Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-01-24

al county road overseer, and establishing
districts as heretofore.
The COMMITTEES on essays offered in
competition for R o. McClain's apple
prize will meet at the horticultural
meeting next Saturday and render a de-
cision. Four essays have been presented.
Pueblo will ask the Legislature for
an appropriation of Sl00. 100000 from the
Internal Improvement fund for the pur-
pose of protecting the city against the
damages of future floods.
Hon. Mrs. Holly of Pueblo has pre-
sented bill providing that no person
shall vote at state election who is un-
able to read the state constitution when
printed in English. This is to encourage
some of Senator Barela's constituents to
learn the United States language.
Those members OF the present legis-
lature who seek to push business and
thereby make the session short one will
deserve and receive the thanks OF their
Constituents Three-fourths OF all bills
introduced should be killed in the COM
mittee rooms
II the Legislature will let politics take
back seat and devote the time to need
ed and legitimate law-making it will
confer benefit on the people of the
state. We feel that Otero county and
the 23rd senatorial district are represent
ed by men who will work in harmony
with this policy.
Hon. w. N. Randall has introduced
bill appropriating $4,000 for the con-
struction OF Twin Lakes reservoir. And
he can advance the very strongest of ar
guments why the bill should puss. II
the agriculture interests OF the state are
fairly treated this reservoir will be built.
"A most worthy bill is now pending
in the Legislature in regard to legal ad-
vertising. It provides that legal notices
shall be inserted only in papers which
have been in existence one year. This
will prevent the starting of mushroom
publications which run for few months.
to get some specially profitable legal
patronage.
Tho copy Of the report Of tho State
Board of Horticulture which is before us
shows that the stais printers have done
very poor work. Many OF the pages show
blurred presswork which is far from be-
ing creditable either to the state or to
Smith, Brooks & Go. Aud the matter
duced considerably by careful editing
and its full value kept unimpaired.
Every fruit grower in the county
should profit by the discussions Of the
next meeting of the Otero County Horti-
cultural society, to be held at Rocky
Ford, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 26th.
W.. r, Gibson will give q practical illus
tration Of grating and budding, convey
lug in formation which will be Of great
utility to all who grow fruit. Be there,
and il not member Join next Saturday.
The prospects for State canal No. 1
are thus sized up by the Pueblo Chieftain: !:
"If the citizens Of Pueblo aud Fremont
state ditch they had better be looking
after it. The pins are SGT to defeat the
enterprise, and the Arapahoe hog is in
the deal. strong working committee
should be sent to Denver mt an early
day, or the ditch is gone. Not one cent
Of state money will be spent to help the
Arkansas valley il our dear friends in
Denver can prevent it."
IF. A. Huntley, Superintendent of the
Arkansas Valley Experiment Station calls
our attention to discrepancy in the ex-
tracts made from his December weather
report and published in the Enterprise Of
Jan, 3rl, That report noticed only five
cloudy days, no mention being made of
the six partly cloudy days. This correc-
ton is made in justice to Mr.. Huntley's
report. A December which has only five
days which are wholly cloudy and six
that may be classed as partly cloudy, is
certainly very desirable weather.
Tho poor quality of stamps which
the government is now selling demand
careful handling in attaching to letters.
II you will lick the letter instead Of the
L
at the same time avoid taking into the
stomach small portion Of the adhesive
gum, which, while not poisonous, is not
recommended as an article of food. II
mnistening the envelope don't cause the
stamp to stick, call on Postmaster Salyer
for pin.
That great Whereas" weekly, the
Rocky Mountain Herald, had an in
creased attractiveness last week, contain
ing the valuable papers read before the
late Editorial Association at Denver. To
Halsey NJ. Rhoades, of the Herald, the
Editorial Association is indebted for
much OF its present Efficiency, he and
the late president, j. S. Temple, having
labored hard and successfully for the
advancement Of the interest Of this or
ganization of newspaper men.
The telephone line to La Junta was
completed on Saturday and worked ex-
oellently. O. g. Seelye of Pueblo who
had charge Of the business threw the
line open for free talks during Saturday
and Sunday-giving practical realiza-
ton Of the proverb, "talk is cheap" The
line is now open to the public at the rate
of 25 cents for five minutes conversation.
Step III DR.. Fenton's and have the La
Junta Office call up the man you want
and you can transact your business as
readily as if in the same room. Great
scheme!
Dairy countries are uniformly pros
porous. If the Rocky Ford region can
become rs noted for butter as it is for
watermelons, canteiopes, tomatoes, alfalfa
honey and hogs, it will offer greater at
fractions to immigrants than any portion
of the west. The creamery annex COM
mittee have not yet got together for the
purpose Of carrying out the work given
them. Many Of our citizens would prefer
full grown creamery. There are two
important items which enter into such a
project. l. The requisite money. 2.
Sufficient cows to furnish enough cream