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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1873
Page
2
The New York Chamber of Commerce received Philadelphia's leading citizens to discuss the Centennial Celebration business. They agreed to mutual effort to push forward the enterprise and expressed optimism that success is now assured.
The town discusses establishing an evening school led by the School Board to provide reading and instruction for about thirty unemployed youths. A night program would ensure order, with a constable on duty, while the Stock Business report examines S D Hunter’s cattle venture near Carr, Colorado, noting costs, hires, and growth toward 1,000 head.
The text notes that cattle herd costs run about $1 per head per year with owners possibly reducing costs if present. Few families live on the range, about twenty stockmen in Greeley have cattle on the range, with Mr. Brush as the largest proprietor owning roughly 1,500 head all down the Platte.
The article urges readers to also take the New York Tribune beside the Greeley Tribune as it provides prompt news and is especially friendly to the people. It notes club subscriptions are collected at the post office for the Semi Weekly and Weekly editions.
Government directors say the Union Pacific Railroad’s condition has vastly improved since the last exam and could earn $12,000,000 annually with solid management. Last year’s earnings were around $10,000,000, with 5 percent of net profits to the government and a $700,000 dividend potential.
The column reports on attendance at the lyceum and Christmas, early morning wolf sightings near Denver, poetry printing delays, and Railroad Company ice hauling. Meadow Island Grange forms with 28 members under J. F. Wilber. Buckley and Fuller start a tannery on Spruce street. Buffalo meat imports, grange charter issues, Masonic Lodge installation, tax debts, and a mix of local events fill the scene. Lincoln County and California weather are noted, as are local female singers, a Free Lecture by Dr. Geo Pyburn, and New Year open house.
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