The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1890-12-12
STATE HAPPENINGS.

The Grand Junction celebration OF
tbs completion OF the broad gauge
was great success.
Between fifty and sixty young peo-
pie were received into the First NJ. l..
Church at Colorado Springs last Sum
day.
Colorado Springs was excited over
the finding OF an "inferEal machine
on IA vacant lot In that city the other
day.
Tho Larimer County Bank, OF Love-
Land, has fled certificate OF incor-
peration; capital $4,000. Incorpor-
ators: r. W. Orvir, John Nj. Raglan,
VIM. Kerr, o, G. Smith and others.
Colorado has immense deposits OF
coal. iron ore and limestone Of the
highest quality, capable Of making
iron and steel at low cost. yet the
State annually sends probably So, OO0,-
900 to distant points manufactured
iron goods.
just why servant girls do not flock
to Colorado is mystery. The po6r-
est excuse OF n serven, gin e6mmands
$40 Il month whi.o good ones get rs
high as $50 per month. Come on,
girls, no place like Colorado to make
money and get married in!
The iluctuntions In the price OF
silver have compelled tho smelling
compsaiec 10 demand heavy margins
from ore sellers In order to protect
themselves from loss. The result is
that great many mines will either
leave their orc on the dump or shut
down entirely.
At meetiugcf BEAR river stockmen
held AZ Hayden the Stockgrowers
Protective Association was organized.
A large crowd was in attendance,
Temporary officers were chosen us
follows; +. Shelton, president; S. S.
Gary, secretary, and w. A. Gerrish,
n. w. Brock and John Davis executive
Committee.
Colorado has an annual wool clip Of
over l0,000.0oo pounds, but has
neither wool securing works nor
WOODEN mills, and tho unsecured wool
Us sent long distances East, to which
points the State also annually sends
probably 1000, 900 for wooden goods.
which could us well be made here. and
freight both ways saved,
The State Land Board receives from
rents Of school land $500 pee year.
The school lands controlled by the
board reach $4,000 acres; oth.r
lands about 700, 900 acre.. More than
1000 leases are rev in force. necessi.
Eating hail a dozen bookkcepers to
Keep the accounts straight. During
the past year the board has sold about
$4,000 acres OF land,
Hop growing will soon BE tried In
southern Colorado. Two experienced
hopis,s have within month been
over the Arkansas, San Luis and Mon.
tezuma valleys making investigations
FOR n location OF nm extensive hop
ranch. Their opinion is pronounced
In fave: OF this being one OF the new
agricultural industries that will prove
OF importance to Colorado.
1t is unlawful TO kill deer. elk, fawn
Or antelope within this State for any
purpose whatever after December 1.
The penalty for the violation of this
provision Is n fine Of not less than $50
nor more than $500 for the first OF.
Tense. Hall OF the fine goes TO the In.
former and the balance TO the schoo!
fund OF the county where the fine is
collected.
slColorado has an annual product OF
certainly 10000 hides. 100. 900 sheep
skins. and other skins und pelts in
addition, but has no iannery or boo,
factory, md annually sends OF the
State 100000 FOR leather. T., OOO, 900
Tor ready.mado boots and shoes,
$3.50, 600 for gloves. and 800, 600 Tor
harness, all OF which could n. well b
manufactured here, and freight both
ways saved.
The in,crcs, Of Colorado In Iron
and Steel Manufacture" Is the title
given 10 the pamphlet just out which
contains all three OF John Nesmi,h's
addresses upon the coming great In.
du'try, The pamphlet contains
thir'y.hvo pages. The first lecture
Is entitled colorado Iron;" the sec.
ond. "lron In Colorado:" tho third.
The Interests Of Denver In Iron and
Steel Manufacture. Five thousand
oil the pamphlets have been printed.
From present Indications Il Is scarce.
" possible tina, the State house can be
completed inside OF three Years or
more, Tho plas,crlng alone will re.
quire nj least nine months time and
must be- done at time when the cold
weather Will not Interfere with the
work. Next spring the contract will
be let for the Iron dome, and iron con.
tractors shy II will require Il year TO
complete that feature OF the building.
The marble finishing and the tile
flooring will require u number OF
months. and the work on tho outside
ornn'ncn,atlon is al TO be done after
tho walls arc completed. There nrc
now 100 stonccuttcrs nj work.
The building erected mt the Coloru.
do City glass works for the manufnc.
turc OF flint glassware remains closed
owing TO tho objection OF tho flint
glass blowers union 10 tho method of
operation which tho management had
designed for TINT department Of the
works. The hint glass blowers md
the green glass blower. are two sep.
nra,c organizations with differences
which are lrrcconcilnblc and the
former objected TO the combined man.
uiaetnrc OF both kinds oil glass Mt the
same factory. The works Mt Colorado
City now employ 1880 mon and boys
md turn out 1900 bottles and fruit
lars per dny at u total expenditure
for help OF si60 per day or az, 900
per month.
Manliou stone Is profitable 10 very
fraudulent individual who IL circula,.
Ing over the State. Ito travel. with
u vnlisc full OF small Jumps OF Mani.
ton rod sandstone, and claims TINT 4,