La Junta tribune., 1914-01-17
MILK FACTORY CAMPAIGN
ohcfinit~ Information ~ to WAae
Farmers Will n" Has Been Seat
To Thr~e MIX Compaaies.

Farmers around La Junta are en-
thusiastic over the prospect OF ~
curing the location of y condensed
milk, factory In La Junta. Three
hundred letters were sent out to the
farmers In the territory surround
ing Ia Jun,a asking for the iaforna-
ton desired by the condemned milk
companies before they would even
consider the advisabi,ity OF iocatiag
a factory In this city.
Over one hundred replies have ~
ready been Received. and they arc
still coming In. The informs alton -
cured from these replies was txbulal-
ed by c. X. Buckley. chairman Of the
committee appointed by the Ia Junta
Industrial Association to INVESTIGATES
the matter. The hundred farmers ~
plying hav. 5000 acres Of alfalfa
adm are milking 500 cows now own
I'D by them. and have means auffl-
ctent to purchase. and will purchase,
a5s cows more. II they arc assured
OF satisfactory market II means
are provided they will purchase Aee
additional cows. making y total Of
about 1900 cows available to furnish
milk for a plant In Ia Junta during
the first seventeen days OF the PRES
ent year. Copies OF this tabulated
report were sent to Borden's Con-
densed MIX Company. OF New York
city, manufacturers OF the EAGLE
Brand OF Condensed MIX: Libby. Nc
Nell Libby. of Chicago. manufac-
turers OF the Libby Brand OF Con-
densed MIX. and the Pacific Coast
Condensed MIX Company. OF Seattle.
manufacturers of Carnation Milk.
from all OF whom letters OF inquiry
have been received asking for infor-
nation AS to what announcement
would be given such an industry by
the farmers of this vicinity. provid-
Ing a facto.y Was located at La Junta.
To secure the location OF factory
IN "a Junta all that is necessary for
us To do Is To spit ON our hands
and go after II. Three OF the largest
companies engaged In the manuiac-
ture OF condensed milk are interest
ed. the farmers OF the surrounding z
territory are enthusiastic over the
prospect. and the people OF this com
munity should make a desperate cf-
fort To land this great prize.
Judging from tn. replies received
and more are being received each
day. IL would be reasonable to ea-
pect Just as good reports from those
who have not as yet replied. There
three times the number OF cows al
ready reported. by little earnest
] missionary work among the farmer
the number OF cows already guaran-
tecd could be doubled
La Junta Is the natural cl.aribr
hous. OF the Arkansas Valley. and g.
not surpassed by any other town for
railroad facilities. Trains arrive and
depart In four directions, at such
hours as would assure good milk de-
liver, To the plant from any diroo-
tion. Twenty-threc passenger train
arrive and depart from La Junta oy.
cry day In III. year. and this T. %
condition that has been and Will con.
thu" to be- permanent.
The time is now ripe for an indus.
try of this kind. and II IN. farmer
ar. given n satisfactory proposition
they nre ready To respond To man.
II is quite probable that n represent
tive OF one OF the condensed milk
companies enumerated in this article
VIII visit La Junia In the near "a.
tur.. The Santa =" IL also Interest
ed. and through It's Industrial de.
partm"nt i- doing everything IN IT,
| power Ia Interest the milk companies
In the Arkansas Valley as an ideal
location for III" development OF the
dairy industry.
rnIos M~rtisg