The Denver star., 1914-03-21
WE USE OAK SOLE

Just a word TO the farmers of Deer
field There is a busy bunch OF knock
ers, white and black. that always have
a lot OF empty advice TO give man or
woman who starts out to do something
OF credit Just remember that the ad'
visor won't fence your land: neither
will thunder plow your ground or light
ming cultivate your crops. Use com
mon sense. some fence posts. ! ari I'd
wire and team OF horses: ~ = m
your land. make a confident of your
soil and the Almighty and you wi )ul
those busy. knownothins advisors to
shame. There are many good worthy
people who are sorry now that the
Government land is all gone adjoining
Decrfield. aud that they listened to
the knockers. There has been enough
done by those who have been there for
three years to prove the possibilities
OF the soil If the settlers do their duty
toward 1t. Every man and woman in
De.rfield is on his and her own res
possibility. and the degree of success
attained depends wholly on the effort
put forth. Whatever the other fellow
does, will not have any bearing what
ever on the success you have. but you
must plan for yourself and keep with
in your means; study your soil and
crops and cultivate your land. We now
have prospects for very successful
season SO let's get busy.
Deerfield is the coming community
for colored people in Colorado. After
ten years of hard struggle we have got
ten the colony on firm footing, and
many who hau an opportunity 10 settle
on land some time ago are now sorry
that they did not take advantage of
the opportunity.
There are only 5si lots plated in
the town of Dcarfield. That won't be
half enough to go around. Buy
acre tract adjoining the town and open
an addition to the town in your own
name. There are As lots in acre
block. all laid out to conform with the
town. The price of these acre tracts
will never be any cheaper.
Every lot and block of ground in
Dssarfield is for sale: the only reser
vaions will be for the Post Office,
r\e Bank. the School House and the
Church and Sanitarium, Fair Grounds
and City Hall.
This will be great season in Dear
field. There is plenty of moisture and
water. Now is the time to buy block
of state land.
Dearfieid Agency, 2516 Washington
street. Denver. Colo.
To prove that a Negro settlement is
a benefit to us. we will take as an eX-
ample Five Points" in Denver, Colo.
Three years ago there was not Ne
gro engaged in business at Five
Points. To-day there are two grocery
stores, two barber shops. four restau-
rants, two pool rooms, two club
houses, Y. Nj. c. A. Headquarters. Pat
rick Realty Co.. Smith Teaming Co.,
and the Dearfeld Agency, 13 business
places in all. There are any number
of rooming houses and five churches
within a few blocks. three doctors. one
fire department and two lodge rooms.
The Dearheld mercantile store VIII
be ready for business by May 1st, in
time to supply the beet workers.
The Franklin hotel will be ready for
BUSINESS at Dearfield by May goth. A.
I Goodall, who owns Il business lot
next to the post office corner, will be
ready to open his barber shop by the
time the work begins in the sugar
beets ard on the railroad. Mr.. Goodall
is n first class workman and Will have
n good business. as there will be about
2bO men and boys In the district this
sumpner. in the beet fields and on the
railrX The nearest shop for Ne
rroes ia Denver and Cheyenne. Wyo.:
for Japs. and whites. Orchard, eight
miles. We need blacksmith. shoe