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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-05-08
TO BEAUTIFY
farm HOMES
Interesting Topic at Nee ting
of Agricultural Association
TELEPHONE RATES
UNDER DISCUSSION
Committee Appointed to Investigate
and Matter will be Thoroughly
Threshed Out Next Meeting


and Matter will be Thoroughly
Threshed Out Next Meeting
The meeting of the Otero Coun-
ty Agricultural association held
last Saturday was the largest in
point of attendance which has
been held for months and n large
lot of interesting business was
transacted.
AT the request of President
West, who was unable to be pres
ent, Past President Dye presided.
The secretary was instructed to
request the committee, appointed
at a previous meeting to look after
the question of rebuilding the
Arkansas Valley railroad to Rocky
Ford, to report at the next meet
ing.
The subject of beautifying the
farm was presented by Henry Ball
who gave some excellent sugges-
tions of simple ways that every
farmer rich or poor with very
little work could beautify the
grounds about his home, with n
lawn, with shade trees and possi-
bly, flowers.
L. S. Woodside and George
Beaver were other speakers on the
subject, and if the suggestions of
tie speakers are followed out n
great improvement will be made
in the farm districts, at least,
about Rocky Ford.
The question of the recent
changes made by the telephon o
company was taken up and Secre-
tary Miller read a number of COM
munications which had been re-
ceived from different commercial
organizations in tn is and other
parts of the state including Holly,
where over 300 telephones have
been removed, and Denver, where
a fight against the company has
been in progress for several years
and where the company has made
many concessions. A discussion
followed the reading of the COM
munications, among the speaker
being Messrs Ball, Woodside,
Steele, Robinson, Fluke, st John,
Edgar and Turner and upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Edgar committee
consisting of Henry Ball, E. 5.
Woodside, G. j. Cover, William
Steele, DIR. Fl. e. Lovejoy and
Charles Rocker was appointed to
thoroughly investigate the matter.
A resolution was adopted re-
questing our representative i'll the
Legislature to ascertain if possible
what disposition had been made
of the money derived from the in
heritance tax which, it was stated,
would be used for the payment of
third class appropriations; the
association being interested as the
state is indebted to the organiza-
ton some S7O0 in state fair premi-
ums.
A lecture will be given in the
near future by Mrs. Harbert,
president of the International
Congress of Farm Women, and
John Edgar, William Steele, Fl. A.
Ball, e. s. Woodside aud George
Beaver is the committee in
charge.
j. A. Robinson was elected a
member of the subject committee.
The committee in charge of the
telephone question is taking ac-
tive measures and at the next
meeting of the association, May
16, they hope to have representa-
tives present from every city and
town in the county.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-05-08

away disclosing campfire scene,
and from tent i'll the rear emerg-
ed the illustrious Steve with a
monstrous spy-glass that might
have answered the purpose of his
story in the first act if properly
focused.
This act was a military burles-
que, and our readers may learn
what it was all about from the fol-
lowing cast of characters:
Hungry Hank, with an appetite Furman
Bilious Bill, with one lung --------- Henderson
Chicken Charlie, cook and real COM
Hamman
General Hasbeen. second in command -kelso
Col Neverwas. third in command Bingham
Major Shott, fourth in command -------- Coon
Captain Knott, also In command -Chevalier
First Lieut., Gum. another Also Wells
Second Lieut.. Sword. also another Lay
Third Lieut.. Bullet, still another. Snider
Fourth Lieut.. Hardtack. another still Brown
1t was rip-roaring farce and
most agreeably closed the even
ing's entertainment, but not the
enjoyment as grand ball follow
ed, the inspiriting music being
furnished by fine orchestra un-
der the leadership of S. A. Dent,
to which young and old were
lightly gliding as The Enterprise
writer went his homeward way
bearing the knowledge of having
spent a few delightful hours in
company with the genial employees
of the A b. S. Co.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-05-08

Continued on Last Page)
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-05-08
The Creation

