THE IKKIGATION AGE. 



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The Commercial Houses of the San Luis Valley, Colo. 



This page contains the advertisements of prominent business houses in the 

 various towns of the San Luis Valley who are ready to welcome homeseekers 

 and new settlers. 



BLANCA. 



T. J. PRATHER GROCERIES, FRUIT, 

 dry goods, notions. Blanca's favorite shop- 

 ping place. 



JOHNSON & RATTLIF EVERYTHIN .. 

 necessary for farm or household. Call on us. 



T. D. KEOWN BLANCA'S PIONEER 

 merchant. Fine groceries right prices. 



BLANCA STATE BANK CAPITAL $10,000. 

 Will investigate for prospective homeseekers. 



CHARLES S. MINOR HARDWARE, SAD- 

 dlery, farm implements. 



CENTER. 



WE ARE AT HOME. COME AND JOIN 

 us in San Luis Valley. Samuel Feast Co., 

 Center, Colo. 



CENTER MERCANTILE CO., CAPITA' 



$40,000. Clothing, implements, lumber and 



building material. N. C. Gilbreath, manager. 



W. E. SUMPTER DRUG CO. CARRIES 



everything in the line of drugs, paints, 



sundries, stationery, phonograph, sporting goods. 



HOOPEB. 



WALLACE MERCANTILE CO. BUILD- 



ers" hardware, building material, Oregon and 

 Mexican Lumber. Est. 1893. A. B. Riel, mgr. 



GARRISON MILLING & ELEVATOR CO. 

 Capacity 350 bbls. daily. Try our Sunlight 

 flour. E. J. Culp, mgr. 



J. D. SHEESLEY BLACKSMITHING, 

 horse-shoeing, Racine-Sattley implements. 

 Hart-Parr gas tractors. 



CHARLES C. DONLIN SAN LUIS VAL- 

 ley farms, real estate, loans and insurance. 



LA JARA. 



THE LA JARA MILLING AND ELEVATOR 

 Co. Manufacturers of Ben Hur and Rosita 

 flour. Geo. Fitzpatrick, mgr. 



CHARLES MAGNES LUMBER, SASHES, 

 paints and everything for building. Est 

 16 yrs. 



HOME LUMBER, COAL & GRAIN CO. 

 Dealers in everything the name implies. T. 

 J. Richardson, mgr. 



T. P. McKELVEY La JARA'S PIONEER 

 hardware store. We carry the best. 



THE CITY MEAT MARKET FRESH, 



smoked and salt meats. Weist Bros., props. 



W. A. JOHNSON MERCANTILE CO. 

 coal and farm produce. Everything to wear 

 and eat. Phone your order. 



MESITA. 



STOW MERCANTILE CO. THE POST 

 office store where an excellent line of gen- 

 eral merchandise is carried. F. M. Stow, mgr. 



W. E. SMITH FARM IMPLEMENTS, 

 hardware, furniture. Mesita's department 

 store. 



MOFFAT. 



G. C. RUSHTON, THE REAL ESTATE 

 man of Moffat, has Moffat red hots in the 

 shape of deeded lands, relinquishments, im- 

 proved or unimproved, irrigated and non- 

 irrigated. Write to him for opportunities. 



I SELL SUGAR BEET LANDS AT $50 AN 

 acre; oil lands at $25 an acre; 5-acre irri- 

 gated tracts near Moffat at $50 to $75 an 

 acre. A. G. Morris. 



DE VINNA & JOHNSON HAVE SPLENDID 

 Moffat investments. 5-acre tracts $75 to 

 $500. Choice relinquishments. Will lease your 

 5-acre tract on shares. Inquiries cheerfully 

 answered. 



SMITH LAND CO. UNDEVELOPED 

 land $10 an acre; developed land $25 an 

 acre; relinquishments on homestead or desert 

 filings at bargains. No trouble to answer. 



MOSCA. 



F. E. STERBUCK EVF.RYTHING NECES- 

 sary for farmers, satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Mosca's leading store. 



MOSCA MERCANTILE CO. THE TOST 

 office store. We will answer all inquiries 

 relative to opportunities around Mosca. A. B. 

 Cooley, manager. 



MONTE VISTA. 



C. C. KERR & CO. OLDEST LAND 

 dealers in San Luis Valley lands at all 

 prices. Best water rights. Write for informa- 

 tion. 



McKUNE & WALLACE LUMBER, BUILD- 

 ing material, best in market. W. R. George, 

 manager. 



CHAS. B. STUTSMAN EST. 20 YEARS. 

 Phonographs, Edison and Victor; motor- 

 cycles, sporting goods. 



ROMEO. 



ROMEO STATE BANK THE BANKING 

 house for Romeo, Manossa and Sandford. 

