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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
FOR THE GOOD OF COLORADO
Plan is on Foot to Revive State Blu.
reau of immigration

One of the most important movements
for the development of Colorado ever
started in this state has been begun by
the Colorado Realty Dealers Association.
1t is proposed to revive the state lmmi-
grafton bureau by means of bill to be
initiated and voted upon this fall, which
will place the bureau in the second class
instead of the fourth. in the payment of
appropriations, and to give it an annual
fund of not less than $4,000 for the
purpose of advertising Colorado.
During the one year that the bureau
was in active existence records were OBJ
tanned which proved that for every dollar
spent by the bureau. Sloo was brought
into the state. As very few homeseekers
ever report to such bureau. it is beley-
ed that the actual returns were many
times this amount
For the last two years there has been
no money available for this work, and
the state has suffered in consequence.
Other states are getting the new settlers.
Wyoming is spending $4,000 a year in
advertising its resources, and settlers
and investors are flocking to that state
The realty association will next week
distribute petitions to every real estate
man in Colorado and to all newspapers
IN short, sharp campaign to get the
numbers of names to initiate the bill
under the new law. 1t is no. expected
that there will be any opposition to the
bill from any source, since it is certainly
for the good OF Colorado.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
Attend Good Roads Meeting.

Colorado will be represented aS the
good roads meeting to be held in Kansas
City next week by R. H. Higgins, of
Pueblo, president of the Colorado Good
Roaos Association. Other organizations
in the state will also be represented.
The Colorado Good Roads association
has adopted the plan of having some rep
resentatiye whenever possible attend
good roads meetings in neighboring states
in order that Colorado roads may be
brought to the I tention Of the road maxi
ers and travellers everywhere. 1t is in
line with this policy that President Hig-
gins OF the state ASSOCIATION will attend
the Kansas City convention.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19

"silver-tongned orator" William
Jennings Bryan.
This famous speaker will deliver
an address in our city on Friday,
June 7, according to word receiv-
ed on Tuesday from the Redpath
-Horner Chautauquas, under whose
auspices Mr.. Bryan is touring the
Middle West.
AT the time that the engage
ment was made with Mr.. Bryan
it was inte nded that he should be
one of the regular list of attrac-
tions on the Chautauqua circuit,
but because of the conflict in dates
with the Democratic national con-
vention at Baltimore-where this
distinguished gentleman may once
again receive the presidential
nomination at the hands of his
party-where he will be one of
the "bIg guns it was necessary
that some of the early engage
ments be cancelled or that earlier
dates be arranged, and for this
reason Mr.. Bryan will appear
here in advance and his address
will be in addition to our regular
seven-day Chautauqua program.
1t has not yet been definitely
arranged where Mr.. Bryan will
speak, but those who hold Chau-
tauqua season tickets will be adj
mitted free to the address, which
will be an incentive to the early
purchase of season tickets for our
big lecture week.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
PLANT
TREES
THIS
SPRING

The coming spring promises to be es-
pecially favorable for tree planting in
Colorado. Few things that grow can
make farm home more attractive than
shade trees properly set and cared for.
and they often enhance the value of a
place when selling.
There may be cases in which land is
too valuable for other crops to make it
desirable to plant trees along the borders
of fields and the banks of bitches. In
most cases, however. small areas can be
found that might better be growing trees
for fence posts, poles. and fuel than to be
cropped or left to produce weeds.
For shade about the home, the lance
leaf cottonwood, propagated from a nom
cotton bearing tree. the elm. honey locust
white ash. Norway maple. black walnut,
Eastwood, burr oak, mountain ash, and
our native evergreens are desirable and
largely successful. For quick growth
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
HOMESTEAD BILL
is Delayed by conferees Until Next
Saturday at Least

A Washington dispatch under date OF
April | 3 bore the following information
Of interest to those who are trying to
keep track of the Borah Homestead bill:
There is no prospect of another meet
ing of the conferees on the Borah three
year homestead bill within the next few
days at least.
Senator Smoot announced today that
further meetings had been deferred at
the request of both Secretary Fisheo and
Senator Newlands who are temporarily
out of the city 1t is not believed it will
be possible to hold another meeting be-
fore April 90.
Letters and kilograms continue to pour
in on both house and senate conferees.
Those living in purely prairie regions of
the West urge the acceptance of the
mineral reservation Amendments. if nec-
essary to secure the three-year benefit,
while others declare it will be better to
have no new law than to accept the bill
as outlined by the conservationists.
Indications are that the conferees will
insist upon the rejection of the proposed
amendments. on the ground that the
house itself has aleady so voted"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19

