The state herald., 1899-10-20
DENVER GOSSIP.

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| wise measures that nothing serious
happened. The posse of sixteen men
Is encamped now at Stonewall. Evil
dence that good feeling reigns now is
| the fact that the members are buying
all their provisions from the squatters.
Deputy Davis reports that nearly every
| one OF the men who were served with
writs of ejectment have made satisfac-
tory arrangements with the Maxwell
company and have leased the land
they had lived on and improved"
At the meeting of the Mutual Ben
eft Association. composed OF the en-
ployes of Daniels 4 Fisher the scop..
of the association was materially en-
larged by the terms of Il donation
from Major Daniels. The benefits of
the association have been confined TO
members incapacitated by accident Or
sickness. Major Daniels now agrees
to add to the permanent fund S1,OJ0
on January 1st next: $1,000 more on
January LIST. 1901. and thereafter on
every January LIST for five years a
sum equal to $1.50 each for the av
eragc number of members In the asso
ciation during the year preceding. II
Is the hope of Major Daniels and til
officers of the association that tli'
william Cooke Daniels fund" vii
swell to proportions great enough
furnish a permanent fund for all cm
ployes incapacitated from work. TIL
big Bon Marche in Paris has such >
FUND. but no firm or corporation In tn
United States has one In operation.
Over 5000 In fees was taken In
tho garrntarx. M - ~ TN nfii.a Sufnr1p. n
The large sums of money taken in T.,
Gently will materially assist In rcliev
ing the state treasury The receipt
Of the office this year will equal the cs-
innate for the two years Of which ii
Is the first Most of the money takei
In Saturday was from the Union Pa.
citic Railroad Company. 'fhc company
filed n certificate amending the origiua'
certificate Of incorporation so as (,
show m increase In the capital stocl
of $S2I1S,GO0. To go through, tn,
requisite legal process the company
paid to the secretary of state a fee of
Sf.912. BY the certificate filed Satur-
day the company increases Its capital
stock to S196.1TS. 100. This is the sec
ond increase since the reorganization
of the company in January, 1893. Oh
January 10, 1859. the stock was i'll
creased by S2I .I6O. 100. Altogether
since the reorganization. the state hn
received from the company SO.
1861 In fees.
AS an Illustration of the fact that
money can be saved to the state when
those having charge of II show the
disposition to do so, says the News.
the road from Central City to Nugget.
for which an appropriation was voted
last winter. has Just been completed
at cost of SIGj less than the full
amount Of $1,000 provided. Represent
ative Ed G. Hughes of Black Hawk
who Introduced the bill. called upon
the state engineer and auditor yestcr
day TO close up the finances OF the
road Mr.. Hughes Is also chairman of
the county board Of Gilpln county. and
II was through that body that the
money was saved. The hill provided
that tho road might or might not be
built by contract. nj the discretion of
the commissioners. and the latter de
cided TO do the work themselves. Mr..
Hughes has been out directing the jot
personally, and the report OF Rod
King. who has examined the road. Is
that II Is the finest mountain road built
this year. II Is about ten miles long.
and runs through Apex. Mr.. Hughes
has been n member OF the Gilpin coun.
ty board for twelve years. but he Is not
Il candidate TO succeed himself this
fall.
The strike of the miners at the Bald
win coal mines. owned and operated
by the Colorado & Southern railroad.
has come 10 an end. The difficulty was
not adjusted. The men simply re-
turned to work without getting any
concessions. The men have been on u
strike about month. The disagree
ment arose over the discharge by the
company OF two miners for mn offenso
against the rules of the mine. The un.
Ion. which Is "A part OF the Western
Federation OF Miners, made demand
that the men he rcinstnted. The com.
pany refused. The company opened
the mines yesterday and set some
twenty-five men nj work. The number
will he increased TO 200. Winter work
In the coal mines owned by the l,lc
Grnnde Western has begun. Two new
lines Of railroad have been built dur.
Ing the last summer. leading To the tive
biggest mines owned by the road. and
with their completion II great increns,
In output Is possible. From Schohcid.
Utah. TO the Clear Creek conl mine. u
spur six miles long has lust been com.
pletcd. About 200 men are now EN-.
ploycd In the mine. producing about
800 tons Of coal day. From Mounds.
Utah. TO the Sunny Side mine n spur
eighteen miles long viii he completed
November 18th. Fifty men are now
opening the mine. and about the time
the line Is completed II will he produc
Ing about 900 tons a day.
General interest il being taken In til,
announcement made by Governor
Thomas that he intends. with the aid
OF few prominent men whom he will
shortly select, TO revise the revonu,
laws OF the state and recommend III,
revision decided upon for favorable
action by the next Legislature. Lcgis.
lntors. Judges and the general publ,
have been speaking very fnvornbly of
this move, nnd yesterday Judge Adalt
Wilson OF the Court of Appeals called
nj the office OF the governor 10 nsccr.
inin whether the reports In the press
concerning this mntipr could bc relied
upon. When assured TINT they could
the judg. said he was only Too glnh
to learn that such wns the ease. ''1rhos,
OF us who nrc Obliged 10 continually
study the laws of the state" said he.
fully realize that the step upon
which Governor Thomas hns decided
" sadly needed. There Inns been hui
one codifcntion of the lnws sine. III,
state Of Colorado cnme Into existence
aud that wns IN isS.i. II occurred only
few yenrs nfirr the territory Ind he.
come n state. nnd nr n matter of fact
there Inns been many times M much