La Junta tribune., 1917-03-29
OUR CoNDENsARY PROSPECT
Industrial Commissioner Of Santa Fc
Has Great Faith In Dairy Indus
try to Develop Valley

graves. Industrial commissioner OF
the Santa Fe Railway. delivered q
very interesting address In which he
save his reasons Cor believing that
the surest road TO success for the
entire Arkansas Valley is through the
dairy COW. The address contains
much valuable Information concern
ing the dairy industry. and gives In
detail all there Is to know as to our
condensary prospect, and 1t is here
with given In full;
In confining my remarks to = pre-
pared paper l had In mind the slogan
you are all familiar with. Safety
First" We railroad people as q rule
are not olassed as after dinner
speakers or spell binders and prefer
to be judged by our work. rather
than by spoken words.
The policy of the Santa Fe is a
constructive one. We are builders,
and believe this valley OF yours has
great feature ahead OF 1t, and be-
lieye you likewise appreciate It's
possibilities.
One OF the great questions before
the people OF the country today Is
more production from our lands The
awful conditions that are possessing <
practically the civilized world must
and will come to an end soon We
will then face an entirely new world
thought. new economic problems
must be met. and these in my opin-
ion will materially affect the pro-
duets OF our soils IL will awaken
our farmers to the realization that
better methods must obtain: more
attention must be given as TO the
class OF crops to be grown in their
territory; marketing conditions must
and will be improved. The farmer
will realize that II he is 10 prosper.
better business methods must be ap-
piled to his operations. Everything
he produces should so far as posi-
Bile be converted into more fin
ished product.
Take II under average conditions
in normal years. when the farmer
is selling his alfalfa In bulk he Is
going into the loves, market with
his product. but as a producer Of
this valuable raw material II he viii
go a step further and put that pro-
duct through the factory. which Is
the COW. then he will obtain maxi
mum returns.
Biz business today is deriving
most OF its profits from the bi-
products. Everything is utilized
Competition In business is bringing
out the most efficient methods:
therefore. the same principles that
apply to commercial manufacturing
lines viii apply to the farm.
In order 10 make the most out OF
this valley you must bring about
real constructive cooperation be-
tween your communities ana the
farmers. To build substantially. In
dividual profits for the time being
must be forgotten; your valley must
not be exploited for the benefit OF
few. The man TO whom you look
10 make your country must be- given
fair show. but n your lands are
oyer-burdened with excessive values
and high interest rates that are
the rule aud no, the exception. then
development will be very much re-
tarded.
The colonization OF our western
lands has not been conducted along
the right lines. the homeseeker In
many Instances has more often been
exploited into u liability. with tho
result that comparatively littl. real
colonization OF the western lands
has been brought about.
These are conditions that should
be corrected. and II the business In
terests OF the valley will cooper
ate In making real assets OF your
people now here. then you make II
possible and attractive for indus
trial development Conditions In the
valley are no, Inherently bad: the
problems are all solyable. II Is only
question OF getting together and
working for the apbuilding OF n
greater Arkansas Valley.
The securing OF a condenAary for
La Jupta. has been a matter OF eonI
ferenees In Chicago with the prin-
cipais- Libby. Mcneil & Libby and
myself. and correspondence with
your Industrial committee. with the
result that ., each conference with
the head Of the department Of the
Chicago concern. I have been given
assurance that they expected TO To-
cate = plant In La Junts. but could
state no definite time. further than