forswiHsbreaks, cheap fence posts. poles.
ana fuel, the white and gray willows and
native cottonwoods ara hard to excel. A
single row of red cedar or blue spruce.
while requiring longer time to grow,
will make more effective shelter from
the wind than any of the broad leaf trees.
and it is Furthermore as efficient in winter
as in summer. The black and honey
locusts are of comparatively slow growth
but furnish especially desirable timber for
posts. The quicker growing species may,
however, be treated with some simple
preservative process which will make
them more lasting. often, than the slower
growing kinds.
Plans should be made now on every
ranch not possessing trees to set at least
few where they will be using unoccu-
pied corners or other waste land and
which may some day supply wood ma
terial for number of purposes about the
place.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
SUGAR TRUST PUTS UP MONEY
Brought Out in Testimony Before
Senate Committee

The following dispatch from Washing
ton under date of last Saturday will be
interesting to our readers, not only for
the information it imparts as to who is
putting up for the sugar fight, but foI
the news contained that former well
known residents of Rocky Ford are Civ
ing valuable inform alton in opposition tc
the free sugar bill;
Frank C. Lowery. of the Federal
Sugar Refining company of New York
testifying before the senate finance oom-
mittee today on the house free sugar bill,
admitted that the company which he rep
resented was paying for the free sugar
propaganda and were leading advocates
of the measure.
He agreed with Republican members
that enactment of the bill would wipe
out the entire domestic production OF
sugar,
Ever since the finance committee be-
gan hearings on the measure iir. Lowery
and the company he represents have been
attacked for their advocacy of free sug-
ar.
Many witnesses have told the com
mittee that the refiners were benin the
movement for free sugar and arraigned
them in such scathing torms that Nh.
Lowery recently asked the committee S
permission to reply to the attacks.
-
Winterhalter of San Francisco. for the
beet sugar industry opposed the bill.
Senator Smoot is preparing substitute
for the house bill which probably among
other provisions. will abolish the Dutch
standard. 1t is generally understood
that Senator Smoot is responding to a
request from the sugar men, for reduc-
ton fixing rate which may not be soon
disturbed
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
OUT ON BAIL
Sidney Baicom Bound Over To Dis
trict Court

Sidney Balloon, the defaulting account
ant of the First National Bank who was
arrested in Boston a couple Of months
ago and has since been incarcerated in
the county Jail at La Junta, was given a
preliminary hearing before Judge Peters
on Tuesday.
The young man was charged with
stealing from the Rocky Ford institution
but Withheld his plea and he was bound
over to the district court under a bond Of
SI,5oo. The bond was Immediately
furnished and Young Balloon is now at
liberty until his trial.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
Open Letter from the Mayor.

To The People of Rocky Ford:
One year ago the present city admin
istration took charge of the oity's business.
We started in with an outstanding
warrant account of over $4,000 be-
sides our bonded Indebtedness. We
found the artesian wells of the city in a
deplorable condition, not furnishing
enough water for domestic use, and the
reservoir partly full of ditch water. our
lawns dead or dying and with scarcely
any water for fire protection.
Inside of six weeks we had the pumps
all running, the reservoir thoroughly
cleaned and full of'good artesian water,
and it has been kept full ever since, as
suring US the best of fire protection and
an abundance of good water for domes-
tic use and lawn irrigation.
Iappointed DR.. z. T. Roberts, j. H.
Price and w. R. Bsh as committee on
finance, three of the best business men
in Rocky Ford. 1t has been their duty
to cut down the expenses, and devise
means to secure revenue sufficient to
meet the running expenses OF the city.
By their recommendations the council has
reduced the running expenses of the city
more than a thousand dollars the last
year and we expect to do better than that
the coming year. In order not to raise
the tax levy. they recommended and the
council has raised the price of artesian
water, till now the revenue from sale Of
artesian water makes it on a self sus-
tanning basis, the first time since the in
stallation of the ar.esian water. The
ditch water cost the city about $500
more last year than was paid in by the
consumers. not counting the interest on
the oity's investment of about $4,000
in stock in the ditch companies, conse-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
CITY COUNCIL
COMPLETES i1:f YEAR
Reports of Various Depart
ments Read and Filed
PROPOSED FRONTAGE
TAX GOES OVER
Ordinance Increasing Rate of Ditch
Water Given First Reading and
Passed by Vote of 3 to 2

