New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-13
COLORADO AS A STATE.

DELEGATE CHAFFEE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ON TERRITORIES - THE WONDERFUL RE-
SOURCES AND GROWTH OF CoLoRADo-PRo-
DUCTS, POPULATION, AND VOTE OF THE
STATE.
TfR0h REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP THB TRIBCEEI
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Delegate Chaffee of
Colorado Territory made a speech before the House
Committee on Territories to-day, favor Of the bill for
the admission Of Colorado State in accordance with
memorial OF the Territorial Legislature which was sent
TO the Committee during the last session OF Congress-
The Territory, he said' organized Feb. 2s 1861 and
In 1865 adopted constitution. Enabling acts passed
both Houses of Congress during the sessions OF 1861 and
1868, but twice vetoed by the President TO show
the rapid growth of wealth Territory Mr.. Chaee
said that the assessed property there in 1869
uSlI7.1l4; in 1870 1t te,77sO5o; In 1871 it
s24,l27s, and in 1872 with county omitted, 1t is
all. These do not include the value OF the
Mines which not taxable but which worth nearly
much more making the total value OF property nearly
S600OOoO0.
The population of the Territory ia now abont 10000.
and by the time II can be regularly admitted as State
IL will be sufficient 10 entitle it TO Representative In
Congress- Less than oneourth OF the present States
were populous Colorado when they admitted
According to the returns in 1870 the population
$780, The people of the Territory believed that
this number altogether too small, and TO satisfy
themselves q taken in Denver 1t
showed population in that city, OF 1882 instead Of
o,s29 as returned by the census marshals
Denver has already five railroads centering In H. and
there miles of completed railroad in the Terri
tory. In 1871 6O0ooOO pounds of freight discharged
at Denver During the next year $50 miles Of rail-
road will be completed within the Territory. Five
colonies have been established since the report Of
1870 was made. The number OF Of public lands
sod is &c., the number taken for homesteads Is Sal 235
The value of the products OF the Territory in 1871
2 oOo distributed follows Farm 100000 mines,
S. beef WOOL and hides 81 600; manufactures,
&c. g. 100000 The estimated value Of products for this
year 100000 In 1871 77s buildings erected
in Denver at total cost of s23O1375. The number OF
pOstOces in the Territory is l57 or them do business
enough 70 make their pOstmasters Presidential APP
pOintees The Territory contains National banks and
10 towns OF which the population IL from 1000 10 l6OO
The aggregate population OF the towns 10 $500 Tnere
newspapers aud periodicals printed in the Terri
tory, OF the newspapers having daily editions.
Tue registered VOTE this year, is $1,000 and the actual
vote I6JGnOre than the average vote OF great many
districts. the average vote is only 1883 TO dis
ITict in the two Rhode Island districts II Is GIGS in
Tennessee 1t is 49, 1876, and in Massachusetts, 1859
Mr.. Chahee urged that the old Enabling act was
passed ia 1864 when the population OF the Territory
more than one-third OF what 1t Is now, and Its
wealth less than One-fOuTth great now. IL will
take about year, under the bill now before the Com
mitee organize the State. There Is project 10 add
part of Wyoming Territory 10 what constitutes
Colorado. Tlis is particularly urged by the agents OF
the Union Pacific Railroad who complain that the taxes
upon their property in the formerna territory are
much greater than in Colorado The only thing which
Mr. ChGee fears is the fact that no party has now any
political interest to subserve III the admission or Colo
admitted There is, therefore, likely 70 be lack
OF interest III the matter.