Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-14
a TRIP TO COLORADO.
]. n. Gross Writes Entsrtainingly Of
His Recent Western visit-Mst
Many Mexico People.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, June 12.-By request
/ VIII write q short sketch of my re-
cent trip to the west. In company
with eleven other gentlemen l left
Kansas City on the morning OF May
26th to visit ordway, Colorado, in the
interest OF Jas. Jay Smith 4 o., Of
Chicago, general agents OF the Twin
Lakes Land and Water Co. Our
crowd soon became acquainted with
each other and all agreed that the trip
was one OF the most pleasant occa-
sions Of our lives. The route along
the Missouri Pacific In Kansas dis
closed field after field of the Anest
wheat ever grown. There was much
anxiety expressed by farmers rs to
help to harvest the crops. The wheat
belt Is gradually extending westward
on account Of the change Of the sea-
sons. There has been this year an
abundant rainfall CLEAR through to the
Rocky Mountains We stopped at
'Ordway, so miles east Of Pueblo, q
little village on the lands OF the com.
pa5y referred to. 1t ID located on
high land, 70 miles north Of the Ar
kansas river, and on the Colorado
canal, which affords an abundance OF
water for irrigating purposes. We
were met and Hospitality entertained
by Mr.. o. K. Alien, general manager
Of the company. He drove Us over
the country and showed "a the many
thousands Of acres OF fine farming
lands under the Colorado canal. Sugar
City, s miles east Of Ordway, lie put
ting up q beet factory TO cost a mill
lion dollars, 80 also Is Rocky Ford, IL
miles to the south. / visited both Of
these factories and the immense
machinery, the methods Of handling
1t and the extent OF the arrangements
simply astoniahed me. All kinds Of
crops that we raise can be produced
there and many others besides. Inn
mense fields of Alfalfa are just yield
ing the first crop. II lie an ideal place
for bees and poultry. I met with
many Missourians In that country. At
Rocky Ford I met with Ernest Leach,
Of Mexico, and Willis Eastman, of
Laddonia. At Pueblo I met George
o. Erisman, Harry Scranton, Walter
Brlarly, W. II. Northcutt and others
from Mexico and vicinity. FAN seem
well pleased with the country and are
doing well. At Pueblo our company
received many, many courtesies at the
hands OF Hon. W. L. Hartman and the
Business Mems Association. / visited
Colorado Springs and Manitou and
many places Of interest In that Sec
ton Of the state. The climate IL
superb and business il rapidly In
creasing. The Antler's Hotel at Col
orado Springs, now in process Of. con-
struction, will cost about 100000 and
a new Court House at the same place
will cost $3.50, 600. l got pretty close
TO Pixies Peak, but did not ascend 1t.
The first trip of the season up the cog
wheel railway had been made the day
before / was there. The grandest
sights I witnessed were q view Of
Pixies Peak and Oameron's Gone
from a point back OF and looking
through the gateway in the Garden Of
the Gods and q tour through the
steel works ct Pueblo. To write Of
all / saw would require too much Of
your valuable space 70 / will close.
George Erisman Ia In the picture
framing department Of Floreman's big
establishment In Pueblo ". II.
Northcutt 10 conductor on q street
car line. The Fnrrhee family are well
located and the boys In good busi-
ness. l forgot to say that 4 nowhere
saw crops that beat the present pros
Epect In Audrain county, excepting
wheat. Respectfully.
j. N. CROSS.