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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1872
Page
2
Horace Greeley, after signing Jeff Davis bail, declares he will not attend a Union League Club meeting. He denounces the club, vows to fight for loyalty to the republic, and outlines plans to enfranchise former rebels once safety and black rights are secured. He signs off from New York on May 28, 1871.
Local irrigation progress hints at a 1500 acre Delta water allotment as canal Three needs widening from nine to fifteen feet and four feet deep to serve fields east of town. Watering rotates Sun to Sat with varying success as crews grapple with late planting and inexperience.
The article surveys irrigation limits and field sizes, noting 100 foot furrows and varying acreages on different river sides. It cites a London plan to divert rivers via canals in France, predicting vast acreage and higher yields, alongside skeptical remarks on Colorado yields and Greeley politics in New York, Pennsylvania, and national endorsements. It ends with a look at a wire rope invention replacing leather belting for pulleys.
The piece praises wireless like power transfer from stationary engines to distant buildings and rooms up to a mile away. It reviews the July Kansas Magazine praising New Mexican and Plains scenes, urges Western readers to try it, and highlights J. H. Foster’s new strawberry "Foster's Seedling" pending release by Bliss & Son. It also mentions Beecher and the Baltimore Convention.
The Rev Mr Adams spoke at the Lyceum about his eastward journey and his Colorado lectures as a Board of Immigration agent. He praised Plymouth Church preaching by Beecher, urged western emigration, and noted Colorado’s irrigation and wealth from farming, mining, and manufacturing. He returns favorably to Colorado and Greely.
To the Editor of the Tribune Mr Perrin reports a dull strawberry day with prices dropping to forty cents. His crop is late but growing as of June 19 with 725 quarts sold and 200 quarts daily now. He notes wet ground, water standing in rows, and suggests irrigation between rows could yield larger crops. He praises the finest fruit he has grown and describes cleaning and weed control practices and plowing between rows.
In dry land the writer reports manure boosting berry size, plans to plant an acre of Jucundas on well manured ground this Fall, and expects greater yield. Rhubarb roots may have suffered from winter, water is abundant for rhubarb and grain irrigation, and Colorado vegetation is unusually lush. Letter from L. K. Perrin, Denver, June 27, 1872.
Longmont Fourth of July address by Gipson. M. K. Sunday School at 24 oclock. land rent up to four to five dollars an acre. Grace Greenwood visiting Denver and to lecture later. Reed of logs from Hill and Thompson. irrigation expanding with canal No. 3. River floods, bridge approaches, and local events mark a season of activity.
The article surveys orchard yields on 24 acres owned by Mr Eldridge with Wilson strawberries. 75 bushels in twelve days, 35 cents a quart, over $10 a bushel, first year bearing, no manure, water scarce. It notes varietal opinions, plans to add stable manure, and cautions on storage after picking. National remarks cover a July 4 celebration program, hailstorm in Adams Massachusetts with bizarre ice stones, and mining talk urging Colorado tunnels to ventilate and drain mines.
Half price tickets from Greeley to any Denver Pacific station on July dd and 4th. Tickets valid until July 6. E H Apnorr, agent.
A mass Liberal convention will be held in Pueblo on Thursday July 8 at 10 a.m. to organize the party for the coming campaign and nominate a delegate to Congress. Opponents of the current administration and supporters of Greeley and Brown are invited to attend. The notice is signed by S. E. Browne, National Executive Committee member for Colorado.
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