The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1918-01-11

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,oo ooo hu.n.,. d., q, .,v ,r...a,..
wear the 1s17 v,eId h.,r~ ne nm nm
bu.he,. vorth .ho,t al nm ooo
Tbara A.. % 900 mos. ,,,otcr>..n, a.
Colorado toSav than . ve.r .1o IN.
total number ~ auto. In ~. ,t.,s -.
ing ss.5oO and for these additional
cars the buvers I'm 1eI7 Maid more
than SIG 900 600 70
The bav cnon of Colorado os 1917
had a value Of s47 1872 600. AGAINST q
state hay Weld in 1916 that vas worth
S2S,zeo. 600. Hay Ia the states most
valuable Agricultural product. High
prices were paid throughout the M
ton in 1917 for the hay crops and
the growers in every way Jared mors
prosperously than ever before.
The fact that 1000 persons visit
ed the national parks in this STATE
during 1917 signifies that the glorious
" attractive xlens and forests Of the
Rocky mountains are becoming mors
famous from year to year. No Other
state in the Union has 80 many scent,
attractions. fl-.
One of the most ENCOURAGING indice,
to the new growth of Colorado ia tn,
fact that in Weld county several new
towns have been established durins
the last three years, these communi
ties including Raymer. Keota Buck
ingham. Stoneham and Grover. town,
that were instituted as a result Of tn,
resent new industry of growing pinto
beans and other crops. More thar
10000 acres in Weld county were
used in 1917 for the growing Of pinto
beans, the total production in this dis
trict being Is. 900 600 pounds A lare,
part of this yield has been bought b,
the Federal Government as Army and
Navy supplies. The entire agricul
tural yield in Weld county during 1911
aggregates in value $50 900. 900.
The growing demands of the world
for more crude oil and gasoline ha,
turned the limelight of petroleum
trade towards the mountains of shale
in northwestern Colorado, and al
ready tracts of this area are being
taken up, refining plants built and
new companies formed to develor the
deposits. Biologists estimate that in
this state there is enough shale to
produce 10000, OOO, 900 barrels of ne.
troleun, which could be refined into
1000. 900. 900 barrels of gasoline.
The increase in the value of the
, Coloradoan dairy products in 1917
over the preceding twelve.month
amounted to $2,OOO,OoO, the total
worth of these commodities produced
in the state during the past year he
ing $17.0O0.o00. The total il for milk,
fresh used and canned. cheese. but
ter and so forth.
Nobody could help seeing the bean.
ty. zeal, patriotism, cheer and uplift
that sublimely characterized the WON.
en- and girls Of Colorado in their VIC
torious works for the Red Cross, Lib
erty Loans. formation of wartime So
cieties, food production and conserva-
ton and other channels Of necessity.
Sixteen millions of dollars worth Of
gold was taken from the Cripple
| creek mines during the past twelve
months. Still greater ore bodies are
being found as the workings go deep
80 esAA sA0 AoAo SotoA 10 cApcCleu
reach twenty millions. The aggregate
value Of the copper output of the
state in 1917 was more than $4,000.
900; the total yield of silver in the
state during the year reached nearly
$6.000,000; the lead output was S..
$4,000, and $9.918.000 worth Of zinc
was gotten from the 1917 ore reduc.
ton. The total value Of the five met
ais mined in the state in the last
twelve months was $40. 165,0O0. The
soaring price Of silver had a stimulat-
Ing effect on mining. Labor scarcity
was handicap. but was not heavy
enough to daunt the spirit Of progress
shown by the mining men.
Deposits in the banks Of Colorado
increased in volume $27,O94.s76 dur.
ing 1917, and today the total Of depos.