Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-09-30
SAL lyATloN ARMY
C0L0NIsTs.

C0L0NIsTS.
Bsoth.Tycker and Party Make Sec
end Visit to the Rocky Fsra
Country.
A distinguished party Of land.aeeker'
spent Friday in Rocky Ford and vicinity
The private car Of the Santa Fe officials
was side-tracked here Friday morning
and contained the following Salvation
Army officials: Commander Booth
Tucker. Col. Holland secretary OF the 20
cial department OF the army in America
Adjt. Farris the army's attorney, Mrs
Booth Tucker who has the title OF con
sui, and Ensign McPherson the com
manders stenographer. The party wer'
under the chaperonsge OF ]. A. Davis
industrial commissioner, and J. e. Frost
land commissioner Of the Santa Fe. Ths
vicinity Of Rocky Ford was driven ovel
and . special visit made to Frank Bing
hama ranch. This being the second timt
Mr.. Bingham's 900 acres have been un
der inspection by the Salvatiouists the
indications would be that purchase ID
probable.
One object Of the party in visiting
Rocky Ford is that here, better than any
other place in the valley can be seen the
possibilities OF the Arkansas valley. The
Intelligent and thrifty farmers and gar
deuers OF the Rocky Ford country have
made desert blossom as rose and the
Salyationists reason that what has been
done here can be done elsewhere in the
valley.
as TO the location Of the first colony
About 1000 acres will be used by the first
colonists, but Commander Booth Tucker
wants the first experiment tried adjacent
to 5OOO or 10000 acres on which un option
can be had for future purchase. The
colony, when established. will be under
the supervision OF Col Holland. In our
NEXT issue we may be able to announce
the ate chosen for the first experiment
Supt. Frank Crowley OF the Export.
ment station spent Saturday with the
party in the eastern part of the state aud
ON Sunday he and Col. Holland drove
from Holly to Lamar, getting an intimate
knowledge OF the lay Of tho land in that
II has been supposed all the while that
the Salvationists had the financial end oi
the business in good shape and the selec.
tion Of lands was all that was needed to
start the colonies. But telegram which
Booth Tucker sent to the Denver Repub-
licau from Rocky Ford last Saturday in
dicates that financial aid is needed in the
shape Of loan. His telegram reads "a
tangible support in the way Of loan
by the citizens Of Denver would be con-
yincing argument to the east that the
success Of the colony in Colorado is not
only possible but certain. ;.
The Salvation Army officials were IN
Denver few days before visiting. Rocky
Ford. A reception was rendered them
at the Coliseum ut which Gov. Adams
presided. From q speech made there by
Commander Booth. Tucker We make the
following extracts:
We propose to place the poor OF on.
land. We will send pioneer purity
ahead 10 prepare reception for the
colopists. The land will be plowed,
houses built and there may be even
a few chickens awaiting the settlers.
For these farms we expect to charge
S1.5O a week. hope that We will not
have to charge more than 81 week.
Some Of my friends think I am too
eanQuine, but hope results will
prove that am not.
We are not going to pauperize the
working man. We are going to try to
make the working man into capi.
talist. We are going to try to put
him in the capitalist's shoes and see
whether he will behave himself.
We are told that men In cities do
not know how to farm. This iguo-
rance OF agriculture, I venture to say.
is all moonshine. The people we find
in the slums OF our cities were not
born there. A majority OF them
came from the country, and they
would be glad to return.
make Colorado into a Botany BayY
No, we are not going to send you a
lot of scalawags. II we do, by acci-
dent, send you scalawag, we'll con-
vert him, and you know converted
scalawag is the best kind of citizen.
The Post in an editorial notice OF the
movement says:
The Salvation Army is fortunate
indeed in hnving selected the Arkan-
sas valley. as the site for las first en-
terprise. It has every requisite for
prosperous and pleasant home-mak-
ing-fertlle soil, healthy and de-
lightful climate, beautiful surround
ings, excellent transportation faci!i.
ties and varied natural resources. II
the plan can be made to succeed any
where-.and there is no reason to
doubt tit will succeed here. And
the people OF Colorado will contrib
ute. to that success in every manner
possible, while Wishing godspeed to
# General Booth Tucker and his valiant
co-workers.
At reception at Colorado Springs
Commander Booth Tucker said:
1 think the Arkansas valley in the
region Of Rocky Ford is the best
adapted for colonization purposes,
although shall inspect other places
in the vicinity OF Lamar and shall
not decide on location until I have
visited all the localities which think
favorable.
The Holly ranch at Swink is among
the probable purchases OF the Army.
Booth Tucker has been in Denver for
several days comforting with capitalists
with good prospects of securing the
needed funds.
H. A. Dawley has some hopes Of
having strawberry shortcake in few
H., y %ba Sroot will hold off an that the