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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1903
Page
8
Ault Colorado area near the Larimer ditch shows a booming potato and wheat crop with expectations of forty bushels per acre for wheat and strong potato yields. Ditch improvements over seven years transformed a barren tract into productive farmland benefiting growers north and northeast of Ault.
Farmers in the Greeley district anticipate a record potato crop if two more weeks of favorable weather arrive, while a frost threatens vines. The Larimer and Eaton ditches extend irrigation north and northeast, creating a green ribbon beyond Ault. Wheat prices surged to $1, spurring a wheat and grocery rush as threshing crews multiply and alfalfa moves from $4.50 to $6 a ton between Greeley and Ault.
Double daily passenger train service is now in operation on the Fort Worth division of the I. & G. N. W. R. B. A night train between Galveston and Denver runs with a sleeper. The route traverses central Texas black lands along the Brazos valley, with new towns and investment prospects expanding inland. Mr. D. J. Price in Palestine, Texas, can provide information on the line and East Texas fruit and truck farming development.
Chamberlains Cough Remedy has sold millions of bottles over more than thirty years and is praised as a reliable cure for croup. It is described as safe for all ages without opium, pleasant to take, and effective when used at the first signs of hoarseness or a croupy cough. Available from all druggists.
From September 1 8 15 and October 6 the Rock Island System sells tickets from Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo to all points in Indiana Louisville Ky and many points in Ohio at one and third fare for the round trip. Return valid thirty days from sale date. See your nearest agent or Hal S Ray Denver Colorado for details.
Union Pacific offers a $3 round trip on Wednesday September 30 leaving Gresley at 7 50 a m and returning the same day at 7 55 p m. Passengers should plan travel accordingly for a single day outing.
The Tribune publishes a 21-view souvenir of Greeley and vicinity priced at 50 cents per copy. It features views from Main Street to the Poudre river and includes captions such as the Weld County Court House Normal campus and Greeley Beet Sugar Factory. Orders may be mailed to The Greeley Tribune with stamps accepted as cash.
The Nickel Plate line offers three daily express trains each way to New York City and Boston with modern day coaches, vestibuled sleeping cars, and dining car service. Meals priced 35c to 81.00, with American Club plan and a la carte options. No excess fare. depot at La Salle and Van Buren on the elevated loop. Denver agent at 911 Seventeenth St.
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