The Delta independent., 1920-05-14
LOCAL MAN TELLS OF GREAT
IMPROVEMENTS NEAR NUClA

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1 have just returned from another
trip abroad
Last fall We received petition
from Nucla signed by seventy peo-
pie, asking for an organizer to come
over and organize a Farmers Union,
$50 last week 1 went
Had expected to go in my own ''fliv-
ver'' but storm prevented. SO went
by way of the railroad to Placervil1e
There 1 met three men going the
same way, so we hired car and
went down the river for IL miles.
where we were met by four horse
team and lumber wagon, which took
us on to Norwood. Mud was hub deep.
Saw trucks along the way buried in
| mud to top of wheels. The only
method of getting from Norwood TO
Redvale was on horse back. Here
Nucla car met me and completed
the trip which had taken three days
| but should have been made in one.
While at Nucla l enjoyed the hospi-
tality of the R. E. Chatfield family.
found very loyal bunch over
there who favor cooperation.
| They want the lower road or what
is designated as the State highway
into Delta completed, so that they
can reach the standard guage rail-
| road. The distance by way of this
road is 80 miles, while the river road
which they now travel takes them to
| Placerville. a distance of As miles,
and they are not any place when
they get there, and everything that
| is shipped in or out must be trans
ferred to or from the narrow guage
railroad at Montrose. again transfer
| red at Ridgeway, unloaded at Placer
! vile and then by way of trucks to
| Nucla. Is it any wonder they want
| good truck road into Delta, the liv-
| est and greatest manufacturing town
| on the western slope.
/ We farmers have one of the best
! supply houses in the state at Delta
and we are now getting that long
needed sugar factory, which now has
175 men working on it. A canning
factory and a potato flour mill are
also under construction, as well as
our new high school and hospital.
i We have a good flour mill too, so
is it strange that Nucla desires di-
rect connection with Delta? 1t is up
to every one of US to get behind this
movement and use our influence to
get the necessary appropriations 70
put this road through. They think
that $4,000 would do it and are will
ing to do their part.
While there l organized a good To-
cal of the Farmers Union.
They have a Little Midget flour
mill. "a barrels capacity which is Civ
ing satisfaction This mill is owned
and operated by John Randble. who
is giving his patrons the best deal of
any mill know of. the reason beng
perhaps that he is a Lacquer and be
lieves in a square deal.
y Visited the packing plant, which is
a stock company, but not financed as
} capital stock. suggested to the man
ager, Mr.. Pelke, that it be made 8
cooperative. company on the Roche
dale system and raise their capital
stock to $50, 900 or $4,000 and get all
r the farmers and hog growers inter
ested in it. They can raise corn and
hogs over there and find a ready
: market for all their meat products al
the nearby mines.
Called on the editor, Mr.. A. w
) Hopkins. who is a fine fellow and q
good mixer. He is the farmers frieirc
and l only wish we had more such
:editors He is also manager of the
cheese factory. which started recent
} ly The farmers are building up Hol
| stein herds of dairy cows and vii
surely make good. Visited with Mr.
Henderson. the banker. He is broad
minded young man from Nebraska
and is serving the people to the bes'
of his ability.
!, The Colorado Cooperative Ditch
company is stock company with