The Grit-advocate., 1900-05-25
COLORADO NOTES.

has removed Bud Sargent who was
serving as deputy.
The Colorado Portland Cement Com.
pAny, which has been engaged In the
erection OF sixty-tOn cement plant
near Florence the past few months,
started its machinery on Wednesday
and turned out the first batch Of ct-
ment clinker. All departments OF the
plant will not be in operation until the
beginning of next week when the first
finished product will be turned out.
The Florence cement works Is the only
industry of the kind in the Rocky
Mountain region and as the raw ma
terial from which the company will
make its cement is capable of produc-
ing as fine cement as that made In Ger
many, the Florence company may ex-
pect ready sale in this and adjoining
states for its product.
Under the laws of the state superin-
tendents of schools are the authorized
agents and custodians of the state
land board for all school lands in their
respective counties. In the past, for
some reason. the superintendents have
never exercised these functions with
any assistance to the land board. At
the annual meeting of the superintend-
ents held at Trinidad, DR.. J. N. Chip
ley Of the state land board delivered an
address upon the subject Of how the
superintenderts could best assist the
land board in reporting on the true val
uations of the public lands in their re-
spective counties: OF getting the best
possible rentals and for the protection
of the forest reserves. Governor Thom-
as communicated with the superintend-
ents upon the same subject.
Railroad men Of the six railroad or
ganizatons met at Pueblo on the 18th
and formed temporary organization
for the purpose of becoming posted On
political questions for work in the CON-
ing election. The organizations repre-
sented follow: brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers. Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Firemen. Order Of Railway Tel
egraphers, Switchmen's Union Of
North America. Order of Railway Con-
ductors, and order of Railway Brake
men. About $50 were present, with
an equal proportion from each order.
L. A. Parkhurst was elected president
and E. ]. Taubman secretary. Ad-
dresses were made by the newly-elected
officers outlining the plans Of the new
organization and urging all present to
interest the members of their respect
i've orders to attend future meetingv
and post themselves on the questions Of
the day.
The City Council of Colorado Springs
in executive session has asked the res
ignation of Chief Of the FIRE Depart
ment Baty. The vote stood, with the
mayor voting to 3 in favor Of accept
ing the resignation. The mayor and
Aldermen Capell and Mcintyre voted
against it. The City Council has been
making an investigation Of the fire de-
partment for the last two or three
weeks, great portion Of the time be-
hind closed doors. The general charge
against the chief was malfeasance in
office. Among other things. it was
charged, though not proved, that Baty
was the cause Of poisoning horse be-
longing to the fire department. He
was also accused of drinking intoxicat-
ing liquors and of turning in false
alarms one night while in a state Of in
toxication. From what can be learend
it Is probable that there will be an en-
tire reorganization Of the fire depart
ment as there are charges hanging
over the heads of several other men,
bers.
One Of the saddest accidents which
has happened in the Lower Blue coun-
try for long time occurred Monday
afternoon near the Mckinley ranch,
about six o'clock. Emmett Emmons,
his wife and three children, had been
over to pay social call across the
river to the family of Eugene McKin-
ley. On returning about six o'clock
Mrs. Mckinley accompanied them on
their way home. In crossing the