Gunnison news-champion., 1917-01-12

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Denver Build
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Dsnver.-Colorado opens Its accounts
eor 1917 with the largest volume OF
business within the history Of the
state to the credit Of 1916. More tha,
eSoo. .o00. 900 worth Of transactions IL
Tie record Of the year. and a. the
period ends the state stands upon the
highest peak Of Its prosperity. Will all
underlying financial conditions thor
sushly sound and q forecast OF anoth.
o. season Of expansion and growth bc-
fore II.
Colorado farmers madc more money
from practically every crop in 1915
than ever before In the history Of tho
state. and this in spite Of lower aver
age yields. The government figures
show . total value for the states az
ricultural output Of S111.4Sl.170. an In
crease Of $33.2s2. .230 over 1918. 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 its
greatest year In mineral production.
Reckonsd in dollars and cents 1916
looms far ahead Of the boom days OF
Cripple Greek and the other great min
Ing camps and this despite falling off
In gold production. The actual value
Of the years output is S5s.5so. 900. or
e7,56s.e74 more thaA for 1915.
Thirty-ons per cent. OF all the beet
sugar produced in the United States
was made in Colorado" A gross re-
turn Of $36.73s.os0 10 the record for
the year and the farmers were paid
neariy el3 .o00. 900 Tor their efforts. The
German monopoly oe sugar BEST seed
production was broken and Colorado
has shown that she can BE- entirely IN
dependent Of Europe 70 far ~ this
great yearly harvest 10 concerned.
Colorado factories increased their
payrolls last year BY 5000 900. giving
5000 more persons employment than
in 1915. The total value Of Denver's
manufacturing output IL estimated At
go 1000. 900.
Tungsten came into unexpected gio-
~ during tho year. The war sent tho
price Of this metal to unheard-of
heights and increased the value Of the
total Of production from 1855. .3zs to
$4,000. 900.
The Denver Union Stock Yards ex.
pseienced = year that proved . record
hgeaker. An increase Of III. 900 600 IN
the value Of all domestic animals in
the state u recorded. Denver has be-
come one Of the nations most import.
ant packing centers and the total
value OF the business has increased
from $ls. 900 in 1918 to SIS .00o. 900
in 1915.
Silver. zinc. copper and lead showed
sxtSaordinary gains. while the Increase
h the production Of tungsten Il really
staggerins.
II It il true that the automobile and
peusDerity 90 hand In hand. then Colo
rado must be well up in the vanguard
of the procession Of prosperous states.
Tor there are 5000 within her do
main.
With 3.000.ooo acres Of Colorado
land already being cultivated under II.
rfgntion. the state has sufficient wa
ter to irrigats ct least 1000 900 more.
acres. Tho minimum waterpower avail
able the year around II 1.e00. 900
Horsepower and the maximum during
six months Of the year 10 more than
4.10o. 900. Less than 100000 horse
power has been developed At the pres
eat time.
Weld county ranks first amons the
counfies Of Colombo In agricultural
products. estimated for 1916 ct 3l4..
80 900. It stands next In line to Den
ver IN assessed valuation and in the
nunber Of automobiles owned there.
with . population Of $4,000 1t reports
3,So0 machine, or ons machine to ~.
sxy three families.
Never in the history Of good roads
- since the advent Of the automobile
- . commercial and social necessity
II Colorado has % much Improvement
IL Highways been accomplished In
twelve months - during the year Just
pansed. Never before has the work Of
buflding good roads been extended
over - vast IN ara of The state ~
during the year. 1916. Every county
b tie state eoatributed something u
H. extsnsicn Of permanent good roads.
Colorado poultry brought $S,Bo0. .0oa,
- hreedsn during ~ year. gain Of
t1.Soo.e 80 over de year preeeding.