La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26

the guests agreed Il was fine indeed.
when the function all was through.
II you 70 your way like Alkali Jay.
or Rattlesnake Jim. my friend. II
you're mean and bad. then we'll all
be glad when your journey has an
end.-walt Mason.
Aledo. . town In Illinois with
population Of about $500. has near
ly nine miles Of paved streets and
fifty-eight boulevard arc lights. has
provided $4,000 for the construction
Of an interurban railroad. has built
q hotel that cost $4,000, and Ass
given 100000 70 its schools. The
city has not one dollar Of bonded in
debtedness-no even for municipal
electric light plant. How would La
Junta look with nine miles Of paved
streets instead OF 4 municipal light
plant. What?
Four hundred members OF the Ma
tional Editorial Association. en- route
TO San Francisco TO attend their thir-
tieth annual convention, passed
through La Junta early yesterday
morning on their way to Colorado
Springs and Denver for a brief So
journ. There were TWO trains
eleven cars in one train and twelve
In the other. The Colorado editors
that Is. some OF them-will Join
the train at Colorado Springs. and
were expected to pass through this
city again last night. on their way
TO the Grand Canyon and the Pacific
Coast.
That the dairy industry Is growing
In the Arkansas Valley Is evidenced
by the fact that the people along the
line Of the Arkansas Valley branch
have petitioned the Santa Fe for o
Sunday train service. They are nov
shipping q hundred cans Of milk per
day. but lose enough on their Sun.
day milk To wipe out most Of the
weeks profit. The creamery In
dustry in Ia Junta In also growing.
, aaA the number Of farmsrs VITO ere
.. payinG more sttestion~to the dairy
business ~ . revenue producer 10
constantly increasing.
~
The Santa Fe Il sure doing some
passenger business these days. Dur
ing the twenty-four hours Of Wednes-
day thirty-six passenger trains pass
ed through La Junta. two OF them
being Rock Island trains that were
detoured over the Santa re from
Hutchinson. Kan. To Pueblo on &C.
count Of ~sshouts on their own lines.
The equipment Of the Rock Island.
either In the way Of passenger coach
80 or locomotives. does not compare
very favorabiy With the santa Re. In
fact there are very few roads In the
U. q. A. that viii compare with the
Santa Fe In this regard.
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We are In receipt Of the first issue
Of the Crowley County Courier. o
Journalistic enterprise just inaueus-
ated BY u. l.. Howard In Crowley
county's newest to~n-aiso named
Cro~iey-aftes the irrepressihle
Rocky Ford statesman. The first To-
sue 10 some ns~spap~r. too. consist.
Ing Of sixteen pages. eisht Of which
are home print. We admire the
courage and optimism Of the editor.
for u takes courage 10 start . news
paper Ia . town With only eight busi.
ness houses and fourteen residences.
You could get the whole town on
city block In Ia Junta. and that
wouldn't be much os . town 10 look
At The editor. however. 10 optimis.
tie. for he says "~e are soins 10 have
In fs~ years one Of the finest towns
In the state Of Colorado. hasSiae
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