La Junta tribune., 1914-01-03
NOW FOR A MILK CoNDENsARy
Continued from Page One.

| power TO assist In establishing an in
dustry Of this character In La Junta.
One OF the letters is as follows;
| u would not care to promise to
enter into contract until had
some assurance what the pay would
be. We are doing SO we'll at present
making butter that we would not like
to change unless We had some assur-
ance that We would do as well, Our
six cows gave us an average OF $l2l-
80 cash, not counting anything for
the butter and milk We used I'm our
family Neither did We keep any ac-
count OF the skim milk which we fed
to the calves and hogs, and OF course
this was quite an item. We have
seven calves from the six cows. this
Including one pair OF twins. Four OF
the heifers would bring more than
the market price on account OF their
dam reputation. and the steers are
good have written this to show
that the COW Is all right. and this
country will not reach its best until
every little farm has its bunch OF
cows, There should be at least
eight or ten cows on every forty
acre., but they should be good ones.
and every farmer should raise his
calves and test out HIS heifers and
d ns h.. hos
he can beef at good profit. Let
me assure YOU that you cannot do
anything for this community that
Will DO more to help build II up and
max people prosper than IL start
some enterprise that will induce the
farmer 10 become Interested In the
! COW "
Nov. II the farmers are interested
In doing something to help build up
the country and make people pros
per. isn't 1t about time for the bust
ness men OF La Junta TO become in
terested and do everything In their
: power to help land milk conden-
sary In La Junta? Not until La Jun
Ia IL the center OF a thriving agri-
cultural community will II reach its
: final destiny. Build up and develop
the surrounding country. with a good
I farmer on every forty acres. and the
town viii take care of itself. For
Z get the santa Fe monthly payroll
and look Tor new worlds to conquer.
The santa Fe monthly payroll will
be with us always, 80 there is no
need OF worrying over who is go
ing 90 get the larges, share OF IL.
Build up and develop the surround
ing country and make IL an agri-
cultural paradise. We have the raw
matsTlsl, the climate. and every 9th
50 that all We need is faith In the
future of our agricultural domain.
and the enterprise necessary to
build up and develop our wonderful
resources.
\ Wisconsin farmer says: The
COW brought Wisconsin out OF debt
into affluence. In that state the
store keepers sell for cash because
[ the farmer has cash from his cows.
Il know from boyhood experience
} that cow paid for 200 acre farm
barns. house. and all. In Illinois.
There IL no other one industry that
will make the country and the town
grow like milk condensary." II
the COW brought Wisconsin out OF
debt and into affluence, why should
not the same thing b. true of Colo
rado. where the conditions are ideal
for the dairy industry-so far SUI
periOr to those OF Wisconsin. so far
az climate is concerned. that com
parison would be odious-to Wis
conSin.
Next Monday the plant OF the Hell
yetiA Company is 10 be dedicated at
lamar. Its Importance can b.
judged by the fact that II comprises
plant that VIII use mix from b.
600 cows. working at Its full capac-
ity. AZ the start II will distribute
$1,000 per month among IN" far
mcrs. and $4,000 per month when
the farmers and dnirymen are able
to supply II with the necessary raw
material. Al the start forty en-
ployes Will be used. and this num-
bcr Will be- increased until the
monthly payroll Of the factory alone
viii averag. $4,000. The ii.lvc-
Tia Company has nine plants In op-
orstion-two In Pennsylvania. on"
IN Ohio. one In Michigan, two IN ~
lin0is. one In Wisconsin. ON. In Kan
sas. snd the last and largcs, OF their
chain of factories has Just been COM
pleted NJ Lamar,
Next Monday Lamar viii have n