Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 179, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1911 — Found the San Luis Valley Flowing With Milk and Honey. [ARTICLE]

Found the San Luis Valley Flowing With Milk and Honey.

Dr. I. M. Washburn returned this Monday morning from his trip to the San Luis valley, in southeastern Colorado, where he made an investment some two years ago in land. Since then the irrigations plant has been completed and a number of the purchasers have tilled their soil. Dr. Washburn has not placed any of his land under cultivation so far and it was to see about having it tilled another year that took him on this trip. He was accompanied by Andy Hahn, of Goodland, who with other citizens of Goodland, owns a big. motor plow. Dr. Washburn has been a firm believer in the success of the San Luis Valley but states that the results attained by the farmers there surpasses his wildest expectations and even exceeds his hopes. He brought home with him some powerful evidence of the fertility of the soil in the shape of bundles of wheat, oats, alfalfa and field peas. Part of this was cut from land adjoining his own and it is the finest we have ever seen. The wheat and oats stood about the height of Dr. Washburn’s head and it was estimated that the wheat would make 60 and the oats 75 bushels to the acre. The field peas, which make a fine forfige crop, grow abundantly and the samples he brought home are about 4% feet in height. The alfalfa was of this and last year’s planting, and was luxuriant. Mr. Hahn did not return home with Dr. Washburn. He was so favorably impressed with the country that he decided to stay longer and give'it some further investigation. Dr. Washburn was accompanied to Colorado by his mother, Mrs. Martha Washburn, of Chicago. They went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Coover, in Boulder, and Mrs. Washburn remained there while Dr. Washburn visited the valley. Mr. Coover has about recovered from the accident he bad several months ago and they are prospering in business. Roy. Martindale, of Pine Village, is visiting his uncle, John C. Martindale and family. Sunday was the 60th anniversary of the birth of Mrs. Mary E. TrOxell, of DeMotte, andUbe event was made the occasion of a big reunion at her hospitahle home. From Rensselaer Senfttor and Mrs. Halleck, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Dean, Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Hemphill and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bruner went in the former's auto. The families of Amos and David Alter were also there. A full list of the names of the guests may be published in a later ‘ BBUe - -■? We’ve seen a lot of hay made whilst the sun wasn’t shining! Calling fWAs «t Th« m«nWl ffl ii