Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-08-09

growing crops look uue, Ifull6 Auu
vegetables are first-class and your
orchards are beautiful.
J. Bennett was more than
pleased with the reception at your
place, will always remember your
kindness. Your system of irriga-
ton, and your large orchards, are
simply grand, and those seeking
homes cannot do better than to see
Rocky Ford before buying.
WIN. Walker.-I have visited
Yakima valley and Yakima county,
Cal. To-day in Rocky Ford I
have seen fruit of all kinds and all
falfa that can compete with any
state in the union. Ii was very
much surprised to see such good
crops, all by irrigation.
A visitor whose name we did
not Learnt think that irrigation
is great success in Rocky Ford
and that your country has PROS
poets for a bright future. You need
not be surprised if you see some
of US with you soon, Thanks to
the people Of Rocky Ford for their
hospitality.
Frank Robinson.-The Rocky
Ford region is inhabited by an in
dustrious, intelligent, and hospit-
able people, has q rich soil, a
fine climate and an abundant
water supply. Tho future assures
plenty and prosperity, which /
should judge the people here rich
ly deserve.
Thos P. Leonard, Real Estate
I am more than pleased with your
country and the hospitality Of
your citizens. I would rather own
l6O acres of land under good ditch
in your vicinity than the same
amount of land in central Illinois.
Reasons: Better market, better
climate, better fruit and more
healthy.
John Bray.-I was happily sur.
prised with my visit. I had heard
great deal about Rocky Ford and
its enterprise and thought the re-
ports were exaggerated, but since
my visit I think the half was never
told. Your crops are simply inn
mense in fruit, alfalfa, corn, and
in fact everything; and your hos
pitality I shall never forget.
JOS. 8. Williams.-In the fore-
noon I looked after horticulture,S
and general crops and can truth
fully say it is beyond all imagina-
ton. At noon I was named as
one of committee to investigate
the soil and found it first-class.
Then we were rendered banquet
by the most hospitable of people.
such as are to be found in only
the west. ~ 1.
Brooks Irione.-I always thought
the garden of Eden was yet undis-
covered but I find that it is in the
Arkansas valley and ia now called
Rocky Ford. Why didn't you call
it Farmers Paradise. For true
hospitality even Kentucky would
not be in it with you people. The
supper, as it is spread out before
me while, I write, reminds me of
an old time banquet when silver
was as good as gold and wheat was
worth $500 per bushel. We can
never forget you.
VIM. Rakestraw.-I am very
we'll pleased with your country.
Irrigation with you is a success,
judging from the loaded fruit
trees aud the abundance of crops
of all kinds. I have been of the
the impression that corn could not
be grown by irrigation, but I saw
in your fields corn eight feet high
with two good ears on each stalk.
1 am of the opinion that we will
never meet a more cordial people
than those of Rocky Ford and Vi
cinity.
A. B. Montgomery.-I think
your farms too large and the high
est interests of the country will
not be promoted until you have
cut your large holdings into small
tracts. The drouth in the states
east will make better demand
for your products than heretofore
and higher prices will be realized.
I have travelled extensively and
expected to see large develope-
ment around Rocky Ford but the
facts really surprised me. Your
alfalfa fields are numeroua and
large beyond all anticipation. I do
not think that the country at largo
has any conception of the extent
of the agricultural resources of the
Arkansas valley.
O. NJ. Millisack.-A visit to
Rocky Ford and vicinity Is like a
dream of Paradise. Seven years
ago it was part of the Great
American Desert, but now you
have endless avenues of beautiful
trees, vast orchards of apples,
plums, cherries, apricots and peach-
es, fascinating vineyards Of grapes
strawberries, raspberries, currants