Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-03-28

SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
when paid in advanceJ
When paid at the close Of the year 81 per a
annuin will be charged.
The date on your address slip Shows the
time to which your subscription has been
paid. If tire date given is in the past 1t shows
that you owe from that time and that pay
ment should be made.
Entered in tho PostofHce at Rocky Ford, Colo,
as second-class mail matter.
THURSDAY, MAR. %, 1895
The fruit prospects of the Arkansas
valley were never more promising. The
cool nights of tho past few weeks have
prevented any starting OF fruit buds and
the outlook for full, all around crop is
most excellent.
TO Emory Robb belongs the dis.
tinguished honor of bringing the first
can OF milk to the new cream cry. In a
few months we shall expect to report that
as to compel an enlargement of the works
Messrs. Babcock & Schwub propose to
make it SO profitable for the farmers that
the supply Of milk shall steadily increase.
Tho situation of the artesian we'll
movement in Rocky Ford Is sometimes
asked about. It is like this: As soon as
q good flowing well is struck at La Junta
Tor good supply Of water which is not
fiowing) the Rocky Ford project will at
once be revived and pushed to compile
$500 more subscribed, 30 that the we'll is
in good shape for vigorous prosecution
as soon us the Santa Fe's experiment at
La Junta proves that water can be OBJ
tanned.
Fred Stanbridge last season tried
onions and had excellent success. They
were grown from the seed, and the sam
pies left at the Enterprise office weigh
one pound and six ounces each. May
not this be one Of the crops which may
be added to Rocky Ford's profitable
specialties?
The increase in the population Of
Otero county during the past year is
shown by the larger number Of people
liable for road tax. Road Overseer Hale
finds that there are at least $50 more able
bodied men between the ages of 81 and
30 than there were last year. This shows
o growth Of population which proves that
the Arkansas valley has strong attrac-
tions for the citizens Of less favored local
tiles. Let them come. We've got room all
for many thousands and will do them
good il they will be industrious and
prudent.
AS we rode in a comfortable Santa Fe
chair car going west one day last week it
was surprising the number OF teams met
all headed for Rocky Ford. The road
was fairly alive with farmers wagons
hauling hay, corn, ETC., with the move
msnts Of cattle and sheep men, and the
travel Rocky Fordward for business, II
there is lvelier community in the state
than this same Rocky Ford country we
have yet to hear Of it. CThe Rocky Ford
country includes all of the irrigated .sec-
ton between Nepesta and La Junta, not
the Bob creek and Holbrook
canal regions.
in talk with B. F. Powell the 9TH
or day he expressed the opinion that
Otero county farmers use much more
water than is necessary. His experience
is that less water and more cultivation
brings the best results. Mr.. Powell
thinks that our immense alfalfa fields
may all be cut up into small fruit and
garden tracts and no more water required
for their successful cultivation than is
now used in the production of alfalfa.
The population this valley will support
and the amount OF business that will be
done when the era of small farms is in
will astonish even enthusiasts
tic Arkansas Valley boomers.
-"While the Arkansas Valley grows q
greater variety. of crops to perfection
than any other locality III this latitude,
the four leading sources of wealth are
alfalfa, fruit, hogs and bees. In no other
portion Of the United States can these
lines of agriculture be prosecuted under
such favorable surroundings and with
such assurance Of steady, reliable profits
as in the Arkansas Valley" The above
extract from the finely illustrated folder
of the Arkansas Valley Immigration As
sociatlon had emphatic endorsement on
one of 1.-THE Big -Four" items in a scene
OF activity at the Santa Fe depot last Sat-
urday. A whole car load of apiary sup
plies was being unloaded for distribution
among our farmers who have gone into
the bee business. The supplies had been
ordered through j. G. Kain and was be-
ing taken by the following purchasers:
A. p. Kouns and r. F. Bishop of Rocky
Ford, and Andy Waddington, F. M. Wei
land, R. L. King, Chas. Taylor, H. M.
Fosdick, Jr., Saml. p. Davis and Chas,
Larimy Of Fowler. These farmers have
tined bee keeping to greater or less ex-
tent and found it 80 profitable that they
are all "enlarging their borders"
AT the approaching municipal cleo
tion votes will not be cast for men but
for measures. The nominees of the Git
izens ticket would be heartily supported
by the prohibition voters if they were not
pledged to high license. The vote of
last year would indicate that majority
Of our citizens favor the suppression Of
the liquor traffic, and they will this year
vote for ticket of their faith although
old friends and citizens Of the highest
character are on an opposition ticket. In
another column will be found a COM
munication from the nominees of the
Citizens ticket and few of their sup
porters. The tone of the letter shows
the high license people are aware of the
evils Of the liquor traffic and would
gladly join in its abolition did
they believe it could be done.
With one year OF vigorous enforcement
Of prohibition measures they will see that
the evil can be largely suppressed and
Rocky Ford will be practically unani-
nous against the salon and thus become
the model town Of all Colorado for bust
ness and residence purposes.
I'VE believe that whenever it is demon
strated that the well-being of a people