La Junta tribune., 1917-01-06
COLORADO: IDi6-18I1
by Alva l.. Swain

years in her history. Educationally,
the state has advanced during the
last twelve months to a point where
every educational institution in the
state, that is supported by the state,
is over-crowded and turning away
student applicants. Morally, the
state has reduced the number of her
crimes over thirty-five per cent and
the character of its crimes is less
than fifty per cent in viciousness, to
what they were year ago. This be-
cause of the prohibition law. Re-
ligiously, as great number of edi-
fices have been erected during this
year as during any preceding twelve
months period, and the influence of
right has been dominent factor In
establishing the advance moral posi-
ton which the state enjoys. Polit-
ically, the state has been free from
the terrible turmoils of some recent
years past, and the year closes with
no apparent bitterness between po-
litical leaders or factions. In fact,
Colorado today is not only on the
threshold. but she is In the midst of
one of the greatest eras of her his
tory. Her people are prosperous,
her institutions are being well sus-
tanned and her past has builded
or a
mistakes that her future can be chos-
en from these experiences.
In commercial way her lands
have been peopled by few over TO-
goo new residents. giving us a total
population of within $4,000 of one
million. Her industries have en-
larged their farthest sale point boun-
daries until today. her coal is being
sold In central Nebraska and Kan
sas. whereas, one year ago IL barely
reached the eastern state line In its
sale. Her beet sugar is being used
on the breakfast tables of New York.
San Francisco, Canadian towns and
New Mexico, whereas, one year ago
II was supplying only the western
trade. Her precious metals mines
have contributed little over SjS-
600, 600 to the circulation wealth Of
the world. Her fruit crop has estab-
lished such a record of quality and
taste that this morning Colorado APP
pies. peaches, pears and other fruits
are being enjoyed for breakfast in
every state In the Union and her ap-
pies are being served daily to the
soldiers of the Ally armies on the
western 'front.' Her alfalfa products
have become 30 recognized In their
nutritiousness that alfalfa meal from
Colorado Is being used In feeding
OF cattle and stock throughout the
great Panhandle OF Texas. the
plains OF Alberta, Canada. and In the
feeding OF milk stock In every dairy
community OF the east.
In measure this prosperity re-
suits from the great demands that
are being made because of the war,
but after the war Il over major
portion OF II will continue. because
when Colorado made goods are once
established In u community that
community seldom changes to some
other product or goods.
Regarding the moral advance
men OF Colorado. this can he attrib-
utod wholly to the adoption Of pro-
hibition by her people. II has re-
duced the population In our penlten-
tiarics thir,y-three per cent II has
reduced the population In our lails
aud poor houses thlrty-fiyo per cent
II has reduced the number OF people
dependant upon charity fifty per
cent One entire building capable
OF housing $50 prisoners at the PEN
ltentiary Is empty. Twenty-Five per
cent OF all the Iails IN the state have
been withou, prisoners over fifty
per ''hl vi lH' liHl' hhiih wv f'hls
In addition TO this II has increased
the savings accounts In the banks Of
the state over s3.0O0.00o and In.
creased the output OF our Wholesale
and retail grocery and clothing cs-
Establishments nearly twenty-five por
cent Certainly such n change
brings about n moral condition that
n much better than existed previous
ly.
Regarding the educational lnstltu-
tions. the state maintains the State
University at Boulder. the AEricul-
tural College at Fort Collins. the
State Normal at Greeley. the Boys
Industrial School at Golden. the
Girls Industrial School near Fort
Logan. the School for the Deaf and
Blind at Colorado Springs. and the