La Junta tribune., 1914-01-31

A prosperous business is like n
baby--it's a mighty good thing II you
have one of your own.
Some fellows go like the de,il with
nm automobile to get somewhere. and
when they get there they have moth
ing TO do.
The reason society women don't
wear their ball room dresses To
lodges wouldn't have anything
to pin their badges to.
Thirty carloads OF Bucks on their
way from the factory In the east to
Denver passed through La Junta
last Wednesday night. The ears
were decorated with advertising ban
ncrs. which even those who ride In
automobiles could read for a dis
tance Of quarter OF mile. and the
journey all the way was made by day
light Ia order to get the required re-
suits from the advertising stunt
Robert Anderson. OF In Veta. Col
orado. was among the distinguished
visitors IN La Junta last Monday MIR
Anderson was recently promoted to
the position OF secretary and teas
urer Of the Trinchsra Estate Com
pany. and also ofnciates as general
superintendent Of the company r.
holdings at La veta he has held
the position OF min superintendent
for that company at La Veta since
leaving la Juuta
Following the action o' the recent
convention Of the Colorado Good
Roads Association held n Colorado
SPRING. the county commissioners
OF the state at their annual meeting
went on record a. fayoring the immc-
dia,c Initiation OF a bill providing
for a half mill levy for road purposes.
This siil should the proposed bill
carry at the fall election. give the
state about $500 900 with which to
aid the various counties in road con.
struction.
T. A Mcdaniel. OF Los Molinos,
Calf. about l00 miles north OF Sac
ramcnto. Calf. arrived In La Junts
last Wednesday. Ola one OF the trains
delayed by the California washouts.
having been summoned on account
Of the serious Illness OF his mother,
who's uttered slight stroke of pa
ralysis last Friday Mr. Mcdaniel
is a former n.wspap"rman. but OF
lat. has been engaged Ia ranchinr,
and at the present time Is officiating
Hs postmaster of his home town thru
the good graccs OF President Wilson.
4 farmer who was carrying an .N-
press package from a city mail order
house. vas accosted by local mer.
chant why didn't you buy that
bill OF goods from me, could have
saved you the express and besides
you would have been paironizing a
home store. which helps pay IN.
taxes and build up thl, locality ="
With characteristic frankness. the
farmer asked why don't you pat
roniEc your home paper and adycr-
us.' / read It and didn't know you
had the goods ! have here. nor do
ever Sc. your name In the paper In
vitins on. 10 com. to your store
Manufacturers OF condensed milk
contend that milk can b. hauled IA
the factory In wagons over ordinar,
roads FOR no greater dis,anc. than
ak miles MIN can be hauled over
railroads no greater distane. than
twenty miles. Longer hauls by Wa
Gon or rail than th.-. cause the milk
Ia sour and To lose It's keeping quail
ties sben condensed. aud for this
reason ooDdcnsink plants must be To-
Gated near the center OF a dairy see
tion. Th.s. very necessary features
viii max. La Junta an ideal site for
IN. location OF the next milk con
draary In the Arkansas Valley. No
other town In the valley has railroad
facilities that will compare with
those Of La Junta.
One day last week the Tribune In.
stalled y new scr.cs Of typc-on- of
the very latest out. The first joh
set up with u WAS one Of Wisw-li's
butter labels. and . proof Of II was
sent to tho williamson -Haffncr En-.
craving Company In Denver for the
purporr Of having = xinc ctchinu
made. Of II. and thus save the wear
49, a.