Enterprise readers are advised that
Haydn's greatest oratorio will be per-
formed in the Centennial high school au-
dtorium. Pueblo. next Tuesday. May IL.
with 20 singers and | 6 orchestra players.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-05-08
HAPPY time
At BARBECUE
Factory Foremans Club Pro.
vides Great Treat
MINSTREL SHOW AND
MILITARY BURlESQUE
Large Crowd Enjoyed Feast and En-
tertainment Surprising Anything
of the Kind Ever Attempted

of the Kind Ever Attempted
AS anticipated by those who
had the opportunity of attending
the barbecue and entertainment
given by the Foremeu's Club of
the American Beet Sugar Co. s
factory at Rocky Ford on last
Saturday evening this event sur
passed any similar affair ever at
tempted and was the best feed
and one of the jolliest times they
have ever enjoyed.
With every succeeding year the
factory boys have become more ex-
pert as hosts until they have now
reached pinnacle Of attainment
that even they will find it impos-
sible to pass and nothing more en-
joysble than the affair of Satur-
day night could we'll be conceived.
In the factory building the bar
becue was served to crowd of
about 400 A. B. S. Co. employees
and their families and a few in
invited guests, amongst whom
were the Rocky Ford newspaper
men and their families, who
would sooner miss an edition of
their papers than fail to take in
this big annual stunt of the Rocky
Ford boys.
The barbecue this year was
much more than the title implies,
for besides an immense quantity
of the choicest cuts of steak,
''done 10 a turn" on the huge
salamanders under the watchful
supervision Of Head Chef Harvey
Morris and his expert force of
cooks, there was salads, rolls,
sandwiches, fruit, coffee, lemon
ade and the like, which were SO
appetizing and SO generously for
ced upon the guests by Fred
Mehring and his gang of capable
walters that the writer had even
to forego the last course-the
smokes"
At the conclusion of the bar
becue the tables were quickly
cleared away and benches took
their places upon which the
crowd was soon comfortably seat
ed, and promptly at the appointed
hour-S:15 p. m.-the curtain con-
cealing the improvised stage was
drawn aside revealing a galaxy of
blackface comedians such as would
grace the ranks of the best min
strel show ever put on the boards
by AL G. Fields.
AS in former years Herman
Zitkowski filed the position of in
terlocutor with dignity and grace,
while ''Billy" Parks and "Steve''
Kelso were in their old familiar
places as end men and with their
inimitable characterizations lent
zest to the antics and laughter
producing jest and story OF
Messrs Allen, Church, Chevalier,
Dobbins. Furman, Hamman, Haw-
ley and Henderson, the rest of
the burnt cork bunch. Between
the quips of the minstrels Dean
Edwards of the "Coon Town
Band" cut few pigeon wings
most dextrously and with his nim-
BILE feet initiated starting loco
motive and various noises of the
pight-such as that produced by
one of the boys returning from
Swink-to the vast amusement oi
everyone.
While the audience was left
wondering whether Steve hao
secured pair Of those A-raA
glasses he told about the curtain
was drawn to rearrange the stage
and after short intermissior
most enjoyably filled by Dobbins
a monologue artist of no mear
ability, the curtain again rolled
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
COTTON GOSSIP

NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-The first hour
the market was featureless with trading
light. Around II o'clock Wall street
brokers became free sellers, which start
ed the ring, WHO seemed to be awaiting
something to sell on.
The opening of the cotton market was
featureless Sentiment is mixed and
1t looks as II the edge of the market
is Off. Wall street was probably the
leading seller after the call.
Lester was a good seller, which was
thought to be for Shearson & Hammill.
The ring sold. Mitchell was the prin
cipal buyer.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 27.-Hayward
& Clark: The map shows cloudy
weather over the entire belt; no rain.
Indications are for unsettled to scat
tered rains in the belt. except fair in
the Atlantics and possibly in Alabama.
The New Orleans imes-Democrat
says: The present position of the cot
ton market is not of a kind to stir the
imagination OF the general public, and
news about the old crop is almost a
back number. and there can be no i'm
portant news about the new crop for
some weeks
ITO be sure. there is much talk OF
bad seed and there seems to be no
NouDt tndt tnlS item Will cut great
figure later on, but sufficient unto the
day is the dope thereof.
In the meanwhile. experts ask them
selves with ever-increasing anxiety how
the worlds spindles are to be fed out of
supply which is. TO a certain extent
an optical delusion. For an unprece
dented part of the remnant consists of
stuff which must find abnormal uses
and which must consequently be sold on
a basis sufficiently low to attract out
side buyers. And every unhealthy con.
dition of things might exist in the con
tract market If much Of the rainbow
like punk has been hedged.
Theorists have assumed that con
sumption would be restricted in the au-
tomato fashion, which experience has
made so familiar, but there is as yet
no sign of this necessary process. on
the contrary, the exports from day Ia
day and week to. week show not the
slightest sackening in the demand. and
II Is a question how far the drain can
be carried without causing an upheava1
from which even New York could not
hope to escape"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
NEW YORK pRonucE Market