At the council meeting on Fri
day evening the mayor and alder
men closed their first years bust
ness with every member present
excepting Aid. Maxwell.
The minutes of three previous
meetings were read and approved,
after which the annual reports of
the clerk, treasurer, police magis-
trate, weighmaster, water commits
sioner and library board which
are summarized in the mayors
open letter to citizens in this is
sue-were read, approved and or
dered filed.
According to the clerks report
the city is some $1,000 deeper Sin
the hole" than it was a year ago
most of which has been sunk in
the new well and the employment
of experts to tell us where to look
for water-and there will have to
be a much greater effort at re-
trenchment if the mayor and
council "break even" on the ex-
penses of running the city during
their tenure of Office.
Bills to the amount of $2,606,54
were allowed at this meeting,
which is apparently retrenching
the wrong way about.
The appropriation ordinance
passed its second reading.
A clipping from the Pueblo
Chieftain relative to health officers
rules in that city was submitted
by the Woman's Club and was
read and ordered laid upon the
table subject to future discussion.
On motion the water commits
sioner was instructed to change
his system of bookkeeping from
triplicate to the card system.
An ordinance amending the Or
dinance regulating water rates
raising the price for ditch water
to 81 lot-was read for the first
time, approved by vote of B to .
and ordered published as pro-
posed ordinance.
1t being the close of business
for the first year the mayor ad-
dressed the council, making the
same committee appointments, ex-
cepting that Aid. Bish was made
chairman of the water committee
and Aid. Brown chairman of the
street and alley committee.
The council then adjourned.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19

Continued on Last Page
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
BRYAN COMING
TO ROCKY FORD
The Silver -Tongued Orator"
Is Scheduled
TO DELIVER ADDRESS
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
Under Auspices of Redpatt. Horner
Chautauqua-SIightly In Advance
of the Regular Program.

The Enterprise takes pleasure
in announcing to its Rocky Ford
readers that they are to have the
opportunity of hearing one of the
nations foremost men-he who for
the past sixteen years has been
more in the limelight of publicity
than any man in the countryside
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
"April Rain" in Rocky Ford

With Apologies 10 Robert Loveman
1t isn't raining rain to me.
It's raining oantaloupes;
In every dimpled drop | see
Ripening melons on the slope;
The clouds of gray engulf the day
And overwhelm the streets;
1t isn't raining rain to me-
It's raining sugar beets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
ODD FELLOWS
AND REbEkAHS
ARE IN TOWN

Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are
with Us. 5000 strong for their an.
nual meeting. The sessions opened
yesterday with the election Of of
fiesrs. comforting OF degrees aud
adoption OF new laws
In the afternoon tho grand en-
eampment Of the odd Fellows was
occupied with the adoption Of n
new constitution
The Rebekahs spent the entire
morning In comforting degrees on
sofne 500 members. and the after.
noon IN the election OF officers AND
the hearing OF the presidents re
port.
Yesterdays session for the Odd
Fellows ended with a reception at
the temple at which over 2o0o
we're present The pas, presidents
.of the Rsbckahs held dinner "a
the Washington Annex
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
MINISTER TRIES EXPERIMENT.
HOLDS SOCIALIST SERVICE

Rev Thomas Edmunds pastor PARK Pesby
terrain church, Georgetown a experiment
lie held socialist
congregation four times
mted 10 OF the
of
Christ from the o
The n yor OF the
Many Christians said OF
hsrnstul OF SOCIALISM,
ehruehes and msunderstand the teachings Christianity
Is OF
why man cannot consistently Christian
There socialists he
ing and believe 1t to be 10 my
The taken
actually
ona meeting viii be held tomorrow night
officially
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
CONGRESS OPEN
TOMORROW IN
SEATTLE

Northwest Development Congress
opens az the Coliseum tomorrow
rhs program win cover four days
session. Mayor coi,erill and Gov.
esaor Hay will welcome the dele.
gates. aud Governor John burke u
Nefth Dakota and Lewis penweli.
of Helena. Mont. who II president
OF the Development league. will &c.
spond.
The boosters special. carrying
81 Paul and Minneapolis business
men. will arrive herr iomoTruw
night u viii reach Spokane this
afternoon. where a stop wtli DO
made A four hours stop win be
made at wcnaichsc tomorrow
y hen the special viii so direct 10
: attic Seven governors will be
Ia attendance ~ the Northwest
Congress.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
RENOMINATED,
CONGRESSMAN
DIES SUDDENLY

