Prairie town grows on fertile irrigated land
The two year old prairie community shows vigorous growth as thirty thousand acres of rich irrigated land spur upbuilding and commercial potential.
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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
12
Growth of Gilcrest Colorado Promises a Model Western City
Gilcrest near Denver grows rapidly as a planned city with parks boulevards and shade trees. The town lies in Weld county irrigated country, supported by ditches and reservoirs, and hosts about 3800 residents with a bank churches and schools. deed restrictions prohibit liquor sales as land values rise with new crops of sugar beets and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilcrest
Colorado
Weld County
Gilcrest Early Potato District in Weld County
The Gilcrest district near Greeley is highlighted for its potential in potato and alfalfa farming. Gilcrest, a trading point on the Union Pacific line, sits about twelve miles south of Greeley and thirty-eight miles from Denver. Development accelerated after a supplemental water supply project by the Boulder and Weld Reservoir company two to three years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte River
Boulder
Longmont
Boulder County
Boulder Creek
Divide
Boulder and
St. Vrain Creeks
Platteville
Gilcrest
Weld County
Greeley
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Denver
Nantes
Boulder and Weid Reservoir Company
Gilcrest region boasts alfalfa and beet crops thrive with Platte, Boulder, St. Vrain streams
The Gilcrest area advantages include lighter warm soil and earlier potato and beet harvests, higher beet sugar content, and superior alfalfa yields. Alfalfa enriches soils, boosts future crops, and Colorado soils show dramatic renovation with irrigation. Weld county, Gilcrest, and reservoir systems underpin vast production.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Union Pacific Railroad
W. K. Gilcrest
Des Moines
Metropolis
Rockies
Mt. Long
Philip Lorenz
Great Greeley
The
Gilcrest State Bank
the Western Investment & Land Company
Colo
M.H. Hartung
Gilcrest Hotel
M.A. Kelby
W.k.gilcrest
H.a.keasey
A.L. Lindner
P.W. Allen
P.h.lorenz
Fred Johnson
Vicinity
M. A. Selby
W.K. Gilcrest
H. U. Keasey
Main Street
U. P. Ry
Pres
H.A. Keasey
Sec
M.A. Selby
Mer
Platte
St. Vrain
Kentucky
Ilinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Prairie States
Weld
Middle States
United States
E. G. Taylor
J. C. Hubbard
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