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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1877
Page
2
An old friend critiques government currency policy arguing greenbacks and specie create value, warns of universal bankruptcy, and advocates money representing wealth and business. The piece notes population, wealth, and specie growth diverge and highlights Colorado prospects and Platte valley agricultural potential.
The passage argues the valley can support over 100,000 people, with abundant water and a shallow gravel bed ensuring recharged supply. It notes a railroad line would prosper by filling the vacancy and spurring growth, implying a large city could be built about 75 miles east.
The piece surveys a proposed labor party platform in Ohio and broader U S labor reform aims. It condemns the program as anti republican and anti democratic, arguing it would revert society to savagery and urging farmers to oppose it. It also reports on Denver Kansas Pacific canal land deals and Brooklyn Monthly editor figures.
The piece surveys Brooklyn's magazine support and moral tone, reports on wage struggles across major industries, and notes optimistic claims about the Black Hills gold yield. It also covers local elections, jail conditions, Sherman’s Ohio trip, Longmont agriculture, Barnum in England, temperance pledges in Denver, and new Colorado wheat yields with Denver area farm details.
A reader's letter to the editor challenges Treasury policy urging more greenbacks. The text argues greenbacks should be redeemed, not expanded, and stresses gold and silver as true money, with banking limits and fiscal reform to curb inflation and support a stable currency.
The passage notes Hae’s custody of mules and horses from the Hayden outfit, with Ife taking stock in the fall after expeditions break up and ranching them until reorganization in the spring. It praises how closely stockmen in Colorado manage business and achieve success.
The itemized notes cover travel to England and Cheyenne, shopping of fruit and vegetables, mining near Ouray, oil price at 35 cents a gallon, and local scenes from Estes Park to Boulder. It highlights social visits, auctions, cattle movement, excursions, church news, and incidents including a horse-drawn accident and a purse of local industry activity.
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