0Ds tsissd rse.. leased wirsb
SIOUX CITY, Ia, June A.
Herominaied IN yesterdays
state primaries 10 represent
the Fourth Iowa district In
congress. Representative Gilbert
~. hubbard died suddenly Of
heart failure early to-day at the
home % John C.. Kelly. where
"a went % spend the night,
following an attack Of acute IN.
digestion. !, vas believed that
all danger ~as past IN Con.
afsssmsn rubbsro's case. bot
81 5 o'clock this morning he
died az HE son handed him q
drink Of water.
In Yesterdays primaries
hubbard carried 81 Of the 81
counties In mia district.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
DELEGATES
FROM SOUTH
ARE bOLT|NG

tns tnised Press f.ssssd Nfrsp
CHICAGO. June 4.--oyerIoyed by
Col Reosevelt's statement voselng
decision 10 fight 20 the last tire
selection Of Eiihu Root as temper
AIRY chairman OF the republican ma.
tionai convention, snherenfs Of the
former president were douhiy De.
lighted here today when the frs,
rift In the lineup of solid South,
hand picked Tan delegates came.
The fret break in what The
Roosevelt men declare ultimately
will become rush 10 the colonel.
was made By two Alabama dele.
gates. who declared that. despite
their instructions for President
Taft. they will vote for Roosevelt,
~bccause 30 per cent Of Alabamans
are for the colonel
Ormsby McliArg. Rooseyeif's con
teat manager. declares that his
chiefs nomination ON ID. first bal.
lot IL n certainty
Taft MenChecrf0i
ON their aide. the TAFT men are
delighted with the presidents
calling nooseycit's biuffr and In.
sinsing that he favorH making pub
lie the committee meetings in
which the contests for delegates
arr to be- decided.
Hundreds OF politicians and news.
paper correspondents are arriving
here today. The hobbies Of all the
principal hotels are .iHmmed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
BOY HIT BY AUTO;
HE MAY RECOVER

An automobile driven By o. a.
Asspe. a chauffeur In the employ.
ners az the Union Tasieah com.
psny, Knocked down Lewis Miller.
i2year-cle son o. Mrs. Mary Miller.
hesssseepsr al the Ritxe hotel.
breaking his ia~ and frsessripe me
sssll. Ne passed fairly quiet
night. An operation will be held.
and there 10 chance for hls re,
cossry.
Haaae VAS soing M Uulon street
Yesterday afternoon M what II said
10 be VERY fast rate Of speed when
The boy. who war going home from
the Central school. crossed the
street directly IN front OF the ma.
chine and By the side of another
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04

Clogs the pores OF the scalp. pre-
vents the hair from obtaining prop.
er OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IL to fade
and eventually Co fall out. And be-
Sides, It's Irritating and annoying
TO have your scalp itching aud
burning all the time. M
II you want to get rid Of the
Dandruif germto stop the annoy.
ing Itching and burnlng--to have
4 really clean and healthy scalp.
get a bottle of HAYS HAIR
HEALTH today prove to yourself
what a satisfaction II Is To have
hair health.
Your money back II not satisfac.
tory.
800 and zoe at Rarteu prnn
stores or direct upon receipt %
Price aud Dealers name Send Ioc
FOR trial bOtiie.--Phito HlnN spec
Co., Newark, n. J.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
TEDDY CLAIMING
SOUTH DAKOTA

SIOUX FALLS. $. D.. June A.
With the supporters of Col. Roose.
Welt claiming 10000 TO $4,000 plu.
rality. the polls for the state pri-
mary election opened throughout
South Dakota az o'clock this
morning. TO remain open until & D.
m. On the democratic side. both
Woodrow Wilson and Judson Har.
mon managers claim victory for
their respective candidates.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04

auto nssge says he attempted TO
stop. but could not The machine
struck the boy in the head aud
dragged him for about eighteen
feet after IN. front wheels had
passed over his body
Witnesses TO the accident say
that Haggo WIS exceeding tho
speed limit. and Il was due TO that
that the boy was hurt. Haggc's
paxser q. hows II. say he was
proccs K cautiously when the hoy
ran out.
The young mar was taken 20 the
city hospital IN a very serious con.
dltion
HarTe Was taken 20 the city jasl.
whore he 10 heinz held until he can
put ny s9.boo bail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
IDAHO FOR CLARK

tpy ral,.a rr,.s leased wirn

CoEUR D'Af.ESE. Ida. June -
idaho'a ciEhi delegates TO the na.
tional convention IN baltimore 20.
day have been Instructed ~ tbs
democratic state convention here 10
vote for the nomination for preal.
dent a. Champ Clark
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
GOES
TO THE ISLAND

