The state herald., 1899-10-13

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state. 1t is estimated that at least 35
head will be taken In compliance with
the statutes allowing 10 per cent of
the natural increase to be taken by the
state. The deer will be sold by the
game and fish commissioner to the
highest bidder, and from Indications
1t is not likely that they will bring as
much rs so many cattle. A good COW
will ordinarily bring $50, but the COM
missioner says he will do well II he
gets $25 head for the deer. Owners
of private parks are looked to as pros
pective purchasers, while some private
families will bid high for fawns in
tended for pets. Just where the sale
viii be held Is not yet decided. but It
Will probably be in Debeque, Is miles
from the present home of the animals.
None of the deer may be taken out Of
the state.
A long legal contest, fought by in
junction and counter injunction, prom
ises to put off into the far future the
building Of the short line between Dem
yer and Cripple Greek. The fight be-
tween the Colorado 4 Southern and
the Denver Power & Irrigation COM
pany, by decision of Judge Thayer
of the United States Circuit court ut
st. Louis, has been put on a basis on
which 1t may be fought through all the
courts of the country. BY the declara-
ton of the counsel of both sides this
Will be done. Judge Thayer ycster-
day decided to remand the case of the
Colorado X Southern Railway CON-
pany against the Denver Power & Ir-
rigatiOn company. involving right of
way in South Platte canon, back to the
state court of Colorado, in which it
was originally instituted and whence
1t has been removed to the United
States Circuit court for the district of
Colorado. The merits of the case were
not discussed, the whole subject of
consideration coming on motion TO
remand the case.
Test is to at once be made in the
courts at Pueblo of the validity of a
liquor clause in all deeds to proper
ty at one time owned by the Colorado
Coal X Iron Company, which acquired
practically all of what Is now In Pueb-
10 south of the river through purchase
of an old Mexican land grant. In sell
Ing such of its property as lies on the
mesa the Colorado Coal L. Iron Com
pany inserted n clause by which the
grantee agreed not to use the land ac-
quired for saloon purposes or for the
sale of liquor In any manner The
clause has generally been observed, but
n Few breaches of II have passed un-
noticed The Collier Investment Com
pany, which laid out subdivision
known as City Hall place In Bcssemer,
has now begun suit to recover posses
sion under this clause OF lots which
| Sf p In th. %
brewing Company of Denver, John
Millett and George Jackson of Pueblo.
Several millions OF dollars worth of
property has been sold with similar
clauses and the case is certain to be
hard fought.
Despite the fact that fros, as late
as May Bird destroyed every blossom
In New Mexico. and this year has wit
MESSED the worst crop failure In the
history OF New Mexico. yet the exhibit
ton OF the Horticultural Society of
New Mexico at Santa Fe h n success,
and the exhibits are better and more
numerous even than In previous years.
Every part of New Mexico Is repre-
scented In the display OF fruit. and mng-
nificent IL the term that must be ap-
piled to most Of the exhibits. Cover
nor Otero opened the fair with an eio.
quent address. The exhibits OF apples
are many and very good. Peaches.
too. are well represented. In vegetn-
bles there are a number OF monstrosi-
Ties well worth going n distance TO
see. Plums. grapes. walnuts. melons.
prunes, raspberries. Strawberries and
other fruit from all parts of the terri.
tory make n fine display. The display
OF preserving fruit Is superior and ex-
cited the admiration OF all visitors. An
exhibit OF tobacco II unique and shows
tint even tobacco can be successfully
raised In New Mexico.
The trouble between the settlers and
the Maxwell Land Grant Company is
practically Mt nn end. Representative
MeNicnns from different portions Of
the grant were In Trinidad Wednesday
nnd n conference. In which senator
Casimiro Barela and j. L. Vigil took
| part as advisors. was held. Manager
Schomberg or the company was In the
city, ana nfier considerable discussion
n compromise was finally effected.
| whereby the settlers are TO recognize
the title OF the grant and IN return
they are 10 retain their homes ON salts.
factory terms II lease. senator Rareln
was interviewed and expressed the
opinion TINT the trouble OF so many
years standing ls nt an end He said
the settlers who were In the confer
ence represented practically all the
Mexican settlers on the grant. and that
the compromise effected would he In
dorscd by all. Mr.. Schombcrg said the
trouble with the settlers had prevented
the development OF the Stonewnll val.
ley. one OF the most picturesque and
fertile sections OF the state. and that
next ycnr some important enterprises
would bc undertaken. Word from the
sionewnll valley was 10 the effect that
the deputy mnrshnls had gone to TINT
portion OF the grant and that they We're
being couricously received. II is safe
to predict that there win bc no further
trouble, and that the settlers on the
grant who have Just claims will be
able To make satisfactory settlement
with the company.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com.
pnny Is planning for improvements 10
he added 10 iis steel works nj Pueblo.
which VIII. when completed, clnss IL as
one OF the largest plants Of Its kind I'm
the United States. Five million dol.
lars OF the recently nddrd Si2,OOD 900
10 the capital stock of the company has
been appropriated by the company FOR
this purpose. Plnns nrc now being
drawn for n massive machine and
boiler shop which VIII he 350xi0O feet.
Ia he constructed of steel plates, cor.
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