Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-06-15
Correspondents
SWINK,

Swink starts out in municipal life with
metropolitan styis-an election contest
being talked Of Immediately after the
election Of the first ofsesrA Ths first
ticket nominated was not satisfactory 70
many citizens and . second ticket was
nominated by petition. This lattss ticket
was elected last Saturday and was com.
posed as following. Mayor. Or. w. W.
Brown. and trustees: D. S. Dean. J.
Dunlap. H. A. Mccall. NJ. p. Mitchell. S.
J. Quick. c. A. Rose. II is illsgsd that
the entire election was illegal. being held
too soon after the election in favor Of In
corporation. The saloon was disturb
ing element even bsfors one was ssiab-
lished. ono prospective saloon keeper i Is
alleged. butting in 70 secure some UNDER
holds on the license matter.
Al meeting Of tho newly elected COIN
Gil Tuesday evening Chas. Reynolds was
elected town treasurer and E. J. 0ilday
town clerk. Another meeting will be
held soon at which tho license question
will bs decided. that Is. the amount. as
tho existence Of two saloons is sad fixed
fact. The saloon men want a license fec
to be as low as $500. while some o! those
in authority estimate Sl25o to $500 to
be the figh, price for such a business. II
seems probable that $1,000 will be tho
figure fixed for license.
The first election was decidedly free
and easy affair. some La Junsa and
Rocky Ford people voting wishou, CUES
ton. In this illegali,y penver's notorious
example was being followed.
While Contest was Imminent. during
tho frs. few days OF this week COM
promise seems to have been effected and
tho officers above named will DO al
lowed to assume Jurisdiction withou,
question as to their legal election.
The factory construction Is making
rapid progress. a large battery OF boilers
Il now almost completed. a very large
ameun, o. sugar making machinery Is on
tho ground or on cars ready for unloading.
But little work has been done on the main
building beyond the foundations, bu. tho
material is largely on hand. insuring tho
competition OF tho factory in time 70 work
up tho crop o. 1906.
The large office building. recently
finished and now IN use. has ample ae-
eomeda,ions for tho officers OF tho COM
pany. and Is ars,-class In its appoint
mcn,s In every way.
Tho building for tho S,e!Fens process is
under construction. as well as tho eeos
shed. tho club house. tho scale and simo
office and other buildings.
Tho ar.esian well Is said to bo equal TO
Rocky Ford's we'll No. 2. It was drilled
through tho second Dakota sand and Is
5o5 feet deep.
DR.. Por,ius. who was with tho Rocky
Ford factory for a short time. will DO
superintendent OF tho factory.
4 cottage for tho occupancy Of General
Superintendent. Sinsheimor IS almost
completed.
One who has no, visited Swink for tho
las, few weeks will DO surprised at tho
number OF nca. dwellings which have
beor and ara now being erected.
Amcng the Rocky Ford people doing
business In Swink arc the following:
Stark g. Quick have a good general stock.
furniture being the leading article line.
W. r. Dye has a prosperous looking
grocery store in large tent. Cassady's
restaurant is new. neat tasty. W. E.
Bailey has his watch repair shop with
Mayor Browns physician office. Ehas.
Daring is in charge Of L. r. Fenlason's
roal estate and insurance Office. George
Gross has a .ip-.op barber shop.
At tho next meeting Of the council an
attorney. police magistrate and day and
night marshals will he appointed.
The tallest building now in sight is the
Beatty Reynolds Mercantile Cos elevator.
Near /. is being built large double
front building for use as a store, bank.
etc.
W. T. Bozarth. Swink's dairyman. says
that the difficulty in getting help causes
him to work 6 hours per day-which is
excessive even for an industrious man.
Out Of 4e5 shade trees planted on the
factory grounds S. j. Barkley reports
that only 6 have died.