Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-19
HOW TO PREVENT coNTAaIoN.
Some Radical Suggestions Relative tc
Sanitary Reform.

To the people Of Rocky Ford and vicinity:
Again the ruthless hand Of death has
smitten some Of the fair and beautiful Of
the Arkansas valley. owing to the fearful
negligence and other thoughtlessness Of
our people. Contagion is again present
in our fair city. but why should It be?
How to rid the community Of contagion is
a question which can be satisfactorily
solved IL taken hold Of in earnest. To
suggest a possible solution to the above
question is the object Of this letter. In
the first place. Gods eternal sunshine is
as necessary to health and happiness as
is pure food and drink. We know full
well tho storm which will be raised by
the following suggestions. but friends.
health Is. and by rights ought to be. the
first consideration in all well regulated
communities:
First. Rocky Ford's streets have fully
twice as many shade trees as they should
have. thereby shutting out tho sunshine
and furnishing breeding places in stag
nant pools. ETC.. for disease germs. Let
one-half Of all tho shade trees be saeri-
feed TO public health.
Second. the streets Of Rocky Ford. 1t
times. TO say tho least, are positive dis
grace. Such spots as that near tho mill
should by all means be graded in some
manner to prevent standing o! water and
tho necessary consequences.
Third. tho closet vaults in Rocky Ford
and vicinity. and in many other places. are
always u menace TO tho public health.
Cesspools. o,e.. should ba absolutely pro-
hikIs~a All .,,<,a ND .a,.,ht. ,.arfa nd
nit tho danger from vaults. ba, lamon,
tho fact that they are necessity owing
to lack Of sewerage. Ls; tho city council
take up and fully Investigate tho follow
ing suggestions: Pass an ordnance COM
polling all people To frs, disinfee; and ;han
forever close up all close, vaults. Have
all closets built on top Of ground with a
watar tight trough made o! brick and Co
mont with door which can bo opened 10
alley. Then expend $500 for a good
wagon. team and harness: hifo some col
ored man TO drive lbe team and have
every trough cleaned and disinsee;1d. no;
less than every two weeks and public
places avery day or tao. When all is In
readiness ask for BIDS from farmers, stat
Ing amour; wagon vii hold. for loads de-
lisered on their respective farms. Le; all
this work bs done dufiag the night Te
b sure no farmer vii wan; this unless
tho city disinfsets each and every load.
Lastly. compel everybody 70 assss; IN
keeping tho streets eisaa and pressn;abls
by providing for fine. ard even impsison-
msn;. for ii;;sfing up Tho streets and al
isys. Follow tho so-axpsn1 and seafli-
tina. diphiheria. etc. ~ili cease.
Az ANXIOUS FsuHEE.
tour eorrespoadsni's Suggestions seen
TO be valuable. b1; ~e would take O..
esp,ions 10 ons=thas relative 10 shade
trees. In this ard region L Is practically
impossible 70 have TOO much shade. lr
tho Eas; where rains arc tfesuen; & Is
easy TO have an injurious abundance o.
shade. ba, the conditions IN Colorado arc
wholly different
Tho language Of our correspondent: con-
seys an impfessioa Of prevalence o.
eon,agion which does no. exist in Rocky
Ford. There Is only ono contagious dis
seasa now in The ei;y-searlas fesaf-and
while Of sirulsn. type the cases are te~.
No. Rocky Ford is no. in tho serious con-
di,ion which the above letter indiea;ss.l