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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1909
Page
4
The piece argues that prosperity exists despite high costs and congestion in Greeley. It contrasts those doubting prosperity with those embracing railroad growth and future development, noting differing views on alfalfa crops and urban lines while emphasizing progress and opportunity.
A business appeal urges joining the few who face opportunities under prosperity. It stresses careful selection of advertising mediums and investments to build future fortunes. The conservative reader is assured the Tribune is a steady path to prosperity and shared honors with peers.
The Greeley police face a renewed debate over employing hobos on public streets after recent abolition of a prior work program. Reports of theft and garden vigilance prompt consideration of a brief stint of work to curb vagrancy, with mixed views on the chain gang as a publicity issue.
Edward Henry Harriman is dead and the tribute notes his global impact as a constructive genius in finance and railroads. He revitalized the Union Pacific, investing hundreds of millions to restore and improve the line, and he spearheaded major projects such as bridging the Salt Lake, earning a legacy as a ruthless yet decisive builder in American industry.
A Tribune city editor recalls interviewing EF H Harriman three years ago in St Louis at the Planters hotel and Union depot. Harriman narrated three dinner stories and charmed the reporter, who later learned he had been expertly duped. The piece ends by pondering Harriman's succession.
A passerby noted the public library was closed on Sunday afternoon. He attended morning services and found the afternoon idle. Many agreed Sabbath observance would benefit by Sunday hours, with gifts and attendance affected by the closure.
A surge of local students leaves for colleges and universities. John Camfield heads to Denver for a business course, while George Woodbury returns to Fort Collins for a second year at the Agricultural College. Others trek to Boulder, Colorado College, State University, and Oberlin for programs in music, mining, and general study.
Portsmouth Va druggist Frank C Hanrahan endorses Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable cure across six years of sales noting higher profits from others but preferring this due to assured results and customer satisfaction. Sold by all druggists.
W G Mc Murray of near Peckham brought a cucumber to the Tribune office on Tuesday. He claimed it was a giant cucumber, not a melon, noting its 13 inch diameter and 16.75 inch length with a weight over eleven pounds. He produced two similar cucumbers and a fine harvest of melons from the H Clark place.
Edgar N. Bayliss, a Robinsonville merchant, claims Fol ey s Honey and Tar cured his long cough and near consumption. He says he gained twenty eight pounds and credits the remedy for his recovery. Sold by all druggists.
Roy Noel returns from Kansas City with two carloads of horses and mules for sale to farmers in Greeley and vicinity. He and his wife brought the stock west for the sale. the lot includes forty seven animals.
Weld county offers a two track school through Colorado Agricultural College Fort Collins. The program opens to grammar graduates and covers the School of Agriculture and School of Home Economics with multi term curricula in crops, dairying, soils, farm management, housing, sewing, cooking, and gymnastic training.
Master Johnny Kinsey son of Mr and Mrs Kinsey was struck by a car driven by H A Edie on Saturday night while riding a bicycle. He suffered minor head wounds and scrapes but recovered quickly and attended school the next morning.
An old advertisement extols Chamberlains Liniment for sprains and bruises, claiming a cure in less than a week with faithful use. It notes relief for chronic rheumatism and muscular complaints and states it is sold by all druggists.
Dr. Abraham Gideon head of modern languages at Colorado State Normal School returns from Germany. He is listed to speak for Colorado on simplified spelling and addresses Chicago Chamber on its business use. The movement gains support at Denver meetings and statewide classrooms with 30,000 national members.
Weld County farmers faced a light frost Monday night with late vegetables at risk. Growers plan smudge pots and lanterns to shield crops while others test windproof pepper pots and various devices. Experts note past killing frosts in 1962 and expect no long duration of damage, with protection efforts continuing across the county.
The Empson company cannery expects a busy September as large tomato and cabbage shipments arrive. A bumper tomato crop and ample cabbage supply fuel the current run, while pea season was weak earlier but the present batch should compensate.
Eaton sugar factory upgrades with a 600 foot bed line doubling dumping capacity. New highline replaces the old, expands efficiency as preparation for a flu campaign planned to open the first week in October.
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