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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
MID.WEEK HALF HOLIDAY
A Pointer from Las Animas That
Should Be Adopted in Every
Arkansas Valley Town.

In the Las Animas Democrat of
last week appeared the following sug-
gestion, with which The Enterprise is
in hearty accord, and we believe that
if few energetic citizens of each
town in the valley would get behind
the movement it would be eagerly ad-
vanced by the Arkansas Valley Base
ball League, and mid-week sched-
ule arranged, that would give those
of us who cannot countenance Sun
day ball an opportunity to see the
great American game that we SO
dearly love. This pointer" is added
to the Democrats, which is as fol-
lows:
"Why do we grind away for six
long days each week during the three
hot months? There are many after
Moons when clerks and others en-
gagged in indoor work don't have
thing to do but yawn and pinch them
selves to keep awake. During June,
July and August farmers are busy
and they come to town only when
forced to get neccssaries for the
house or repair work done. Why not
select certain day and in the after
noon close up and go to the ball
game. or fishing out to the lakes, or
stay at home in the cool shade. For
get your business for half day and
give your nerves a rest. You will feel
so much better the next day.
You remember several years ago
when the six o'clock closing move
ment was mentioned. Everybody
but the clerks had severe attack of
prostration. If man were toa bring
up the question that business houses
should keep open until ten o'clock
he would be taken down to the bridge
and dumped into the river.
The above is just pointed to call
your attention to . weekly half holi-
day. How does it strike you?"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14

to 20 cents per day. according to To-
calities, being highest in Germany
and lowest in Russia. and where wo-
men, who are largely employed in
the industry, earn from IS cents to
Is cents per day. In our operations
here we pay on an average of 81
per day for nine hours work, and
have been called upon to pay as high
as $3.50 when weather conditions
compelled us to work under pressure.
Where we operate on leased lands
we are at disadvantage OF from So
to $40 per acre rental in excess OF
the standard OF Austria or Russia.
These items materially affect the cost
of production.
In order to produce pedigree seed
whose inherited qualities are passed
on to the next generation without
deterioration, it is essential that we
use only genuine mother seed. The
use OF ordinary commercial seed for
propagation would result in failure.
The cost of mother seed to us is IS
per pound, which is nominal consid-
ering the expense incurred in the sci
entific breeding and selection for its
satisfactory production. These in
volve years of work, large invest
ment for equipment, and the employ.
ment OF special talent adapted to, and
highly experienced in this special
work So far it has seemed unwise,
because of fear of the lack of stabil
ity and permanency in the beet sugar
industry itself, to enter into this
branch of the commercial seed indus
try in this country. The beet sugar
manufacturers of America naturally
have not felt justified in supporting
an industry whose product must be
purchased at an increased price over
the same commodity imported from
Europe. Notwithstanding the seed
panic. of 1911 which forced many
American manufacturers to purchase
large quantities of seed abroad at ex-
orbitant prices, had it not been for
the recent disturbances in Europe,
little attention would have been di-
rected to our home enterprise.
Judging from our limited expert
ence of the last three years. / am
of the opinion that beet seed can be
produced in this country in large
quantities at price which the beet
viding the industry is afforded an
opportunity to operate on a more
certain and permanent basis than it
has rested on in the past. If an an
nual market for large output of
home grown seed were assured. per-
fected organization could reduce the
cost of production of today material
ly; but as long as there is no as
surance, from one year to the next,
of remunerative market for the pro-
duct, the future of the American beet
sugar industry is confronted with a
handicap which it cannot overcome
in competition with Europe. AS long
as beet seed can be- imported free of
duty, and as long as the beet sugar
industry OF the United States lacks
sound permanency. our work will
continue hazardous. to say the least,
and will naturally be confined to a
small output of seed from year to
year. A protective tariff of 2 cents
per pound would in my opinion result
in development of the beet seed in
dustry in this country. | have never
been able to understand why an in
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
HELD ON GIRLS COMPLAINT
Rocky Ford Ball Player Arrested In
Pueblo Rooming House

