La Junta tribune., 1899-04-15
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

pose OF supplying the city with wntcr.
A fight Will be made for lower water
rates.
A trainload OF grading machinery ar
rived In Wyoming from Nebraska a
, few days ago. The outfit will be used
, In the extensive work which Is TO be
undertaken along the line OF the Union
Pacific In Wyoming. II Is estimated
by employment agents that 700 labor
ers will b. required In Wyoming rail-
! road construction this year. Although
one would naturally Imagine that the
protracted snow storms In the noun
tains would throw many Idle men on
| the market said a Denver employ
ment agent. ''tIc impression is wrong.
| We are crowded with orders for men
which we are unable to I'LL and never
| in the history OF the city has the de-
mand been more pressing than at this
present time II I had 800 men ! could
give every one OF them railroad pass
to some point In the mountain region
where labor is demanded"
The annual meeting OF the Utah
Wool Growers Association was held at
Salt Lake on the 9TH and was well nt-
tended. During the afternoon session
there was an extended discussion on
the proposition OF the railroad COM
| panies Of the Transmissouri Freight
| Association to abolish the feed-in-
/ transit rates on live stock. Resolutions
were adopted protesting against the or
der recently issued abollshing the priv
| iiege May 18th. and the association
announced that II would stand by the
line that succeeded In breaking this
agreement. TO the extent Of throwing
the bulk OF Its shipments to such road.
Local railroad lines are standing with
the stockmen in their effort 10 preven,
the withdrawal OF this rate next month,
and IL Is said that its withdrawal prac-
ticaliy means m advance In all live
stock from Sl5 TO SO per ear.
Engineer William C. Taylor was
crushed TO death by the Denver & Rio
Grande engine No. 100 I'm wreck one
and one-auarrer miles west of Texas
Creek last Friday. The accident oc-
CURED at point where a gang of sec
tion hands WAS mt work repairing a
broken rail. founding the curve Mt
Texas Greek the train was moving mt
speed OF about twenty miles per
hour, according to the statement OF
Frank Jewell. and the first danger sig
nal noticed by the crew was when
within short distance of the wreck.
Engineer Taylor reversed his engine
and put on the air brakes, but too late
to prevent the terrible scene that fol-
lowed. The 10S-ton locomotive left the
track and tumbled down an embank-
meat Into the Arkansas river. twenty
FIVE feet below. carrying with 1t En-
sinser Taylor. whose death was instan'
taneous.
man from Brighton. near Denver,
came TO town the other day with a load
OF horxeradish which he sold TO pick
ling concern at 2 cents pound, and
there was over ton In the jnR. This
ought to pay well enough for a side
crop. The best wny 10 grow horsernd
ish IL from the little roots four or five
inches In length, and not from the
crowns. These small roots will pro-
duce good radish fit for use In one sea-
sons growth. Plant the set small end
down. where the slanting cut Is. and SO
that the cut will bc two inches under
the soil. Ii can remain in the ground
until late In the autumn and be pitted.
or portion can remain In the ground
until spring. II planted for family
use only. n dozen roots will give all
that viii be needed for n lifetime, for
II constantly increases. and the dan
ger Is that II will spread too fast and
became troublesome. 1t is best.
therefore. to plant II In some corner of
the garden where il can grow without
injuring anything.
The removal of United States troops
from camp Pilot Buttes at Rock
Springs. Wyoming. causes considerable
apprehension among citizens OF that
place. The troops were stationed here
in accordance with an agreement with
the Chinese government. following the
Chinese massacre of 1885 for the pro-
lection Of the Chinese miners employed
In the mines here. There are more
than two hundred Chinese miners and
laborers employed In the mines here.
for whom there IL no love shown by
the other nationalitles employed. The
presence of troops has prevented any
serious demonstrations against the
Chipks. although scarcely a day passed
without one or more OF them having
their cues clipped OF or getting beat
ing. 1t Is feared that. under the in
fiuence of drink. raid may be started
ngainst the Chinese quarter, which
without the restraining influence of the
troops may be u serious affair. Efforts
are being made to have the War De-
partment replace the detachment OF
troops recently removed with others.
c. r. Hoyt. the newly appointed war
den OF the Colorado penitentiary, says:
"As the Legislature has given the
state pcnitentiary only $4,000. which
is $GO,OOO less than Is necessary TO OPP
crate that institution for the next two
years. II will be necessary for me to
put the prisoners TO work. There are
about 600 convicts at the penitentinry.
nd thp Salf-ynnn0rfInR. In
my opinion 1t is absolutely cruel TO
keep prisoners In idleness. They should
be made self-supportlng, and be put
to work at something that will bring
in n revenue. There are many indus
tries these men can engage IN without
competing with any private enter
| prises ! would rather take care OF