La Junta tribune., 1910-03-19

timely repairs. The era OF intelii-
gent road making and maintaining is
being ushered in, and IL Is up TO
every progressive citizen TO lie a
leader In the movement and urge,
insist upon and demand a wiser eI'
penditure OF public funds in bring
Ing about the results desired-good
roads. the best Investment a com
munity. county. a state. or = ma
ton can make.
Miss Katie Jordan. cashier at the
Fulton Market and Grocery. is in
the lead by q good margin In District
E. In the popular young lady contes,
now being conducted by the Colorado
Springs Herald. The successful con
testants are to make tour OF the
Pacific Coast under the auspices OF
the Herald. and viii be entertained
In regal style. Miss Jordans many
friends will be pleased TO learn that
she is making a splendid race. with
every prospect of being one OF the
lucky young ladies who win make
the trip.
4 letter from the Colorado Realty
Dealers Association TO our Industrial
Association announces that the next
meeting OF that association will be
held In La Junta on May llth and
18th. An excellent program has been
outlined which includes several prom
Inent speakers from over the state.
and possibly Governor Shafroth.
Every real estate dealer In the state
viii get an invitation TO be present
and II Is planned to make this the
largest and best meeting the associ-
alton has had The La Junta Indus
trial Association will give the real
estate dealers banquet and ride
around the country. including trip
over the High Line Drive" and
through Desert Park"
The experience OF Oklahoma with
It's bank guarantee law is not en-
oouraging to advocates OF similar
measures In other states. Latest ad.
vices from Oklahoma are to the ef-
feet that the entire guarantee fund
is tied up In the failure OF the Co.
lumbia Bank and Trust Company. so
that dcpositors In other banks OF the
state are not practically any better
secured than they would be II the
guarantee Law were not in existence. I
The net result Of tn. Law seems TO
have been to put premium upon
loose banking and to increase the
number OF banks beyond the real
business needs of the community. We
wonder II our oonstipated seventeenth
still has extra session visions OF a
bank guarantee law In Colorado
A decision has just been rendered
by the board OF food inspection OF
the agricultural department which
will have the effect Of ending the
practice of eastern hotel and restau.
rant Keepers Of offering Rocky Ford
melons to their guests long before
the seeds OF the genuine article
grown Ia Colorado have sprou,ed II
has been decided that hereafter no
melons which enter into Interstate
commerce shall be known as Rocky
fords unless they are grown In the
region OF the Colorado city bearing
that name inasmuch as the term
Rocky Ford has thus become asso-
ciated with melon OF peculiar ex
celleuoe OF certain geographical
locality. the board holds that IL iH
unlawful TO sell In interstate com.
meres melons not grown In the Rocky
Ford dls,rio, AZ Rocky Ford seed
melons The terms are nearly alike.
the intent In TO deceive. and the Law
provides that u label should not be-
false or deceptive In any particular.
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In La Jun,a II is not the high
price Of existence. the crop outlook.
whether or no, the vertcbrae OF win.
ter is broken. who will win the pug.
illstic encounter between Jim Jcffrics
and Jack johnson. or what will Roo~e.
Welt say--that are the absorbing
questions Of the day. but how long
are the dollar and half hold.up prices
for every bum show that comes along
going to continue at the La Junta
Thcater. It's oil right TO charge
Si.so for broadway attractions. like
the Three Twins or the Top Of the
World. but when . show comes along
like the Girl Of the Golden West or
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