The log cabin Democrat., 1912-08-10
SUNDAY A BIG
 DAY IN DENVER THE LID" IS OFF THERE COLORADO HARVESTING BUMP FER DIVERSIFIED
 FARMING PAYS.
Editorial Correspcndence.)

Like most western cities, Denver IenJoys-or endures, as the reader may choose to put it-what is called a "wlde-open" Sunday. While the churches are numerous and handsome and seem to be well attended, the ma Jorlty Of the people apparently re- gard the Sabbath as day of recrea- tion rather than worship. Sunday is the big day at the theaters, summer gardens, baseball grounds and parks, and thousands congregate at each of these places of amusement. All of the groceries and smaller stores also re main open on Sunday.
 Speaking of baseball, Denver is crazy over the national game just now. The local team, which wen the pennant last year, is leading the Western league again this year. At double-header with Dcs Moines the other day, there were over 5000 in at tendance. l saw the first game, but left before the second, and thereby missed seeing Leonard, Denvers 19- year-od pitcher, establish a seasons record by striking out F men, allow ing only two hits, no runs and no bases on balls.
 The climate of Denver is delightful, but l notice from the weather bureau reports that the hot wave left Arkan- sas on the same day that we did, the temperature at Little Rock being act ually lower on several days than it was in Denver. But the air here is fresh and collaborating and the heat never oppressive.
 | While thunderclouds come up near Fly every day, there is seldom more than few drops of rain. No vegeta- tion grows without irrigation, the an nual precipitation being less than one-fourth what it is at home. But on July IA Denver got a whole two years supply of rain in 20 minutes. A cloudburst occurred, nearly three inches of rain falling in that brief time, and damage to the extent of sev- eral millions of dollars resulted. The signs of the storms ravages are yet to be seen in many places.
 The rain, however, which spread all over eastern Colorado, was received with great thanksgivings by the farm CTS, whose crops have been complete failures for two years According to the papers, bumper crops of alfalfa, the principal feed crop, corn, wheat, potatoes, cantaloupes, as well as of all kinds of fruits, will be made. So prof. itable are these crops that if one is made only every other year the people do not suffer. It strikes me as a sig nificant argument in favor of diversi- fled crops in our own country, where l such a thing as complete failure is absolutely unknown. The value of 1 Colorado's agricultural products this years is estimated to exceed $200, ,000,- O00 This is four times the value of Arkansas cotton crop. And the num- Der of farmers in Arkansas is proba- | Ibly four times as great as in Cobra do, where more than half the inhabi- tants live in cities. Denver alone con- taining nearly one-third the popula- ton of the state. If one a wide waste of arid plateau the farmers in Cobra do earn something like four times per capita more than Arkansas farmers, ; it certainly would seem that, favored by abundant rains, long growing sea- sons and mild winters, intelligent di- versification will some day create for Arkansas farmers an undreamed of wealth.
 Politics is an absorbing topic here and the bolting fashion established by the Republicans has extended to the Democratic party. The latter met to- day in their state convention, or "as- sembly,' as they call it, at Pueblo, and at this writing there is every in- dication of split. The trouble is over contesting delegations from Den yer, whose representation holds the balance of power in the convention. I have not succeeded in getting in the merits of the case, and the details interest no one in Arkansas if were able to give them. The Republicans are split wide open and so great is the breach that everyone seems to believe the Democrats, in spite of their fac tional differences, will elect their state ticket this fall. No one apparently { .,,lrz ol.