Over View Making life better Transportation improves Moffat Tunnel Women and Health care Troubled teens Workplace Ludlow Massacre Making Life Better Colorado had changed drastically from the western frontier territory to a state of the ID: 784179
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Slide1
20th Century Colorado
Slide2Over View
Making life better
Transportation
improves
Moffat Tunnel
Women and
Health care
Troubled teens
Workplace
Ludlow Massacre
Slide3Making Life BetterColorado had changed drastically from the western frontier territory to a state of the
1800’s
New industries
New inventions
Transportation
Different People
Slide4Sugar Beets
The sugar beet was first recognized as a plant with valuable sweetening properties in the early
1700s.
Sugar beets are grown
for sucrose production became a viable industry in the United States by about 1870
.
Sugar beets grow well in northeastern Colorado, because of the availability of irrigation water, and the richness of the soil
Slide5What are sugar beets used for?
Sucrose from sugar beets represents the principal use for sugar beets
Sugar
beets contain from 13 to 22% sucrose.
S
ucrose
is widely used as a food additive
Sugar beet pulp and molasses are
processed by-products and are widely used as feed supplements for livestockBeet tops are an excellent source of protein, vitamin A, and carbohydrates, Tops
are equal to alfalfa
haylage
or corn silage for sheep.
Slide6Great Western Sugar Co.
Founded by Charles Boettcher and his partners
Pioneer bringing the sugar beat to Colorado
The first sugar mill was built in Loveland CO
1901
Slide7The workers
Original sugar beet workers
,
settled northwest of Longmont,
Colorado
Were immigrants
from Sweden.
Were the main workersGerman-Russian workers were also among those who early on farmed the sugar beet fields in Colorado.
Sugar Beet workers also came from Mexico
Slide8Other Industries
Mining continued to be Colorado’s number one industry
Ranching and Farming were the second largest industries
Tourism began to grow as traveling to the state and up into the mountains became easier
Slide9Transportation
Horse and Wagon
Automobile
Model T Everyone could own one
Building of Roads
Better trains/railways
Tunnels
Issues with the Automobile
Colorado is a large stateRugged topography Dirt Weather
Slide10Roads?? Where to build the roads ?
How to build that much road?
Maintaining the roads?
Need for a highway to connect the cities
Who would construct it?
Use convicts as labor
A road from Pueblo to Leadville was created
The Skyline drive at Canon City was created
A road to the top of the Royal Gorge was opened
Slide11Race to the clouds!
Daring drivers wanted to see what their new cars could do
The hoped to drive up the famous Pikes Peak
The original drive took 9 hours!
Today driver race one another up pikes peak in the Race to the clouds
The course climbs through 156 tight cures
Slide12Rail Roads
1870=157 miles of railway line
1890= 4,176 miles of railway line
1914=5,739 miles of line this is the peak of the railroad in Colorado
Slide13Moffat Tunnel
Objective was to get to cut time between the eastern plains and the western slope
Denver, Salt Lake and Pacific Railroad greatest issue was eliminated
Snow and high grades
Only eliminated 23 miles of track
Slide14Women Governor Routt was one man who wanted women to win the war
Women fought long and hard to win suffrage
Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho and Utah
Health Care
House hold inventions gave women more free time
Joined clubs and wanted to help solve issues in the cities and towns
Churches and women’s group started hospitals to care for people
Slide15Troubled Teens
A Special Court
First state in the union to change the rules for teenagers who broke the law
Judge Ben Lindsey started a special court for teens
Teens were no longer tried as adults but as juveniles
Teens went to reform schools
They learned skills for jobs
Taught the kids how to take care of themselves
This new idea gave a second chance to a large number of kids
Slide16Work Place Workers are treated poorly
10-12 hours a day
6 days a week
Less than$3 a day
Women and Children worked too
Worked with
Heavy machinery
Bad lighting
Heat No fresh air Miners begin to come together and start striking