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Show League Will Aid In Colonizing Cooperation by the Gunnison Valley Val-ley Development, league ami the citi-l zons of the entire valley will he ex-J tended in increasing the population' -.J of the Great Gunnison Valley. Def inite action in this diiection was taken tak-en last night when the members voted to aid to it--, fullest extent in inviting emigrants of the better class to come to the Gunnison Valley when tiny are seeking a desirable place- to locate and male fortunes. The action was the result of a re-j quest horn the Denver & Rio Grande j Western railioad company for com pleto data of the valley, covering the acreage of land available, the c'i-imatic c'i-imatic conditions, soils, irrigation advantages. ad-vantages. The colonization department depart-ment of the Denver & Rio Grande Western lias inaugurated a plan of bringing emigrants to the western eoontrv and knowing the advantages offered in this valley are seeking the required information that it may be compiled and printed m pamphlet form. The pamphlet, when printed will be placed in the hands of immigration immigra-tion oflicirls of the east who are directing di-recting the settlement of the colonists. colon-ists. Many thousands of the bette' class of foreigners are coming to America and in as much as a great poition of the eastern agricultural sections are becoming settled, atten. t;on is now being directed westward. The class of colonists that will be brought, west are from Holland. Switzerland, Scandinavia and Conn, j any provinces. Most of the colonization colon-ization parties in the east seek to place families upon , irrigated lands1 of 10 ac ts or more each, and if suitable suit-able inducements can be offered, and they can in the Gunnison Valley, one colonization company will furnish a colony of 20 to 25 famifkvHppr month Secretary Parr of the' Gunnison Valley Development leaguecompiled! a letter and forwarded the sme to VT. H. Olin, supervisor of agriculture for the D. . R. G. W at DenverTho approximate cost of the lands, the ideal climate, the ample supply of water, the soils, and the close market! ing facilities were minutely given j Not only this but school and church advantages wee explained and othr I data mentioned that will give this ! section a real boost. J |