La Junta tribune., 1914-10-03
LITTLE sAusr n AIlcADY.


A little jaunt IN Already. o. sathel
the Fsirmount country. which vas sc
laden with charm at this particuiaI
period that We thought Of the tabled
land OF delights and satisfact,ons
a. the panorama drifted pass the bug.
~ wheels. A good friend. who
drives one Of the best horses In the
state, called At my door and tsmpt.
ed me TO roam afield With hin for
the forenoon OF Monday. supposed "a
be the blue day Of the week. but. II
anyone need an antidote for the
aforesaid blues. yield 70 = tsmpta.
ton like mine. on day ~ perfect as
outdoor generation ever produces.
and drift while among the farms
OF the Arkansas Valley
Among forage crops. maize. millet
kaffir corn. cane field after cane
field, and in such abundance that the
fellow who tells the truth about IL
will get a reputation for falsshood,
and for the good Of my profession I
am not going into descriptive details,
but this do know. that when this
resource OF this valley 10 properly
appreciated. and the stock that can
be maintained on Il, and the dairy
products that can be produced from
II are realized, this valley will need
a bank or two more to take care OF
its surplus money. To any observer
who rides over the ride I took. there
is no room left for doubt that this
absolutely sound and certain road to
stable and permanent financial gain
Is open to our folks as soon as they
will get It. saw corn as tall as
II ever grows In Missouri. or any
other state of exaggerated yoca bu-
larry. and / believe from the looks of
the ears as good crop as man could
ask for. and alfalfa piled on the
ground In stacks until II you photo
graph II and send the actual prin IS
to my old friends In the east they
will tell you that part OF last years
crop must be included In the show
but every spear OF II is this years
crop.
We passed an orchard OF fine trees
to twenty-five feet across
the branches. and loaded with the
finest looking apples have ever
seen anywhere-long rows stretching
away to the other end OF the field
and apples all along the line. Now
the good brother with me Is an OF.
ficer OF my church. and am withal
a pious man. twhen my officers are
with me at leasp. and though !
saw him wistfully examining the
barbed wire OF that fence I never
limited at my feelings In the matter.
and. upon my honor. We came away
without taint OF other days and not
an apple to show for the adventure
into temptation. "a
saw a field OF hogs looking like
the view from the train as you pull
through Omaha. and turkeys and
chickens enough TO make me decide
To extend my parish bounds out four
or five miles. Till Il includes all that
country-for Just Scotch canniness.
n no other pcrceiyabie reason
while the general air OF wcii-keps
fields. fine buildings. good roads. ali
led m. To feel that could loosen np
little more In praise Of the country
without riskinx my vcracity. which
every east.rner has u lurking idea
Is common fraiity OF the man who
lets his chin culver In n wide land.
scape. In other words. the hes, way
10 give fellow the third degree In
the Order OF the Arkansas Valley. IL
10 get him at harvest time. and take
him out armed with only his eyes
and a healthy common sense. after
that he will be- booster forever
and for aye.
HOWARD GoI.DIs.
Ia Junta. October st,