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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1872
Page
2
The office receives many inquiries from farmers and now from capitalists about settling in Greeley. The town, with about two thousand residents, shows growing trade and population, and offers business openings. Genuine capital and relocation plans will be given impartial, detailed information on local business and trade opportunities.
California wheat yields reach 20,000,000 bushels but rail and sea freight drain profits. Farmers propose direct shipbuilding or foreign freight deals, arguing shipping costs rival crop value. Critics warn irrigation and diversification are needed to avoid waste and collapse.
The passage argues society mirrors human nature and that middle men may outgrow usefulness. It warns that abandoning one’s specialized work leads to neglect of details and collapse of affairs. It favors cautious farmer cooperation within common interests and knowledge, urging small, prudent steps.
A long critique of partisan journalism argues independence will elevate merit over party lines. It lauds thriving regional growth, Fort Collins and Denver area prospects, and urges productive commerce, grain handling, and infrastructure to sustain a developing Colorado Valley.
Engineers will survey Golden and Northwest Railroad routes from Fort Collins up Cache la Poudre toward the Union Pacific near Laramie Plains. A triangle of junction towns Longmont Fort Collins and Greeley is envisioned with lines extending through Julesburg to Fort Collins and Denver to the mountains. Local debate centers on traffic shifts and town interests, especially Fort Collins and Greeley.
The text surveys varied topics from education and labor at Cornell to shipping tonnage, beet sugar prices in California, a Bessemer steamship design, Knox’s 300th anniversary, Saturn’s ring, bee-keeping insights, Chicago and Boston fires theory, Huxley primers, praise for the Chicago Standard, and Utah honey prizes, with references to Greeley stock and subscription offers.
Col James B Mix once a Tribune and Sun figure and foe of Horace Greeley arrives in Denver to edit a paper under the administration. The description portrays him as an imposing, stylish talker with keen news sense and a history of political entanglements. Kansas Pacific highlights a vast Kansas Colorado exhibit at the American Institute Fair with 15,000 daily visitors.
A vast New York crowd gathered for Horace Greeley's funeral with flags at half mast from Central Park to the Battery. The procession passed City Hall, the Sinclair house, and Chapin's Church, with Chief Justice Chase, Senator Evarts, Thurlow Weed, and many dignitaries in attendance. The scene featured floral displays, solemn music, and a long, somber march down Fifth Avenue to the Battery.
As dusk fell a procession gathered at Greenwood for the interment of Mrs. Greeley and their three children. A final prayer followed by the burial of the renowned abolitionist Horace Greeley, with two daughters laying flowers on the coffin.
Gen Cameron delivers a memorial address at Park Church praising Horace Greeley as a great philanthropist and universal humanitarian. He recalls Lincoln and Bonaparte as contrasts, notes Greeley’s rise from poverty to influence, and asserts his lifelong compassion, unity, and religious faith.
Judge Frank M Babcock born 1842 in Penn Yan New York died in Greeley on December 7 1872 after a rheumatic heart illness He studied law in Albany and Rochester and served as Secretary of the Union Colony before being elected Probate Judge He married Gussie Nichols about a year and a half ago and was known for his amiable nature devotion to Greeley and fair judicial service His death followed a chill and internal bleeding with funeral held Monday at 2 pm preached by Rev Thompson He left a public record of integrity and civic service.
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