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La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27
FULL CASH VALUE IN OTERO
Final Work on Property Valuations
Now Underway-Over $25,00o, 100
In Property Valuations

Assessor Gauger returned home
last Sunday from Denver, where he
had been in conference for several
days with the state tax commission.
Most OF the assessors OF the state
are making strenuous protest on
the assessment made this year by
Denver Pueblo and Weld counties.
They claim the assessors throughout
the state have quite generally lived
up to the law OF assessing all prop
erty at its full cash value. or three
times the valuation Of last year. ex-
ccpt In the three counties OF Den.
yer. Pueblo and Weld.
The valuations returned from the
three counties named are only a
little over double that of the pre-
vious year. and In consequence Mr..
Gauger and other assessors In the
state have threatened to make great
reductions In the valuations of their
respective counties unless the yalua-
tons In Denver. Pueblo and Weld
counties are very materially raised.
The tax commission has promised To
adjust the matter In manner that
will prove satisfactory to the coun-
ties that have made an effort to live
up to the law
The county commissioners have
just concluded their labors as a
board OF equalization. The commits.
sioners made quite number OF In
creases In the valuations turned In
by the assessor. and there were al
50 a number OF reductions Mr. Gau-
ger is now at work making the
changes In the assessment roll author
lied by the county commissioners.
and next week expects to finish
the work OF compiling his abstract
Of the assessment for the year 1913.
The valuation In Otero county this
year will be over 81. .oo0. 900. or .
million dollars In excess Of three
times the valuation Of last year.
A. r. Fisher. of Greeley. inspect
or OF the state tax commission. was
In town last Monday. and made an
official Investigation Of the valuation
that have been made this year In
Otcro county. and II Is reported that
he was em!ncn1y satisfied as to
their being up To the standard requir-
ed by law. which Is full cash value
Five old time assessors are now In
the employ OF the state tax commits
mission as inspectors. and at the
present. time they are making tour
OF the state and visiting every coun-
~ for the purpose II checking mp
the valuations returned by the AS
SCISSORS
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27
BEST cANTAIoUPE RECORD
Nearly 200 Carloads Shipped Out
Of the vailey-la Junta
Ships i0i.

Nearly seventeen hundred carloads
OF can,aloupes were shipped from the
Arkansas Valley during the season
Just closed The shipping season
lasted forty five days. opening on
August lith and closing ON Septem.
Der cath. L. J. Prather. Of Calves.
ton. Texas. one OF the seven travel
Ing agents Of the Santa Fe Refriger-
ator Despatch Company. has been
In charge OF the shipments from the
Valley He expects to complete
checking the shipments from the
various towns In the Arkansas Val
ley some time today and until that
work is completed will not know
the exact number OF carloads that
have been shipped. but estimates
that II will BE- In the neighborhood
Of l.7OO and hopes that 1, will ex-
coed this figure This does not In
clude l0e carloads Of watermelons
shipped this year The total acre
age OF cantaloupes In the valley this
year was t.e77.
This has been the greatest year
for the shipment OF cantaloupes In
the history OF the Arkansas Valley.
The best previous year was 1910
when 1924 carloads were shipped.
The record OF carload shipments
from the Valley during the past eight
years is as follows:
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27
0spsIst Church.

Interest II Just now ccntered IN the
Southern Colorado Association which
meets In Trinidad next Tuesday. last.
Ing through Wednesday and T'hurr.
day. The church letter IN tho asso.
citation viii be rssd rt the close of
the morning service. Messengers
Will be- appointed. Great Intrrest II
being manifested In the mid week
prayer meeting. Over thirty out on
"Wednesday a this week. FIFTY for
prayer meeting 10 the slogan. We
have not far tQ - 70 r~s~h the num.
bcr. Bs ~ opsiaist and . booster
sos the prayer nestins. TIE usuai
SERVICES Will ~ hsId a Sunday ~
giantns vitA 0ab6aeA scAeel q
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esae sssviss - O1GQa oapunsa -
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La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27
Gun Club Social Sheet.

