, 1874-02-09
COLORADO.
Legislation for tile Benefit Of tho Agrioul-
tliral md Mining Interests.
Memorials to Congress Against
Lnntl-(rabbers, and in Favor
of 1t Coming Mint
ut Denver.

Spetiat Correspondence o} The Chicago Tribune.
DENVER, COL, Feb. !, 1874.
Of the twonty-six members Of tho Territorial
House Of Representatives moro than two-thiltls
ARC ranchnon and stookmen. TliH Is, to grent
measure, to bo attributed to the influence which
tic Oranges exert throughout tile Torritory,
THIS Order, which had no oxistonco hero year
ago, has suddenly aoalrn1 Aulnbera md power.
There nro
NEAnLY FO1kTY ORANGES
in working order throughout Colorado, with n
membership exceeding 1870 persons, Much Of
the legislation, or it might be ea,d tho mhjbr
rortion las thuB far been In behalf Of the farm
ing and stocl-growing interests.
Equal or greater in importance to tLa farming
interest is tint Of
THE MINES
Tho nail who prospect for gold and silver, and
who de1vo in the luines Of our mounsaina, desire
some legislation whereby tho laws may be Sim
plfed aud bettor guarantees secured for their
rights. To this end they haye recently hold
several meetings in this city. Miners, and mine
owners, and others Interested In the development
| Of otar mines, to the number OF 900 or more,
from all parts OF the Tcrritory have conferred
togothur upon tho bost 1nothod Of Territorial
legislation. Several bills more or Less olabo-
rate have been prepared OH the subject,
| and submitted to the Committee Oil
Mines and Minerals A general focling seelna
| to exist among tho miners, that moBt of the
local inwa, and they uro numerous, should ba
wlpcd ont. ind tho Legislature pass nEblll
which shall be IN strict conformity with tho ro-
cont cisactmonts Of Congress-. Thus uniformity
anl certuinty will bo arrived at, aud conflicting
claims, and scenes Of disorder and bloodshed,
will fall into oblivion.
1t has bccn found thnt 1t Is imperativcly ncc-
essaty to throw
% nothing frghtonH capital 30 much at unstable
laws. II cnpitRl DO properly protected, much
moro money will bo commanded from tho East
for tho development Of tho mines. Tile jump
ing Of mining claims. heretofore, has been a
serious evil, which will be stopped by stringent
! law; md, as soon aB tho inoneycl mon Of the
EaAt find that tlley arp fully protected in their
| Investments, Colorado will have nu era Of proB-
| pc,ity such ~ was neror before known IN her
| history.
| Much opposition has cropped out against cor
| porationB mud thoir
schemes at tho expouse of the public. The peo-
| pie, aud especially those who nro engaged III
| agricultural pursuits, are CRYING out agaitat tlo
| burdens imposed upon them, while monered
bodies arc loft virtually FREQ from taxation,
ABilB frotn tho bills which layo bpcu introduced
| aud passed. number OF memorials have been
inaolRetl by both Houses to remedy tho
evils which arc growing up III our midst.
| Ono OF these memorials eets forth that not
| lesR than 300, 600 ncrea including aomo of fhn
best and most valuable lands in this Torritory,
hnye been donated to railroad corporations, and
aro now held by thom at prices varying from, 80
per acro; that such lands arc rapidly increasing
In value by reaBon OF the rapid increase Of aottle-
ruents llpon nd dionnE lands and tho conBeouent