The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
DENVER GOSSIP
ITEMS OF INTEREST r.o.
STATE CAPI1o, u

sdse edss,,a .o,al value OF s240.Oo0 ~, ~
addiuonal cars We're renor,os aid
900. The grand total a or's At
$zIO,OOO. 1t is estimated n,
the stock OF the cofnpanv nviaerz
that after one more shipman, ls
to be made before tb.tlosa ~ unlct
the treasury will show A cras., @
1891 .000-about 40 per cent 80 9solt
itaiization of the company So, ~
ers are awaiting the animal .
the company TO see whether /, UT
all the values which 20 10 tha sM s
previous to the close of tho 49,.
present management Is accrsaS. IA.
Cling with figures In order 10 hss-
stock. 'ear
At a conference at the Rrou
ace hotel last Thursday events
arrangements were made for -
ormous beet sugar factorv to ~
at once at Rocky Ford. Thai N.
tory will be the best equipnea :,
kind in the country and Vim ~
three times the capacity of Tho,
Grand junction is the statemen, !,
after the conference by Henry II
nard, the president of the eoncerr !
president of two sugar beet facso2
in California and two like CON-,
in Nebraska. The conference last n
was between Mr.. Oxnard and i,
A Davis, the industrial commlssI1
OF the Atchison, Topeka & San,,
Railroad. The new factory will N
the line of this road. a short dlsts|
from Rocky Ford, and the ROAD
made arrangements to carry all
freight of the company. Mr. orr
says that during 1900 the factorv
poets to use 125. 200 tons Of beets "a
in the Rocky Ford region; 25O00 +
of Colorado coal. 20.0OO tons OF n
RADIO coke and 21 900 tons of Colo-1
limestone. In addition to this il
consumption of the products Of
state, a much larger market being \
created than has existed heretotI
the concern will employ about 600
sons in the factory.
The bureau of animal Industry
recently promulgated an order red
ing the inspection of cattle by I'd
which has created a genuine sensal
in the West. Ii prohibits the 4
sanitary boards from inspecting 4
coming into or being shipped
driven through state. and char1
an inspection fee therefor. For
protection Of the live stock inter|
from Infection from splenle feyef
has been customary for several II
for the state live stock sanitary q
missions to appoint inspectors,
meet the cattle at convenient polnts
fore entering the state, and after
spection either order them back
give them n bill of health. As
states have made no appropriation
paying the expense of this inspect
1t has been the custom to charge d
for each head of cattle so insped
Colorado has always charged fe|
~ cents per head. II is thought
the rule must necessarily apply to|
movement of sheep as well as ca|
and this state maintains Il quaran|
against scabby sheep, as well
against southern cattle While d
stock shippers would be glad to see'
inspection fee taken off, when It ID
to a question of paying fec or hai
no inspection, the stock INTEREST,"
the state will insist upon lnspec1
of some kind. For the United Sd
to say that any state has not the 4
to protect itself against Infection
hardly to be believed. and the aut1
] D, hn r1n Ia n
sweeping than was intended, or
the bureau can maintain. The q
has created a genuine sensation inl
stock circles.
Assessor Willard l.. Ames, by 4
cision of the Supreme Court has
feated Judge Moses Hallett, whoI
pealed against the assessments y
upon him. In the opinion, Ju1
Gabbert goes on record ms to
which IL applied to the case Of
State Board of Equalization aga
Mr.. Ames and the other assessor
the state, will result in sustaining
state boards right to increase orr q
lie the valuations through the q
This part of the opinion reads; /
law provided a forum-nameiy,
Board of Equalization, whose duq
is, at the instance of any one agg1
I'd, to correct errors in the assess1
roll returned by the assessor.
authorities at the state capital
elated over this sentence. They
that the county equalization "a
and the state equalization boards
formed on the same general pam
cept that the state board is made
preme. The Hallett case itself ls|
portant in that the United states u
who appeared in court as ms
counsel must now pay taxes on s'1
as an item of moneys, notes or
it's" The claim of the Judge was
the assessor proceeded upon co1
ture only and had no facts al nai1
warrant the making OF any sucn
sessment. But the court says ln1
there is no evidence to the contral
will be presumed that the assessor
affirmative information that
notes, moneys or credits dld eAl
that the assessor based his acilol
information and not conjecture.
court adds that there Is no aver
on the part of the judge that he y
the owner of such notes, MONEY!
credits and that according 10 us
showing he made no effort 70 y
any such showing to the BOAR
Equalization.
Judge A. W. Rucker mas w s.
from st. Louis, where ne coHiJ
with n number of the Leading :
men of the country concerning ~.
posed silver brick suit, when
carried into the Supreme Court ~
United States. The judge says ~
plan was adopted. as 1t is Ie..s, :,
to consult with others before tns = :,
ment is put under way. lie l0uiiu L
Democrats in sympathy WIN .us s 4
but Mr.. Bryan Is yet to be hearu 4
Judging by expressions OF plv~' III
men who came to st. Louis 10 la,A
the question:" said the judge ias, a, !
ing, '.the feeling is quite Strong ~,
measure. 1t was shown tla' ,"cb ,"e
are now pending, one from ~ ', ri
and the other from Illinois ~
perhaps. the same principles NJ.
decided as in the case whlch "a
under discussion. was itl,l.so
to Washington and appear s pe,V''
Supreme Court in the two casso, ',or
possible that the whole quesu0onr an
be determined in the opinions ,ga y
cases now pending. senator Will
of Alabama and George Freu ,'sr, "%
of Massachusetts have volah,.t vi,no,,t
assist in the legal fight "ItnyJ VIM, h
pepsation. and others are renu.