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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-12
And the Place II
Occupies in the
Agricultural
Scheme
The Beet
Sugar Factory

available for improving the home
conditions, including sanitation.
As for recreation and beautifying
purposes it is only necessary to point
to the way the business is run at the
American Beet Sugar Company
plant at Rocky Ford, Colo, where
regular Fairgrounds are maintained
The majority OF the beet sugar fac
tories OF the United States are as
decorative as they are useful They
are surrounded by well-kept grounds
and in the yards are the homes OF
the executives, well appointed and
scrupulously kept up,
The sugar companies are not or
ganized for the purposes of piracy.
There is too much money involved
in any of them to warrant their es-
Establishment for the purpose of
bleeding any community. II they
cost less and could make enough
money from one or even two cam
paigns to permit abandoning a prop
osition when crooked methods should
be uncovered, and going on to other
fields, an argument could be worked
out along that line. But when bust
ness men invest their money into such
an enterprise and put up building
and equip it to the tune of anywhere
from three-quarters of u million to a
million and a half dollars they are
not likely to build on crooked meth
DDS. OF course. they are not doing
it from pure, unadulterated philan-
thropy either. They are planning to
make money legitimately, and as far
as the best authority goes, that is not
la penitentiary offensc.
As somebody said, the presence in
any community OF beet sugar fac
tory is as beneficial as an agricultural
experiment station, and il costs the
beneficiaries nothing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-12
DEAL is CLOSED
Work Will Soon Begin on Omer.
Vanskike Irrigation System.

Apishapa Consolidated Irrigation
company Wednesday made supple
mental contract with the general con-
tractors for the construction OF the
Apishapa reservoir and the construc-
ton and completion OF the Omcr and
Vanskike systems, and the contract
ors have given bond for 100000 as
a guaranty of their good faith and
their ability to carry out the terms
OF their contract. The bond is now
in the possession of the Apishapa
Consolidated Irrigation company.
The Fowler State Bank was agreed
upon as trustee to handle all funds
that may be received from the sale
OF the securities, and the money is
to be paid out by the bank on the
monthly estimates of the engineers
as the work progresses so that none
OF the money will get away except
for work actually done. The con-
tractors, it is said, have sold the Sc
curities and the purchasers are ask
ing for immediate delivery.
The plans are to begin work on the
bitches and the tunnel and cut off
walls of the dam within thirty days,
and push the work as rapidly as pos
sible until completion. The time for
the completion of the work has been
extended to July /, 1916. and the
notes will draw interest from July !.
1915. The Omer-Vanskike people
now have an opportunity to finance
and actually build this big S375.OOO
enterprise, and it behooves them to
work together and get the securities
in the hands OF the trustees as soon
as possible. The success of the en-
terprise now seems to depend upon
the land owners, and they will no
doubt lose no time in getting up the
securities, so that the contractors
may get to work at once.-Fowler
Tribune
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-12
Taint So.

The La Junta Tribune jokcsmith
gets off the following at our expense;
"A janitor in Rocky Ford school
threw up his job the other day.
When asked what was the trouble,
he said, I'm honest and | won't
stand being slurrcd. If | find a pen
Gil or handkerchief bout the school
hang it up. Every little while a
teacher or some one that is too COW
ardly to face me gives me a slur.
in what way?' asked the officer
"Why, little while ago l saw writ
ten on the board find the common
multiple Well. | looked from eel
lar to garnet, and wouldn't know
the thing if | met it on the street
What made me quit my job2 Last
night in big writin' on the blackboard
it said. find the greatest common
divisor' Well, says to myself
both OF them darn things are lost nov
and I'll be blamed for swipin' en-
so I'll quit"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-12
Perdue Not Guilty.

Fred L. Perdue, the Rocky Ford
auctioneer, who was arrested short
time ago on warrant charging him
with buying and receiving baled hay
the charge last Saturday. District
Attorney Lambright moved that the
charge be dismissed. as the evidence
showed that Perdue was acting in
good faith. and only acted as a rep
resentative of commission firm
Las Animas Leader.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-12
NEXT SUNDAY
t WILL BE BIG DAY

