Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-11-29

Perhaps an apology is due our read
ers for again referring to the weather,
but its magnificence renders silence i'm
possible. Few localities in this latitude
have June-lke days up to Thanksgiving
and possibly to Christmas.
Last week the senatorial "hold over"
committee on state canals rendszvoused
at Rocky Ford and spent the Inter part
of last week in examining the canals ad-
jacent to La Junta, Las Animas and La
mar. Senator johnson did not arrive in
time to accompany Senators Boyd and
"A. L. Kellogg left for Hutchison,
KS, Friday evening to deliver an address
to Kansas farmers on 1.-THE Profits from
Irrigation" He was loaded with sub
stantial facts and figures but did not do
his full duty unless he told the Kansas
farmers that the water OF the Arkansas
river was all appropriated and they must
look to wells and windmills as their
source of water for irrigation,
"A northern Colorado exchange
speaks OF the excellent condition of the
roads in that section. We know of no
other condition of the public highways
in the Arkansas valley except when some
careless ranchman neglects his laterals
and floods the. roads. A man with a
horse and buggy in Rocky Ford has good
driving for eleven months and fifteen
days in each year.
Rocky Ford promises to have strik-
ing resemblance to central Illinois in the
way of long corn pens, Ellipgwaod 4
Hauck last week completed an extensive
crib north of their store. The Rocky
Ford Mercantile Co. now have @. 2. Tut
tie busy on corn pen for them near
their warehouse, And Geo. Hammond
has employed J. W. Williams to build a
pep 60 feet in length near the Otero
County Exchange building. Talk about
this not being corn country.
Every farmer in Otero county who
has dozen fruit trees, or who expects
sonnet ime to have an orchard, should be
at the meeting of the Otero County 'Horti.
cultural Society next Saturday, Dec. l,
at 1850 p. IN. at Armory Hall (the old
6CuOOl uOu66s) LOU owe IL 70 yourselves
to become identified with an orsaniza-
ton which promises to be of very great
benefit to the whole Arkansas valley.
The discussion will be on the best vsrie,
ty of apple trees to cultivate. Be present
and you will have the benefit Of the ex.
perience of the veteran fruit growers oi
the valley-men who have made horti-
culture succees-and who can tell You
how to follow in their footsteps,
The circulation of the ENTERPRIs1
Is steadily increasing. The wide-awake
people of Otero county recognize in it a
paper which is devoted to the upbuild.
ing of their interests, and are testifyinQ
their appreciation by increased patron.
age. And this suggests that the Rocky
Ford country is getting more benefit
from the ENrERPRIsE than it knows Of
'Tis like this: We each week record the
progress OF the country, the movements
OF stockmen, give details of superior
crops, and in general keep the advanta.
ges and resources Of the Rocky Ford
country constantly before the world
These items are copied in the newspa.
pers with which we exchange and thus
the fame of this favored valley is spread
far and wide. As the circulation and ad.
vertising patronage increases we propose
to make the ENTERPRISE yet more de-
serving Of the good will and support oi
the citizens of Otero county.