Show fruita wants to grow too FRUITA colo located in the h heart eart of the rich irrigated lower color colorado do river valley and on the main line of the denver and itlo illo grande western rall railroad road and highways 6 and 50 fruita has a population now of 1800 to meet im mediate needs city fathers lathers are seeking ways of creating sufficient interest among contractors to bring about construction of at least fifty more homes to accommodate families desiring to live here fruita Is exactly halfway halt way between denver and salt lake city each of the cities are miles from fruita which hith Is just eleven miles from grand junction on principal transcontinental highways U S 6 and 50 transcontinental air service is at grand junction also about 15 minutes drive from fruita potentially fruita will grow as fast as construction can be completed on new dwellings according to mrs ruby luton secretary and manager of the fruita chamber of commerce the chamber is actively seeking methods of bringing industry to the community and the city offers tree free building sites to prospective factories and manufacturing plants so far as our immediate goals are concerned explains mrs airs luton who is operator of the local gamble store we want to become the bedroom of people working in grand junction and so we are trying to interest construction companies in building budding at least 50 homes in the to range if we can bring a major industry to fruita we must make housing available for the additional workers brought here too the chamber of commerce is quite active in planning for these facilities and I 1 am positive the projects wilt will become reality in the not too distant future |