The big day of the union re-
vival campaign is promised by
Evangelist Barrett for next Sum
day, March IA, when he will hold
four great meetings, as follows:
HOO a. m.-"The Question of
Questions.
2:30 p. m.-Women only, no girls.
"What God Draws Women
By"
400 p. m.-Men only, no boys.
"The Young Man andHis Sin"
7:30 p. ma Noted Infidel's
Conversion.
Bible class subjects for next
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday afternoons will be:
Sanctification, Christian Science
and Russellism.
No meetings on Monday after
noon or evening.
Sermon themes for evenings:
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Other
Worldliness."
Wednesday-"Bible Balances at
Banquet.
Thursday-"The Epitome of the
Gospel.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-12
OFFICIAL CALL
FOR MASS MEETING

In few weeks we will again
have our biennial city election.
This year it seems best and most
economical to nominate by petit
tion, which petition must be filed
with the city clerk not before
March l1th. nor later than March
22nd.
1t is very important that a
ticket be carefully selected from
among the conservatively prog
ressive men, who are for a high
moral standard in our city.
In order to facilitate matters l
call upon all voters. both men and
women, who stand for good gov
ernment, good business and prog
ress to meet en- masse on Friday
evening, March 18th, at 7:30 p.m.,
in the lodgeroom of the Elks
Home, to place in the field
ticket for the coming election.
z. T. ROBERTS,
Mayor.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-12
Good Prices for Cows.

The record price paid for cows at
public sale in these parts was reach
ed at the VIM. Smithe sale Wednes-
day, one COW selling for Sl40. anoth-
er bringing Sl3S.5O. Twelve head
brought Si2l9.50 While this paper
believes that dairying industry is to
prove the making OF this section, still
our farmers should use considerable
judgment in buying stock, and Sl4o
should certainly buy an exceedingly
fine cow.-IIolly Chieftain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-12
WILL GROW cANTAL0UPES
Rocky Ford Melon Growers Associa-
tion Make Contract With Coggins
company-No Advance Goes

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tion Make Contract With Coggins
Company-No Advance Goes
On Monday of this week the old
Rocky Ford Melon Growers asso-
citation enterdd into contract
with the M. o. Coggins Co. to
handle this seasons cantaloupe
crop, and members of the associa-
ton so far as heard from are we'll
pleased with the terms and ex-
press their belief that the old as
sociation will have a very satisfac-
tory year.
The greatest change from con-
tracts of late years is that the ad-
vance feature has been eliminated,
and that this meets with the ap-
probation of the officers of the old
association is best expressed in
the language of Secretary S. S.
Bailey, who says:
ave have always doubted the
wisdom of the advance policy, but
were forced to stay by it as the
majority thot it the only thing to
have. 1t is different today. We
have found that we never had as
much net money per crate for our
cantaloupes under the advance as
we did before. The association
payday check was larger; it was
regular; the rebate checks were
2 per cent higher than since; so
why not get back to conditions
that were SO satisfactory? We
are all after the one important
thing--a fair return for our labor,
and have learned that it is quality
and not quantity that counts"
AS The Enterprise told its read
ers several weeks ago, the Rocky
Ford Melon Growers association
have reached an understanding
that the wholesale shipment of i'm
ferior melons by those growers
who cared only for the advance
paid for the early crop, quickly
demoralized the markets and brot
sdch disrepute upon our famous
product that Its sale was ruined,
SO steps have been taken by the
old reliable association to retrieve
the good name they have lost.
To this end Secretary Bailey an
nounces that the association will
furnish one pound per acre of the
best Eden Gem seed obtainable in
the valley free of charge to the
growers who sign up with the as
sociation. This seed may be had
at the office of the association in
Rocky Ford, which will be open
every Saturday hereafter.
With expert and thoroly reli.
able cantaloupe men like E. e.
Cadwallader and P. Mounts in
charge of field. work for the COM
pany and only pure and tested
seed planted by the growers, the
prospects are excellent for rec
ord-making season for the Rocky
Melon Growers association.
Also Cuts Out Advance
I. ID. Hale, representing G. II.
Weaver & Co. of Chicago, met
with the directors of the Lafayette
Cantaloupe association last Fri
day, and contracted for the hand
ling of this seasons crop of can
taloupes. The contract was made
on a straight commission basis,
without an advance, the policy
adopted by nearly all the opera
tors in the valley.
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-12
lOO.DAY SUGAR
CAMPAIGN SURE
A. B. S. Co. Has Signed Up
Sufficient Acreage
ADVANCE GOVERNED BY
SELLING PRICE OF CROP
Agricultural Club Also Hears Instrac-
tive Talk on Raising and Feed
Ing of Barley


