La Junta tribune., 1913-03-15
FOWLER A LIVELY BURG.
A Little Journey 70 the Town Of Pure
water Yields Some Interesting
Information.


Fowler for the first time In three
years. Fowler has grown some IN
that time. Both sides Of every
street IL town were lined with We
nicles OF various and sundry descrip-
tons. and that burg surely present.
ed very lively and animated ap.
pearance Several brick business
blocks have been erected since our
last visit, and one Is In course
OF construction AT the present time
which will be occupied by a laundry.
During the past year Fowler has
erected new Christian church. built
1t beick. with an auditorium seating
capacity OF 800. that only cost $500.
aud Tie wonder OF all who inspect
the building Is how WAS II accom-
pii1hed AT such low figurey" Peo-
pie In La Junta who are figuring on
chsrch building would probably nc
Quire sOme valuable Information by
having a heart to heart conference
with SOM OF the church builders of
Fowler.
| During the afternoon We had the
pleasure of Inspecting the only si!o
W. ever saw. and likewise the only
one at the present time in otcro
county. It B., located on the Crews
dai. ranch about mile south and
east Of Fowler The ranch Is own
ed by Nj Crews. OF tae crcws-Beegs
Dry Good, Company. of Pueblo. and
/ it's 100 aerts are devoted To the
I highest style of the agricultural art
O,ero Countys first stio was con
s,ructst q - eust of Ahss,t e'ssV. u
is thiry feet high. and is set snr~s
fee, IN the ground. and built OF re-
lnforrrd concret. In diameter II Is
ten Zee, In the clear aud holds for
ty-srycn tons. being filled with corn.
stalk aud all. which had been cut up
into small bits In "a regular silo
machine. very similar TO thrcsh'
Ing machine. The silage was eat
.n by the bunch of lIolsteins with
as much relish ms tn. dam dog mas
tcat,s u chocolate drop, The silo
is built into on. corner OF on" of
tn. cleanest and most up'io-da'"
dair"s We ever saw. TIL" floor and
walls are OF concrete with metal
stalls. aud with everything painted
white, IL ax neat aud spic and span
as the most enthusiastic desoipl" OF
sanitation could hope or wish for.
The editor OF the Fowler great
family Journal gave Ms n Joy rid"
around she burg IN his automobile,
during which We visited Fowler
"secondAry water supply. Fowler
has two water syst.ms-th. pure
spring water for drinking purposes
coming from the hills north of
town. and the supply for irrigation
and sewsr flushing purposes from II
point about on. mile south and west
o' own. ~hcr. concrete lined re-
rosrrvort Of several hundred thousand
gallons capacity is supplied from
an underflow pumping plant. VA
ter for drinking and domestic pnr'
! poses In supplied by pri'nf" cor
pora'Nn ~ the rat. oi 81 for l.'"'
! gallons. and very few us" more than
I that amount. An unlimited service
lis given for irrigation and sewer
ilnshing puryoses for % cents per
month. III. latter plan being own
ID by the town of Fowler. In Fo~'
lrr everybody has all N" water they
can use for Si... per month. hut
not sithstanding this fact the prin'
/ ipai inauc At III. coming city el"c'
/ iion will h. toe water question \
company n hinv organized which
proposes 10 develop another spring
water supply and after period "'
years turn Il over Ia "a" city ai nr'
'unl cost of development There n
no kick an the electric light com
pany althoIah I IL the same com
pany tAat supple Juice fer La Jun
Ia Il takes n, liads ri people :"
max" . wo.id.
The rosds around Fowler are "x'
c"ilent---espccixiiy after yoh cross 'h'
O'sro county line and sc' over IN
10 Pueblo county. where Tom Tyn'
ans convicts did some excellent WORK
last year. A. soon ss YOU commence
tn 1n1 rwts and chuck holes. on
your way east. you then know thar
YOU have crossed the line into oscrn