The Delta independent., 1895-10-02
STATE AND GENERAL.


! The Supreme court has answered
/ favorably the question propounded by
| Governor McIRtire concerning the valid
1 ity Of the bonds proposed 10 be issued
! by the state for 10000 to pay casual
deficiencies and 1000 for the payment
i-of the expenses Of the Cripple Creek
campaign. The decision was given last
week. Lieutenant Governor Brush had
received another anxious telegram from
Treasurer Mulniy, who is in New York
negotiating Tor the disposal OF the bonds,
saying that the decision Of the Supreme
court must be had at once. Immediate
ly upon the receipt OF the opinion from
the court the lieutenant governor tel
egraphed 10 Mr. Muinix the fact that
the decision is favorable. The sale Of the
bonds is therefore assured, Blair & CO.of
New York having made the conditional
offer for them.
It is reported that as soon as. the
Denver L Rio GraEde railroad secures
the Rio Grande Southern by purchase
that some important changes will take
place in the mechanical and transpor
tatioa departments OF the latter road.
OF particular interest to Montrose is
the intimation, made sub rosa, that the
repair shops now in operation at Ridg-
way Will be utilized for other purposes
and the repair and mechanical work Of
the Eastern end of the road will be done
at MOutrose instead OF at Ridgway.
Gradually it is being realized that
Montrose is the natural point for the
mealing Of the people of the narrow
gague system. Tor repairing the rolling
stock and as junction point for all
travel for the San nJuan.-Montrose Press.
The biggest crowd ever seen in Colo
RADIO will doubtless be in Denver October
10th. 18th and IS. 1t viii be. too, crowd
thoroughly representative Of the State,
for the low railroad rates decided upon
by the Colorado Passenger Association.
makes it certain that every town and
county in the State will have good
sized delegation. The rate is 70 be one
cent a mile. This is the greatest conces-
sion ever made by the railroads and
shows that they consider the carnival as
OF utmost value and Importance to the
State.
The stone work on the new city pump
ing and electric light station is about
completed and the carpenters are push
ing their part of the work as rapidly
as possible. When the building is
completed it will be one of the most
beautiful and substantial of its kind in
Southren Colorado and one of which the
citizens OF Del Norte should feel justly
protd.-Del Norte Courier.
The board OF directors Of the Festival
of Mountain and Plain to be held at
Denver, October l6, Il ana Is, proposes
that every county in the State shall
make a display Of its products. II any
county is unable to arrange a float at
home it ahould communicate with Di-
rector General Speer looking TO arrange
meuts for having the float constructed
in Denver.
Pueblo's Cowboy Band proposes to
be heard from at the October festival
in Denver. The band has had made for
it gigantic bass drum which is mount.
ed on miniature stage coach drawn by
four burros. In parades this drum is
hauled along in hollow square formed
by the musicians.
The silver reports from San Francisco
are very heavy. Official figures, covering
the first two weeks in September, make
the total 2,36S,OO0, or more than twice
as much as for any entire month recently.