Ing of Barley
1t is to be regretted that every
farmer in the county and every
business man interested in the
sugar beet industry was not in
attendance at the meeting last
Saturday afternoon of the Otero
County Agricultural association,
as it proved to be one of the most
interesting meetings ever held by
the association. Both the compan-
les side of the sugar beet question
and the growing and feeding of
barley were handled in a most in
terestipg manner and the ques-
tions that followed brot out fund
of useful information.
Frederick Noble, who was to
speak on the beet question from
the companies standpoint, was un-
able to be present at the opening
of tie meeting, but the American
Beet Sugar company was repre-
sented by D.L. Joehnck, who gave
a very instructive talk on the
position which the sugar COM
panies occupy at the present time
and produced many figures which
cast some new light on the beet
sugar manufacturers side of the
question and which were exceed
ingly interesting.
There has been much said re-
garding the high price which the
manufacturers will receive for the
sugar which will be made in 1915
but as a matter of fact no one
knows at the present time what
the product of the factory will
bring when the time comes for
the contracts to be made next
July.
The speaker had figures to
prove that SO far as the foreign
production of sugar was concern
ed there was fully 80 per cent of
the normal last year and that in
Belgium, where the greatest de-
vastation had taken place, only
two out of some 80 sugar factories
had been destroyed, and that but
little of the beet producing por-
tions of the countries at war had
been destroyed, and that the out
look for the 1915 crop in these
countries was better than few
months ago. However, the speak
er assured the beet growers that
if the price secured for the 1915
crop would warrant, the company
will be only too glad to advance
the price as was done last year.
Mr.. Joehnck spoke of the re-
ports that had been going the
rounds to the effect that the state
ments that the company had al
ready signed up 10000 acres was
not true and said that if there was
anyone who doubted the state
ments the company would be only
too glad to verify the facts by the
books which they would show to
anyone.
The statement was made that
the company has sufficient acre
age to run this factory 100 days
during the campaign and that was
all that it WAS advisable to run
any factory on account of the
shrinkage in the beets and the
poor physical condition which the
beets assumed if kept too long in
silage, and lncidently it was stat
ed that last season the difference
between the beets paid for and
the beets worked amounted to
$4,000.
Some interesting figures were
given regarding the different crops
raised on the company ranches, in
,vbich IL was shown that nv Drop-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-12
CITY TICKET NAMED
But Several of the Nominees.
Amongst Them A. Latson for
Mayor, Win Not "Stay Put


Mayor, VIII Not "Stay Putt
Some fifty odd men aud three
women just as odd took part III
the so-called mass meeting of citi-
zens in Grand opera house last
Friday afternoon. An oddly-as- :
sorted bunch of perhaps half as
many more were there as interest
ed spectators-for bs it known
that the meeting had been called
by such well-meaning citizens as
w. R. Dye. 8. L. Deweese and
N. z. Snow for the purpose of
selecting candidates for the var
ious city Offices to be voted on at
the election next month.
The meeting was called to order
by W. R. Dye, who enunciated
the only semblance to platform,
which appeared to be mild roast
of the present administration for
the muddy condition of our streets
and alleys. Mr.. Dye was elected
permanent chairman and w. L.
Jackson as secretary, and the i'm
portant business was then taken
up.
For the honorable position of
mayor three names were present
ed-A. Latson. w. B. Vaudeville
and j. E. Lawson. The vote
showed that the first named was
favored by a large majority and
Mr.. Latson was declared the
nominee for mayor.
In Ward One N. q. Snow, A. s.
johnson and G. E. Keenan, were
the candidates for aldermen. and
by vote the first and last named
were selected.
Ward Two presented the names
of l. F. Deweese and T. H. STRAIT
ton and they were declared the
nominees by acclamation.
Iu Ward Three there was a
goodly bunch of candidates, James
Ecton, S. A. Mathews, G. p. Ran
dali, j. 7. Brush and Ell. Nc
Kelvey being given places on the
ballot. The count showed that
Messrs Ecton and Brush were the
nominees.
For city treasurer A. Dudek
was a prime favorite and he was
given the nomination by acclama-
ton.
r. w. Boney and j. A. john
son were the candidates for the
Office of city clerk, the latter being
declared the choice of the meeting.
Since the mass-meeting several
of the nominees-notably the
mayor and treasurer-have ap-
peared to take the honors confer
red upon them in a spirit of lev
ity, and it is evident that they
will not allow their names to ap-
pear upon the regular ballots.
There's deal of uncertainty as
we'll about the outcome of to-
nights meeting called by the
moyor, and the likelihood is that
but few of the old conncil will
have place upon the ticket.
Mayor Roberts will not accept
another term and Alderman Price
emphatically refuses to run for
mayor, to the great disappoint-
ment of his many friends, and
great anxiety is felt that W. B.
Mandeville-who is receiving hon.
orable mention-can not be induc-
ed to accept the nomination.
As we cannot have Mr.. Price as
mayor The Enterprise hopes he
may be returned to his present
position SO that he may carry to a
satisfactory completion his plans
for the improvement of Main
street along the lines that have
had 80 good start under his
initiative.
Perdue Not Guilty.
Fred L. Perdue, the Rocky Ford
Evening star., 1915-10-12
NOT LAWFUL TO KILL DUCKS
BEFORE 1ST OF DECEMBER
District Police to Rigidly Enforce
the Regulations Providing
for Closed Season.

