La Junta tribune., 1914-01-31
MILK CoNDENsARY TALKFEsT
Cows to the Right Of Us. Cows tn the
Left Of Us and Milky Way
Straight to La Junta.

iioi Wouy nan InuTsudy evening,
the members INDUCED In milk CON
densary talkfest, and became so en-
thusiastic over the prospect that 1t
was IL O'Clock before the last word
was spoken. The ladies OF the
Christian church served sump-
tuous repast, and the participants
enjoyed II so much that most of them
laid awake during the remainder OF
the dead hours OF night recalling the
pleasing memories of the occasion
not being in mood or condition to
do anything else.
At the opening of the talkfest
Secretary Sabin made few peril
nent remarks to the effect that only
two members of the association had
as yet paid their dues for the year
1914. He was provided with lib
eral supply of checks. and out of the
fifty members present about twenty
responded to the invitation to read
their title clear for the year 1914.
. G. X. Buckley, chairman OF the
milk condensary committee, report
ed as to the progress that had been
made thus far. About 13l farmers
have responded to the letter sent out
TO secure pledges for cows necessary
10 insure the location OF milk CON
densary in La Junta. and the num-
ber of cows thus far pledged Is about
1000. About sI00 was raised to
teryiew the Libby, Mcneil 4 Libby
people. but letter was received from
this company last Sunday announc-
ing that a representative would be
sent To the Arkansas Valley in the
very near future To investigate con
ditions and prospects In this section
and recommended that the visit of
the committee be deferred until
some later date. or until the conf
pany had made n personal investi-
cation OF the field. This reprcsen-
txtivs may be some here In the Ar
kansas Valley right now. and the
committee does not propose to be-
caught mapping. Subcommittee
will b. appointed ard a thorough
canvass Will be made OF the agricul-
tnral territory adjacent to La Jun,a
for III. purpose OF securing pledges
for Just as many cows AS possible.
and thus be prepared To make
strong report and one that viii have
some weight with the representative
when he does arrive.
Interesting talks were also made
by Judge Mcdaniel. X. Phillips, y.
\. Mcdaniel. of Los Molinos. Calf.
J Harry Minor. of Kansas city. Mo.
representing the National Highway
Association. who proved that milk
condensari.s and good roads were
synonymous terms and very much
akin. Mr.. Mcdaniel lived for n
number OF years In Humboldt coun-
~. CALI. one Of tn. greatest dairy
sections In the world. and u country
where they are abb. To I'LL AN order
for 500. .o00 pounds Of butter on one
days notice. Libby. Mcneil A LIB
by also have a eondcnsary located In
tina, county. their plant being equip
ped to manufacture number OF 9th
or dairy products ns well ~ condens-
I'd milk. II has been one Of the
great factors In building up that
country. and MIR Mcdaniel was quite
sure that an Industry Of this charac-
tor would have similar beneficcnt
effect In building up the Arkansas
Valley aud making Il the garden spot
Of The world Dairy farms In Hum
boldt county are valued nt from $500
to $500 per acre. aud none are for
sale even at that price, a. all OF them
are able 10 pay good interest ON the
money invested high NJ II is,
Cream l. real gold IN California, and
,her. II nothing that viii compar"
with the dairy industry as a roy.nu.
producer and In developing the coun-
try wh.r. conditions are right and
the country IL adapted To II,
Dave Bol.. of the Paramount ooun-
try. was among those present. and
gave brief account Of his rspcr-
icncc with the first silo erected In
th. vicinity Of La Junta. Hc raised
enough cane and corn TO fill his siio
about on--haif full. and had found
out already that feeding rnsilage 10
his cows had more than doubled his
milk supply. ~ compared with feed.
Ing alfalfa In previous years. otsro
county will need hundreds of sllos
In order 10 reach its final dsstiny
~ = dairy country. aad lst ~ hops
that 1914 viii witness The erection
| of inst "a many NJ then A our noDdn