Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-04-29
Chamber Of Commerce Meets
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Chamber Of Commerce. Anyone who !!
comes in contact with any one Of the
families who has settled in Rocky Ford |!
this spring. has brf to ask how he hap
pened to come here. and he will find the
Chamber Of Commerce deserves the
credit in most cases"
Ralph H. Faxon. secretary of the
Board Of Control. Eighteenth National
Irrigation Congress. was then given the
floor and made a spirited address in
which he took occasion to compliment the
Chamber Of Commerce upon the work
accomplished by its officials. He said
that the live dominant factors in a pro-
gressve community we're its commercial
organization and its newspapers. and a
real live town could not be made or
maintained without their aid. He be-
lieved in the destiny Of the Arkansas VAL
ley. We have the soil. the climate and
by scientific farming and improved meth
DDS Of irrigation are showing the world
that we can raise the best and largest
crops Of beets. oantaloupss. alfalfa. fruit.
etc. ..all along the 500 miles Of the Valley.
The Arkansas Valley Commercial Asso-
citation. which would be permanently or
ganized at La Junta on Friday with at
least sixteen Of the valley towns as
members Of the central organization,
was one Of the best means to promote
interest in the entire valley. The Good
Roads movement which has just been
successfully carried through and an
, interstate road through half of Kansas
and half Of Colorado established by the
automobile run over the New Santa Fe
Trail-46l miles in exactly 23 hours
will divert a great stream of pleasure
traffic to this section and have much to
do with placing the Arkansas valley
upon the worlds map. The Eighteenth
National Irrigation congress. the great
est event the world has ever seen, will
cause the Arkansas valley to bs talked
about everywhere. These three COM
bined form the most remarkable oppor-
tunity for publicity and the speaker was
especially pleased that Rocky Ford. in the
very heart Of this rich section. was doing
its share in bringing the VALLEY Of Con-
tsrt" to the mind Of the entire world.
Senator Crowley wished the people
and more especially the farmers
would post up on what Is beirg accom-
plished in this valley Of ours. He asserted
that land Is being sold at from $loo to
5000 less than it is worth. The estab-
, lishment Of the beet sugar factory had
increased the value fully $50 an acre:
our scientific method Of irrigation meant
increased valuation and the good roads
movement was another increase. rns
entire west Is learning irrigation from the
people Of this section. How many know
that Rocky Ford is the seed distributing
center Of the United StatesP We grow
eantaloups seed for the entire country.
and contracts have already been signed
for this seasons growing Of cucumber
seed upon 1900 acres. He'd have the
home folk know cur resources and
thsy'i gladly spread the news.
Fr. Wietzer's address was upon immi-
grafton. What the Arkansas valley
wants and must have is more people to
' cultivate and develop our fertile eoun-
4 try. We can get more people by taking
advantage Of every means Of publicity
offered. The A. B. S. company had
brought in many. who had made good"
and told their friends. and more and still
more were coming as they learned our
/ rich resources. Let US continue to study
the best methods Of irrigation. learn to
conserve the water and this whole valley
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Garden Spot Of the West" We should
keep an active bureau Of informal on and
publicity. 1t would be a splendid adver-
/ tisement to have an exhibit at the Irriga-
ton congress in Pueblo next September
and to this end we should secure the CO.
operation Of the farmers.
! G. L. Warson. manager Of the Irriga-
ton Age Of Chicago. the biggest and
best irrigation magazine in the world.
said he had come ont to help boost for
the Irrigation congress and the section in
which it would be held. but he had soon
learned that it was not necessary to boost
for the Valley Of Content" as it could
well do that itself when the psopls
. learned its resources.
! John W. Edgar. the only real farmer
at the meeting. so he said. believed that
Mr.. Wietzsr's suggestion to get the CO.
I operation Of the farmers was very good
one. Get them interested by showing
them that they would be vastly benefited
ard their land values increased by i'm
proved methods Of irrigation and other
projsets and they would lend efficient aid
to every enterprise His remarks brought