So far this fall ducks have been few
and far between on the Potomac, but
that makes little difference to the
hunters. as the hunting season this year
will not open until December 1. Under
the District laws, duck hunting is al
lowable on the Potomac from Septem-
ber 1 until April 1, and until this year
hunters were allowed to kill ducks in
that time. About two years ago Con-
gress passed law limiting the hunt
ing of ducks and some other water
fowl to the months of December and
January, the remainder of the year be-
ing a closed season.
Last year it was contended that the
enforcement of the new law did not
come under the District authorities, but
was up to the Agricultural Depart
ment which has the preservation OF
game birds in charge. This year, how
ever, the government authorities have
taken the stand that the local police
should enforce the national regulation
in place of that of the District, and the
District authorities also have taken
this view. The harbor police have been
instructed to prevent all duck shooting
in District waters until December l
and to see that it is stopped February 1.
AS the law is a national one, it is
said that it abrogates all state laws.
and nowhere In the United States is 1t
lawful to shoot ducks except in the
months named.
Evening star., 1915-10-12
Work and Rest

To work is good, to saw your
wood, while yet the sun is shin
ing, to make the hoe move to and
fro, where pumpkin vines are
twining. For men who shirk all
useful work are never happy NOR
tails, by any chance-they do not
dance and fill the air with chortles.
But don't, my lad, make work a
fad, the end and aim of, living !;
for every day some time to play
all toilers should be giving, In
this broad land we beat the band,
the way we hump and hustle !; we
keep up steam and work and
scheme, and wear out mind and
muscle. While young i'll years,
above our ears the gray of age is
showing; it would be best to stop
and rest, but still we keep on go
ing. Then something snaps-the
brain. perhaps-beyond all cures
or patches, and we are shown to
walls of stone, to cells in BOBBY
matches. To work is grand. but
stay your band, when comes the
evening plavtime; take in the
shows and things like those. and
leave Your tasks for daytime
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1915-10-12
CO-EDS TO TAKE HIKE.
G. w. U. Girls Will Accompany
Women's University Club.

Co-eds of the George Washington
University have been invited by men,
bers of the Women's University Club
of the institution to accompany them
on the first Of series of moonlight
hikes. to be given Thursday night. The
girl students will assemble at the
Arts and Sciences building, 1923 G
street northwest. at dusk and will take
a long walk through suburbs.
Toward the end of the journey the
girls will come to halt in the woods
and will light a big fire, around which
they will assemble, telling vacation
tales and singing familiar songs in
honor of the university. A supper will
be prepared by a committee of the
mixers The menu includes pickles,
marshmallows and hot dogs"
At the head of the hike committee is
Miss Emma Reh, secretary of the club.
Other officers of the club are: Joanna
Best. president. and Gertrude Fogarty,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1915-10-12
G. W. U. STUDENT ACTIVITIES.
Program of Affairs for the Next Two
Weeks Is Announced.

George Washington University has
announced the following program of
student activities for the next two
weeks:
Thursday-G:1o pm, members of
Women's University Club assemble at
Arts and Sciences building, 2O23 G
street northwest. for moonlight hike.
Fridays pm. University Orchestra
meets in assembly hall of Arts and
Sciences building.
Tuesday. October 10 Girls basket
ball team meets in the gymnasium of
the parish hall of Epiphany P f.
Church on G street northwest, between
18th and 14th streets.
Friday, october 22-S pm, Enosinian
Literary Society meets in assembly hall
of Arts and Sciences building.
Friday, November SIS pm, reception
for students of Arts and Sciences de-
partment in assembly hall of Arts and
Sciences building.
Evening star., 1915-10-12
G. W. U. ENROLMENT LARGER.
Registration in Various Departments
Is Revealed in Secretary's Report.

