La Junta tribune., 1915-10-30
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lcosslnsed from First Passl

the station was changed from Otoeos
which It was called for : time, VI
La Junta.'
So Il was not until the Santa -
began its march across plain and
mountain. toward the Pacific Coast.
that the junction town began 70 take
on new life and brace up 10 BE- the
attractive and important city which
It has become.
Originally. stockyards for sheep
and cattle. afterward = railway d.
vision and junction. II has come into
agriculture ~ we'll. and thus assur-
ed the town has come TO stay: wit
ness the handsome edifices Of church.
school. local government. and rail-
way; the public parks. the shaded
streets. and the pretty homes. No
other town Of its size and years In
the west may boast Of more OF thoee
evidences Of permanency. refine
ment. and wealth. For the ctty's
population Of 5000. greater farm
population outlying. La Junta has
three banks, FIGURING mill. telegraph
and telephone. electric light and
power. municipal water. public H.
brary and reading room. handsome
theater. railway hospital. city and
private hospitals (two). concrete
sidewalks. paved streets. All these
have come by the railway and agri-
culture: by the railway furnishing
population and Jobs. and agriculture
producing wealth.
Making agriculture a permanent
and dependable industry. there are
outlying four great systems Of irri.
cation by which the soil OF the plain
is nourished for the production Of
farm crops. For this plain II the
wash and humus Of ages. and. sup
plementing rainfall which IL mot
quite enough for plantlife here. va.
ter from the river is poured upon the
soil BY these irrigation systems. and.
behold! abundant crops. unsurpass-
ed In the world!
Originally. plain and valley devoe
ed to livestock In Colorado. asricul-
ture has come TO claim share Of the
soil. and now the states products Of
the field. meadow. and orchard run
into millions Of dollars annually. In
1914. io.sss.O0o bushels Of corn.
ts.s3s.o00 Of butter: es.sss.6ll Of
sugar beeta: ss.7 per cent Of the best
sugar manufactured In the United
States. worth sls.l7o.33o. {. o. b.:
5000. 900 tons OF alfalfa hay. worth
.sl:. 100000. These are few Of thc
high places only. with the wheat,
oats. rye. barley. cantaloupes. orch
ards and gardens TO be heard from.
All this In the whole state. and one
third Of Il In the Arksnsas VALLEY
containing only five counties! And
Of the five counties. one In Otero.
producing. only because more int.n-
siveiy cultivated. more than any
other. This II the production Of the
great Valley. To which will be added
In the future products from the up.
land. by water pumped. or conserved
from torrentiai floods. which until
they be arrested and held In rcscr.
voirs. Will continue to waste million
Of acre-fect. yearly.
Already. In Colorado. lands for
three projects. created under thu
Carey Act Of Congress. have been
segregated: water for their irrisr.
tion coming from floods conserved
In artificial reservoirs. These land
are my ceats per acre. The cost OF
conserving water and consiructinr
canals and ditchea added. One Of
these projects vas opsaed In Prov.
ers county. fifty miles east of u
Junta. last year: settlers iakius
farms Of 20. 90. 90. i3o. or iso
acres. Nsxt year. one will be opened
is Beat county. eastward Of and ad-
jolnias Ossso. TIE other II west OF
the Rocky Mountalns.
MeanwhlIs The canals from The ri,
81 are doias Business q the old
ssaads: new settless coming II and
asw farms opsaing I'll The time.
Thsss issds ere lsoeaAab.s Tor sega,
besss and Tor Alfalfa, end lately the
dalPv has Nnao - = euaae sAaes nj
atseatsoa. Pos soess ysess, farmer
- the Valley have bsse eso)lag milk
70 cssanesSss, oa1 now. v1thia iwo
yeass. ~ ialusesy has beea sejmu.
lated b the e1vsat - . 0l1k eosden.
sasy q lA0as. h psowees eovnty.
which now 10 taklog ~ nllk Of 3.
So cows. as1 ealDlog fee ths pro.
dues u 5.see Deeo. - ehs dairy
buslnees IN she AShaaaas Valley, IL
- end comlag. Mow heg1s q Aalr,
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