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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1871
Page
2
The Lyceum, the Farmer's club, and Colony members meet tonight in the Tabernacle to honor the Union Colony's location. A program of speeches, historical oratory, and music is planned.
A historical opinion piece argues Sumner’s decline shows the dangers of overreliance on classical phrasing and distant audiences. It urges national leaders and writers to study domestic realities, visiting New England and the South to stay connected with diverse American needs.
The passage extols comprehensive study of North America from Pennsylvania and Shenandoah Valleys to the Mississippi Coast. It compares vast territories and resources, urging leaders to embark on a lifetime task to map soils plains forests wines and prairies, and to accumulate knowledge that will reshape classical scholarship.
The article argues that while initial equal land ownership is dissolving, a few wealthy buyers accumulate parcels, threatening equal taxation and burdens. It predicts subdivisions of large tracts and a coming clash between small proprietors and large landowners, noting capitalists may drive progress and confidence.
The Lyceum will likely continue meetings beyond April, with only a possible brief summer suspension. Town leaders in Greeley and the Union Colony are urged to provide constructive amusements to steer youths away from debasing entertainments.
A column urges stronger local lyceum backing through active religious prep and funding. It praises community effort and lists new officers including J.C. Shattuck as president and W. B. Pabor as vice president to sustain the initiative.
An Eastern perspective mocks Colorado boosters while detailing detailed railroad traffic profits for Greeley. The notice cites freight and ticket receipts, shipments of hay potatoes lumber and coal, and announces Pullman cars and through service to Chicago and Cheyenne. It contrasts frontier science with spiritual views and condemns alleged fraudulent revelations.
The piece presents Huxley’s view of liberal education as training the body and mind to serve the will, combining clear logic, knowledge of nature, and aesthetic and ethical sensibilities. It notes the need to extend this view, recognizing that science and mathematics reveal an inward world that underpins the observable universe.
The article quotes Mr. Greeley on Reason in Religion, noting his disbelief in certain Bible parts. It argues that even strong believers have doubted sections, and that believers should keep judgment in suspense, as progress leads to revising prior repudiations.
The report notes rough but promising gems found in the region, moss agates and petrified wood along plains, with Cheyenne and Denver jewelers handling Colorado gold. It mentions Groeley’s cutting work and Ev an s o business figures, plus canal No 2 progress and flood readiness. It ends with a question on singers of Israel.
A Colorado citizen in Greeley challenged a remark about virtue, provoking heated responses from bystanders. A defender demanded the remark be withdrawn and threatened confrontation, leading the distinguished speaker to retract the statement.
The passage notes men who held shares now see them sell for 500 to 1000 dollars each while steady workers increase value. One young man who sold a business lot for 200 last summer laments its current worth 500 cash down. A second man sold a five acre lot last June for...
The speaker contrasts a strong speculator who holds on and works to gain value with a weak speculator who expects quick profits. He cites a $175 amount as a benchmark and argues that rising land values outpace easy returns, leaving the weak investor unable to regain wealth.
Mr Greeley begins a major tree planting project on his five acre lot with Austrian pines and evergreens and expects seed of hickory oak black walnut and similar trees. Mr Emerson the Colony treasurer oversees ten acres of forest trees while others plant shrubs fruit trees strawberries grapes currants and related crops. The extensive planting aims to transform the Cache La Poudre valley into a premier scenic region within a few years.
The writer notes numerous pleasant days in February and March contrasted with ten days of cold high winds. They suggest many in the states would deny the warmth and cling to familiar beliefs, making truth hard to persuade.
The longtime publisher Cooper, formerly of the Brooklyn Union and later of the New York Tribune, known for his prominent stance among business leaders, is now applying himself to everyday labor on his river farm, illustrating a practical ethic. Dr Johnson’s quip about walking East and West frames his example.
A gentleman and a lady asked hotel staff for a room with fire on the platform last week but all rooms were occupied. They hoped to meet Greeley and leave money, then moved on as the whistle blew. The writer notes Barnum's hotel progress is slow and urges change.
A group including Prof. Boyd Prof. Wilber Rev Mr Hollister Secretary Foster Mr Welch Rev Mr Baxter Rev Mr Brown J F Sanborn N C Meeker Russell Fisk and others travel to towns with their wheelbarrows to haul home supplies. The passage notes aging memory and the idea of being born again as new blood replaces old.
The writer challenges the view of Greeley as a penal settlement and contrasts coal costs, noting Greeley pays $7 a ton while Denver offers $550. The piece suggests changes after confinement and hints at seeking a gubernatorial pardon.
Colton discusses English built railways in India, noting 6216 miles of main track and major lines like Madras Railway and Great Indian Peninsula. He describes line routes Calcutta to Bombay, Ganges valley parallels, tunnels on the coastal segment, steep grades, and ballast innovations using hard burned brick.
The article surveys Indian railway practices and components such as pot sleepers, ballast foundations, iron rails, and railcar braking methods. It notes the use of iron sleepers, wooden cushions, spring keys, safety sidings, iron fences, cactus hedges, and galvanized telegraph poles, comparing them with English and American standards. It highlights material shortages, long transport distances, and engineering conclusions from 2,200 miles of travel, with hints of future adoption of iron sleepers, heavier rails, and broader iron usage in Pacific railways.
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