Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
DOINGS AT DENVER.
Items of Interest From the City and the
state Capitol.

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tel. A schedule of wages Is under con-
sideration, and as soon as schedule
has been drafted the committee VIII
meet Superintendent Dyer of the road.
The State Land Board at its last
meeting decided upon a new set or
rules and regulations for the govern
ment of the board. They are the result
OF successful attempts made by lease
holders to avoid giving proper remun-
Grafton to the state for lands leased for
mineral purposes and for all kinds OF
land.
Notes and papers representing money
cannot be taxed in Colorado II they
are the property of one not residing IN
the state, even though the loans were
originally made here. Thit is the Dpin-
ion handed down by the Court of Ap-
peals in the case of Seth W. Hathaway,
administrator of the estate of Edwin
French, deceased, appellant, versus Ar
mand ChOury, treasurer of CoStilla
county.
]. II. Crowley and David Brothers,
members of the State Board of Horti-
culture, have signified their intention
of resigning from the board unless Mrs.
Martha A. Shute was deposed from the
office of secretary. place which she
still claims to hold. The last meeting
Of the board resulted in an agreed
statement of facts, and the agreement
by all parties concerned to send this
statement to the attorney general
through the governor and abide by his
decision in the matter Governor
Thomas announced last evening that
when the papers came to him he would
send them to the attorney general.
That there is foundation for the ru-
mored sale of the Colorado Midland
railroad either to the Colorado & South
ern or the Denver X Rio Grande is
firmly believed by many railroad men
of the city. The opinion of most of
these is that the Colorado & Southern
is most likely to be in the field to ac-
quire the Midland, and that the Rio
Grande Western is involved. 1t is
move toward the accomplishment of
new and short transcontinental road,
with terminus at San Pedro, Califor
mia, the new deep water harbor. An
official of the Midland said recently
that he did not think the deal at all
improbable
The fifth annual conference of chari-
ties and corrections will be held at Pu-
eblo March 18th to 9th. On Sunday
evening, March 25th. Mrs. Maud Bal
lington Booth of New York will give
one of her interesting talks. On Mon
day morning the county commissioners
vii! discuss the many problems arising
in the expenditure of the poor relief
fund. On Monday afternoon state con-
troll of public charities will be consid-
cred. after which visit will be made
to the state insane asylum. On Mon
day evening Child Saving Work" will
be considered, the Rev. William DRY
an of Denver opening the discussion.
n,,n law ami, mr. fU
Charity work will be considered. In
the afternoon the discussion will be on
Juvenile Delinquents," and the con-
ference will close in the evening with
debate ON "Crime and Criminals"
1t is stated that recently the final pay
ment to Mr.. Stratton for the Independ-
ence mine was placed to that gentle
mans credit in Il Denver bank. The
draft is said 10 have been the largest
ever paid to single individual in the
West and calls for the sum of S6,5O0,-
600. BY this payment the property
passes entirely out of the hands of the
Colorado millionaire. Mr.. Stratton is
quoted here as saying that he made the
mistake of his life when lie let go of
the Independence mine. Development
adds to the enormous store of wealth,
and it would not be surprising if
district properties among foreigners.
The camp is yet in its infancy. There
will probably be other Independence
mines developed. 1t can. however, be
safely asserted that the people of the
district would more gladly welcome
English capital for the development of
its undeveloped and unprospected ter
ritory than for the purchase of its
mines already opened upon and known
to be bonanZas
The State Land Board has been noti-
fled that the Henry Improvement Com
pany will abandon its efforts TO secure
through the board 10000 acres of gov
ernment land under the Carey act, as
well as to secure 10000 acres addition
al under the regular school land laws.
This means that 5000 would have to
come to the state under the Carey act
lands and S35,0O0-the proposed price
of 10000 additional acres-wll not
come into the school fund of the state.
The total amount thus apparently lost
70 the school fund is $4,000. The
Henry Improvement Company will for
mally withdraw from the scheme and
will forfeit the $500 fee put In the
hands of Register Chipley. The with
drawul of the company does not mean
that 1t will abandon its work of irrl-
eating and developing the. San Juan
country. but merely that 1t will pursue
another and. what 1t considers n safer
method, getting the land directly from
the government. The members of the
land board think the state can dispose
of the land later at n better price than
that offered by the Henry company.
There Is n difference of opinion be-
tween the land board and the Henry
Improvement Company on this point.
The annual statement of receipts and
the disposition of funds by the State
Land Board will be read TO the board
meeting next Tuesday The statement
IL of business from March /. 1899. to