Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-15
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GUNNISON COUNTY IS
BOOSTED IN STORY
January Number of Railroad Red BooI
Has Number of Advertising Article'

road Red Book" contains the most
comprehensive review of the resources
and attractions of the Rocky Mountain
Region yet issued. It is prefaced by
kilograms from the editors of lead
ing daily newspapers, all Of which
carry an optimistic note with regards
to the future.
The environments of the principal
communities served by the Denver
and Rio Grande Railroad in Colorado,
Utah and New Mexico are interest
ingly set forth. The mining, manu.
featuring, agricultural and the new
shale oil industries are reviewed by
persons well versed in their respec-
tive lines and the various tourist at
fractions Of the Rockies, such as the
National Parks, National Forests,
trout streams and highways, are given
splendid representation.
DR.. J. H. Kelley, president Of the
State Normal School writes concern
ing Gunnison:
(By ]. H. Kelley)
President, State Normal School
Gunnison, with its 5000 square miles,
is one Of the largest and most pros
porous counties Of the state. Its new
er-failing crop of hay, alfalfa, and
grain makes its ranching, cattle, and
horse industry an increasing revenue
Of wealth. Its hillsides and valleys af-
ford for this purpose remarkable
ranges. The soil is also capable Of
/ producing the harder vegetables, such
as potatoes, cabbage, caulifower, turn
ips, carrots, etc. Every year garden
ing receives more and more attention,
yielding wonderful returns; for irri-
cation almost guarantees a crop for
comparatively little effort.
The country is likewise rich in min
eral deposits. Its mountain ranges are
scanned with veins Of gold, silver, cop
per, zinc, lead, tungsten, iron, mangan-
ese, molybdenum, and with vast beds
Of anthracite, bituminous and coking
coal. From Aberdeen the granite was
taken for the State Capitol Building;
from Marble came the marble for var
ious structures and buildings through
out the United States, notable among
which are the Lincoln Memorial Mon
ument at Washington, D. c., and the
new Federal Building, the Colorado
National Bank and the Colorado Mus
cum at Denver. There is probably no
other county in the state that offers
greater Involvement and encourage
ment for the prospector.
The hard, smooth highways Of the
county, especially the Rainbow Route
which extends from coast to coast, the
\ mountain SCENERY, eliminating in the
wonderful Black Canon thru which
rushes the clear Gunnison River, and
the trout fishing in the various
streams, attract an ever increasing
number Of tourists and summer Wis
itors.
| The town Of Gunnison, with its home
like atmosphere, its churches, and its
schools, is an ideal residence place
It is the county seat and contains the
County High School, and the Colorado
State Normal School. The. settled win
ters and the superbly cool summers
make an ideal climate for study. The
normal offers courses in business
training, manual arts and household
science, the fine arts, music, public
speaking, drawing and painting, all
free, even the private lessons, to those
taking regular school work. The de-
mand for its graduates is greater than
can be met. The school is supported
by tax Of .05 of mill on the asses
sed valuation Of the taxable property
Tof the state. The Twenty-iirst Cen
eral Assembly gave the school one
twentieth Of 8 Of mill for ten years
as . building fund. An architect is now
engaged upon plans for the location
and erection Of buildings upon the
campus for the next ten years. The
summer school, however, IS supported
by student fees. The cost Of living
Is reduced by cooperative boarding,
by the free use Of text books, of music
for giee clubs and choruses, and of
instruments for band md orchestra
Many families are moving 10 Gun
nison for the excellent school and
yezidence opportunities.
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Goodwh g tsu6kees.