Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-04


Wealth is daily pouring into Rocky
Ford in the shape of alfalfa seed. A
good alfalfa field is worth much more
than the average gold mine.
-Larmore Bros. have just completed
a fine brick school house for district No.
10, Tuttle & Son doing the carpenter
work.
j. @. Schwartz, whose leg was broken
in runaway at Rocky Ford last week,
requests lis to return thanks to the citi-
zens OF Rocky Ford who assisted him in
his time OF need.
The store room recently vacated by
DR.. DIR. Fenton in the Ellingwood Il
Hauck block is now being used by E, Il
Fl. as warehouse for alfalfa seed, of
which they are handling large quantities.
Hon J. H. Crowley addressed the La
Junta schools and many citizens yester-
day morning on the propagation OF fruits
and flowers. Mr.. Crowley is at home on
this and kindred subjects.
Many of our citizens have doubtless
received letters of inquiry which our ar
ticle headed: "Important Information
Concerning the Rocky Ford Country"
will fully answer. And the cheapest way
to answer such letters is to pay 5 cents
for this weeks ENTERPRIsE, and mail it
to your eastern friends.
Donald Harold, the monument man
ufacturer of Pueblo, made lis call on
Saturday as en- route home from an ex-
tended trip through Colorado, New Mex
leo and a small portion of Old Mexico
His report is that IN all this long journey
he has seen no locality that seemed SO
prosperous as the Arkansas valley.
On account of the annual session OF
Colorado I. o. o, f. to be held ut Salida,
October 13 to 10, the A. T. & s. F. will
sell round trip tickets on the IA and 18th
final limit Oct. Goth. Going passage to
begin on date of sale and tickets to be
for continuous passage in each direction.
Round trip tickets via Pueblo and ID Il
II G S6,65.
Judges of election in the country
precincts will hold meetings October 18th
and Both and on the 9th of November for
the purpose of registering the names OF
all persons entitled to vote in their re-
spectiye precincts. The women in those
precincts should bear these dates in mind
and personally see that they are duly
registered in time to exercise their priv
ilege as voters.
The Fort Collins Courier in copying
one of our canning factory items says:
"Here is a pointer from the Rocky Ford
ENTERPRISE, that speaks in thunder tones
in behalf of Just what Fort Collins needs,
a canning factory. Only think what an
industry such an enterprise might be-
come il established here, and how much
help it would be to this section. There
is no limit to the quantity of vegetables
that can be grown in this valley and there
is no discount on them on account Of
quality
This week the canning factory has
been crowded to its utmost capacity.
Recent slight frosts have wilted the tops
of tho vines and promoted the rapid
of tomatoes by the admission OF
the warm rays OF the sun. The result is
that the tomatoes have been delivered
almost beyond the capacity Of the factory
to handle. On Tuesday b. U. Dye went
to Pueblo for additional help in the peel
ING room, with a view OF promptly
handling all the tomatoes which can be
delivered. One carload has been shipped
to Pueblo but the Co.'s ample warehouse
is vet badly crowded. The outlook is
that this seasons output will prove so
profitable for all concerned that great
enlargement of operations will be planned
for next eeason.
There is in Rocky Ford case of neg
lect of children which demands the atten-
ton the county or state authorities. Some
ten days ago man arrived in town with
two children, aged about five years, ap-
parently twins. For several nights be-
fore applying at the Swink house he said
that himself and the children had slept
under hay stacks or in any place OF shelf
or. He told Mr.. Noe that the children
were hungry and he had no money 10
buy food. All three were taken into the
hotel and cared for. The man seems
willing to work but gives the children
little attention except to see that they
get something to eat. On Tuesday he
was working on the bridge and the little
boy and girl had the freedom of the town,
with no one to look after them. A sug-
gestion that the children could be cared
for for small sum met with no en-
couragement from the father. Was this
situation only temporary it would not be
so bad, but the mother died in Iowa IS
months ago and since then the children
have been tramping over the country
with their father, he apparently salts
fed with the situation. If he will not
L. H.