Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-06-13
THURSDAY. JUNE Is, 1895.

Several good showers have recently
been welcomed in this portion OF the
valley.
The Otero County Democrat is the
title OF paper to be issued next Satur-
day by Messrs. Burnett, Woodson and
Pagan.
Senator Barela is being sued for
$3,0O0 which be still retains as ex-treas-
urer Of the Live Stock Inspection bureau.
The suit will be pushed.
Country newspaper men who
promptly paid the income tax are now
being mnde happy by the U. 8. drafts re-
funding the amounts collected. But
their name is not legion.
The La Junta Tribune gives an ex-
aggerated occount OF the damage done
to the La Junta and Lamar canal by re-
cent rain. The dam was not washed out,
neither are the farmers under the canal
threathcned with calamitous dearth of
water. The Tribune has been misin-
foumed.
Since our last issue the artesian
well has been drilled only 10 feet deeper,
now being 800 feet deep. 1t was found
that additional casing was necessary,
hence the delay. 1t is to be hoped that
there will be no further need OF casing
until the well is completed and that the
work can advance rapidly. Drilling was
resumed this morning.
The Rocky Ford Canning Co., is
is preparing for big business in work
ing up the large acreage OF tomatoes
which is now making satisfactory growth.
A purchase of 100000 cans was made
last week of Norton Bros, of Chicago,
the largest dealers in cans in the union.
In one day last year they shipped over
1,O00,0O cans.
The town authorities are doing need
ed work i'll trimming up the many shade
trees which beautify the streets OF Rocky
Ford. But in some cases the trimming
is overdone and citizens have complained
that too many limbs have been cut of.
Before trees are trimmed in front of any
residence the owner should be consulted
in the matter. The appearance of the
streets has been greatly improved by the
work already done.
The fact is, says the Kansas City
Journal, that instead Of dying out the
sentiment for silver has been growing
steadily right along. The arguments Of
the gold crowd are changing nobody's
belief. And until their preaching shall
offer something that will promise relief
from the demoralized condition Of the
country there will be no use in further
talk. Before the summer is over there
will be evidence in plenty that the west
stands practically solid for the restora-
ton of silver and return to bimetalllsm
without regard to what may be done by
any other country.
Tho La Junta Lodge of the Wood
men Of the World held Memorial ser
vices last Sunday which were attended
by large delegation of Rocky Ford's
citizens. After an interesting program
at the hall the Woodmen marched to the
cemetery where they we're Joined by a
large assemblage of friends who had been
waiting for them, and decorated the
graves OF their late comrades Robert
Cooper and John j. Van Armen. The
monument placed by the Woodmen on
the grave of Van Armen, was unveiled
amid beautiful and imposing ceremonies
The occasion was one Of much interest
throughout.
M. e. Springer will this week issue
the first number Of the Rocky Ford Re-
publican. The time will come when
Rocky Ford will be field large enough
for two weekly papers, but in our opinion
that time has not yet arrived. All the
good which newspaper influence can &C.
complish for Rocky Ford and the Rocky
Ford vicinity at the present time, can be
better accomplished by one vigorous
well supported newspaper than by two
papers between which there is division
of patronage. A competent country
newspaper man will expend as much
time and money on his columns as the
patronage will justify, but he cannot dc
more than that. While believing that
Mr.. Springer's venture is premature, yet
we have to confess that this is. a free
country and the fields of journalism are
open to all who desire to try its joys and
sorrows.