Hog Special touted to boost Colorado hog industry train
A proposed Hog Rising Special train would tour Colorado to teach settlers hog raising, breeding, shelter and feeding, with lectures from packing houses and guidance from Colorado Agricultural College led by Prof. Cottrell. The plan cites $16 million yearly pork shipments to the Rocky Mountain region and aims to reduce reliance on distant markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Wield County
Coordo Agricultural College
Rocky Mountain
Agricultural College
Cottrell
Investors eye LaSalle land amid Union Pacific line rumor
In LaSalle on May 11 investors quietly buy up land near town, spurred by a strong rumor that Union Pacific will build a line east through Kansas with Kansas City as the terminus. The proposed route would run through eastern Colorado parallel to the Burlington and touch major Kansas towns, though some remain skeptical while one heavy investor cites the plan.
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LaSalle
Union Pacific
Kansas
Kansas City
LaSalle Real Estate
Colorado
Burlington
Suit Plus Damages Sought Against Bijou Irrigation Co
A district court suit seeks 26325 in damages from the Bijou Irrigation District. Plaintiffs Jake Roberts John T. Warren P W Putman John and William Kingsbury Frank W Smiley Ray Watson E E Moore and E V Warren claim harm from the Empire ditch break on April 18. Peckham dance marks a lively event at the new hall with Bairds orchestra from Greeley.
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Bijou Irrigation District
Jake Roberts
John T. Warren
P. W. Putman
John and William Kingsbury
Frank W. Smiley
Ray Watson
E. E. Moore
E. V. Warren
Empire Ditch
Rubber dividends show thriving rubber plantations in early 1900s
The article notes high rubber plantation dividends during 1906 to 1909. Anglo Malay Rubber Co reports 18 to 30 percent dividends with 3,364 acres planted and a 470,000 pound estimated crop in 1909, actual 518,232 pounds. Bukit Rajah Rubber Co yields 6 to 55 percent dividends from 1905 to 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anglo Malay Rubber Co
Bukit Rajah Rubber Co
Rubber plantation profits show dividends exceed estimates
Historical data review shows several rubber companies with large acreages and varying ages of trees reporting actual crops surpassing estimates. Highlights include Linggi Plantations with 309,818 pounds produced on 2,345 acres, Vallambrosa with 370,902 pounds on 1,748 acres, and Selangor Rubber on 1,505 acres yielding 323,919 pounds, plus notes on dividends and market activity. The passage promotes investing in rubber orchards, citing high returns and upcoming planting at Monte Cristo Rubber Plantation.
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Vallambrosa Rubber Co
Selangor Rubber Co
London
Cicely Rubber Estates Co
Monte Cristo Rubber Plantation Company
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C. A. House
Ilesalers
Mwe Childs
Elie Beck
Union Bank
Greeley, Colo
State OF Colorado
Rocky Mountain Region
Hilda Wyatt
Cheyenne
Miss Mayme
Wheatland
Greeley
Administrator’s Base
County of Weld
Warner
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A.j.park Dry Goods Co
Lasalle Land
Allege
Bijou Irrigation CO
Peckham
Lincoln Fishback
Opera House Block
Gre
John D. Rockefeller
Chamberlain
Thomson’s “L
Thomson
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