Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-05-31
THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
An Interesting Letter From Geo. II.
80 Taylor. y ..


write "A personal letter to each Of the
many friends We have IN Rocky Ford
who showed themselves 30 sincerely
sympathetic and genuinely helpful
through the days Of trying illness IN our
household last winter. But we haven't
reached them all, and are not likely to
do so unless you permit mt to reach
them en- bloc through the columns OF the
Enterprise. In n town tim, is seemingly
10 completely given over to business ac.
tiyity as Rocky Ford, town where the
construction Of beet sugar factory
seems to bs the only thing Of any cons..
| qucncc, II seems to III, worth while to
bay paDlicly m often m We can, that be-
Meath all the stress aud commoiion Of
business competitions there runs n sure
and strong currcnt Of human sympathy
aud kindiinc-s- II In, perhaps, worth
while 10 mention publicly that member
OF our household. u stranger 10 our p-o-
plo hnd to tho west. remarked last WIN
ter: Il have never lived IN "a place where
tho peopl. showed 10 much sympathy
| aud kindiiners.' IL IL worth whiic To
enter this Kind of u public protcs. against
tho too popular belief thai In tho rush Of
business competition tho world must
needs bs growing harsh and inhuiusn.
IL wc could o1iy soinv way amend our
economic systcin no that composition aud
strife LOG IL. means of livelihood souid
nos bv - nvfcv: u tho confUrts Of life.
aud often tho i,csv mrans of snt,aistcoc-..
did nol have to bv iissccly struggled tos
by tic ma..r., IN our pfvscal political
v,oaotny. u would bv much inoso sppas.
cai thai, II u that hu;aan sympsihy aud
brotbcshood " grvaicf today tLan csos
bsfusp IN human hssiosy.
30 much by way u acknowledgement
To ouf tutncsiisis friends. aud u psuscss
avuiust Me cs,uditsous that hindss like
oe . still hivnse kiudhnras toward all
Who are called u psss through such lsy.
my experiences. Lsl me asiL to tho ~.
isssss u my letter. u I may. by ssll,n.
your svsdsss sosnsshins u lhs coaulsy
aud tho climate to winch vs have coaps
fos rvcupcsaitoa oe health
Primarily. Slsses u . dsiighiful at,spncs
Of dust 10 liss ar. Tbs sidewalks barely
l,,sin 10 sisov dry uad.r lns suni,xis,
uLse down cnsnss . ssvsh dslass aud
you bs,stu " svsch ios youf umbseiis
and osvsslso<.. Io . Coloss.iosu sasi, .
dsvosrd aiischtnsat 10 hts utubfviis V
foevssu and hss 10 10 cultivated. IL
q whole day oe sunshine tts umLsvlla v
sure la b. ~ tbs oliscs eod of lbe ruals
~lssa tho neat shower comss. IL 10 past
the middle II Nay aud tho cold taius VI
lh. winter usooliss pSsssss. Wc asp told
lhsS this " an uaptcccslcaiesiiy Isis
spring hcsc. Il - quite remarkable ho~
ffv.,tssssliy q tspdsfiopl strikes an -us.
psvceSieatC>I- strii of ~esiisvs IN an.
county hc gu~- %. but bo amount o:
explanation of aIpoIo.. fof tho urathrs
l .I.,sf. ...l
casn-s 9. In saowa ne = ''~pbt.ps' ~Isps'
b. has liSrsi a sgtiicseat length u iius- IL.
Drrsua to ~, acrsinsaiiscsI to iss sul,et'
abundant moisture. stiIi. I'm np: HIin ::
- coiapiaint. lp,i-rsi. ucfp all vnjD.ia.
tho ci.apsc To q Io~ pressure climate
IHe p..ts.f on the ssihsis wlira wv ~ssr
q, night is rather spIscsnS than osiies'
wise. Aud io have to run ius slsrstei
several times Will. you arc uui lot Q
val. aud have to wait a halt hour fss
the shower to pass Is better than 10 bs
ctefuaIIy va tho run.
Portland las positive reputation foi
being slow..utp.. aud whether tic fair
has caused it or hot. the charge ts true
There ss uot tue tush that oac s<~s IL
Denver. still. it would In great mn.
take To SUPPOSE that because ia. people
ase Bus taiiius over opc another IN a mas
rush. there IL NO bussBess done in Port
land On the contrary. Il is = great in
dustrial cputfc. fof tuo ot tbtep OF tbs
most staple products q: commercial IN
dastfy it is cSBspscuousiy hvtabie. ii
has bo SUCH board of trade ne CbicaI,,
where men engage In = Wild wbifi q,
gambling IN wbcSst prices. but u s-ptis
cut more ot the actual cDBsumablc pro
due; Itself tban a1. csty ct Its size In ihs
world. Its Iumbef iutefcsis arc eeof'
nous and Il r-jvicps ia a larger propor.
ton of cicapiy built yet artistic and
wcll.kept wooden dwelling houses than
any cat. have seen. lts VOL market
is large. Its fruit aud vegetable pro
ducts src as abundant as southern Cali
tutn,a and higher iiavyfed. Tbss without
reference to its hops and It's lecks. o'
winch it markets sncn an abundance.
Il Portland Is one OF the great ports oi
entry Of tile United states aud des;sne<I
to l,ecutne much greater. lts trade will
the Orient is already large. and one ol
the interestin. features OF tue city to viz.
itors like ourselves Is the shops devoted
entirely TO the sale cf Oriental uares,
AID conducted by Oriental merchants,
On the streets one sees goviiy sprink-
ling Of Japs and Chinese; NJ, the men
alone, but women and children OF the
yellow skin apJ slant eye. Aud Judging
from their dress and manners they are,
to considerable extent. bssominv Amer.
icanize,i II no, sssimmiiated. One OF the
odsleet sights ! saw on the STREETS yestef.
day was a little ~beathen" vf perbaps 4
years, in pair Of American blue jean
overaiIs. 1he regulation dress Of these
Oriental children is paniaIets. s.nccks
and skull caps IN brightest hues of
yellow. red and green. a..
But remember that there is q limit
10 the space in the Enterprises columns
and must stop.
GEO. II. TAYLOR.