Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-08-02

The Rocky Ford ditch directors held
a meeting on Monday to settle up the
recent extensive work. About 600 days
work were done to repair the damage done
by the food.
The canning factory will be in shape
for operations as soon as the tomatoes
are ripe, and in about two weeks the
plant will be in full operation. The 100
acres in the vicinity are most promising
and the amount put up will be very
large.
! -Russian thistles are quite plentiful
along the right of way between Nepesta
and Fowler, and on one field Of Col
Lockhart's ranch great numbers OF them
are piled up, having recently been cut
down. The Santa Fe can do the farmers
a great favor by clearing the right OF
way OF these most noxlous weeds.
The Nepesta fire destroyed not only
the depot but 8. Wahl's store and four
cars. The fire is attributed to sparks
from passing engine. One Of our citi-
zens who has examined the screens used
on the Santa Fe engines is not surprised
at fires resulting therefrom, as the meshes
in the screens are dangerously large.
The first ripe tomatoes which have
been vegularly offered on the market
come from the garden OF O. j. Samples,
Just east of town. And Mr.. Samples is
the winner OF the prize for the first ripe
canteloupe of the season. It was quite
diminutiye fellow but was Of eatable ripe
ness and entitled to the prize.
DIR. Allen, of Buena Vista, the paten-
tee of several valuable processes for pre-
serving vegetables, was in town Monday
comforting with the directors Of the cam
ming factory in regard to working on de-
sected pumpkin according to one of the
Dr.'s formulas. No definite arrange
ment has yet been made.
u. Bradley, of Pueblo, was in town
Tuesday and visited Crowley & Sons
Fairview orchards for the first time. He
was highly pleased with the appearance
of the orchard, declaring he never saw
orchard In such general fine condition.
Castor beans flourish well in the
Rocky Ford country as an ornamental
plant but who of our farmers have tried
them on large scale? The castor bean
is not crop to recommend for general
cultivation, but in favored localities and
on a limited area they are fairly profitable
some years largely renumerative.
The High Line canal met with a
misfortune Friday noon. A temporary
brush dam was being put in, and had
lust been completed before the noon
hour. When the workmen were absent
at dinner some 80 feet OF the dam washed
out The immediate effect was to lower
the water in the canal about one foot,
and at time when full head was need
ed. Supt. r. o. McClain was on hand
and Immediately set to work to repair the
damage.
Peach day is an assured fact. The
county commissioners at their meeting
Monday granted the appropriation of
81 1,5OO. This binds the city councils
appropriation of 81 900 and peach day will
be success. In addition to this sum,
the knights of Pythias will raise 1000
for tho entertainment OF their guests.
Word is received in this city that ex-
cursion parties from Kansas, Missouri
Iowa, and even from Illinois, are form
ing for the purpose Of fhelping to celebrate
Mesa county's annual festival.
The life of the country newspaper
editor is not all hard work and poor pay.
II is true that an irate subscriber occa-
sionalIy calls to know "who rit that peice"
and the fighting man of the Office is called |
into service to adjust the matter. Bnt
these rare cases of unpleasant friction
are more than offset by the picnics which |
the Office has when our favored country |
friends brings in the Injuries OF life. |
These remarks are inspired by fine bas- |
ket OF plums which Mrs. Ben. Reed left |
in our sanctum Monday morning. They
did specimens OF their kind