Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-04-18

appointed to close q contract for drilling
q. W. SwiLk, J. G. Gracey, H. I. Max
well, g. NJ. Hall, r. 8. Beall, Chas.
Rocker, E. W. Kearby, W. E. Fenton, H.
F. Hagen and D. w. Barley. 1t is the
Intention Of this committee, in accordance
with the expressed wishes OF the meeting,
to close q contract at an esrly DATE. II
now looks as if in 40 days Rocky Ford
wyuld have a flowing well Of artesian
water.
by. published in another column, shOws
the financial condition Of Rocky Ford to
be about the same a. this date last year.
Scientific men tell us that the rapid
movements of sand through the air
It is confidently expected that the coming
summer will be one Of unusual health
fulness in the Arkansas valley.
Fruit tree planting is the most alb
sorbing occupation new engrossing the
the trees now in sight shall have been
planted the acreage Of orchard in Otero
county Viii pe 100 per cent greater than
Last year. - -
Tho recent act Of the Legislature pro-
hibiting the selling Of beef or veal car
casses Except by licensed butchers)
without exhibiting the hides to the pur-
chaser il expected to greatly aid the ef-
forts Of the. inspection board. Our fel-
low citizen II. q. Holly, has been ap-
pointed a member Of the new cattle
inspection board
-M.vor Granov 70 .&.r+;ro ont ~o1l
On Monday he gave Ed. Descent and r.
". Waterman notice that their places
must be closed, and all appearances indi-
cate that the order has been obeyed and
that Rocky Ford il q ''dry" town both in
theory and practice. Mayor Gracey says
that be il going 10 post himself on the
ordinances and thoroughly enforce them
The Santa Fe has again demonstrat.
ed its practical interest in the industrial
development Of the country along it's line
by making o % round trip rate from
Kansas points west OF Newton to the irri
gated districts Of the Arkansas valley K
enable farmers to observe the aetna
abfSings Of irrigation methods and learr
somethihg ofthe system BY personal OBJ
-Honors are crowding thickly on tn,
newspaper profession. Ex-Goy. Watt
hss just entered our ranks. aud the q.
Internal Revenue Collector sends NJ
j blanks on which to make returns under
tho new income tax law, giving MS tn
over $1,000 income. The delicate com
pliment conveyed by sending these blank
u Of nature to ocompensate for the fnsn
cisl vacuum caused by many delinquen
subscribeEs. 60 Il :
spraying machines are being pul
chased by our horticulturists generally
Among the latest purchasers arc J. c
Kain, ]. b. Crowley and J. e. Gaugel
Senator Swink says they are q goo
thing to have on the farm, having sewers
uses besides freeing trees of insecti
They have been found liseftl IN sprayin
!. hogs with kerosene emulsion for the dc
struction Of lice A duck hunter sua
gests that they might be Of use in spray
the Rocky Ford lakes this spring havin
been alive with lice.
j. @. Kahn, inspector for the Oter
County Horticultural board, has had hi
hands full Of business for the past weel
have been very large and he has faitf
fully inspected all imported trees, q
= well a. those Of the home nurserie,
His inspection has proven the importanc
tf the office as insect-infected trees hav
been found and condemned. Mr.. Kai
has also discovered new evil known q
'1root gall" which is blightine excret
ence growing on the roots Of apple tree.
Only . few trees were found infecte
to be burned. The result Of the inspet
ton Of fruit trees this spring will be "a
reaching in its beneficial results.
Postmaster Salyer has conspicuousl
posted notice issued by the department
The Postmaster General urges that a
letters and packages have the name {
the sender written or printed on the nj
!. per left hand corneS This will secur
the return Of the letter il not delivered
; otherwise il will go to the dead lette
office. The advantages Of the return car
! are go evident that it ought to be an cas-
I matter to SECURE an almost universal CON
> pliance with this request. Postmaste
Salyer has postpaid envelopes on whic
the return card is all printed except th
y all that is necessary to secure the re
turn OF an undelivered letter every pal
ron OF the Office ought to comply wit
the above request.
The purpose Of the Santa Fe road
running an excursion Of Kansas farmer
to Rocky Ford in this state seem
to be 10 give them an opportunity
study farming under irrigation, 30 this
they may be induced to adopt that mett
cd in their own country. It is possibl,
though, that one result will be seen i
the removal of some Of the excursionist
from Kansas TO Colorado. In the vici1
ity Of Rocky Ford they have found irr
cation ditches already constructed, whic
may suggest to them that it would b
oesser e come 70 oGiorano Soano rd;hs, a;tch.. hi
? Kansas. AL industrious and ihteliger
farmers who might be induced 10 com
to Colorado would find cordial welcom
upon their arrival. Colorado needs man
people OF that kind, and there is Ian
and water enough for thousands.-De1