Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1911-09-29
EDITORS CONDEMN
PEANUT POLITICS
Strong Resolutions Adopted
at Saturdays Meeting
SCORE DENVER DAlLIES
AND POWERS-THAT-BE
Ar BIockadine the Use of $5O,OOO
Appropriated by State Legis-
Iature for Defense of
Colorado Waters


At a well attended and enthusiastic
meeting of the Arkansas Valley Editoria
association held in Pueblo last Saturday
the editors voted to stand by the Ditch
association and assist them in removing
the impression that the Denver papers
seem to have gained. or wish to distribute
that the valley people are dissatisfied
,'.h- the appointment of the board oil
lawyers who will have charge of defend
ing the Arkansas Valley water in the suit
brought by Kansas. The ditch assooa-
ton hired the lawyers before their ap-
pointment by the state. which shows
that they are more than acceptable.
The soribes in addition have asked the
Arkansas Valley Commercial association
to call meeting as soon as possible to
take the matter up with view of getting
local expressions on the holding up of the
defense appropriation of $4,000 voted
by the state to defend the three suits
filed against Colorado water by surround
ing states.
Good roads was also taken up. and the
association is going to back to finish the
State Good Roads convention to be held
in Pueblo, January llth. when good
attendance from this section is looked
for. The convention will in a great
measure be responsible for the manner in
which the money appropriated by the
state is spent for good roads, and the
Arkansas valley in having the meeting
rlnt in their section cannot afford to
loose the chance to secure their share OF
the money for roads. Northern Colorado,
through the agency of Denver.is inclined
to "hog" the roads of the state to the
detriment of this section and the valley
editors are not going to let them do it.
After the meeting Manager F. S. Hoag
Of the Pueblo Star journal, entertained
the visitors at banquet that took the
breath away from everyone. the new
Hotel Vail being shown at its best to
those who were fortunate enough to be
present at the feed" A more ideal set
ting for dinner of that sort could hardly
bs imagined. A whole bunch of hungry
scribes (most always that way, beau
tifu new hotel, a good hearted manager
of Pueblo daily, the finest service and
food in the world (agreed to by every Wis
itor at the Vail that night and you have
a combination. that is hard to beat, and
the ten courses placed before the editors
were erjoyed to the very limit. Denver
has no better place to serve its visitors
than has Pueblo. as shown by the BAN
ouet at the Vail. Music during the din
ner hour appealed strongly to those
present and the efforts Of the musicians
and singers were applauded to the finish
The newspaper men were addressed
during the afternoon by G. M. Hall of
this city. secretary of the Arkansas Val
lev Ditch association, who Showed up"
t10 attitude of those who hold the state
pnEse strings and of the controversy
stiYed up by the Denver Post. News and
Republican about the $4,000 water de-
fense fund that is intended to injure the
irrigation interests and through them the
people generally of the entire Arkansas
Valley. At the conclusion of his address
he read the resolution adopted at the
ditch association meeting in La Junta last
week, in which they protested against
the misstatements that are being made.
and appealed to the local press of the
valley to correctly inform the people
of the state on the subject, This lead to
the introduction and adoption of the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, Each days delay in secur-
ing the fifty thousand dollar $50 ,ooO)
appropriation for the defense of Colorado
waters, is jeopardizing not only the inter-
ests OF the great Arkansas valley, but
every section of Colorado; and.
"Whereas, The continued delay only
weakens the case of the water users ot
the Arkansas valley, the San LUIS valley
and in northern Colorado; and.
"Whereas. The farms and homes o.
our sturdy tillers oil the soil, which have
taken years to build. at the same time
reclaiming vast arid sections, are now
menaced by the several water suits now
pending. and awaiting financial assist
ance from the state; and,
Whereas. We believe with the Ark
ansas Valley Ditch association that the
Legislative special committee exercised
proper discretion in the appointment ot
attorneys to prosecute the case; there
f0.Ass, A.oiyss. That we, the members o
the Arkansas Valley Editorial assoeia'
ton, in convention assembled, voice ou