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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1871
Page
2
A fragment recounts the Colony’s early days at Hotel de Comfort near Jefferson Ave and Main St, with 70 000 feet of lumber delayed by a price dispute. Families crowded the rough two room building, while protests and optimism shaped the settlement.
As cold weather followed dwindling numbers, the last resident disappeared. In winter weeks the halls stood empty until February when two rooms merged into one large hall for worship and use under Mr. Whipple. The piece reflects on colonial ambitions, the Hotel de Comfort as a haunting symbol, and how a hardy majority built new homes laying foundations for a growing city beyond childhood sight.
The colony advances on a grand wire fence enclosing over 35 000 acres. About 10 000 posts, seven feet long, eight inches in diameter, are set. wire from Salomon Brothers at 7 percent per pound will be strung. N Holmes leads post contracts and design for the project, meant to deter cattle and unify landowners.
The original compact set aside town lots for reserve sale after settlement to fund education. After a year the reserved plots, mainly on both sides of the Railroad, go on sale at 100 to 150 dollars. Proceeds fund a graded school house costing at least 10,000, expected to boost local values and business growth.
The Greelay Post Office draws 75 to 100 visitors and about $600 in quarterly receipts. The first mail arrived around May 10 with four letters, the office ranks as a third class facility. By next year it will advance and next July become a money order office.
The colony reports a weekly influx of new residents exceeding one hundred, with twenty eight arriving last Sunday. The town and vicinity hold nearly 600 houses and about 2000 people, still with room for more. Membership remains at 155 dollars while lot prices rise to 100 and 150 dollars, about half their true value. Only actual workers may buy lots.
The weekly sale offers numerous lots along the railroad at low prices, intended solely to raise about $10,000 for a new graded school building. Despite high value, many Lots can be bought for $100 to $150 and resold quickly for several times that amount.
A proposal suggests building an Emigrant's home in Omaha to lodge and orient arriving settlers, preventing swindles. The writer argues starting with reforming ferry boats and omnibus lines which have swindled travelers more than Omaha is worth, unless they change.
The record notes only a few parcels likely to revert to the colony due to insufficient improvements, estimating perhaps no more than twenty. It also mentions numerous extensions of six dogs, and condemns the situation as fraudulent.
The text notes Denver and Golden City set up pounds for stray cattle sheep and hogs to keep streets clean and orderly. It forecasts next month bringing permanent relief and liberty from stray losses as farming resumes with moisture from recent rain and snow. The piece also covers land sales and a corner lot sale at Main and Madison, detailing prices and rental-like income from the Hancock property.
With warm weather the river may rise early and bridge piles will be driven by an external party. Our own driver may not finish in time, but repairs proceed rapidly. We plan multiple bridges over the Platte and Big Thompson to open farming land valued like Western New York within five years.
The piece laments butter shortages in town and notes shipments from the States at 10 to 15 cents per pound. It urges permanent dairy supply arrangements with dealers in Central and western Iowa and northern Missouri to secure cheap, sufficient home markets and warns residents to watch dealers if they cannot secure supplies.
Mr Nettleton, Colony Engineer, reports SOBs Water in canal No 2 along 26 miles surveyed of 80. Excavation cost 2289.81 dollars for 1 07949 cubic yards. Average 0 21 per yard. Head at Lorimer 94 feet below terminus. Total fall 75 feet 9 inches over 26 miles. About 48000 acres lie between canal and river.
A March 1871 letter from Geneva describes a Union Army deserter and his wife seeking admission to the Union Colony in Greeley. They request land details, cottage cost, proximity to the village, and terms, noting fear of liquor bans, Ku Kluxism, and legal peril. They express hope for equitable terms and a safe, sober settlement for their family.
Speakers praise the Cache la Poudre valley as irrigable and rich with minerals. They compare the river to the Nile of America, tout the region's potential for mills, factories, and virtue, and pledge to uphold schools and temperance as the colony grows.
Read-like reminiscence recounts songs and speeches from a Western settlement gathering. The piece highlights the Inman Brothers concert, the Union’s temperance discussion, civic improvements, and plans to plant a family tree day with drives and picnics. It notes veterans like Whipple sharing journeys from Missouri and the colony’s hopeful future in a growing town. City booster tone emphasizes civilization, health, and communal unity.
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