The following item taken from the
Pueblo Chieftain on Wednesday, ex-
plains why Pitcher Starr has not re.
turned from the Smoky" city:
Fred ("RipO Starr, Rocky Ford
baseball player, was arrested yesterday
by the Pueblo police. He is charged
with a statuary offense against a
15-year-old girl. The girl who is a dis
tant relative of Starr's gave her resi-
dence as 724 west Fourth street.
The complaint states that Starr took
the girl to the La Veta rooming house
on north Union avenue Monday night
and registered as Frank Smith and
wife The couple was arrested and
the girl made the complaint"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
KING DANDELINE
Has 7any Followers Thruout the
City These Days

One of the largest crops of dande-
lions ever seen in this city is now COM
ing on. They are doing very nicely in
all parts of the city and the crop prom
ises to exceed that of former years by
many percent.
The evidence of the large crop can
be found almost any place and this is
especially true in City Park. They
were making excellent progress when
the lawn mowers were started to
work and they were ruthlessly moved
down. However, they will rise again
and again and unless eradicated root
and branch" will sprout later in the
season. In fact they will come up
much better after being cut than before.
Those dark green patches seen on
the lawns are dandelions. The recent
rains has been wonderful help to this
beautiful yellow flower and those averse
to their beauty will have to work early
and late If they would be rid of them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
CAN GROW BEET SEED IN UNITED STATES
Will Produce 100000 Pounds This Year. Says
Our Old Friend, ". K. Winterhaltef

There are two main reasons why
the beet sugar industry OF the United
States is dependent upon Europe for
it's annual supply of beet seed. The
chief of these is the uncertainty that
has existed regarding the continuation
of the beet sugar industry itself. The
establishment of reliable and produc-
tive strains of beet seed is slow
process and capital naturally is not
anxious to invest in business de-
pendent on an industry threatened
with extinction by the removal of the
tariff on imported sugar. a second
reason is found in the higher cost OF
producing seed in the United States,
due to the higher wages that pre-
vail, which make it necessary to inn
pose a duty on beet seed if the indus
try is to be built up in this coun-
try.
The difficulty OF securing seed from
which to grow the 1915 crop OF sugar
beets. which necessitated the sending
of committee to, Europe as related
in our December issue, has attracted
an unusual amount OF attention to this
phase of the domestic sugar industry
For this reason Facts About Sugar
has secured from w. X. Winterhalter
OF San Francisco, who is recognized
as the leading authority on beet seed
in the United States and who has
been actively engaged for several
years in seeking to establish the in
dustry here, a statement regarding
the progress and possibilities of beet
seed production in the United States
Mr.. Winterhalter writes:
The production of first class beet
seed in certain localities of the United
States is far beyond the experimental
stage; and the fact has been fully es-
tablished that seed can be produced
equalling, il not surprising, in yield
and quality, any such product OF
Europe, from which country the
American beet sugar industry obtains
practically its entire supply.
Immediately after the seed panic
of 191l-19l2. upon my return from
Russia, / engaged in cooperation
with the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
in the production of pedigree beet
seed raised from imported mother
seed From the standpoints of seed
quality, and the resulting yield to
the beet grower. the undertaking has
been entirely successful. Our seed
has produced very good tonnage, and
beets high in sugar as recorded by
various sugar companies. If it were
not for the high cost of production,
which is the one serious obstacle to
growing seed in competition with
Europe, and governs the cost to the
beet grower. the industry would be
conducted on a much larger scale, as
the quality of the seed assures a
ready sale in the beet growing sec
tions OF the country. Since hand la
Dor plays an important part in pro,
duction the difficulties of successful
competition become impressive when
ilis known that in Europe the aver
age wages for men vary from so cents
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14

in the atmosphere about the Rocky Ford
high school these days. betokenng the closing hours of another
grind and steady application of of the
leads inference that appehensve results
ruthy being decided in the finals Great will be the
relief to few when they
week take places with their fellow students
diplomas sgnyng that their high school days at
they entitled to enter college university
To many receipt of their diploma will mean the
petion that they prepared aud willing to
s work the farm in the kitchen
housewfery commercial pursuits We wish them
we'll win their future avocaton be.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
Covers the Earth

An observant friend of the Enterprise
attributed the following to the editor
of this paper: A country editor wrote
to catalogue house for some adver-
tising. They replied that they would
be glad to use his space, but would like
to know what territory his paper COW
cred, whereupon he told them: "This
paper goes from New York to San
Francisco, from Canada to the Gulf, and
it keeps me working until two o'clock
in the morning to keep it from going to
hell"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
State High School Meet