Thurs'ay afternoon the La Junta
Gun club gave the first Of series
Of social shoots. Twcnty-nine shoot
.rs from Garden City. Fort Lyon.
Las Anmas and La Jun,a paruci-
pated IN the various events. and
the scores made showed SON. high
class Shooting. The La Jun'a Club
donated a loving cup for two man
team. for visitors only. and u. y.
Simonds and X. r. Stotts. OF Gar.
den city won the trophy with n
score Of it out Of I5o. T.. o. Oak.
ley won the Dupont trophy for
nigh average for amateurs. shooting
with Dupont powder. Mr. Slmon<is.
OF Garden City. tied Oakley for the
same trophy. but ~ he was shooting
dead shot powder" III. trophy was
awarded to The latter.
In the singles, u +. Simonds. Of
Garden city. y. o. Oakley. of La
Junta, and william Bowman. OF Den
vcr. the lattG being the only pro
fcssional present. each broke II out
~ n shot n. which WAS the hirh
scor" Of the day. W y. Webb and
X y StOtta. II Garden city, WI
liam Bowen and J. =. Cook. OF La
Jun,a. were tied for second place.
breaking 10 out Of 75
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27
Coal Men In n'7h Rem. oi..rie.


A new rule has been Instituted by
the western railroads whereby the
dear public Will again be nicely
stung. II has been the practice here
tofore tn charge car service. or de.
murragc. on cars that remain on
track under load over forsy.~ieht
hours. This charge has been 81
per day for each day until the car
10 released. Under the new ruling
the 81 per day still applies. but In
addition there Ii = charge Of 81
per day for rent of the railroad com.
psny's track. making u total charge
of ~ per day for each car under
load.
Il seems that this ruling became e.
fective about the time the coal strike
WAS called. Two of II J,nts's coal
merchants. Daniher and The la Jun.
In Ice and Storage Company had
about u half train load Of coal on
track 10 protect their customers on
account os the strike. and are con.
s"acntiy up against n cute little
n1m of about tts per day each un.
III they can release their ears. vcr.
ily, the dear people. "" presume. will
eventually foot tho hill
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27
See. Dump opsr Week from monda,

The beet dump OF the Holly Sugar
Company. located opposite the La
Jun'a mili In this city. will open
for the delivery of bcc,a from the
Ia Junta district. on Monday. oc.
tobcr 9Th. brs%s from about 600
acres In the vicinity II La Jun'a VIII
be- harvested and delivered at this
dump during the campaign. M com
pared Ia ~ acres harvested last
year. The Hsd,ry dump. six miles
east of town. will commence bust
ness next Monday morning. which Ia
the date sns ~ opening of the beet
campaign 4 ~ swink factory.
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27

In La Junta the cantaloupc ship
ping season closed last Tuesday
night. the last car OF the season out
Of the Arkansas Valley being shipped
from this city. During the season
ioi carloads we're shipped from Ia
,unfa as compared to forty nine car
leads last year. The last car ship
red from In Iunta this year con
tanned l.oI2 crates. The growers
around La Junta, whose shipments
have been handled from Chicago by
their own representative. Orville
Wood. Will average about 30 cents
net per crai. for the season. In New
York the whit. meat cantaloupe
seems 10 be the most popular. sell
ing recently on IN. market there
for 80 cents per crate. while the
pink meats only brought 20 cents
per crate.
Joe Hesslink. who owns fifteen
acres In the Armenrout tract. had
seven acres In cantaloupcs this year.
shipping 500 crates through the To-
cal association and selling 500 more
TO local trade. This Is an sverag.
Of $500 per acre net at 20 cents
PER crate. Joe also has three acres
Of the fincst celery that WIS ever
grown In the Arkansas Valley. and
from this he expects To realize .
small fortune this year. Lssa year
he had one acre of celery. and from
this lone acre sold $500 worth of
cel'vy. He expects Ia do even bet.
ter tnh year How would you like
tn be 4 farmer In III. Armcnsrout
tract since the ice man has gone
out II business.
Fifty.scvcn carloads Of cantaioupcs
we're shipped by the Roberta Melon
Growers' As~ociatioa os the Fair.
mount country during the season just
closed. O. A. Hoskins. secrctary Of
IN. association. reports that the
first car was shipped on August 18Th.
about ten days earlier than last
year. and lax car September ,oth.
about three days ~~rlier Thirty
seven csrioads were shipped laSt
year. An advance Of 81 cents per
crate Was paid by the Cicmmons
Commission Company. os Kansas
City. Mo. ON all standard and pony
crates. with the exception Of three
days on ponies. Last year the ms.
sociation received returns on every
crate shipped except about 200. and
this year II 10 estimated that III"
returns viii average $50 per ear In
cxccaa Of thu 81 cents advance money
already paid. This means that $500
In addition 10 the 81 cents advance.
will b~ distributed among the thIr.
~ shippers Who are members of
tho association.
G. r. Stevens made the grs~tsSt
record during the shipping s~sson ~
far ~ quantity y concerned. and
despite the SAct tAAa his field was
.rrigatel iron ne oeero casai. NJ.
stsvsas haA tArss acre. n canta.
Iouees. aal duriag ~ seassa sAiS-
~ 3,ses esatse - eaaon1eapss. -
evssaes 6 - - sea1se ~ aMs. =
Ms. oesveae seoo1eo1 - 0Dge 0nn
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27
Tnn'Sst's esps'ssIer Decreasing