NEW YORK, Jan. 2-Petroleum,
firm: crude Pennsylvania, $3.50.
Turpentine, quiet, 49Ia GD50.
Hosin, quiet; common. 4.40~
Wool, better demand. domestic fleece,
22l5 q 26; pulled secured basis, 34@50,
Texas secured basis, 40152.
Hides, steady; native steers, 16h@17;
branded steers, f6 asked.
Coffee, steady; options opened SOS
points advance; Rio. No. Z, on spot,
90.
Rice, steady; domestic, ordinary to
prime 3& GD51a
Molasses, steady; New Orleans open
kettle, S5Q55.
Sugar, raw, firm: centrifugal 1860
3.42; muscovado, 2.S6q2.92; molasses,
sugar, 2.61 Q2.67
Sugar, refined. steady; fine granu-
lated, 4.05; cut loaf. SOS; crushed, 495
mold A, 4.60; cubes. 4.30; powdered, T. Is
Diamond A. 405: confectfoners' A, 1885,
softs, No. /, 500 (No. is points
lower than No. l and Nos. to IA are
each points lower than the preceding
grade)
Potatoes, barely steady: white near
by. 2.25d2.75 sweets. 1.50@19O
Beans quiet; marrow, choice. 470G0
5.25; pea, choice. 3.25@365; red kidney
choice. 5000 30.
Dried fruits. irregular: apricots
choice to fancy. 1917 ole; apples, evsp-
GRATED, prime to fancy, Sai@i pruues
sos to Cos, 94t9415; Cos to zoos, So a
S&; peaches, choice to fancy. Gas;
seeded raisins, choice 10 fancy, GM6h.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
Itures opened easler.
HAYWARD g. cLARk'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 27.-The ad-
vance here yesterday of lsc in spot came
| as a surprise. While it IVES known that
| spot demand was good, few suspected
| that the spit situation had ebcome so
strong as to result in a price advance
by the upward course of spot quota
tions and are now trading at a dis
count of more than half a cent. This
peculiar fact can only be accounted
for by the absolute inactivity Of the
speculative element, which has appa-
rently not vet emerged from it's ultra
cautious attitude. Every morning. how
ever. the press is filled with reports
of improvement in every line Of trade,
and this trend in general affairs toward
activity and prosperity should also sup
ply the contract market with leader
and a start, which seems all that is now
needed for an advance.
The market this morning opened a
| little easier, to harmonic with Liver
| pool and New York, but soon rallied to
yesterdays closing figures, and ruled
quiet but steady. Feeling is bullish and
there is, of course, no desire to sell at
prevailing discounts, but there is abso-
lutely no speculative activity at the
moment. This peculiar conditions seems
to exist in Liverpool also, where spots
sales. total 10000 bales; while futures
closed as much as 4 down without any
| special reason.
4 good spot inquiry was reported here
early in the day a prevailing quotations I:
| low grades selling we'll The movement
continues large but is going straight
| through TO ships and mills.
The decrease in stocks on our side is
| becoming more rapid.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
DAY
IN COTTON MART
Wall Street and Ring Free Sell
ers-BuII Leaders Looking On.
South Reports Strength.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.--In the 9ace
of bearish Liverpool cables, the cotton
market opened steady. with first prices
only to points lower. but this was
much better than had been expected by
traders. Trading was narrow and with
out feature, although the South reported
activity in the spot market, which
brought out a scattered demand from
spot interests, causing prices to rally
a few points from the opening. This
was soon satisfied and the mar
ket settled back into the rut, with trad
ing extremely light. Later. however, a
general selling movement developed, in
the absence of sufficient buying orders
to bull the list. causing rapid decline
of to points from last nights closing
quotations
Sentiment is against the market at
the moment and the majority are pre-
dieting a further downward reaction.
outside speculation is so limited that
prices are easily Influenced by very
moderate trading, and the leading bull
operators are apparently looking on.
Meanwhile, sentiment seems to be grad
ually becoming bearish in the face of
seems to prevail in the English market
as well as here
At the close the market was barely
steady. with prices at a net decline of
to II points from the closing quota
tons of Monday.
Following are II a. m. bids in New
York: January. 1871: March, 1858;
May, 1892; July, 12.2s; October, 11.6O.
Following are 10 a. m. bids in New
Orleans; January, 1874; March. L. rs;
May, 1856; July, 1899; October. lie.
Estimated cotton receipts:
Wednesday 1918.
New Orleans. $500 to 1900 1856
Galveston 1880 to 21,5OO 734s
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
REALIZING SALES
PUT STOCKS OFF
Early Demand Reflects Continued
Investment Buying-UuderIy-
ing Conditions Strong,
sy CHARLES w. STORM

NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-Brisk buying
which was in evidence at the opening
OF the stock market today reflected a
continuation OF investment buying, but
some of the gains were reduced at the
end of half an hour by profit taking.
There was much speculation as to
the figures in the earnings report OF
the United States Steel Corporation, and
those who expected a bullish document
pushed the price OF steel common "a
6S7s shortly after the opening. This
represented gain of % from Monday S
closing.
The best gain In the general list was
made by Canadian Pacific After open
ing at 212% for a gain of II this stock
rose TO 2i2s4. Amalgamated Copper
opened with a gain of one point and
soon increased this fractionaly. Ameri-
can Smelling and Anaconda Copper
were also strong. beginning about ):
National Railways OF Mexico. second
preferred, showed a better tone. begin
ming az 1875, against 1872 al the close
Monday.
As a group the railroad equipment
stocks sold at the highest level they
have occupied for some time.
Among the other advances were;
Union Pacific, & Southern Pacific. <
American Car and Foundry, u Read
ing. y; Lehigh Valley. "a. Erie, Y
Missouri Pacific. y.
California Petroleum shaded 4 tt
2Sls
The curb was steady.
Americans In London were nrm with
Steel leading Canadian Pacific was
vigorously bought in London,
Price changes were small and unlm
portant in the last hour. Steel sold al
66h for a fractional recession from the
opening and Reading made gain 60
ing to 169%, against 1854 at noon
Lehigh Valley was under pressure, sell
ing around 1854, net loss OF q on the
day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
CRIPPLE SEEKS
" D Rk TO BUY
WOODEN LEG
ST. Louis Firm Refuses to Give
Limb to Boy Until He Pays
$100-Appeals to AtIantans.

He came into the Office of the Asso-
GATED Charities, his crutches thump-
ing forlornly on the bare floor.
He said his name was Carl Hunter
Just a poor, lonesome, one-legged
bow. barely 20 years old, doomed to
hobble through the world as best he
can-and he asked the Associated
Charities II there was some work in
Atlanta he could do so he could earn a
little money to finish paying for the
wooden leg that is lying, dust-coated,
IN the warerooms of a st. Louis man
ufacturing house.
He's paid $50 on it in the last four
months. but the manufacturers won't
lei him have it until he pays the 800
that it costs. although they did let
him wear it for four days to see if
It fitted 1t did, and they took it
away and put 1t back into their ware
house.
SO the boy has been going about
the country, working whenever he can
find anything to do, begging when ne
cessity forces, ana what nickels and
dimes and quarters he can spare go
10 the ST. Louis firm and are duly
credited on the purchase price of the
CRITICAL limb.
Says He Is a Good Cook.
He sent a quarter from Chattanoo-
ca last Sunday-all the money he had
after paying his fare to Atlanta, where
he hoped to find work.
People don't seem to have much
use for one-legged boys" he TOLD
Boyce Edens, of the Charities. There
doesn't seem to be anything any
where that. l can 90. I'm a good cook,
hut nobody wants a one-legged cook
in their kitchen, and it's hard to get
around, too, on crutches.
IF l could get my wooden leg
could get along all right, but this
way it's mighty hard 1t seems like
I'm never going to get the rest of the
money paid on my leg, for it takes all
] can get hold of to live, and they
said ] couldn't have it until the whole
500 was paid
The boy told Edens he never did
make much money, for he never had
an education or much of a chance,
hut he managed to get along pretty
well until he lost his leg. He was a
dancer in show that played the Mis-
sissippi River towns, he said, in what
they call floating theaters.
Dancing Career Ended.
During the winter season, when
navigation was closed. he cooked in
restaurants in st. Louis and East st.
Louis and towns up and down the riv-
er, wherever he could get a job, max
Ing enough to keep going until the
river shows opened again.
Four months ago a nail got stuck
in his foot. Blood poisoning develop
ed, and his left leg had to be ampu
tated. That ended his dancing career
and it has just about ended his
cooking career, for. as he says, there
isn't much room in a kitchen for a
cook that has to hobble around on
clutches. Nor is there much room
anywhere else for man with
clutches.
Edens is taking care OF the boy
end is trying to find someone who will
give him some kind of work to dc
until he can pay for his leg, or who
will help with money to get the leg,
50 the boy can get work and hold up
his head again.
Inc telephone iumber of the Char
tiles is Main 1850
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
STOCK GOSSIP