Boulder, Colo: May IL 2-Boulder will
be turned over to high school students
of the state next Saturday, when ath-
letic teams from "a schools will COM
pete in track and field events. About
500 visitors are expected and the student
body of the University will help to
entertain the visitors. Besides the
track and field events, contests will be
held in oratory and essays. debating,
and tennis. The teams from Greeley
high school won the meet last year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14

dustry, which has invested nearly one
hundred million dollars in factories
should continue entirely to rely on
Europe for its supply OF seed, the
very foundation OF its investment; (;
when it has been SO clearly demon
strated that we osessess all the factors
essential to the production OF FIRST
class seed at home. The difference in
cost reduced to units per acre and
pound of sugar would practically be
insignificant, and largely offset by the
advantages derived from the use OF
the home product.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
Rocky Ford Boys Heard From

By score of 611z to 55K, Colorado
college for the second time in the state s
athletic history defeated Colorado univ
ersity in dual track and field meet at
Colorado college on Saturday.
Cline, the states star sprinter, made
his firstIappearence this season, winning
the 44O-yard dash in so 3-5 seconds.
He also assisted C. u. in winning the
relay race.
Another Rocky Ford boy that was
heard from was Lee Cover of C. C; who
took second in the broad jump with
81 feet 8 inches.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
High SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Will Next Week Engage the Attention of
Rocky Ford Students, Teachers
and Parents
and Parents
PROGRAM FOR COMMENCEMENT WEEK

SUNDAY, MAY Is
Annual Address by DIR. S. B. Warner
. Methodist Church, Sp. m.
TUESDAY, MAY 1S
Glass Play, "Green Stockings
Grand Opera House
THURSDAY EVENING
Alumni Reception
Presbyterian Church
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Eighth Grade Promotion Exercises
School Buildings
FRIDAY NIGHT
Commencement Exercises
Grand Opera House
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
Will have
new CITY HALL
Civic Committee
Presents Working Plan
MARSHALS AND CITY
TEAMSTER CHOSEN


All Other Appointments 90 Over Un-
til the Next Regular Meeting
of the Council
That the committee on civic
improvement and public morals,
appointed by Mayor Roberts when
he assumed his Office last month,
is destined to become one of the
most efficient boards in the con-
troll of civic affairs has already
been made manifest in the plans
submitted at the first regular
meeting of the council on last
Friday evening and hold-over ses-
sions since.
At this meeting preliminary
plans far new city hall building
were presented and found such
favor with the council that in.
structions were issued to have
working plans and specifications
prepared and submitted to con-
tractors SO that they might open
bids a. the regular meeting next
Friday night.
According to the plans the pres
eIt fire hall will be undisturbed,
but the rookery adjoining, that is
now doing duty as city headquart-
ers, will be dismantled and COM
modious four-room structure de-
signed for offices for the city clerk,
water commissioner and weigh
master, with large council cham
Der and police court room and
offices extending across the rear
of the fire hall, where a room will
also be provided for the firemen.
A fire-proof vault capable of stor-
ing the city records will be erect
ed in the building, and the entire
structure will he of brick. With
a new brick front of ornate design
across the fire hall and pleasant
modernly equipped Office rooms
we may soon be able to point with
pride to our new city hall.
Another improvement contem-
plated, and discussed at the adj
journed meeting on Monday even
ing, is the identifying of our city
parks and making them fit play
grounds for our children and
breathing places for our people
during the hot summer months.
Amongst the suggestions most
favored are: to provide swings and
sandpiles, in Triangle park; to
tear out the old band stand, re-
pair the benches and put in some
swings amongst the trees in City
park; to clear up the rubbish in
Reservoir park and make it
pleasure resort for picnic parties
and the like.
At the meeting on Friday even
ing Charlie Lane for the third
time received the appointment of
city marshal, the vote of the coun-
Gil being four for Lane against
two for s. L. Deweese, his only
competitor to receive a look-in.
Night Marshal Kennedy was re-
elected, his only opponent being
Pat McElroy, Jr.
For city teamster William Dick
enson and G. +. Summers were
candidates and the former was
chosen.
F. j. Crosier was reappointed
street and water commissioner
and this was all the appointments
made at Friday nights meeting,
the aldermen agreeing upon a
short session SO that they might
attend the exercises of the grade
schools, and adjourning until
Monday evening.
At Monday nights meetinn a
large grist of bills was disposed of
and reports of officers were read,
the most interesting of which
was Water Commissioner Crosier's
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Weak underlying strata pushed up (A) by weight Of ernbanl
ment (B); spread CO. not sufficient to produce equilibrium.

