La Junta tribune., 1910-07-23
Rocky Ford pessots,e. cene.,..


building and proposals are now open
for the donation OF corner lot Of
approximately l30x135 feet II the
donation OF corner lot will secure
federal building for Rocky Ford.
there Is no superficial argument to
prevent the melon city from receiv.
ing the same recognition at the hands
OF the government. We have q Car.
negie library. q free delivery system
and population sufficiently large
to expect such recognition. while our
postoffice does double the amount Of
business transacted at the county
seat. II this Ii a matter that right
fully comes under the supervision of
the Chamber Of Commerce, We say.
Gentlemen, get the federal building
idea attached to your noodle. ROCKY
Ford Gazette.
Now what do you think OF that7
"Our postoffice does double the
amount OF business transacted at
the county seat" so says the Rocky
Ford scribe. They take too many
things for granted In the watermel.
on day capital. II the Rocky Ford
scribe had taken the pains to In.
terview the postmaster OF his burg
he probably would not have been
guilty Of making such q bad guess.
The salary Of the postmaster tells
the tale Of the amount Of business
done, not only In La Junta and Rocky
Ford but everywhere else. The sal
AIRY of the postmaster is based on
the amount OF business done. When
the receipts Of any postoffice reach
$4,000 per year. the salary OF the
postmaster Is advanced to 81 800 per
annum. The salary OF the postmaster
In La Junta was advanced to $500
per year on July /, 1908. Not until
1910 did the receipts OF the Rocky
Ford postoffice reach $4,000. and
for the postoffice year ending March
oi, WV. tu'y "tit JUST u iN" uo'
lars over this amount. On July /.
1910. the salary OF the postmaster at
Rocky Ford was advanced to $500
per ysas. 1Aes pestmaster at La
Junta has been receiving this sal.
ary for two years.
| ne postoffice receipts In La Junta
Tor the year eadtag March 81. 1910.
were $i7.s00. which shows = differ-
ence In favor Of La Junta for the
year Of $500. or ten per cent more.
The money order business In La
Junta Is twenty-five per cent more
than II IL In Rocky Ford. the reg
lister business Is sixty per cent more.
and the allowance for clerk hire "
thirty.three and one-third per cent
more. These are well known facts
In postoffice circles. both Al Rocky
Ford and La JuntA. although It is ap
parent that they are not known At
all In newspaper circles In the Wat
ermelon Day metropolis. Before at.
tempting to make comparisons BE-
tween Rocky Ford and La Junta ~
TO the amount Of postoffice business
done In the two towns II would be .
good idea for newspapermen OF the
pumpkin metropolis to get some facts
In their noodles.
The Ia Junta postoffice handles
the payroll for twenty-five postal
clerks and pays out $4,000 per year
to postal clerks and local office force.
For the quarter ending June 30. 1910.
over $4,000 was paid out from the
local force for salaries. This Is at
the rate Of S5?.0 900 per snnum.
Now don't you Rocky Forditcs get
jealous because La Junta Ii going TO
have = $780, 900 federal building. II
isn't such an unslloycd and Joy for.
ever boon ~ you might think. What
would you do with \ $4,000 federal
building II you got one! Which
side Of the Santa SO track would
you put II on, On the north side or
the south side! Just think Of the
internccine strife you would stir up.
Don't think Of H. Here In La Junts
we are not all alarmed by this news.
paper cuff about moving the county
seat To Rocky Ford. because we are
confident that the people Of that
burg would never agree ~ to whether
the court house should b. located on
the north side or the south side Of
the Santa ~ railroad track. We
have troubles Of our own here 1t
home Of the same nature. Before the
end Of time 70 expect 10 sec CoIora.
do and Santa Fe avenues extended
from the most northern boundary Of
ths county % ths most southern toun
dary. and the whole town located