Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1900-10-26

ready done; they appreciate this Ian
,luet rendered them tonight. II only
remains for them To 30 ON for lew
years as they have begun in order Ia
iini this valley fiilins up with large,
Intelligent ana Thrifty population that
will grow h'ets enough la keep III.
factory running six months Of III. year.
Charles T.. CAST Of Pueblo, attorney
for the Santa fe. was next presented
lie didn't know thing about sugar,
but Will. enjoying this gathering some
very pleasant r-coiles-iions of the
early days of Rocky Ford conie la
mind. ~. then proceeded la tell tile
! Story of how John T.. Frost. SENATOR
Swink ani John T.. ';osi,iins col M the
iir.t town-iot i-poin in Rocky fori, lie
,i.-ssrit-.l them a. ".racker-ja.ks NJ
! Ill. business. having evidently lIn'i
great experience in that line i"wn Ia
Kansas. However. III. outcome bad
is-.n all right. for II proved that Rocky
Ford laI.r on hn.i the right kind at
i-,opl. to saItir ia il. M AIR. Hamilton
lini Just testified.
Mr., ". u. King WIS next presented.
H.. said II WIS net the part al Ill. .oii-
. siriIciiOn men To- ,io The. tniLin.-tli"y
left That to the other departments oi
til. business. h.aushi.rJ HUI IL would
liz Interesting. I-riiai,-, I" the cont
Isiny io know something of what this
construction work meant In the matter
~ the iiocky Ford sugar factory,
ImTt ~ which j. AZ follows: Ground
WIS bn,k-n on the :sWh 81 February
last. nni the coinI,i-i,-i factory was
turned ever to the sugar company on
the iith II October. all In running ar
der. S-V-nty--.v-n thousand ruhlc
yards 81 earth hns been removed for the
foundations: d.uS barrels OF cement
have i-.-n used; |. Isl .,ss'.,ss, pounds 81
steel hav" l--n n-.-l and over I .'--b!'sS
feet ~ lnmiI-r nnd i.UO.'sD brick: To-
sS s.Iuap' feet 81 arca il under r-"t.
nnd .ii.,rn square feet ot ~,ncp'i.'
iiour hns i--'n laid: ten miles 81 pii-'
l,ns b.N-n laid: I'VE miles III sewers nni
Two nni on..liaif miles of irncknsc: u
:is.lhor-.. I.ow-r boilcr plant lins i-'"n
erected and "a i..,1.ior>c power engine
placed Ia position. Hut this great un'
| ,i.riaklns would hardly have been ne
cumpii-ii,,l in =. short n time without
| tile hearty assistance. cnrournE-iiicni
nnd courtesy of the business men ur
Rocky Ford. aud h- wished tu nckuuwl-
edge this courtesy nnh the courtesy 81
this banquet rendered them In such u
hearty aud kindly spirit.
Manager wi.,zcr WIS next in,r"-
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-uIsl.J Tor melons Inn hereafter 4,
would i,c distinguished Ms the sit. OF
til. finest sugar fnc,,ry In The STATE az
Colorado. This cam. first: by reason
Of the exceptional character of The soil
and climate. Secondly. IL was by r,.,.
snn az ,l,. MIL. ,nl ,.,nn.,,r, ,,,,,,,
WIN hud established This fn,tnry ANIL
thirdly. hy reason of the way III. n.o
uIc Of Rocky Ford Ind .t,ol lay tbr
,oupnuy. If this * In Ia. continued
successfully II rests with the people To-
work tremendously with the American
Beet Sugar Company In making II so.
Mr.. Wintcrhnltcr was presented. lie
WIS received with applause. lie said
II was late and lie was the man who
had Ia see to II that from Pueblo to
Holly there came pouring In the end
less stream Of bects to I'LL the cupu,ious
NAV of that factory. to which 81 niany
toasts had been drunk tonight, 81 he
would lie very brief. He spoke of the
splendid results of the first wears
work on the part Of the growers. He
reviewed briefly the growing improy,.
ment in beet culture and cited some of
the things thut >y,r, nnr,.ss,,r,. d, bn