Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-17
CROP CONDITIONS
RECENT SNOW AND RAINS PUT
DRY FARMING FORWARD.
A POSSIBLE COAL FAMINE
Union Pacific General Superintendent int
Advises Dealers In Small Towns
to Fill Their Bins.

to Fill Their Bins.
W. l.. Park. general superintendent
OF the Union Pacific railroad. Is author
ity for the statement that crop condi'
tions In the Northwest are normal.
wheat Is looking at its best. and re-
cent snow and rain storms have pro
yided ample moisture TO practically In
sure the crop. He notes great activ-
ity In the dry farming In western Kan
sss and eastern Colorado. Many new
people are going into this region.
In view OF the rapid settlement OF
the country. MIR. Park Is Of the opin'
serious that confron,s the people. par
ticnlarly In the West. The population
10 growing SO fast that the demands
maue upon the mines are very mucn
beyond their capacity.
He says: ''It Is quite likely that
next winter will see much more sc.
rious conditions than exlstou during
the past, for the reason that the coun'
Try west OF Rock Springs mines II set
tiinE up very rapidly and requires the
entire commercial output at the pres
ent time. Recently very little Rock
Springs coal has been shipped east OF
Cheyenne and practically none has left
tho rails Of the Union Pacific or Its al
filiated lines during the past year. 1t
may be possible for the consumers
along the Union Pacific. east ot Rock
Springs, to obtain this coal, II the deal.
ers store II during the summer. This
We are urging them TO do. knowing
how much the people appreciate tha
quality OF this fuel. This would also
give them some insurance against .
coal famine In the winter OF 1908. to
which they are entitled.
As the railroads will be entirely se-
gregatcd from the coal business next
winter. II In up to tho dealers to pro.
vide such facilities for STORM. Il and
Il 10 up to the people to see that they
do Il. Heretofore. the railroads pro
tcctcd the people against coal short.
ages by selling from their company
supply coal to individuals and 10 deal.
cFs. Under tho Hepburn bill this will
not hereafter be permitted.
1T II by no means n question oi
transportation. The problem will bo
producing the coal In sufficient quan.i.
ties to meet Increased demands.
y Noutu nut uAc W NV huV P'SpsN
aion. our line suffer as they have done
In Montana and Dakota. and In Can.
ads. during the past winter. and ]
want to get on record this carly that
they must look out for themselves TO
. greater extent than they have done
heretofore. on account Of the changed
coalitions.
"our road. as well as the other lincs
have plenty Of cars and power at this
time to handle coal. and instead OF
laying the miners on during the sum.
mcr. Ms has been the practice frc.
qucntly heretofore. they should be con.
iinuousiy employed and the coal got.
ten to where II In accessible TO the con
sumcr. Those who have the space In
their cellar bins should lay In n good
supply. A great many can. by very
small expense. add to their individual
supplies. Neither the dealers nor tho
railroads can riEhtfully be expected to
assume the entire responsibility for Q
coal famine. Tho small consumer must
sit up and take notice Of the existing
conditions and protect himself rs far
as possible. either by contracting with
his dealers for IN early delivery In or.
der that he may provide facilities for
holding or taking the coal and storing
Il on his own premises"