Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
DENVER GOSSIP.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
STATE CAPITOL.

BY vote OF 10 10 ~. the Chamber OF
Commerce has decided to proceed with
the kindcl freight discrimination case
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. This case. which was iilcd
some time ago. II Intended TO prevent
the present unjust Discrimination
against Denver shippers.
The official report or the smcltcr re-
turns OF the last shipment OF ore from
the Isabella mine at Cripple Creek
closely susiaIns the high estimates
made last week. Two ears OF the ore
gave total value OF S2iO.0pp. and six
additional ears were reported ut S3o.-
900. The grand total amounted to
S270.OOo. II Is estimated by holders OF
the stock OF the company In this city,
that after one moro shipment which ls
to be made before the close OF the year.
the treasury VIII show credit OF
1851 .OOo-about 10 per cent. OF the cap
i,allza,lon OF the company. Siockhold-
crs are awaiting the annual report or
the company TO see whether II Will give
all the values which go to the smcltcrs
previous to the close OF the year. The
present management Is accused OF Jug
Cling with figures In order 10 bear the
stock.
AT conference Mt the Brown Pal
ace hotel last Thursday evening ilnni
arrangements were made for the en-.
ormous beet sugar factory TO be built
ut once at Rocky Ford. That the FAC.
tory VIII be the best equipped OF Its
kind In the country and VIII he OF
three times the capacity OF that at
Grand Junction Is the statement made
after the conference by Henry Il. Ok
nard, the president OF the concern nnd
president OF two sugar beet factories
s..fIs ..,.I ANT.. aeNfN
I'm Nebraska. The conference last night
was between Mr.. OSnard and James
4. Davis. the industrial commissioner
Of the Atchlson. Topeka y Santa Fc
Railroad. The new factory VIII be on
the line OF this road. u snort distance
from Rocky Ford. and the road has
made arrangements 10 carry nll the
freight OF the company. Mr.. ONnnrd
says that during 1900 the factory cN.
pccis TO use $4,000 tons OF bccts raised
In the Rocky Ford region: 2J.OOO tons
OF Colorado coal. 10000 tons OF Colo
RADIO coke and 2i.0Oo tons OF Colorado
limestone. In addition TO this large
consumption OF the products OF the
state. much larger market being thus
created than has existed heretofore.
the concern will employ abou; COO per
, sons In the factory.
The bureau OF animal Industry has
recently promulgated an order regard
ing the inspection OF cattle by states,
which has created n genuine sensation
In the West. II prohibits the state
sanitary boards from Inspecting cattle
coming into or being shipped or
driven through n state. and charging
an inspection fee therefor. For the
protection OF the live stock interests
from infection from splcnlc fever. II
haa hapn snNpf1ll
for the state live stock sanitary COM
missions to appoint inspectors. who
meet the cattle at convenient points be-
fore entering the state. and sftcr iii-
spcction either order them back or
give them n hill OF health. As the
states have made no appropriations FOR
paying the expense Of this inspection.
II has been the custom To charge Fee
for each head OF cattle so inspected.
Colorado has always charged u fec of
1is cents per head. II IL thought that
the rule must necessarily apply To the
movement OF sheep as well M cattle.
and this state maintains quarantine
against scabby sheep. rs well as
against southern cattle. While most
stock shippers would be glad to see the
inspection fee taken on. when II comes
to n question of paying n fec or having
no inspection. the stock interests of
the state will insist upon Inspection
of some kind. For the United States
to say that any state has not the right
to protect itself against Infection is
hardly to be believed. and the nutnori-
ties here believe that the order is more
sweeping than was intended. or than
the bureau can maintain. The order
has created Il genuine sensation in live
stock circles.
Assessor Willard l.. Ames. by II de-
cision OF the Supreme Court. has de-
fcatcd Judge Moses Ilallctt. wha ap-
pcaled against the assessments levied
upon him. In the opinion. Justice
Gabbert goes on record us TO II point
which IL applied TO the ease OF the
State Board of Equalization against
Mr.. Amcs and the other assessors in
the state. will result IN sustaining the
state boards right to increase or equal
izc the valuations through the state.
This part of the oniuion reads: The
law provided Il forUm-namcly. the
Board of Equalization. whose duty IL
Is. nt the instance of any one hgCricv-
cd, to correct errors in the assessment
roll returned by the assessor" Tho
authorities at the state capital are
clatcd over this sentence. They say
that the county equalization boards
and the state equalization boards are
formed on the same general plan. cN-
cent that the state board Is made su-
premc. The Iinlctt case itself Is i'm
pCrtant in that the United States Judge
who appeared in court as his own
counsel must now pay taxes on $4,000
rs IN item of moneys. notes or cred
It's" The claim Of the Judge was thar
the assessor proceeded upon conicc-
turc only and had no facts ut hand to
warrant the making Of any such as
SesSmelt Hut the court saws thnt rs
there is no evidence to the contrary it
will be presumed that the assessor had
affirmative information that such
notes, moneys or credits did exist
that the assessor based his action on
information and not conjecture. The