in the cut in the vicinity Of Cuicbra
were completed prior to the admission
| of water the breaks in the banks and
the upward movement Of the bottom
had ceased entirely.
Cracks Come and Go.
When the surface Of the ground 10
eX posed TO the sun cracks appear dur.
ing the months of no rain after the gun
and winds have dried out the surface
Unless the cracks are " some size
caused by prolonged exposure, they
close and disappear after the GROUND
is saturated by the rains. During n.
dry season OF 1913 n crack appeAret
on the east side. opposite Culebrs
about 1900 feet from the prism, In an
old French dump. II was parallel 70
tho canal-did not Join thr banks
there was no breaking up Of the bank
between il and the cut, nor any sub.
sidence; in short, there were none n
the indications that accompanied
breaks.
The geoloEist suggested tightening
up the banks. which was done BY
s~luicing and steam shovcls. and as Nc
movement could he detected 'here wa.
every reason tn believe that y WIS no
"A break. especially as subsequent 70
this the prism below this section was
completed to fun width and dcr,i
without any Indications alf,carlnr
anywhere in the bottom or s!lus. A
crack had existed for some wears a.
the foot of Zion IIill. southeast n,
Culehra: the hill was pronounced goo
logically secure against any mos.
ment, and when the matcria, wqg Luz
away from the upper portjout 80 o.,
bank and the slopes ~ the h,t. '.i,t
reached the crack it appar,u. il
not increase, and there was a. r..,,-
ment The geologist has mlrs.i Oh.
the minimum and maximum ,m''. N
which in his opinion the break. H ~.
extend. and the excavation un the two
banks was extended 10 prl,iicA.y he
maximum Limits outllucd, in 50 mo nor.
tons exceeding these lin - sseh
were the conditions in this eco' 4 o,
the cana. when water was admitted
Openings on 10th sides
In the dry season OF 1914 ght
cracks Appeared on some of tle 10.
teTmed.atc benches on the two t.ies
IN the vicinity of 'ul'lrg. p'..rr.v
they were ordinary dry season cracks
or the first indications ELI. i,ss.ha
breaks could not be DETERMINED
though they res,mblcd tie i'ru"r ~
guard against contingencies. how yer
the shovcls We're returned ana NV %
on the east bank, reducing ~, z.t0.
stiIl more. until April / 1''t u.I o.
tho west bank they continued w.-
until June IA, 1914, by vi.ct 3l',
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that by allowing the ma
terial that broke off to move into the
cur the minimum mount would lie
handled, resulting in reduced costs.
and the material left to itself would
assume the natural slope that would
result In rest under the conditions hat
existed.
The difficulty was that each break
overturned the tracks at the bottom
of tho excavation, interrupted drain
x thus seriously interfering with
and DELAYING operations in the prism,
no. Only in the vicinity of the break
but At the localities where the shovels
we're drowned out through the stop
page of drainag re or where the train
service TO and from shovel depended
upon the overturned or broken tracks.
The expense involved by this condition
would more than offs the cost of any
excess OF material. If any. that might
he moved from the upper levels.
TWO "re"H" IN A"i"'
Two breaks occurred in rather rapid
succession a, Culebra in the latter part
OF 1910. The usual interruption of
work occurred. The later one OF the
two determined the change in plan
and in January, 1911. the reduction in
the height OF the adjacent banks on
both sides Of Gail,ard Cut in the vi
c!nity OF Culebra was directed and he
gun. Had the adoption of the method
been DELAYED there would have been
other difficulties attending the lighten-
Ing process, for the outlet TO the main
linn u-n,ilA haNn hppn cnf off md fharn
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Subsequent to the appearance OF the
crack there was "a subsistence of the
surface on the side of the crack
iurthest from the prism, accompanied
/ by an upward movement of h bottom
of the eXCavated area and followed by
the settlement of the mass between the
| crack and the cut with ultimately a
sliding in of this mass into the ex-
cayated area. In some Of the subse-
