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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1911
Page
4
Public notice lists telephone rate options for the Greeley five office at 722 Seventh Street Colorado with monthly 30 cent rate, seven year, renewal terms, 1 year 3.00 and 1.50 quoted.
The Spud crop appears promising amid a cool wave in the east. Legislation for the 1912 ballot resembles a Chinese puzzle. Dry land farmers growing peanuts should move peanuts to Greeley now. Two circuses are scheduled for August.
Local boosters predict a record county fair in Greeley with September 19 to 22 dates. Organizers expand floor space livestock facilities and prize lists as clubs compete for the silver loving cup from the Greeley Commercial Club. The community-wide event aims to showcase crops, gardens, and handiwork from Weld County residents.
The article argues that tariff protections and trusts lose appeal as democracy advances. It criticizes the Republican party and Guggenheim for propping wealth over common good, predicts a shift toward pure democracy and sustained reform led by voters. It warns against superficial fixes and calls for relentless action to curb monopolies.
The census bureau reports U S farm values more than doubled in ten years reaching 28.38 billion in 1910 from 13.06 billion in 1900. Farm lands 28.38 billion, buildings 46.29 billion, implements 1.26 billion. land per acre up from 15.60 to 32.50 dollars. Farms total 6.34 million in 1910, up 11 percent from 1900.
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the U S chemical bureau, faces rumored removal amid hostile corporate influence. Chemists nationwide prepare to rally at Cincinnati section of the American Chemical Society to oppose the move. Wiley, a Butler college and Purdue alumnus, Indiana state chemist for nine years, has served since 1883 as chief chemist of the Agriculture Department.
The piece urges immediate use of a $50,000 state defense fund for Colorado against Wyoming in a federal suit over Laramie River water for irrigation in Colorado. It stresses the stake of about 100,000 acres and calls for top irrigation attorneys amid broader water litigation.
The Canadian reciprocity bill has cleared the national legislature and awaits presidential action. Supporters cite Taft as advocate while opponents in the west mobilize against the measure amid partisan tensions.
A Colorado discussion surveys crop prospects in Weld and water policy debates in northern regions. Opinions on the Carpenter reservoir bill split between disaster fears and fears of a water trust, with calls to submit irrigation law to voters in 1912 to inform those affected.
A Denver real estate convention heard urged to stop fearing publicity. Speakers said newspapers seek news and will aid honest efforts if given access and timely information. Delegates were advised to build newsroom ties and share plans to generate favorable coverage.
Jones of New York received multiple stock promotion offers from Fortune Colony Reetor Gas Lighting World Home Supply Moslant International Aviators. He is labeled on a “sucker list” and urged to appeal to post office authorities to stop the flood of promotional literature.
Three 17 year olds faced sentencing after recent crimes uncovered by January arrests. Harry Jacobson received a reformatory term for four burglaries, Rudolph Wickstrom warned to a penitentiary for a January 19 hold up, and Simon Snyder sent to reformatory after pleading guilty to saddle theft. Judge Graham urged leniency, noting Jacobson’s confession and parental standing. Snyder cited circumstantial evidence and fatigue of county jail confinement. A note on a New Yorker seeking Weld county mummy wheat linkage followed.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce plans to print folder maps outlining Colorado roads. A. W. Henderson of the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce advised this, aiming to send maps nationwide to guide automobilists. The chamber predicts a sharp rise in automobile travel to Colorado in the next few years with proper advertising of state advantages.
Heavy rain on Friday night pleases farmers in the district and strengthens Gill Gill's chances to win the Loving Cup offered by the Weld County Commercial Club. Officials believe three exhibits are needed for Gill Gill to secure the prize.
The Berthoud Colorado Bulletin was sold yesterday by J. B. Batley to J. Y. Munson of Berthoud. Munson is a former member of the Larimer county board of commissioners. The Bulletin will remain a Republican paper.
Summer students at Colorado Teachers College presented folk dances as part of physical culture under Prof. J T List. The program featured Dutch milkmaids with wooden shoes, Colonial dances, and an American Indian war scene with actors Rutherfort Hickox and others, highlighting the college's early adoption of teaching folk dance in physical training.
Elmer Walters brought in a crop of potatoes from a seven day harvest east of Greeley. He reports one hill yielding two pee spuds after a single irrigation and expects prizes and cash from the crop for the Greeley Commercial club.
Peckham, owner of the largest hotel, alleges the adjacent building rests on his land. The adjoining property owner contends Peckham has taken the site and improvements, signaling a potential dispute and upcoming action.
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