Ira wor0Aa was In Trinidad tals
we~k tshoao = tAe sisAis oi the
Ias< fsis . ~ seasm. sad inciden.
tally ~ o91be slesauoa. Ne says
tAee eve o1Aeoo westA Of raiisoa1
~ elAn0D oshees wess ~ y
.ss.'ss : ~ 'a''A {. ~
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27
PUTTING Ia JuNTA ON THE MAP
Some Reminisc erces and Some OF
the Many Things That La Junta
Is Doing Right Now

La Junta Is the biggest and hes,
town on the map In the Arkansas
Valley. and no one knows this any
better than the individual who has
lived here for time. and then de.
parted for fields green and pastures
new, where he would have an oppor.
tunity to make comparisons. Primar.
lily, n community Is what its citizens
make II. but there has never been
much concentrated effort on the
part OF our citizenship to make La
Junta grow. II has grown in spite OF
us. and has never experienced the
blighting reaction incident to an eph.
emeral boom" because It has never
had one. and we sincerely hope that
It never will have one II has grown
steadily. solidly. dccently and sane
ly with each succeeding year. and
the present indications are that II
will continue TO do so until the end
Of time.
On May /, 1897. when the editor Of
the great family journal made his ad.
vent In La Jun,a-via the Santa Fe
there were just seven brick blocks
In this city-the Jones block. Wood
ruff block. Albcra block. Commercial
College block. Masonic block. Cen.
trail block, and the old Bon Ton res
taurant. where Spiccr's Cafe Is now
located On May LIST OF that year
the corner stone OF the court house
was laid. and at that time all OF
the county officials were doing busi-
ness IN shacks on East First street,
the present blacksmith shop OF Geo
Ross being used as a district court
room. In sixteen years the old town
has experienced wonderful meta
morphosis. both in The business as
well AS the residence section. There
were practically no residences south
Of Sixth street. except George A. XII
KOre's suburban home and the Pres
hyterian manse. The entire hrpdisA
addition was q huge vacant ~ and
there were not over half a dozen
houses I'm North La Junta There
was not single brick or cement
sidewalk In the business district
or anywhere else. curb or gutter.
and not single foot OF sewer
The Santa Fe shops were with MS
sixteen years ago. and not withstand
ing persistent efforts Ia move them
elsewhere. they are still here In u
somewhat improved and enlarged
form. The Santa Fc has made TX.
,ensiyo and substantial improvements
every year during the past sixteen
years aud will spend $4,000 more
this year In making more improve
monis. The magnificent new office
building. when completed and fur.
nished throughout. Will represent an
Investment Of over 500. .0o0. aud be
sides that n new freight hous. VIII
be erected and several miles OF new
sidetrack laid In the yards on the
site OF the buildings that are nov be,
Ing moved and are To be moved dur
ing the present year To new loca'
tlon south of the track.
Al the present moment there are
over 500 900 worth OF new buildings
and other improvements In prospect
and underway. the list including the
] following:
G.. q, a... n..u.,. ann aar
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27

There IL not another section Of
Colorado where therc II ~ much
building and other improvements IN
prospect NJ right here In the ArkAn.
sas Valley. That means that the
Valley II prospecting. and that its
final destiny of being the richest and
most prosperous agricultural terri.
tory on the fare of the earth 10 not
eAs oef.
n Ordway tAsy Are buolins a
ote. ~ soheolAease ~ iaslAlliag .
o9s.eee ssvss GUoasa. vsvis ~
(Ceaeiausl = PNes osvea.l
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-15
Determined fight
To CHECK CHARBON

Jackson, Miss, July 15.-A deter.
mined fight is being made for the sup
preston of the epidemic of charbon
raging among live stock In the coun.
ties Of Harrison and Hancock, and
which has already caused the death of
several hundred animals, chiefly
horses and mules.
According to advices received at the
office of the live stock sanitary board,
over $4,000 doses Of vaccine have been
delivered to the sixteen deputies in
the county of Harrison, and the work
Of inoculating, every animal in the
county is actively under way.
Hancock county has not shown the
same spirit Of determination as that
manifested in Harrison county, but
the disease has not been so widely
prevalent in Hancock.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-15
TARIFF fight
OPENS THURSDAY
FORMAL OPENING or DEBATE
POSTPONED eng PAY FOR
-' coMPLETioN OF REPORT.