 Safe, reliable, conservative. Write us for 

 information regarding Romeo district. E. S. 

 Christensen, cashier. 



SAN LUIS. 



A. A. SALAZAR & SONS OLDEST ESTAB- 

 lishment in San Luis Valley. General mer- 

 chandise and bankers. 



SAN LUIS ROLLER MILL EST. 1858. 

 Exchange and merchant. Pride of Our 

 Valley flour. W. S. Parrish, prop. 



J. P. GALLEGOS FROM $240 to $55,000 in 

 20 years is our record. Best mechandise at 

 lowest prices the reason. 



J. C. L. VALDES GENERAL MERCHAN- 

 dise. One of San Luis' pioneer business 

 establishments. 



J. M. OLGUIN THE "SQUARE DEAL" 

 store. Everything to eat and wear. 



SAGT7ACHE. 



THE SAGUACHE CRESCENT WILL GIVE 

 you full information regarding Saguache. 

 Sample copies free. 



SAGUACHE COUNTY BANK ESTAB- 

 lished 18SO; capital and surplus $70,000. 

 Accounts accepted from non-residents. W. F. 

 Boyd, cashier. 



THE GOTTHELF & TARBELL MERCAN- 

 tile Co. Oldest business firm in San Luis 

 Valley. E. G. Gotthelf, pres.; F. M. Gotthelf, 

 vice-president; Charles Tarbell, treasurer. 



THE MEANS & ASHLEY MERCANTILE 

 Co. Dealers in general merchandise. A 

 progressive firm of the San Luis Valley. R. 

 W. Shellabarger, manager. 



THE SAGUACHE PHARMACY PIONEER 

 drug store of Northern San Luis Valley. 

 We answer all inquiries. H. E. Williams, R. 

 V. Ga. Nun., prop. 



MORT D. GUILD SAGU ACHE'S CAR- 

 riage and wagon factory. Horseshoeing, 

 painting and repair work. 



FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SAGUACHE. 

 Capital $60,000. General banking business 

 and particular attention to non-resident ac- 

 counts. Dallas Stubbs, cashier. 



P. M. JONES I SPECIALIZE IN SA- 

 guache County lands. Have lived here 36 

 years and my information is reliable. 



IRRIGATED LANDS 



IN THE ROMEO DISTRICT OF THE 



Famous San Luis Valley 



No Alkali, Good Drainage, 



Guaranteed Water Rights. 

 Handsomely Illustrated Booklet for the Asking. 



ZEPH. CHAS. FELT, President 

 SOI Boston Bids'-, DENVER.COLO. or ROMEO, COLO. 



COLORADO LANDS 



Bayfield, the center of one of Colorado's richest 

 and most fertile irrigated sections, was less than 10 

 years ago a sagebrush wilderness. Today it is a 

 populous and thriving town. I am a practical farm- 

 er, have farmed around Bayfield 12 years; I have 

 some fine irrigated land to sell on easy terms as low 

 as $30 an acre. I will locate you on government 

 land or sell you a relinquishment. Write me today. 

 W. R. M A LOY, P. 0. Box 56 BAYFIELD, COLO. 



MUST SACRIFICE 160 ACRES, IRRI- 

 gated, near La Jara. Best offer buys. G. 

 R. Markey, owner, 503 Exchange Bldg., Den- 

 ver, Colo. Write . for bargains, lots, lands, 

 homer, trades and 8% mortgages. 



ATENTS 



VALUABLE INFORMATION FREE 



If you have an invention or any 

 patent matter, write immediately to 

 W. W. WRIGHT, registered attorney. 



Loan & Trust Bldg.. WASHINGTON. D.C. 



L. 0. 4 R.C. CARPENTER 



Consulting Engineers 



Investigations, Examinations, Reports. 



Denver, Fort Collins, Colorado; Ithaca, 

 New York; Denver, Col., Equitable Bldg. 



L G. CARPENTER 



Former State Engineer 



Colorado 



Member Irrigation Com- 

 missoD, British Columbia 



P. J. PRESTON 



Deputy State Engineer 

 Colorado 

 19031906 



in any quantity with 

 the most efficient de- 

 vice for raising water 

 by water power auto- 

 matic 



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Pump Water 

 for Irrigation 



r RlFE RAMS 



Cost little to install nothing to operate. Raise water 

 30 ft. for every foot of fall. Land above ditches 

 watered at little or no expense. Pump automatically 

 day and night, winter and summer. Fully guaranteed. 



If there is a stream, pond or spring within a 

 mile, write for plans, book 

 and trial offer, FREE. 



RIFE ENGINE CO. 



251 1 Trinity Bldg. 

 Now Vork 



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