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INDUSTRIAL SECTION Devoted to the Development of PROWERS COUNTY COLORADO An Empire of Undeveloped Irrigated Agricultural Wealth, in the Lower Arkansas Valley, Colorado 200,000 ACRES NOW UNDER IRRIGATION 260 Miles of Main Canals and Storage Reservoirs The Land is Young. Opportunity Beckons You to Industry and Profit. Insure your Future Success and Contentment with a 40 acre farm in this Rich Prosperous Valley pr —mm f j R “ Incorporated and y;, These Valley Lands Banking Towns in the Market . r l'3 ; ' •• -Z. ] in the follow £ fV-t® * Jr» I jrf [| - i f ing C f °P s Lamar 5.000 Hoiiy " Granada 500 L»_ > jamsm raw* ■ -i... . - - -j*— ”'7 J taloupe. Corn. Oats. Wheat. Hartman 500 Barley. Rye Most all fruit Bristol 400 getables Perfect con All on •<" Dairying K.liclil \V«aon Limml* of \I f ill fa He**«l. *1.700 Worth COUNTY SEAT LAMAR, COLORADO population 5,000 PROWERS county THE METROPOLIS elevation 3.700 The Irrigated Area in the Trade Territory Tributary to Lamar is the Largest in the Great West. Lamar is situated on the Kain Line of the Santa Fe R. R., Eight Churches, Carnegie Library. High School and Public 500 miles west from Kansas City and 250 miles east from Den Schools. ver. Lodges—Masonic, I. O. 0. F. and K. of P. 3 Banks, Aggregating 3-4 million dollar deposits. Lamar regales in her "Colorado Climate and in her civio The American Beet Sugar Co. Factory—Capacity 600 tons and commercial attainments. daily. Flour Mill, 600 bbls. daily (Second largest in the State) Lamar occupies a fin* position among Colorado's rapidly u s LaJld office, Adequate Water Works, Sewer System, growing towns as may be seen from these principal enterprises Electric Lights, Power and Steam Heating Plant, Ice Plant, Post Office of the 2nd class, City delivery and Free Rural Auto Fire Wagon, Steam Laundry, 15 miles of Concrete sidewalks delivery. 3 Weekly and 1 Daily Papers For General Information and Literature address, The Lamar Commercial Club E. H. Gereke, Secretary, Lamar, Colorado.