Colorado ter
r1tory, announcing in part as follows:
L propose to unite with proper per-
sons in establishing a colony in Colo
rado Territory. The persons with whom
would be willing to associate must be
temperate men and ambitious to estab-
lish good society,""
Soil Proves Good. ..
In the spring of 1870 colonists, rep
resentatives from twenty-seven differ
ent states and nations, 800 of whom had
at some time in their lives taught school
spread their tents on that part of the
great American desert bordering the
Cache la Poudre river. The soil proved
up to expectations after two Irritating
ment Of the united contributions of the
colonists, who paid in Sl55 each as a
working capital. and in time the sue
cess OF the union colony venture So,
the pace for other schemes of irriga-
ton all through the great West, the
success in this line comparing favor
ably with the fine achievements in
Utah.
The colony has prospered from the
start and grown many millions OF DOL
lars worth Of products, potatoes. wheat
sheep. and alfalfa in thousands of
stacks. Latterly the best sugar indus
try has sprung up, employing near by
IN Eaton. Windsor and GrSaley three
immense factories, each OF which is
capable Of cutting from 600 to 1900 tons
OF beets in twenty-four hours. These
are but three of the eleven Colorado
sugar factories. This year will see The
manufacture of several millions OF dol
lars worth OF sugar within what was
once Onion colony.
1000 In School.
Out of eight public school buildings,
with their sixty teachers, there come
skipping and dancing some 1000 well
dressed. well fed, happy children Sa-
looms are not tolerated here, there being
a clause In Greeley's deeds that IL LIQUOR
Is sold or given away on the premises
thy real estate reverts to the original
-sIony. At an early date the town built
, small jail and presented il to the
county. The one lonely policeman had
next to nothing to do. The Jail remained
without an inmate for years and finally |
a dealer rented II for storehouse for |
buffalo robes.
Greeley has many pretty homes, de- T;
iShtful in their appointments. The en-
tire county of Weld has 2 population
'f some 5000 to 1000 people In 1872, |
when others were, struggling against the l
obstacles that generally beset pioneers. p,
ireeley's people built q schoolhouse j
costing $4,000 Nor did the devotion OF !
and morality go unrewarded. |
A normal college was to be located !
in the State. and Greeley !
vas presented with this fine institu- !
ion, which takes care Of about 200 |
and pupils. 1t has four we'll !
,ouipped state building. surrounded |
" a beautiful campus with beautiful |
lower beds and great variety of |
EXCELLENT shade trees. The site of !
hese buildings has been redeemed .
rom what, forty years ago. was re- !
;arded as the everlasting desert
The college is said to hold a unique |
'osition in the educational field of |
america. Starting as the State nor
nal in 1889. IL has grown to be a /
ecognized college. from which not
My the Pd. b. and Pd VI. degrees,
Iut also the A. B. and NJ. 4. diplomas
re accepted at their full value Three
housand students have been sradu-
ted an dthe registration increases
go
Greeley owns a library erected by
he citizens and costing $4,000. with |
good equipment of books and ne |
and a historical room where
here are relics Of its pioneer days.