Washington July i5.-F6rmal open.
ing of the tariff fight on the floor of
the Senate was postponed Monday
from Wednesday until Thursday. This
was done to enable the Finance com.
mitttee to complete its report on the
Underwood-Simmons bill, the presen.
tation of which will mark the begin.
ming Of forensic hostilitles on the
floor. In the meantime the Senate
VIII listen to a speech today by Sena.
tor Thomas of Colorado on the rela-
tion Of the tariff to the panic Of the
nineties.
AS prelude to the long debate
which is to follow, Senator McCumber
Monday addressed the Senate in Cd.
position to the bill, speaking, he said,
from a farmers point of view. As
another preliminary, Senator Smooth
introduced his proposed substitute for
The wool schedule.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-15
,. J. kLiEN CHARGED WITH
STEALING COW FROM THE
STATE INSANE ASYLUM.
Special to The Neaos.

Special to The Nei1s.
Jackson, Miss, July Isl. ]. Klien.
dairyman at the state insane asylum,
was arrested late yesterday afternoon,
upon an affidavit of Attorney General
Ross A. Collins, charged with stealing
a COW from the institution last year.
He was unable to give bond in the sum
of 81 900 and was placed in the county
Jail by Sheriff Middleton.
The affidavit was made upon the re-
quest of members of the legislative in
vestigating committee, chosen at the
recent extra session of all the legisla-
ture to make an exhaustive investiga-
ion of all OF the state officers and de-
partments, and a complete examina-
tion of the books aud accounts of the
various officers and offices.
Klien, when seen at the county Jail,
refused to make any statement. Men,
bers Of the investigating committee,
beyond stating that evidence pointsa,
to the guilt of Klien. did nor care n
discuss the arrest, TGaey did saw
however. that the cow that is alleged
to have been stolen is now in the pcs.
session of Brown Bros, owners of a
livery stable in this city. Whether
Brown Bros. bought the COW from
Klien, or some one else to whom
Brown gave it or sold it, has not been
made clear.
The COW was valued at $55, so that
the. charge against the dairyman is
grand larceny. He probably will be
given preliminary hearing this week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-15
BABY BOY, ABOUT THREE WEEKS
DIP, LEFT ON PORCH OF DC
MoeAk's RESIDENCE.

afteF--Mr and Mrs. d. G
Mogan, who live on West Fourth
street, had retired Monday night abou,
eleven O'Clock, they were aroused BY
the faint sound Of baby's voice. Go
ing to a window opening onto the
front porch of the residence. Mr.. Mo.
gan could. hardly believe his eyes
when he saw lying on the floor scanti-
ly clad and with only a handful of
clothes in a basket beside it, Just a
mite of humanity-a tiny baby boy
abandoned by heartless parents or
some other unknown person who had
been employed to perform the inhu-
man act.
Mr. Mogan at once notified some Of
MS neishbors of his discovery and in
short time large number Of indig,
nant residents of the neighborhood
had gathered about the little waif
oEerTns assistance to The Mogans and
wondering at d heartiesshess .sssee
would permit of the desettion Of an
innocent babe. II would not have
been very comfortable fer the guilty
party or parties had they been found
by these Fourth street folks last night.
for az one lady said to a News repre-.
sentative this morning land she doubt
less voiced the sentiment of the
crowd. I'VE would have felt like
having a burning'-had the material
been at hand. ~--
Police headquarters was at once
notified of the finding OF the baby but
thus far no clue as to the identity of
the parties guilty of placing II on the
Continued on Page Eighty
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-15
ACTION
MAY AVERT STRIKE
CONFERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE
BEARS FRUIT-BiLL TO BE
RUSHED THROUGH.
(By Associated Press.1

washington, July 15.-The New
lands bill, revising the Erdman law
and providing arbitration of wage dis.
putes in manner satisfactory to the
railroads and employees, passed the
Rouse today without roll call and was
hurried to the Senate, which was wait.
ing to pass it for the Presidents sig.
nature. Employees of forty-two east.
ern railroads are threatening to strike,
and the railroads have agreed to sub
NIT the differences under the new pro-
vision. The President has said he
would sign the measure.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-15

