The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-14
DENVER GOSSIP
ITEMS OF INTEREST rpo.
STATE CAPIro,


.,,ia lime Is being taken by the ,o,.,.
TINS year by stockmen. saws tbs 'yseloel pl
lican, to prevent the rayages :, hepuh
during the winter on sheen ana n, d"oiss1
ranges. From Wyoming and Sa. Sau eailia
leo word has been sent Stoo, aer
living In this city that both wo,s vNner
coyotes are beginning TO anna. go 40
the hills In unusually larre nno ~.
Ihe absence of severe weatba-
kept the stock In the mountaIns ha
than usual. The most successsnI . A'e
cd used by stockmen In drs.a .ae'a
wolves is to put trained do,s I've
range and keep the packs moving ~.
place to place as the wolves anrs..
3. Lacey recently made arranrem... u
to take several hounds TO Wyo.'s.
Lions VIII receive attention and IL
expects to rid the Wyoming ras
OF these pests. Dogs win he sais-
that have the quality not only 10 y,
low and capture but to kill the on,r
Governor Thomas thinks the fsa.,,
government should grant each ~
and territory the arid government ~ s
within its borders. He viii advoa..
this proposal before the coming vrIs
Material conference in Salt Iaks cs.I
next week. Governor Thomas .s
"lf the federal government acts a.
have suggested. the principal copdao
should be that the states sbould csr,
on the homestead feature on their NV
account. In this state are fully III
100000 acres of arid land. II OWNED n
the state these lands could he ren,s
for grazing and other purposes and /
least the regular rental OF ) cents n.
annum per acre could be secured n
them. That rental would bring M
the state treasury $1.25O.0O0 a ves1
On some of the land a higher rent
might be secured which would eoual
ize the non-rental of other lands /
the government arid lands are grantal
to the states and territories the ouel
tion Of irrigation will very rapidly wo1|
itself out"
The Western Colorado Education
Association was In Sc sion at said
last week. A significant and lmport
ant action by the association was re1
Olution to the effect that school hoard
be empowered to levy Il ten-mlll ID
for the purpose of establishing llbrad1
In every school. and that such llbrar1
should be selected under the superyiI
ion of n state board. The llveliest \
terest was manifested In these mattel
and the leaders of the association N
determined to make themselves felt
the coming legis' 'ative tlec IONS and u
session OF that body to follow. A Il
termined effort to amend and improv
our school laws will be made by d
members of the association. For Il
ensuing year the following officeI
were elected: President. DR.. c.
Chadsey of Durango; vice presided
Professor ]. W. Hamer Of Walsenbu1
secretary, Professor +. ]. Brown
combe of Aspen; treasurer, Mrs. NJ
Sisson of Salida; executive commiite
G. E. Elliott of Leadvllle, ]. f. HEATH
of Pueblo and Mrs. S. ID. Wilson Of "
range.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa
railroad has obviated the necessity
an extra session of the Leglslatur
Monday morning the company III
amended articles of incorporation VII
the secretary of state, ON the capt
stock of S233, ,4S6.0O0, paying into 4
states Golfers n recording fee Of So
O26.90. The news of the fat fee vi
received with great satisfaction amoi
all the state officials, and there vi
general rejoicing about the capitol, 4
they are all confident that the une
pected windfall will prove the state
salvation and result in the tiding ovl
of all the state institutions until Y
next regular session Of the Legisl
ture. The fee is the largest ever "a
into the treasury for an incorporaiil
or any purpose. II exceeds by S3ll
the one paid by the reorganized Uni!
Pacific, which came in two instl
ments, a year or so ago. The caplI1
1zation of the Santa Fe makes II Y
largest In Colorado, one of the n]
largest corporations in the worl
State officials We're not looking Tor a
such good luck. and the fact that
Santa Fe was required to file amen
ed articles here was not dreamed
The Santa Fe company has consohai
ed the two lines constituting lts y
TEN In the state of Colorado; the De
yer & Santa Fe and the Pueblo A
kansas Valley. 1t is consolidating
fits lines into one system. Inc Two
Colorado were governed by sepaIa
boards OF directors and officers. Wh
belonging to the Santa Fe they we
apparently. separate corporauol
hence the necessity of filing the pape
1t is said to be strong proDap,l,'
that the next Legislature VIII DC GU,
upon to enact law looking to the
PRODUCTION of civil service rules II
state land office. A condition oil any
has been discovered by Dr. uniph
the present register, that dll illue
than startle the members OF me ps
at their regular meeting WIN iei
ence to the files and the sllpsho1 ml
ner In which leases have been allow
for Years to go without proper sup
vision. The doctor made repoll
response to request by uo'el,
Thomas in which he called auenu
to the jumbled condition OF tne !,
ords and the difficulty In entering
the history of coal, mineral anu y
ing leases. After the meeting hegls
Chipley said the change of admlnls'
ton and clerical force every Two !e
was undoubtedly the cause Oh ,nG I,. =
BILE, the system of the otiice oeias =,
complicated that 1t required =,
part of an officials term 10 ss'
touch with it. The business oil ons as,
mipistration was, therefore sei. ~.
passed on to another with preus
and clearness that the impor1aneIi
the matters demanded. lncldenIhsl
this particular case Register onp
reported in general way uPyu
condition of the leases. lie SUI,
that there were only twelye
leases in the state that were a,'I
cording to the records, all otnels :,
ing been forfeited, and that there ="
seven such lenses on oil, fre cias
stone lands. The doctor inforineu l,,a
board that as rapidly as poSsipir =,
would present similar hgnres M nI,sr :,
ing and agricultural and metaln,.si, m,lnrs
lands, so as to show the meinDe's
where they stood.
Electricity, to furnish heas ns
, and power to Denver ana A ailrr
county, motive power for Nd I'D
and power for the mines IN W. Mos !
Boulder counties, a broad sau5i ics
, way, on which an hourly SCI ,,, m he
, tween Denver and Boulder N .r,th