Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-05-25
ITEMS FROM DENVER.

Grafton of Miners and the Western La
| bor Union. The delegates to both con-
| yentions have. through their sessions
here, been impressed with the hospital,
ity OF the Queen City of the Plains, and
the decision to meet here again was
unanimous.
Charles 3. Schlacl,s. assistant general
manager OF the Denver h Rio Grande
has rendered his resignation to take
effect June 18th. Though President
JeIfery has not yet accepted IL. there ~
no doubt that Mr.. Schlncks will ieav.
the road. II Is stated that Mr.. Schlacks
will occupy high position In the man
agenent with the Midland after July
2nd.
Ex-senator y. i. Hiil died In this
city on the 22nd nj noon. lie Ind been
In III health for some time duc to ston'
ach trouble. Senator Inn VIII long bc
remembered ns having s7sin nblishcd the
first smcltcr In the state nnd FOR hav-
Ing made great improvements In the
science OF separating the precious met
ais. When he died N was rated mil
iionairc. lie owned the Denver Re-
publican.
The Western Federation of Miners
convention unanimously reelected Ed
ward Boycc of Wallace. Idaho, prr>i-
dent: John +. Mcdonald of Virginia
City, Ncvndn. Vice president. nn'i
James Mnhcr of Butte City. Mon'ann,
sccrctnry.ircasurcr. Two OF the execu-
tive board were elected In the persons
Of John q. Williams OF Grass Valley.
California. for the First district. and
William u. Haywood of silver City.
idaho. for the Second district.
1, Is more than probable that the
~. A skslIt
suit for damages nIniiist the Denver
Union Water Company. for the l",s u
sustained by the tood In the Platte
canon. resulting from the breaking: Of
III. water company's dam. No legal
STEPS hnv. been taken yet. hut the wa
ter company hns been notified that
such n suit VIII bc Instituted. and has
sent ont engineers to make mn estimate
OF the damage done. u II understood
now that the amount uf damages sued
Tor viii bc not much over S.a.oS.
Tom II. johnson. state game AMI
fish commissioners. Will try to secure
for the state the private iish hatchery
near Brighton. This Il the oldest
hatchery In the state. and Is near
enough to the state hatchery nj Bright
on io form u valuable addition To u.
"Iim' Brpadwrli came To Colorado nj
most a generation ago. aud this hatch
cry aud tinc horses We're his hobbies
hut rcvcrSrs came 81 that when he
died month ago his property was not
rs large ns hnd been generally sup
posed. The widow Is therefore willin.
TO dispose OF the hatchery at n low
price.
Between 100 and 100 I.incrs cm.
pioycd by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company nj Sopris. camp located
about five mile. west Of Trinidad. went
out ON strike Monday morning. The
men assert that the company has not
been giving them correct weights on
the coal mined. They also say that
they ac arbitrarily compelled to pay
two per cent. Of their earnings for
insurance. The strikers held two meet
inGs to-day. Everything was quiet and
orderly and after discussing the mat
ter. they appointed n commlttc TO wait
on the officials of the compat y and pre-
sent the grievances. In the meantime
they decided 10 return TO work TO.
morrow morning.
The declaration OF principles adopted
by the Western Federation OF Miners
cnibodics u number Of radical PROPOSE
tlons. II says: we believe that the
wage system should he abolished. and
the production OF labor he distributed
wv Itth.
sion and Imperialism are opposed. gov
ernmcnt by injunction severely cou.
dcnincd. the maintenance. Of n standing
army Is objected to. The following nr.
npprovcd: Direct legislation. public
ownership and operation OF means of
production and distribution. Income
nn,l inheritance tax. free coinage OF sill.
yer ut III to I. issue OF money 10y the
government only. and exclusion of
cheap oriental labor.
News has been received In Denver Of
the completion Of the sale OF the Colo.
RADIO Midland TO the Colorado Il South.
crn AMI the Rio Ernndc Western. II
is announced that the books have been
closed. and that 1t is now found thai
the necessary majority OF stock has
been voted IN favor Of the change OF
ownership. The formal change OF own.
erslip will take place NJ the beginning
of the fiscal year. July md. The 81.
0i0,SOO In preferred stock was sold nt
70 and the S:i.421 800 OF common stoc;
nj Il. The way Is now open for the
Joining Of the Rio Grandc Western
with the Colorado 4 Southern by tho
short line IN Platte canon to Cripple
Creek. The ownership OF the Midland
now being in the hands Of the other
two roads. the combined interests are
In position to go ahead.
The Post says: The Colorado East
fern railroad has been sold ny n part of
n transcontincntal rnilrond scheme.
and AZ chapter in what will devclop
In the next few months ns an exciting
tale. The purchaser is the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific. With the pur-
chase goes terminal ground almost In.
to the Union Depot. The announce.
ment means that while the Illinois Cen.
tral has been cndcavoring to enter Den.
yer by secret. yet stupcndous methods.
few men In New York will have
maintained deal that has given them
trackagc and terminal grounds wortl,
millions OF dollars and have acquired
an entrance that the Illinois Central