X. NJ Faulkner who attempted
10 escape from the county Jail by
cutting the bars In his cell. with a
table knife. will be taken TO the
Mcneil island penitentiary. where
he is to serve n three-year sen.
tence for passing worthless bank
notes. either this afternoon or to-
morrow. He has been kept In the
dark cell since the discovery of his
attempted jail break. The jailcrs
found another knife yesterday
wound about by rope.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
AGAINST USE OF
CHLOROFORM

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. June
a.--prelarinp that the use OF
ehloroform. ether and cocaine
is no longer safe, the commit.
tee on ancsthesla OF the Amer
lean Medical association, in
session here, has gone on rec
ord today as opposing their
use by the medical fraternity.
u 10 probable the committees
report TO this effect will be
adopted BY the association.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
VACATION FOR
EIGHT JUDGES

Eight judges Of the superior
court will be enjoying their va
cations, while only one will sit
on the bench In July and
August. Each OF the nine
Judges will work six DAYS
during the two months. judge
Albertson will take the first
weeks work, between July 1
and 9, and Judge Frater will
wind up the vacation season
between August &c and
August 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
DENNISON, OF
RAINIER, DEAD

James A. Dennison. who brought
suit against the Seattle, Ronton g.
Southern In the test case To com
pei scent fare within the limits
of the city, died at his home in
Rainier valley last night. lie Is
survived by widow. Dennison was
born In Grand Rapids. Mich. 40
Years ago. He lived In Seattle for
nine years, and was formerly man.
ageraof the Star Paint a Wall Pa
per Go. lie was active In the Rem
ton fight from the beginning, and
stayed With II 10 the finish.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
CARRY MAILS
TO AUSTRALIA

WASHINGTON. June Post
master General Hitchcock signed
today a contract with the Oceanic
steamship Go. Go carry mails 20
Australia by ils vessels sailing
from Fan Francisco. The contract
becomes effective July !. For a
nambef Of years the Oceanic com.
pany carried the mails for the gov
csument. but was forced 10 ask re-
lease from the contract because Of
the blE earthquake aud fire In San
Francisco. which destroyed the
company'A docks there
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04

!. lIKE nav MARRIAGE PLAN

= PICKING. June 4 All over
. China the people are taking :
= kindly 20 President Yuan Shi 4
. kAis recent suggestion In 4
= favor OF iniermarrlagc among I
. tho many different races Of =
4 Chinese subjects. Under the 4
. old regime iutcrmarriase was Z
. absolutely prohibited between :
= the Chinese and ManchuA. OF :
4 MOngols. and few lntermaf. 4
= riages took place bet tween the =
. chinefe aud Mohammedans =
4 and Thibetans. This system Z
. was, of course. the Manchn =
method ~ keeping the com,
= Try manageable hy maintain. =
. inr the division 81 ~ people .
= into distinctive and hostile =
. classes 4
:. :.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
Widow Wants Mayor to Find Hust an

age, Az weight 40: blue"
Any under o
OBJECT matrimony
Chandler secretary Mayor not want her
photograph 70 be exhibited
e says IN her letter to the
81 what you would call good a home
ne wrote 10 the mayor Il
ASK ths favor OF you, to try and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
Hotel Ethelton

Coed beds. clean rooms. location
and reputation are our assets once
customer always customer
Rooms 9sc and up per DAY.
Opposite postoffice. Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
YOUR EYES

umsula ee carefully ssssninsa ass ins.s
,~fth Fxex!assss or sp~cfasiss ~ ~
e~rt ~hn makes that his spertaip
- .afssr ffosn eye strain. hsaaAehsa
~ FpMt>D<. oph. y.
rh~n~-, MAJ. ftssi 1878
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
BOY KILLED
in FALL

a fall from swing in the Queen
Anne playground yesterday after.
noon resulted fatally for Joe La.
than. s-ycar-old son OF former Fire
Chief Latham. i5 W Howe 81. lie
was taken TO Providence hospital.
where he was found to have re.
ceived a fracture OF his skull and
q broken arm. He was unconscious
when taken there. and never re.
gained consciousness. dying early
this morning.