La Junta tribune., 1911-02-04
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ABOUT
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AN
yexed tariff problem. IL you are a
beneficiary OF the tariff the system
is a most beautiful one. bu, II you
are one Of the common herd II is
differen,-so different. II IL rather
unfortunate for the vets that so many
Of the leading business men TESTIFY
10 improved business conditions under
the dry policy. Theories ~ to
the direct cause are not important.
In this instance II u q condition and
no, a theory that confronts Us. A.
to the theory that when the town
! Is filling up business conditions are
bound to be improved" We wonder II
personal wish for an opportunity
to mn up" occasionally was not
father to the thought in this In
stance
| "Constipated seventeenth. Will not
apply TO our present august body oil
lawmakers. Although they have not
as yet elected a senator they really
did pass a bill one day this week.
The new Law provides for the regis
| tration OF The name of a farm or
ranch with the county clerk In which
II is situated. This Is something
which We long have sought and
mourned because We found II not
and II is UP TO Us TO b. duly thank
full.
II booxe does not make business
what good reason is there for ad-
yocating the re-opening OF saloons In
La Junta7 There IL not a single ar
gument that can be made In defense
OF the saloon as an institution. and
there are thousands that can b.
made against Il from a personal. II
nancisl and moral standpoint. For
further particulars ask any old soak
whCn be wakes up In the morning
after the night before as he VOWS TO
himself. Never ain. not as long
as | live. will ever take another
drink" He is In a mood then TO
make an argument that will convince
almost any one.
Senator Cassidy. of Boulder county,
who owns the alfalfa meal mill at
ordway. and Is the prime instigator
for the division of otcro county. In
troduced a bill in the legislature last
Friday which provides for the new
county o. Madison. tn. Arkansas
river being tn. dividing line be-
tween the new county and Otero.
This Will make North La Junta as
inaccessible to the proposed new
county seat OF Ord~ay as Ord~ay
nov IL TO La Junta. An.nt the pro
posed division the Denver Republi-
can says: "Otero county is deeply
interested In the Adams campaign.
Senators and representatives from
Pueblo county are working for tn.
proposed new county OF Ord~zy. Sen.
ztor Henry CassdAy. OF Boulder, who
has an alfalfa mill and other inter.
ests around Ordxsy. 10 the dealer.
He 10 most anxious for the new coun.
~. he Is the prime mover outside
OF "Billee" In the Adams campaign
for the senate, and with tn. Adams
campaign u inter~oven the division
OF Otsro county. Tax payers aud
property Interests In Otefo county
are In opposition TO = division. but
they DO not count when Alva Adams
is In the balance. This opposition
is not confined to Oh. part OF Otero
but To every section. barring . few
politicians Of the proposed new
county s~st. Il IL stated on reliable
authority that quite = fund has been
raised to put the county division bill
through this legislature. In all prob.
ability 1t has gone into the Adams
Jackpot" by this time"
Uncle TAma Jim Wilson hopes to
put venison-thai same luxury oi
the rich--in the mouths of all pool
citizens OF the country. and At 4
oose OF less than urst Of beef. lie
hopes TO accomplish this ty convinc
Ing the farmers that they can rails,
small herds Of der. or elk. or ante
lope. on land that IL al present sb
solut~ly vaiueless. and With practic
ally no attention. In many parts ol
the country they have trscts Of land
Of little or no value for aGricultur
ai purposes which can BE- more prof
ltAbly uscd for raising venison thar