Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-06-14


La Junta is making preparations for
an extensive celebration of the glorious
4th.
The various canals are repairing the
breaks as fast as possible and all will
doubtless have water flowing as soon as
farmers will need it.
The farmers are now in the midst OF
the first cutting of alfalfa and the crop is
a splendid one. Every day OF bright,
sunshiny weather is dollars in the pock-
cts of the ranchmen of the valley.
German surgeons have operated sue
cessfully upon the cheek of Emperor
William. American surgeons could, we
fear, do little to alleviate the cheek of
Col Breckinrindge.
The tariff uncertainty is costing the
Government $1,OOO,0OO day, and the
country q good deal more thnn that; but
the Sugar Trust is making money-and
so are the Senators who are speculating
in its stocks.
There is but little hope Of higher
wheat prces the world over. Russia is
oyerproducing wheat, and st present
prices, not only wheat but barley and
probably oats also are being sold at a
loss to the producer. Nothing but a
heavy reduction in the worlds produc-
ton will bring the price OF wheat up.
Men take their pleasure in various
fashions. Mr.. Carnegie, for example de-
lights to dwaddle around the Mediter-
ranean in steam yatch, while his ener-
getic and enthusiastic partners enjoy
themselves plugging up blowholes in
armor plate for which. generous and
paternal government gladly pays the
highest market price.
1t seems hard lesson for the labor
unions to learn that the right to labor is
as sacred as tho right to strike, and that
when this right is denied the whole pow
er Of society must be called to its de-
fense. In attempting to deny this right
to non-union men, strikers seek to put
the rules of their order above the laws OF
the land; and they thus array against
themselves that vast body of patriotic
and humane sentiment which always
stands for law as against license. No
body OF sense denies the right to strike,
to quit work singly or in mass il its
terms be not satisfactory. The right to do
this implies the equal right OF the next
man who comes along to take mp the re-
jected job if it suits him. The right to
strike is no whit more sacred than the
right to work; and it would be sad day
for mankind If either the one right or
the other were to be lost.
The farmers OF Otero county are
just now being visited by the agents OF
an Omaha grocery house who allege to
offer groceries at wholesale prices. There
are several reasons why the agents Of the
Omaha concern should not receive the
orders of our farmers. When you buy
at home and an, thing is not just as rep
resented, you know where to find the
merchant and have errors rectifed and
poor goods replaced by perfect article.
The last you will know OF the Omaha
house is when the salesman collects the
money from you. Groceries are being
sold by home dealers at small margin
of profit. If the travelling salesman offer
them to you much lower than You can
buy in Rocky Ford lookout for inferior
goods. Many farmers now buy their groc-
erica by the sale OF butter, eggs, etc. If
they spend their available cash with a
foreign house what will be done with the
produce. It cannot be sold for cash to
meet the bill contracted with the Omaha
people. Another thing: Many farmers
are being carried" by home merchants
until the growing crops mature. It is
only fair to give them the benefit OF what
ever money you have to spend. We do
not think it possible for tho eastern
house to offer figures which will justify
our farmers in discriminating against our
home dealers. You interests are largely
mutual. Do not be induced by smooth
talk into purchase which you will i'll
all probability regret before the grocery
order is consumed,