La Junta tribune., 1916-08-19
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS.
Some Pertinent Suggestions on WAYS
and Means of Securing Milk
Condensary in La Junta.

question of manufacturing breakfast
cereals right here at home. The east
ern trust that feeds US on our break
fast pap does not necessarily have
to hold the whip hand all the time
and so long as the people will insist
on eating such fodder somebody
hereabouts should be smart enough
to hand 1t to them. We are allowing
splendid opportunity to slip by in
making no effort to manufacture our
raw materials into marketable pro-
ducts. At present, We are raising
grain, paying freight on II to the
east, paying easterners to manufac-
ture 1t into breakfast foods, and
then paying freight pack to the
mountains. Why not cut out this
needless expense and keep the mon
ey right here in our own state? It
certainly looks as II an esablish-
ment of this kind could be made to
pay in prosperous country where
so much OF this provender is con-
sumed.-Fieid and Farm.
Instead of devoting so much time
and money In devising schemes to
get rid of what little surplus We
have. why not spend few thousand
dollars in an effort to locate some
new industry In La Junta. one that
will provide a regular payroll and
give employment to desirable
class OF citizens. We have been
spending thousands OF dollars upon
baseball and Chautauquas. which are
all well enough in their way, and
this expenditure has been made
without q murmur. and with very
little apparent Inconvenience, finan-
cially or otherwise.
Why not launch . campaign to Sc
cure the location Of the proposed
milk condensary in this city. and
spend q few thousand dollars upon
the prospect. Everything Is a pros
pect until II becomes reality. The
opportunity for the location of a
milk condensary In this city by one
OF the biggest firms In the United
States is already here. Why not go
after II and land it, The location
OF a milk condensary In Lamar was
a prospect once. and II was only by
going after II and keeping everlast-
ingly on the job that the milk con-
densary became a reality I'm Lamar.
We can do the same here. When the
campaign for condensary In La
mar was on representative OF that
city was sent east with instructions
TO camp on the trail Of the Helyetia
Company until a milk condensary
for Lamar was assured. The result
was that "A plant was built at La
mar. and the same thing ean be done
right here In La Junta.
A milk condensary in Ia Junta.
with the proposed side lines embrac-
ing a packing plant, canning fac
tory. a pickle factory, and other
small Industries that can be easily
sustained II the required effort Is
made. would be the biggest thing
that ever happened or could ever
happen to La Junta. There are 9TH
er small Industries that could be
made successful In La Junta, II the
proper investigation and encourage
..... ...s sly.o and aman1 theap
might be mentioned q plant for the
manufacture OF cement from tn.
tons Of raw material that are locat-
ed In this immediate vicinity. a
plant for the manufartur. OF break
fast cereals. as suggested In the ar
ticl. from tn. Field and Farm at the
head OF this article. or even q glove
and mitt.n factory-this latter be-
ing an Industry which We had an
opportunity TO secure for this city
several years ago. but which no one
seem Inclined to encourage.
The citizens Of this community
hay. been donating literally during
the past summer to MAINTAIN on" OF
the best baseball teams that the old
town ever had. and We have not
heard OF one Of the contributors that
even intimated q word Of regret for
the expenditure. Now why not con.
tribute ~ literally and inausurate
a campaign TO secure the location Of
some worth while industry In La
Junta. something that will be Of last
ing benefit TO the old town. Put
some expert on the Job and keep him
at Il until the desired results are
brought about. Isn't the game worth
whiie7 The Tribune thinks II II. and
TO this end will gladly be one Of NE
" IN this community to contribute