The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-06-03
READY TO be TURNED OVER.
the Editors Have Inspected the
Arkansas Valley Railroad and
Of Course II II Now All
Right.

Of Course II Is Now All
RIsht.
On last Thursday the Denver
Press Club and editors Of the Afksn-
sas valley aud also number Of the
leading business men of the valley
were the guests of the Santa Fs over
the Arkansas Valley branch for the
day. The road was represented by
Manager Charming M. Ward and
Chief Engineer L. M. Markham Of
the branch line, and J. P. Hall, Colo
rado passenger agent, and Messrs.
Morshouss, Starkweather, Lynch,
Skinner and Nikirk. Transportation
over the main line had been furnish
cd the guests to Rocky Ford where
the start was made. Those who went
on TO La Junts were also furnished
with transportation back home. The
hosts certainly did everything that
was possible to make their guests
have . royal good time and only the
most fsttering superlatives were u.s.
cd by the latter in expressing their
appreciation of this fact.
The train was made up Of three
coaches Of tho Santa Fs's most ele-
giant and comfortable style and in
front of these was a commissary car,
with we'll that seemed 10 never get
dry, in which it differed from the
seekers after its waters. This train
pulled up to the Rocky Ford depot
platform at $3.50 ON Thursday where
were gathered the 12O guests who
started on the trip, and they were
photographed before starting by
representatives Of the Denver papers.
In this crowd were the following from
Prowers county, q. NJ. Ward, L. M.
Markham, L. Writ Markham, w. ].
Johnston, N. N. Mclean, o. R.
Strain, E. II. Gsreoke, E. NJ.
Msars, and Geo. B. Merrill, of La.
mar; J. 8. McMurtry, g. W. Stevens,
H. O. MoCrsary and L. N. Zalinger,
Of Holly; e. q. Condit, Wiley; N.
II. Lewis. Granada.
The run was made over the A. V.
branch 10 Shelton, where short stop
was made TO allow the La Junts
guests to look for their town lots,
while the other guests were viewing
the valley from the top of the big
beet dump. From here the train
backed over the Holly & Swink spur
Ito the town Of Swink aad were al
flowed a view Of the largest factory
in the valley. The train then re-
turned to the main branch and made
the run through the famous Hol-
lbrook country to the town of Cheraw.
Along this line can be seen the new
big inlet feeders of the Fort Lyon
reservoir, and also IN the distance
the big dixie of the great reservoir.
Oheraw IN the center Of this fine
country Is making good start and
will be a prosperous town but it does
not show the enterprise and progress
sive spirit Of our Prowers county
towns on the same line, Wiley and
Hartman.
The run was made from there
through the rich Horse creek and
western Beot district and the train
backed down to Las Animas. A
short time was spent in looking over
the factory by some, while a few
guests climbed onto the water wagon.
.ADenver reporter secured . snap
shot Of Alderman N. N. Mclean per-
chsd on the highest seat Of the water
wagon, which he expects to have
placed among the official legislative
records. The train only waited here
short as the enterprising boosters
of Las Animas had made arrange
msnts for the guests to be taken from
the station at Rixey by autos and
buggiss to the rsjuvenated Fort
Lyon and inspect the great work be
ing done there by the government.
This was highly pleasing to the Wis
itors M all viahad Tn aea this historic