Washington, July 15.-Representa.
tives Of the 10000 conductors and
trainmen of eastern railways who have
voted to strike for higher wages and
managing officers of the railroads
agreed at the White House Monday to
submit their differences to arbitration
under the provisions of the Newlands-
Clayton act, which President Wilson
and Congressional leaders promised
to make law by tonight. In the mean
time no strike will be declared, Of
ficials of the Brotherhoods agreeing
to an armistice until Monday night.
This victory of arbitration over the
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-15
zloN's 18TH ANNveRsARv

Chicago, ILL.,, July 15-Today was
the thirteenth anniversary Of the
founding of Zion City by "Dr." John
Alexander Dowie. In the days of
Prophet" Dowie the anniversary was
always an occasion for celebration
and rejoicing, but since the death Of
the leader there has come a mighty
change over the condition of affairs
spiritual and material In the little
north shore suburb ana today the
towns birthday. anniversary was al
lowed to pass unnoticed. Internal
dissensions appeared among the Dow
ieites soon after Dowie's death and
the past few years what is left of the
sect has divided into rival factions
and has been engaged in continuous
fght for the political control of the
town. But while the spiritual" vi.
taiity Of Zion City has been on the
vane the material prosperity of the
town has Increased. Many Of the in
fustries founded by Dowie have since
passed into the hands Of outsiders and
sre ssid p have prospered,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-15
ONE OF THE GREAT EUROPEAN
POWERS WANTS TO KNOW
WHAT U. s. INTENDS TO DO.
OFFICIAL ACTION MUST
SOON BE FORTHCOMING
Unless United States Gives Assurance
of Protection to Foreigners other
Nations May Feel Called Upon To
Take steps .s Testere Peace. =
associated Press.D


washington, July 15.-Already one
Of the great European powers. through
its diplomatic representative here has
called the attention of Secretary Bry-
an to the chaotic condition in Mexico
and the effect upon the welfare and
safety of its citizens here with a polite
inquiry as to what the United States
intends to do about it,
II Is beginning to be APPARENT ssv.
that there must be very soon some
ofhcial action to reassure Euronean
powers of protection of their citizens
and subjects against pecuniary loss
Failure in this. some officials fear En-.
ropeans may feel themselves free to
'ake steps to restore peace. )
Asked whether the European power
made representations regarding Mex-
lco' Secretary Bryan refused to dis
cuss the subject,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-15
BRITISH M. P's TO VISIT CANADA

Ottawa, Ont, July 15.-Before the
end of this week there will arrive in
Canada one of the most distinguished
parties of Britishers that ever toured
the Dominion. The party is composed
OF some twenty representative mem
oers Of the British parliament who
are on their way to Australia in ac-
ceptance Of an invitation from the
Australian branch Of the Empire Par.
liamentary Association. On their way
to vancouver, their point of departure
for Australia, the tourists will visit
many of the principal cities of Canada
They will spend about a month in
Australia, returning to England abouI
the middle of November.
Among the members of the part,
are Lord Castle-Maine, Lord Sheffield
Viscount Hill, Sir Stephen Collin
Lord Emmott, Under Secre<ar}
State for Colonies, and the III Hon
stuart Worthley. Under secrst.rp S
State for the Home Department
" All Of the travellers are aec'
|oy their wives sna 1>uilIss. "a -
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-15
PRICES BONBSMEN
TAKE CHARGE 6F Pm.

Meridian, Miss, July 15.-Frank W
williams was sworn in as postmaster
at this place Monday afternoon by Post
office Inspector W. C. Haas, to sue.
ceed W. J. Price, who is charged bv
the inspector with being short in his
accounts to the amount of approx.
mateiy $500. and who has made an
appearance bond of $1,000. The Unit.
ed States Warranty and Guarantee
Company of Baltimore. which is rem.
resented here by Mr.. williams. wired
requesting his appointment. Under
me postal laws and regulations, the
ponoSmen Of any postmaster who may
n< eharged with shortage, are re
qp'red to take charge Of the office, and
4 vas under this section of the posta
law That Mr.. Williams was sworn II
% rpstmaster. The tef "a 81 rfice ex
p'Ies in February. Sd f'trg, so,
N'|I be appointed pos master In ac
lnce with the resu c< T. 1rimar,
lon held sometime hxress
Witherspoon ACRE kuaors
({knf foosoI~ ~. :. ....s----