Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-13
Editsr,al Notes on the Homeward Trip

Throughout northeast Missouri very
little attention 10 given to fruit culture.
New orchards are rarely seen and the old
ones are badly neglected.
Corn planting is in active progress in
Missouri and Kansas.
At Kansas City We were pleasantly
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Swof-
ford, old Illinois friends. whose home il
on the high bluffs overlooking the city
the choice residence district. We also
Augusta Bargsr, old.time friends. Mr..
SwofYond showed us through the large
dry goods house OF Swofford Bros. the
second largest establishment OF the kind
in Kansas City. In the manufacturing
department 300 girls were employed
making overalls, shirts, etc.
A daylight trip over the Santa Fe at
this season Of the year shows up Kansas
to fine advantage. Her rolling prairies
extending as far us the eye can reach on
both sides Of the track are beautiful
sight. And the immensity OF Kansas is
also forcibly impressed upon q traveller.
He leaves Kansas City after late break.
fast and journeys west on fast train all
day, and nightfall finds him far from the
western boundary OF the state. The ex-
preston "as big as all out doors" seems
to fit Kansas. Was it not Kansas man
who, when in England, would never
walk out doors after dark? On being
asked the reason OF such great CAREFUL
nees said that he was afraid that he might
step of.
At Emporia our train discharged quite
lot OF passengers-college boys from
Missouri and Illinois who were partici
pants and spectators in the college ora
torical contest at that place. The band
and many citizens met them. The "col-
lege yell" was more in evidence than the
brass band. The yells had q similarity
in disagreeableness and foolishness. We
su ppose that in time some people really
come to like this sort of thing. No task
is t0o hard for the persistent American,
many people being able to cultivate a
taste for whiskey and tobacco.
Town Council Proceedings.
Rocky Ford, May 8.
| Tho board OF trustees met in special
session for HE purpose of further con-
sideration Of repairing the town water
system.
Moved by Trustee Hall that proposals
for furnishing cast pipe include the fol-
lowing: 3,S25 feet of 4-inch standard
cast iron water pipe; lou POUNDS OF lead
$50 pounds Of yarn; an assortment OF tees,
valves, plugs, valves and gates;
that the contractor laying pipe receive
same ON board cars at Rocky Ford. and
that the mains be laid depth of three
feet below surface of ground. Carried.
On motion the town CLERK was instruct
ed to wire three wholesale houses for
prices on 4-inch threaded kalamein pipe
delivered ut Rocky Ford.
May7.
| Special session called for the purpose
of taking steps necessary for the casing
of artesian well No. 2 and to consider
the extension Of the pipe line to the
creamery.
Moved by Trustee Rocker that the
town clerk be instructed to order 625
feet Of 4-inch threaded kalamsin pipe to
weigh about II pounds to the foot, OF
Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. Co. for casing
well No. 2. Carried.
A proposition from @. H. McVay for
the use Of rig and machinery in the cas-
ing of we'll No. 2 was read and on motion
was referred to Trustees Rocker and Hall
with instructions to close contract for
the use Of same on the best terms possi-
hle