The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-29
DENVER GOSSIP.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM rNRI
STATE CAPITOL.

the kindei freight discrimination. cas-
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. This case. which was fileo
some time ago, rs intended to prevent
the present unjust Discrimination
against Denver shippers
The official report OF the smelter re-
turns of the last shipment Of ore from
the Isabella mine at Cripple Cred
closely sustains the high estimata
made last week. Two cars Of the ore
gave total value of S24o00O and si1
additional cars We're reported at $SO,-
COO. The grand total amounted to
$4,000. 1t is estimated by holders Of
the stock of the company in this city.
that after one more shipment which il
to be made before the close of the year.
the treasury will show n credit OF
1881 1.OGo-about 40 per cent of the can.
italization of the company. StockhoN-
ers are awaiting the annual report Of
the company TO see whether IT will giA
all the values which 90 to the smelte.s
previous TO the close of the year. The
present management is accused Of jW
Cling with figures in order to bear tie
stock.
At a conference at the Brown PAL
ace hotel last Thursday evening hlA
arrangements were made for the en-
ormous beet sugar factory to be buik
at once at Rocky Ford. That the fac.
tory Will be the best equipped of its
kind in the country and will be u
three times the capacity of that at
Grand Junction is the statement made
after the conference by Henry 7. a.
nard, the president of the concern md
president of two sugar beet factories
in California and two like concerns
in Nebraska The conference last might
was between Mr.. Oxnard and JaAs
a. Davis. the industrial commissioner
Of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad. The new factory will be On
the line of this road. snort distaM
from Rocky Ford and the road Sa
made arrangements TO carry all The
freight of the company. Mr.. Oman a
says that during 1900 the factory eIM
poets to use 125.0Oo tons Of beets raAeds
in the Rocky Ford region; 5000 toni
OF Colorado coal. 10000 tons of Cob
rado coke and 21.00p tons of COLORADO
limestone. In addition to this large
consumption of the products Of tbs
state. much larger market being thui
created than has existed heretof9y&
the concern will employ about GOO pe a
sons in the factory.
The bureau Of animal industry.hu
recently promulgated an order resara
ing the inspection OF cattle by stats
which has created genuine sensatia
in the West II prohibits the stsi
sanitary boards from inspecting cattl
coming into or being shippel a
driven through a state. and chargr s.
an inspection fee therefor For tM3$
protection of the live stock interexiS2a
from infection from splenic fever. #&
has been customary for several yea
for the state live stock sanitary con
missions TO appoint Inspectors. VI
meet the cattle al convenient points d 4.
fore entering the state. and after d
spection either order them back
give them a bill of health As d
states have made no appopriatioiAa
paying the expense of this inspecti
ii has been the custom 10 charge a
for each head of cattle so inspecs,
Colorado has always charged fee
II: cents per head 1t is thought {.
the rule must necessarily apply to
movement of sheep as well as can
and this state maintains quar9nt
against scabby sheep. as wx
against southern cattle. While d
stock shippers would be glad to seer
10 a question of paying a fee or hk =
no inspection. the stock inferesG ~
the state will insist upon inspec{E
of some kind For the United ATa5
TO say that any state has not the a
10 protect itself against infection
hardly TO be believed and the auth
ties here believe that the order is
sweeping than was intended or
the bureau can maintain The al
has created genuine sensation il
stock circles
Assessor Willard L Ames. by
cision of the Supreme Court. has
feated Jndge Moses Hailett. wha
pealed against the assessments Il
upon him In the opinion. Jus
Gabhert goes on record as TO
which IL applied TO the case Of
State Board Of Equalization al
Mr.. AueS and the other assessor
the state. will resul. In sustainin,
state boards right 10 Increase ore
ize the valuations through The
This par1 Of the opinion reads:
Law provided s forum-namelgM
Board of Equalization. whose ID;
Is, at the instance OF any one ID y ,
ed TO correct errors in the assesS
roll returned by the assessor
authorities at the state capinl
elsfed over this sentence They
that the county e9ualizaticA h =
and the state equalization ho2rn
formed on the same general psss =
cep, thar the state hoard is nd N
preme- The Halietr case itseY
pcrsanf in that the United Stated
who Appeared in court as h a
counsel must now pay taxes on
as an item OF .'moneys- notes 1