The New York Herald: Good rail
way securities are steadily bought by
investors.
The New York Commercials: Read
ing seems to be under steady pressure.
Tho New York American. For the
moment sentiment on the street is more
optimistic than prices,
The New York Wall street journal;
"The fact that the market shows an
increase Of strength on volume Of ae
tivity much smaller than at the end Of
last week is regarded as an indication
Of AZ improved technical position and a
decreasing supply Of stocks in the
street
Tho New York sun "Oferings are
well absorbed and prices harden
The New York Post: The latest
price Of S55. 900 for stock exchange seat
measures the degree to which the pre-
vailing brokerage opinion inclines to
faith IL permanently better condition
OF things In Wall street.
The New York Financial Bureau.
special bullish operations may be seen
to-day Professionals are trying to
bring reactionary tendencies, II rs a
market OF discrimination Many good
stocks are cheap on the basis Of earn
ing power and returns, compared with
money rates
G. D. Potter says: Sentiment is more
optimistic and public participation Is
Increasing European investors are
consistent purchasers Of our stocks and
their commitments will increase os mou-
cy financial ceutors Of Europe Increase.
! am firm believer ~ higher prices for
an securities ~ merit. and would in
crease such holdings on all recessiOns %
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27

CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-News on wheat
from abroad was bearish and the offer
ings of wheat in the pit were larger at
the opening Of the grain market, and in
consequence wheat prices were Nc to
&C lower. The weather throughout the
winter wheat belt is unreasonable. and
in case OF cold snay with the planted
wheat unprotected there will be crop
damage reports and likelihood o.
higher prices,
Corn was off nc to Nc, and this, too.
in the face of soft roads in the country
and the likelihood that the offerings OF
farmers will be smaller.
oats were sc to Sc lower and under
some selling pressure.
Provisions were 21zc to 15c lower In
sympathy with the decline of hogs.
There was considerable strength in
the wheat market during the afternoon
session and prices closed nc higher than
the lowest spots for the day, net gain
OF &c.
Corn closed unchanged to shade
higher and oats were unchanged.
Provisions were lower all around
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
GRAIN GOSSIP

The Chicago Inter Ocean says: cit
and few commission houses that some
further setback in wheat and corn might
come to-day, but they advised against
short sales on declines. Out OF 81 COM
mission houses, however. IS were bull
ish on wheat, sentiment in corn was
mixed. only Ave out of 81 being bullish.
nine bearish and 10 were non commit
tall
Rycroft, OF Bartlett Frazier Co, says:
Our advices lead us to believe that the
stock of corn in the country elevators
through Iowa are largely exhausted and
that farmers show little disposition to
sell. The mild damp character of the
winter has made II difficult to handle
corn. and 1t is not keeping well on the
farm. while country dealers are afraid
to buy and ship under such conditions
Of quality, as long as this weather con-
tinues. II is being reported, end we
have reason to believe, that the advices
are correct. that some corn is being
worked for export at the seaboard
The old Argentine crop is practically
exhausted and it is quite possible that
Europe will have to turn to us for her
supplies until the new Argentine CROP
Is AZ for shipment. There Is a period OF
three or four months ahead OF us when
1t is possible that we may have a suffi-
cient export demand to affect our
prices"
Bartlett Frazier Company says:
"Wheat-The market may rule q lit
tie easier again to-day, but we favor
purchases on weak spots
"Corn--We believe there was consid
cradle short interest created yesterday
by local and professionals. which will
have tendency TO steady values.
"Oats-There is nothing at the mo-
ment to cause any particular change In
values and the trade is of a local profess
sional character,
"Provisions-We think further recess,
sionS are not unlikely"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27


General forecast until Z p. m. We'd
nesday:
Georgia-Fair tonight and Wednes-
day warmer tonight; colder Wednesday
in northwest portion.
N1rginia-Fair warmer tonight;
Wednesday unsettled; warmer In cen
trial and east portions.
North enthusiastically fair to-
night and Wednesday; warmer tonight:
colder Wednesday in extreme western
portion.
South Carolna-Generally fair to-
night and Wednesday; warmer tonight
F'lorida-Fair and warmer tonight;
Wednesday fair; warmer in east and
north portions.
Alabama-Fair. warmer tonight
Wednesday fair; somewhat colder.
Mississippi-Fair tonight: slightly
colder in north portion: Wednesday fair;
somewhat colder.
Tennessee-Ganerally faor tonight
and Wednesday,; colder tonight in west
portion; colder Wednesday.
Louisiana-Fair tonight and Wednes-
day.
Texas-Fair tonight and Wednesday.