Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-12-28
The Editor Takes Few Days Vaca-
tigu.

Thursday evening OF Inst week the
editor OF tho Enterprise took the 9:sO
Santa Fc train for the cast to spend
Christmas mt his old home, Fairfield. Ill.
After good nights sleep in n Pullman
we awoke in western Knnsas-n treeless.
fenccless. and for long stretches. n house,
less region. Kansas is n magnificent t
state-nn empire in exten.-nnd thing
Of beauty when clothed with the fresh
green Of early spring. But IN the "sear
and vel ow leaf OF winter its scenery is
not attractive. Snnfiowery. prohibition
Kansas was the former home OF many
citizens Of Rocky Ford. While it is n
great state it's advantages for farmers
cannot be compared with Colorado
Our ex-Kansnn citizens have many I'M.
pleasant memories OF hot winds and
erasshoppers-in marked contras. with
their present environment But Kansas
is to be warmly commended for her
steadfast adherence to prohibition. 1t
is the fashion in some quarters to sneer
at prohibition in Kansas but in spite OF
many violations OF the law this policy
has saved her citizens many millions OF
dollars, to say nothing OF reduction OF
crime and the increased home comforts
caused bv the hindrances thrown in the
wav OF procuring liquors.
Our first trip over the plains OF Kansas
was in great contrast with this
latest journey. In 1868 we drove nm OK
team from Hays City to Fort Wallace:
where our train delivered large lot OF
corn to the fort then maintained there.
Instead OF the luxurious mattresses OF a
Pullman sleeper we slept on sacks OF
government corn. which presented a
succession of hills and valleys not con-
ducive to continuous and comfortable
slumber. Instead OF enjoying the sumpt-
nous bill of fare of Harvey eating
house we ate hap-jacks and bacon .sented
on the sandy plain in the shadow OF the
big wagons, drinking creamless coffee
from handleless tomato can. But we
had pure air and appetites galore.
Three months of that outdoor life that
summer added % pounds to slim
physique and fitted the writer to pass a
successful examination before u life in
surance physician.
We breakfasted at Hutchinson Mt 9:30.
As telescope brings distant objects
closer SO does travel eastward bring n
breakfast nearer than suggested by n
watch running on mountain time. All
watches must be set ahead one hour at
Dodge City il they would be in harmony
with railway time.
Had good breakfast at the Harvey
house-one of series of Harvey hotels
from Chicago to San Francisco. Mrs.
Harvey is evidently first-class cook
and her many girls waited on the table
with neatness and dispatch. The fried
chicken indicated that we were in n
prosperous farming country.
In the Pullman conductor we found an
acquaintance-S. j. Gilliland, who was n
resident of Rocky Ford n few years ago
for the benefit of his wifes health. Mr..
Gilliland's headquarters are at Kansas
City and the southern terminus Of his
route the border OF old Mexico.
W. NJ. Wiley Of Holly, was on the
train ep route to spend the Holidays at
his former home in New York.
At Kansas City we ran across d. v.
Burrell and Phil Erickson who we're 60
ing to st. Louis to close contract for
next years cantaloupe crop. From there
Mr.. Erickson will go to his old home,
Chicago, for visit. While seated in the
Kansas City depot score or more Of