Solan Robinson's last words urge Colorado settlement
The piece quotes Solan Robinson advising a poor man with $300 to move to Colorado's Greeley valley for work and land, noting opportunities in unplowed Canal Number Two land and dairy/wool production. It contrasts initial doubt with growing belief in valley wealth from pasturage and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Street
Greeley
Colorado
N.C. Meeker
Solan Robinson
Robinson
New York
Philadelphia
Mr. Robinson
Mr. la Grange
Sheriff Brush
Fading beauty and the value of aging in society
A meditation on how fading beauty is unfairly scorned while age brings usefulness and duty. The piece argues that true benevolence grows from family responsibilities and selfless parental labor, shaping concern for human feelings and welfare.
Walk in Beauty and Old Woman’s Quiet Dignity
The piece extols beauty as outward charm and inner character, urging sympathy for the aged poor and condemning selfish eyes that fail to help. It criticizes shallow youth and praises enduring virtue seen beyond surface, while noting Boulder County Fair premiums and a cheeky anecdote about California fertility jokes and the Burlington and Missouri River railroad’s refined travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Greeley
Greeley
Saharas
Chappaqua
Cascades
Canaan
Ilinois
Kansas
Auburn
Sing
R. M
Solon Robinson at Greeley Farmers Club Reception
Solon Robinson and Mrs Robinson attended a Farmer's Club reception in the Methodist Church at Greeley after a harvest season. Speakers including Max Clark and N. Meeker praised irrigation, wheat farming, and Colorado's growth. The event covered land, water, rail routes, and Denver's economic outlook along with Vineland's rise and regional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solon Robinson
Eran A
Greeley
Miss Johnson
Farmer's Club
Methodist Church
Capt. Boyd
Max Clark
Mr. Robinson
Colorado
California
Coral
Switzerland
Germany
New England
Vermont
Missouri River
Mat
Divide
Robinson
N. ©. Meeker
Mr. Wilber
Juleburg and Golden City Rail Way Progress Praised
The Denver News notes no July 15 contract letting for grading on the Julesburg to Golden City line, but Superintendent Sickels assures vigorous work after bonds in Boulder and Weld counties fund the route through Greeley Evans Longmont and Boulder. The piece highlights expected growth, cheaper freight, and new trade routes, plus a visit to Chappaqua New York praising Horace Greeley for inspiring attractive farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Noither
Colorado Central
Julesburg
Sickels
Union Pacific Road
Igi
Weld
Boulder
Denver News
Greeley
Evans
Longmont
Colorado
Platte Valley
New York
United States
Chappaqua
Mr. Greeley
Cincinnati
Custom House
Westchester County
Farms Along the River Colony Describe Rich Harvests and Frontier Life
The Eaton Brothers farm about 40 acres of potatoes and cereals near town with 20 acres of potatoes and 5 acres of wheat. Austin grows 80 acres of wheat yielding high returns after irrigation, while Putnam runs 240 acres with oats rye sugar beets alfalfa and a large cattle herd. The piece notes extensive irrigation frontiers life with antelope sightings and long horn cattle trails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton Brothers
Mr. Rous
Great Colony
Blodgett
Austin
Mr. Putnam's
Pleasant Valley
Putnam
McClellan
Wyoming
Texas
Montana
Idaho
Canal irrigation and farming life in the valley
The article surveys farm plots along the canal from Mr Price to Mr Dresser, detailing acreages in wheat oats corn and potatoes, poultry and fruit at several homes, and noting the Free Church Lateral waterway. It describes collaborative farming, pioneer settlers, and a vast canal system feeding an emerging agricultural community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Greeley
Greeley
Chappaqua
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Horace Greeley
Mr. Price
Colorado
Mr. Eaton
Pleasant Valley
Michigan
Emerson’s Island
My. McElroy
Mr. Wilbur
Capt. Boyd
Martin
Free Church
Max Clark
J. D. Buckley
Roberts
Mr. Ol
Mr. Carpenter
Mr. Kaufman
Abbott
Joseph Moore
Moore
Spy
Grand Colony
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Boulder County
Cheyenne
Colony Canal
St. Lawrence County
Weld County
Denver Tribune
The
Tribune
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
Burlington
Omaha
Westinghouse
Julesburg and
Golden City Railway
Union Pacific
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Vanderbilt
New Hamburg
Denver News and Tribune
Kattenberg
Rohrbuchel
Tyrol
Gille
Charleroi
Reuzot
France
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