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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1871
Page
2
The Greeley Tribune lists yearly semiannual and quarterly rates for Bee om Maple Street Greeley Colorado with pricing per square for advertisements and rules on insertions. It notes that changes by yearly advertisers incur extra charges and that ads not labeled with insertions may run at the newspaper’s option and be billed as transient, with special conditions for legal real estate and foreign-from-states ads and agent shipments.
A long analysis asserts Chicago loses western trade to new distribution points and predicts a central converging hub near the Platte Valley. It highlights Omaha’s decline, rails flanking routes, and plans that point toward a growing town of Greeley in a vast central plains triangle between the Cache la Poudre and the Platte.
The passage recalls May as antiquity, cites Roman campaigns in Asia Minor and Assyria, and contrasts ancient ruins with modern plains near the Rocky Mountains. It notes Rev. Hollister describing a bleak townsite, horses gone astray, and early settlers like the Farwells struggling while assessing soil and ranch-building prospects.
The piece recalls May arrivals of over sixty colonists who sold certificates cheaply as many abandoned the venture. Land values fluctuated with offers and refusals between the Farwells and others, while a Massachusetts youth also left after a brief stay. The author warns that wisdom and success require steadiness through dark days, promising unseen future resources and restraint in expectations.
Mr J L Mason, hunter for a government survey party, describes travel from Greeley on November 12 to Pine Bluffs and the Crow Creek head, surveying six townships in grazing country with deer, antelope and abundant water. The Platte valley from Greeley to Julesburg spans 165 miles in Weld county with rich soil and abandoned ranches. The party plans a winter expedition to map the region between Greeley and Julesburg. about 100000 buffaloes are said to be on the route.
The Denver News reports a 3 foot track narrow gauge railroad from Denver to Santa Fe with completion to Colorado City by next June and to Santa Fe by year end. Cost estimates claim two thousand dollars per mile and notes the line will handle steep grades and sharp curves, with expansion possible across the county.
A critique of newspapers focusing on current events while ignoring transformative ideas. It laments editors and telegraphy failing to capture labor saving machinery, chemistry advances, new transportation, and spiritual discoveries, noting 1571 as a year of missed opportunities and long-laid transmission lines.
The piece chronicles strong business activity in town with reduced prices at Mr Fisk and broad customer flow at Mr Johnsons gallery and Solomons hardware. Cameron’s drugstore and Boetcher hardware keep steady trade as Abbott improves the market house. Talbots barber, Nichols tailoring in Colorado, Monk’s store boots, Pinfes meat market, Greeley and Colorado House hotels, and local lumber dealers all operate briskly. The Bank moves to Main street, Van Ghoren maintains watches, Higby offers horses and carriages, and Post’s Book Store remains a literati hub with prices lower than Illinois and Wisconsin.
The National Standard edited by Aston M. Powell prints notices for subscriber awareness and praise for the paper. A new weekly, the Greeley Tribune, arrives from Greeley Colorado, edited by N. C. Meeker formerly of the N Y Tribune, with expectations it will be a top Far West journal. The new colony seems flourishing.
A compact adage notes the most cherished place lies within a store that goes unadvertised. The remark hints at value found beyond bold salients and flashing signs.
The building plan for a Congregational church faces a postponement to next week. Rev. S. M. Brown of Loda Illinois has accepted a call to the First Baptist Church of Greeley at 800 dollars annually and will begin soon. The Barton House in Georgetown burned from a defective flue, a major fire costing thirty thousand with ten thousand insured. A hack route now serves Greeley to Ft. Collins and a new Fort hotel opens, highlighting mountain gateways.
The writer defends Mr. Greeley, noting they have known him for years and never heard him swear. They suggest any such alleged swearing, if true, would have been spoken in confidence and not publicly explained.
The Col ony member William McClellan plans building a good house opposite Geneseo Illinois where he will cultivate peaches and cherries in pots. He advertises upcoming ventures in horticulture and stock farming including 2000 sheep, noting red ant control and low costs, urging others to join in similar enterprises.
Col. Pratt speaks about the Chicago Colony project, outlining aims, funding considerations, and potential regional impact. The remarks emphasize community development, housing plans, and collaboration with local organizations to advance the colony concept.
Cash remittance to the Treasurer from Greeley for the week ending January 6 was 20 90.00. Charges on express matters received for the last week in December were 120.20.
Mail service will be open Sundays from 12 30 to 1 80 and from 5 30 to o clock P M with R R time 35 minutes ahead of local time. Statement signed by R A Cameron P M.
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