Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-05-31
The Pueblo
"a. Press Club
Visits Various Por-
tIOnS Of the Valley.

During Monday and Tuesday last the
Pueblo Press Club enjoyed an instsuc-
tive aud delightful trip down the river,
in which they were joined by the news
paper men OF Lamar. In Junta and
Rocky Ford. The party, twsuty in mum.
Der. arrived at Lamar ut . a. IN. Monday
morning and were qnartsrsl at the
Union hotel. new. eighty stone struc.
ture. excellsutly furnished and run in u
drst.class manner by W. n. Wormley.
This hotel is conspieuously unlike the
Eagle at which David Hasum's clerk.
John Lennox. boarded.
After fine breakfast carriages were
furnished and the start made for the
reservoirs. the procession being headed
by Manager Wiley with a tally .ho drawn
by six horses. seats thereon being re-
served for the ladies'. The route was
almost due north for most Of tho way
through prosperous farmib. section.
Tho last half Of tho 10 miles was over the
plains proper. tho richest of land but not
yet under cultivation. About noon ".
arrived at the Quesn reservoir, ono II n
series Of five lakes which form the most
extensive reservoir systsm.in tho United
States.
A picnic dinner Furnished by Land
lord Wormley was served near tho super.
intcudents cottage. Tho. bill OF far.
was most cxe-licnt aud tho long ride
confsrrcd superb nppstitcs.
As tho company i.astsd thcy wcro
overlookin. tho broad sxpsnss Of tho
Queen reservoir. u beautiful body Of
water. All Of tho four rcsrrvoirs Of tho
Arkansas Valley Sugar Best aud I'm.
gated Land Co. asc coanoctssl by canals,
aud tho imtncnsity oe tls~is storage
capacity can bc undcsssond whco u u
stated that tho shorc line II tho entire
group OF lnkcs AxRre1at1s CS milc--
Their b-ia arr gradual incline from
10 c-nicr.. and thcy may
cATy 10 their deeper parts GD fc~t of
water. Their total capacity is 10000
srfc f--i: that ". water sufficient to
cos~r that numb~s oe arrps W tho depth
of coo foot. Lower than The reservoirs
arr thousands of acres Of lsn.i. . srsiiablo
agricultural kingdom fos Managvs Wiley
to conquer. Aloo. tho route tho party
Travelled only = vcsy smsil psupostioa of
tho land 10 under cultivation.
Tho rriura trip ffum. thr reservoirs
wss NAL. by pau route. Isvin. . vtew
of other section. Of tae farming region.
Aftcr reaching Lamar iis~ visitors and
many of f.amaf's ba.in~ss sure mcl,n tho
large asi wvli fasaisl,s<i club room.
~hiic tho towns c1rclleat band dis.
coufsr,i music on tho street
A. l.. ii-nt uai. us talk. giving the
good paints Of that portion at tho valley.
Of land uaacs Tho Hscai svsrsvoits and 10
offering every ihduc-sprat Ia settlers.
Lands arc sid los with conditions fe.
lnif,n. improvements asi the growth ii
sugar boots. Tho magnificent develop.
incnt 81 the Rocky fos,l region was the
,lr.:sr- at cuIiurc aspsrcsl so under the
bi. RESERVOIR system.
T,. visitor. wrr. called on and short
talks made by W. N. OahS-s Of the
Mail. 4. Byra-s ot thu Indicator. Paul
Wilson of the Journal land tho State
Fair, u. y. Thuaa IL The Couficf. Nc.
Hsnfy Green of thr Chi.slals. W. i.
jackson of tho Star. all of Pueblo anal
Mira. Eliriirs ot the Colorado Springs
Mail. All SPOKE In terms Of the highest
appreciation 81 thr prospects and uDlira-
i,rsi possibilities os tho region they hal
hal the pleasure oe inspecting.
Manager Wiley said that fre years
AtL much moeupy hal been spent TO make
.ha, c.nnify what u Vas. Non The
ns.d was merp propl.. the land and the
.a,cr being pfovsdel
The wishing editors arrived al La
Junia at Top. m Monday anil were met
by large cpsnmitsec of busineaa men.
I; vas hcrp that they were treated 10 th.
greatest and most agreeable surprise OF
=. ..Zs If E.s.s
vas in store for them the srribcs. ccrereyi
with The dust of 10 miles overland travel.
wers aah.r-i into DR.. Tinney's elegant
home. which was iiIlei With vell dressed
laiisa. music aud the perfume Of rate
sInurrs The guests II honor vers al a
disadvantage. their personal appcarapce
uo, approaching The spfucs. bandi,oS
style OF In Juu;a's citizens. Scyrrthe.
Irss. the visitors were treated with tue
utmost courtesy anil consideration. Tue
rpr,lial welcoming addresses of Mrs
Frauk Fianey ot the WomaBs Club. and
Mrs. T.. j. Decis 81 the Fortnirhtiy
CIub. placed us a, our easss. at the same
time announcing high standard o' eSii-
t1rial ability and influence which was
probably moro complimentary than exact.
The response by ". J. jackson oil the
Pueblo S.ar. was n happy one, IN Tact.
all tha, his fellow. journalists could have
,sse,i. Later a requisite number OF tue
Ladies Of tho county seat eacn
selected a visiting e,li'or and escottet
him 10 tue dining room where sumy.u9uii
refreshments were sefvej. ottses.ta.
music meantime floating down from the
upper hall. The occasion was delight
fni one-a regular governor 9 reception
a function of which the tuo ladies' clubs
Dr. and Mrs. finney and La Junta gen
orally should feel Prond.
Paul Wilson. Secretary Of Pueblo
State Fair. pu, in his best licks Tor That
promising organization during the tr'r.
W. J. jackson captured 2.pouili hsh
a, the Qu zen reservoir by an unspotts.
,nanlike metbUj-throwine rocks. But
as ba shared the toothsOme dainty with
b,s fellow travellers his violation OF the
ethics Of spot gill bs condoned.
Lamar is rrowiJa tapiily. new houses
j,eirr in progress all over town. : has