Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
g. Co1orado--The Land of Opportunity g.
81

This is particularly true OF portions OF the
western slope and the Arkansas valley. Dur
ing the three summer months the mean tenn
perature in Colorado ranges from 81 degrees
to O. degrees, as compared with 81 degrees in
Chicago, II degrees in New York, II degrees in
St. Louis Sc degrees in Galveston and 50 de-
grees in Phoenix, Ariz. Here again the low
percentage OF moisture in the air reduces the
force OF the heat, that the effect is about
the same as it would be in temperature 10
degrees lower in humid atmosphere. Heat
prostratiOns are almost unknown in Colorado.
The dry air and high percentage OF sunshine
are the principal factors in making Colorado's
climate one OF the most healthful in the world
Colorado has one OF the best school systems
in the country, with more than 1000 grade
schools and about 100 high schools. The Uni
verSity OF Colorado is a state institution, To-
Gated at Boulder; the State School OF Mines is
at Golden, the State Agricultural college at
Fort Collins, the State Teachers college at
Greeley and the State Normal school at Gun
nison. In addition there is the University of
Denver, at Denver, the Colorado college at
Colorado Springs, and large number OF pri-
vate schools, commercial colleges and training
schools OF various kinds in all sections OF the
state. Electric light and power are available
most every place in the state at reasonable
rates. Fuel is cheap and abundant. There are
no saloons and plenty OF churches.
Colorado is land OF opportunities. 1t has
more than 100000 acres OF government land
.
900 acres is good agricultural land. In addi-
ton to this, there is perhaps 100000 acres OF
good grazing land that will ultimately be sub
Ject to entry under the newly enacted 64o-
acre grazing homestead law. There is Io-
100000 acres OF privately owned and unde-
.veloped agricultural land, most OF which may
be purchased at very reasonable rates, consid-
ering the price OF the land for sale elsewhere
and the returns that can be obtained from agri-
culture in Colorado. There is more than I3.-
100000 acres of national forests which contain
large areas OF good pasture land for rent at low
rates. There are millions OF acres OF mineral
area, both in the forest reserves and the unap-
propriated homestead areas, open to prospect
ing and entry as mining claims. There are
also considerable areas of good grazing land
devoid of timber within the national forest that
will ultimately be thrown open to entry under
the new grazing homestead act. Colorado'S
coal supply is sufficient to last the entire world
more than 500 years at the present rate OF con-
sumption. Colorado has more than 100000
horsepower OF hydro-electric power yet to be
developed from its mountain streams. There
Is water IN these same streams for the irriga-
ton OF perhaps 100000 acres of land in addi-
ito nto what is now being cultivated under irri-
CATION. No state has wider variety of min
erals needing development. No state is richer
in raw materials used in manufacturing. vet
the people OF Colorado buy annually millions
OF dollars worth OF goods manufactured in
other states from raw materials provided here.
There has been a wonderful growth OF the
manufacturing industry in the state vet the
growth in the future should be even more
phenomenal than that in the past. This illus
trates how rapidly Colorado has grown in
practically every other line OF industry and
may be expected for the future