Enrolment at the George Washington
University is larger by fifty-nine than it
was at the beginning of the last collegi-
ate year, according to the initial registra-
ton report compiled by Prof Richard
Cobb. secretary Of the institution.
According to this report, the enrolment
at the beginning of the university year
was 1.237, as compared with LIS for
the corresponding time last year. The
largest increases are in Columbian Col
lege, the College of Dentistry, the Veterin-
ary College and the College of Engineer
ing. Columbian College, of which Prof
William Allen Wilbur is dean. has an in
crease of fifty-four students. The increase
in the College of Dentistry is twenty-four.
The registration in the various depart
ments is as follows: Graduate School, 81 :;
Columbian College, 3s4: Engineering
College, 159 Teachers College. rs: Law
School. 265 :; Medical School, rs Dental
School, 1Os; College of Pharmacy, 35.
and Veterinary College, 60.
Evening star., 1915-10-12
Thefts Reported to Police.

The theft of box of shoes valued at
s75.SO was reported to the police by
Walter Price. an employe of an ex-
press company. Price also told of the
loss of a roll of rugs from his wagon.
Maggie Smith, 443 N street north
west. reported the loss of a watch and
chain valued at s35. The theft, she
stated. was committed at her house
yesterday.
G. w. Raybold. 81 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast, complained that bur-
glars visited his store Sunday and stole
s4.35 from the cash drawer.
The theft of a pocketbook containing
$3.50 was reported by w. H. Richard
son, 80 o street northwest.
George Brennan, U. S. S. Mayflower. is
anxious for the police to recover gold
ring that disappeared from his quar-
terS aboard the ship.
Evening star., 1915-10-12
TWO VESSELS ARE RAISED.
Lighter and Tug Are Saved After
Having Sunk in River.

One of the LARGE fighters belonging to
w. d. Murray & Co. contractors for the
rebuilding of the District wharves at
the foot of 11th street southwest, and
used in the transfer to the dumping
grounds of the material dredged from
the docks, filled with water Saturday
and sank in the dock. Yesterday the
material on the lighter was removed
and the vessel raised and pumped out.
1t was found to be undamaged and will
be restored to service.
The hull of the little tug d. NJ. Key,
which. stripped of portion of it's ma
chinery. had been lying at Benefits
boatyard for the past year or longer.
sank few days ago and yesterday y
the old tug was raised to even keel
and pumped out and brought to the
surface. No damage was done the old
Key by sinking. When she fell over on
her side after sinking she struck the
power boat Stung, causing it to fill. The
Stung has since been raised by her
owner, Capt. NeitZy.
Evening star., 1915-10-12
Youth Held for Depot Robbery.

John Cermak, sixteen years old, 10
Homer avenue, Cortland, N Y, was ar
rested last night by Detective Hewlett
and taken to the house of detention to
await the arrival of a policeman from
Cortland. F. H. Schoeffel. chief of po-
lice of Cortland, wired Maj. Pullman a
request for the boys arrest in connec-
tion with the robbery of the railroad
depot there.
When taken to police headquarters,
it is stated, Cermak admitted his con-
nectron with the robbery, and surren-
dered $3.50 in cash and travellers checks
for Sis. 1t is said that the money was
taken from a safe in the railroad sta
ton. where the youthful prisoner was
employed
Evening star., 1915-10-12
ASK TRIBUTE TO MISS BARTON.
President Requested to Recommend
Memorial to Red Cross Founder.

In the past week several petitions
have been presented to President Will
son by individuals and patriotic So
cieties urging that he recommend to
Congress a memorial to Miss Clara
Barton in the Red Cross building now
being erected on 18th street. Miss
Barton was the founder of the Amer
lean Red Cross and was it's president
for twenty-five years. BY her individ-
ual effort. it is stated, she secured the
adoption of the Geneva treaty by our
government She also presented the
amendment making the Red Cross ap-
plicable to national disasters, which
has been approved by all the sigma
tories to that treaty and is known as
the American amendment.
have been the Daughters of Founders
and Patriots of America, Mrs w. Van
Zandt Cox. president, and the Mary A.
Babcock Auxiliary. United Spanish
War Veterans. Mrs. Margaret A. Phil
lips, president.