The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-11

Output ...... s772s.eos es.2ss,o0o
Denver Bank
Clearings ....sss.25G.o5s 51s.ssa.a7a
Denver Bank
Deposits -. .l1s.sso.7io ss.455,224
Denver Manu-.
featuring ..... so.oso,oos ss,63s,547
Denver Build
Ing Permits. 4.es7.44o 2.e4s,576
Coal Produc.
ton. Tons. .... 1o,1S4.lo3 s.7lb.3s7
Denyey.-Colorado opens its accounts
for 1911 with the largest volume OF
business within the history Of ths
state to the credit Of 1916. More than
&400. 100000 worth Of transactions is
the record Of the year. and as the
period ends the state stands upon the
highest peak OF It's prosperity. Will all
underlying financial conditions thor
oushly sound and a forecast OF anoth.
er season of expansion and growth be-
fore 1t.
Colorado farmers made more money
from practically every crop in 1916
than ever before In the history Of tho
state. and this In spite Of lower aver
age yields. The government figures
show Z total value for the states ag.
ricultural output Of Sill. 1.4s4.17e. an In.
crease Of 333,,s2.,3o over 1915. High
prices for practically every commodity
produced by the farmers and orchard.
lists OF the state were the cause OF
this enormous increase In cash reve
nues.
Colorado has Just experienced It's
greatest year In mineral production.
Reckoned in dollars and cents 1916
looms far ahead OF the boom days OF
Cripple Greek and tho other great min.
ing camps and this despite falling off
in gold production. The actual value
OF the years output 10 Ss3.sSo. 900, or
T.s6s.sH more than for 1915.
Thirty Zone per cent. Of all the beet
sugar produced In the United States
was made in Colorado" A gross re-
turn Of S3s.71s,05e ID the record for
the year and the farmers were paid
nearly $4,000, 900 for their efforts. The
German monopoly OF sugar beet seed
production was broken and Colorado
has shown that she can be eatirely In.
dependent OF Europe 50 far az this
great yearly harvest IL concerned.
Colorado factories increased their
psyrolls last year by sa,oos. 900. giving
5000 more persons employment than
in 1915. The total value OF Denver's
manufacturing output 10 estimated ut
$50, 900 900.
Tungsten came into unexpected slo.
~ during the year The war sent tho
price OF this metal TO unheard-of
heights and increased the value of the
total Of production from s1,6s7,32s to
100000.
The Denver Union Stock Yards ex.
perienced q year that proved a record
breaker. An increase OF 81, ,ooo, 900 In
the value OF all domestic animals in
the state is recorded. Denver has be-
come one OF the nations most import
ant packing centers and the total
value OF the business has increased
from sl5. 100000 In 1915 to $25.o0o. 900
in 1916.
Silver, zinc. copper and lead showed
extraordinary gains, while the increase
in the production of tungsten Is really
staggering.
II II is true that the automobile and
prosperity 30 hand In hand. then Colo
RADIO must be well up In the vanguard
Of the procession Of prosperous states.
for there are $1,000 within her do
main.
With 100000 acres Of Colorado
land already being cultivated under ir.
iigation. the state has sufficient wa.
ter to irrigate at least 100000 more.
acres. The minimum waterpower avail
able the year around is i,600, 900
horsepower and the maximum during
six months OF the year Is more than
100000. Less than 100000 horse
power has been developed at the pres
cnt time.
Weld county ranks first among the
counties OF Colorado in agricultural
products, estimated for 1916 at sl4,.
100000. 1t stands next in line to Den
yer in assessed valuation and In the
number of automobiles owned there.
With a population Of $4,000 IT reports
$500 machine, or one machine to ev.
cry three families.
Never In the history of good roads
or since the advent OF the automobile
as a commercial and social necessity
in Colorado has 20 much Improvement
OF highways been accomplished In
twelve months as during the year Just
passed. Never before has the work Of
building good roads been extended
over 20 vast an area of the state as
during the year 1915. Every county
Ia the state contributed something to
the extension OF permanent good roads.
Colorado poultry brought $500, ,ooo
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