The Springfield herald., 1897-12-31

Watson at Cripple Creek. Good
luck usually goes with people
who once made Baca county their
home and all are glad it is with
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson. and wish
that this son may grow up to be
a great preacher, going about In
The world doing good.
The Mckinley prosperity wave
did not strike this county very
hard in the way of increased pay
for our Star route mail carriers,
but the hard timers east of us who
figure on the gold basis, took IN
every route IN this region at much
lower figures than our subcontrac-
tors have heretofore been getting.
The route from here to Minneapo-
lis has been bidden off by i. S.
Gray of Clinton, Ky, at $2l0 per
annum. The route from here to
Atlanta goes to Z. Il. Stillings of
London, Ky, at $74 per year. The
Stonington line was caught by f.
e. Means Of Windsor, Mo-, at 1904
While the line from Lamar to
Springfield was bid in by l.. III.
Hansberger Of Sedalia, No, at
$S1I37-the 81 cents is for axle
grease. The bids on the four lines
aggregate $1405.37 4 year. These
lines are now running on original
bids as follows: Minneapolis, 1886,
70. Atlanta, $l32.69. Stonington,
$i16.50. Lamar, $1,O7295. An
aggregate of $190S.S9. The new
contracts are over 31% less than
he old. This Is going to the gold
standard with Il rush. Work un-
Ter the new contracts commences
July lst. 1t would SC EN- that few
people in this country Will be will
ing to run these lines at these fig
ares, but when you get man to
bidding sharply there is no ac-
for his judgment.
Baca county cannot boast
Of much alfalfa nor numerous
rabbits, but she can grow the best
buffalo, gramma and blue stem
grasses OF any county in the state.
And she is also we'll provided
with running water IN her creeks
and of numerous springs, all help
to make this paradise tor stock.
The billiards of winter 80 east
and west Of us and seldom is there
a day when stock cannot Craze.
Much of the fine grass is too far
from the creeks and springs Tor
the stock to Craze upon it at all
times Of the year. During fire.
quent rains the lakes and holes
are filled up on the high prairies
and the stock grazes far from the
streams on better grass. A little
money expended by the stock
men would put in series of wells
and windmills, or artesian wells,
that would give the stock good
grazing all over the county. This
no doubt will some day be done,
when the range is narrowed down
and more people in the cattle
business.
AT meeting OF the executive
committee of the National Stock
Growers convention, held at
headquarters yesterday, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted as
an amendment to the call issued
Of November IS:
"Whereas, in many of the coun-
ties of the state, where raising OF
cattle, sheep and horses the lead
ing industries, the local stock as
soclatlons have been abandoned
because of the inactivity in these
industries during the past ten
years, notwithstanding the fact
that in several of them the num-
Der of stock will reach as high as
100000 head; and
"Whereas, because of this fact,
under strict Interpretation OF
the call, the owners will be de
barred from representation at the
convention except through the
state associations, which, in their
opinion, will be unjust to these
great industries, therefore, be it
"ResoIved, That every board OF
county commissioners In the state
of Colorado, in counties not hav-