| ulcnt movements of this kind the up
! heaVui of the bottom was sufficient to
lit II steam shovel standing on the
portion pushed up, The first break
affected but a few hundred feet. but as
the depth of the excavation increased
the breaks became more extensive both
I'm length and quantities of material in
volvcd, furthermore, they occurred OF
both the EAST and west banks, until
the upward movement along the bot
tom Of the eXcavated area affected a
length of 1000 feet north Of Gold Hin.
The borlngs of record failed to dis
close any weak underlying strata. The
cause undoubtedly was the unequal
distribution OF the pressure eXcrtei by
the adjacent banks, Such being the
case !t'foliowcd that If the height of
: tii.st, banks We're Reduced the muNe-
/ mcnt would be lrsSr0cd, and IL reduced
sufficiently would cease entirely. op-
position developed to this method on
the ground that more material would
' in all probability be removed than va
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prcssures of many Of the slides, IT IS
estimated that the forty-nve feet Of
water would be equivalent to onls
about ten feet OF slide pressure. other
considerations are that, though the
water will protect the lower part OF
the canal from oxidation and weather.
ING. thus removing n small source or
weakness. it will cause water to per-
meatr under pressure the cracks and
intersticcs at the foot Of the slope ana
thus he an added source OF weakness
though not u serious one-to the snles.
on the whole. the water in the canal
viii slightly increase the tendency 10
slide. but this Will Zoe much more thtn
uffset by the cheaper methods Of eN-
Cavation and transportation which can
then bc used
Water was admitted TO the u on
October 10, 1918. The drcdges reached
C~ucaraCha slide on October 20. 1913.
and up TO August 3, 1914. on which
date the first ship went through the
canal. the removed 2761 ,OS0 cubic
yards. or an average Of 2S6,239.1S cubic
yards per month. The steam shovels
, working from January 20. 1913, to Sep
TEMPER II, 1910, NHtl SN'shi sioNC'
operations ceased. removed IA total OF
! 1,l39. 7OS cubic yards from the slide. or
AN average Of li2, 1894 cubic yards
per month. The cost Of the dredging
for the period mentioned averaged "A
cents per cubic yard. while the cost Of
/ the steam shovel operations for a tota
of S.225,9S9 cubic yards removed from
I the entire length of tho cut during the
period considered. including Cucara'
cha, WAS 60 cents per cubic yard.
The third class Of slides, or breaks
bean in 1907. at the village of Culcbra
and those in this vicinity have beer
the most serious and troublesome. Ths
first one manifested itself when the
excavation had reached ii depth of APP
pruXimatciy 100 feet below, nea thu
old Panama Railway station, by q
crack in the surface Of the ground
extending from II point on II prism
slope &c another.
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emoval OF the balance OF the slide by
steam shovels or by substitution of the
dredgcs which We're available was
considered. The slide had occurred in
January; as many steam shovels Were
concentrated on the slide as could be
worked to advantage; IT was esti-
mated hat the removal OF 1000. 600
cubic yards would clear the prism ana
that the bottom grade would be
reached by June. During February
eight steam shove!s removed 1851
cubic yards, six shoVels working dur
ing March and April removed 203. 030
and @Ol.3OS cubic yards respectively,
but these were dry season months.
The rainy season set in and reduced
TN" output ot the same number OF
shovels during May TO $4,000 cubic
yards and during June TO l24,S44 cubic
yards. The expectation Of reaching
the bottom at this time was not real
ICED. The cost of e~xCavating material
from IN" slide WAS not segregated from
that OF the balance of the cut; the cost
of removing 92l. 900 and sos 900 cubic
yards from the entire length OF the
cut. including Cucaracha. during May
and June was 62 and &c cents per
cubic yard respectively. Difficulty
was experienced In maintaining tracks.
not only at tho slide but on the
dumps. and with the months OF heav-
Jest rainfall still ahead the difficulties
and the cost would be increased,