Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-24
A WET STORY
But Not Of the Int xicatin3 Kind o.
"WetnesS"

Sever. tho Enterprise man. In company
with the editors Of the Rocky Ford Gaz-
cite and Tribune. found himself on Tues
day upon Santa Fe train whirling to-
ward the town ID tho Arkansas Valley
that a sparkling beve.'sgs-ws"r-hss
made famous.
Arriving at Fowler we were met BY =.
M. Fosdek and L. D. kenison. two gem
,lemen who know and eonverse more an
ter taingly upon the subject Of water than
many who have made water lifetime
study. Carriages were awaiting US and
after short drive about tho handsome
little town. during which we found evi-
denees upon every hand that Fowler is a
very lively and prespS!ous little burg, We |
started for our ultimate Roal-tha range
Of hills north Of Fowler wherein Is tho
source Of the springs ths, for the past
four years have supplied that place with
its drinking water and arc now supplying
Manzanola .and Rocky Ford with the
same blessed fluid.
We had supposed that we wore out for
. jaunt Of perhaps Ave miles. but found
ourselves At fault on this point and many
others ere our return to Fowler. Our
little jaunt extended over a distance OF
thirty miles. and In almost every other
partieula, our preconeeivcd ideas were
proven erroneous. Instead Of finding that
several springs had been connected by
trenches with . Tessrvoir-as we had
heard was the ease-ws found that
every spring that has been tapped has
boon followed to its head on the bad rock
and that vitrised clay piping had been
loosely laid and covered with gravel 70
the depth Of several fsst-to allow the
water 10 psreoiats into the pipes. Some
distance above the break In the shsiss
ths pipes were esmentsd together and %
shs different srtssiss-f ws may 70 term
thsm-wsrs continued until their june-
.ioa with the main psps. which b Of iron
eostsd inside and out with ssphaitam
paint 70 pssvset eosrosion. although this
b not feared within the pips. - the
water running through has bssn tested
BY eevenmsas snA oehss analysts aud
SesaA y - ahssauesly frss from al alis..
line ssbstsass.
Afsss visiting ths different sprinss.
which cover tract Of some ten miles In
0ssre eouasy asd reach over into Pueblo
county for ahoss six miIss. and noting The
careful system es collecting ths wAtss
and carrying Il 70 the main, -
thesoc::aa;,y convinced that - ~s1s
possibility Of eoos'.. .... -, - -. :.
~ s."aI.s ths main pipe. We thor
-os main 10 . point near olne,
."' N that distance found but two ooon.
i 'nes. one Of them sa air vent with hels
no larger than The head Of q Din. and IN
other tiny eistsrn provided for an o,er
now and from which . small str ,,n
usually running-ths ws,s, -,
through Ans screen. Il is u, ,.,,, II,
possible for any ssspaes or o. -. .u,
stance 70 enter the pipa ., Ii ,,,
and from the last place s,s'.,t
Rocky Ford the only hole '. ~. :,
are for the stand pipes. !"
ers may rest assured II wa =,
nishsd BY the Pure Sp. :" s s..
Co. 10 absolutely free
and its eon,aminat Wom q" ""p.'
other causes at an - ro'n sssp
A,o,h., 80. time is impossible
have M to,,,a.. shas COR visi, proved
sor;,p w.,.,r Spa was tha, the
ni.h tho ~, Supply %. could not
..,f,,.;.n, n Of Rocky Ford viii
found th., .sA unfaiiing supply.
20 sor,pp q he present sme. with
can sun, connected up. tho comp
Of wat II about three times the ann
100, s~s need. They own ss
larr ur,nes. some Of which are n
vii 4 than sny IN use. and ROCKY
b. .A.vs 70 Qrow some-say *o.o'
b. ,svrs Il can use all ths water 'he
,smy can st~sus.
We might write alonu'and more o,
interesting article about our u'p ao'
eoun, some Of the anecdotes OF
time. in the Arkansas Valley. as t0'
= by the. prince Of rseontsurs. Judge
Tus d;ok. Who came 70 Colorado 10 100
~ Sun vas one Of the three stauneh Repno
olsze Who Tor many ysars voted the
1sinsd .,,sosth Of ,bsir psr.y In what was
ofmsd The western. precinct Of Bent count,
before ,h. ;,,sn, a. sfis article vas 10 col
About .m, ,..As,s shas The beverage supp
ore Or Rocky Ford By Supsrin.sndsn. se'
snd ~, Pure Springs Water Supply u
ovsrsd he genuine "unsdultsrassd Aqua
And ths Enterprise hopes II has
p,ishsd that purpose.
! Sun =. - ,,o.,ee,i,s