This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Grand Valley Fruit Boom Attracts Eastern Farmers
The Grand Valley along the Gunnison and Grand rivers in Colorado’s Western Slope grows vast orchards. Eastern farmers like H. J. Box of Perry Iowa buy land here as fruit profits rise, with ten acres supporting a family and twenty to thirty acres yielding larger income. The region’s irrigation system, cooperative fruit associations, and a growing population drive a booming, businesslike fruit economy centered on Palisade and Grand Junction. C.H. Speery of Colorado Midland Railway offers information and real estate referrals to visitors and potential settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie
Gand
Goldado
Lond
California
Europe
Grand Junction
Tha Valley
Grand
Gunnison
Colorado
Paligade
H. J. Box
Perry
Iowa
Palisade
Honda
Box
Verner Z. Reed
Colorado, Springs
Cross of
Denver
Wag
Grand Valley
Merchant
United States
High Line
Fruit Growers’ Association
Wurene
C.H. Speery
General Prasenger
Colorado Midland Railway
Colo