The Springfield herald., 1900-01-12
COLORADO ITEMS.


The production of coal in Colorado in
1899 amounted to 4.OGS,S29 tons, val
ued at S6.OOO,OOO.
Building permits issued in Denver
during 1890 We're 50. 1870. .O5S, compared
with 1,7OS, 100 in 1893. 81, ,267 200 In
1897. $1,114.GOO in 1896. 81, 600 In
1895 and $765, 100 In 1894.
The receipts of the Denver postoffice
In 1890 were $4OO,354. The expenses
were $152SO4, and the net profit to the
government was $247. $50. The in
crease in revenue over 1898 was 80 per
cent
The merchants of Grand Junction
have agreed TO close their places of
business at o'clock every evening ex-
cept Saturday for the next three
months. This matter was brought
about through the efforts of the Retail
Clerks International Association.
The value of the manufactured goods
produced in Denver during the year,
exclusive of smelter products, was $34,-
G34 ,342. The factories employ 12,093
persons, whose earnings We're $780,
$50. During 1898 the Denver factories
produced goods valued at $29, 26s, 25O,
and employed 11,57G persons, who
earned $7,11O.45O in wages. In add
tion the smelters employ l,SOO men,
whose earnings during the year were
100000.
The American Beet Sugar Company
has completed the purchase OF the
tracts of land near Rocky Ford, on
which it had options. Its total expend-
iture for lands is $15OOOO. A corps of
engineers have been busy for several
days surveying the site of the new
factory, which is adjoining the town
site. The nearness to the business CEN
ter Is highly pleasing to the people. In
n few weeks the busy hum Of prepara-
tions for building will add greatly to
the business activity of the town. Real
estate is active and promises to take
on booming features in n short time.
]. l. Jackson Of Grand Junction has
invented n machine which bids fair to
make for the inventor fortune. The
machine is beet digger and topper. 1t
has four wheels and is operated by
series OF levers at the command Of the
driver. A plow which is preceded by
coulter raises the DeetS out of the
ground and throws them to the side,
and while this operation Is going on
sharp knife slices off the top. AS fast
as n team can walk the beets are taken
out of the ground. topped and ready
for the teamster to haul them to the
| factory. A patent has been applied
for.
| ue w OllHn > SIub Vi JuAt-
ton is rejoicing greatly because of the
muniflcent donation made by Andrew
Carnegie to found a free public library
in that city. The sum given by Mr..
Carnegie is $1,000, which was the
amount asked for. The Womnn's
Club own fine building lot on
Seventh evenue and the building will
be erected on this lot. For some time
the executive committee of the club
have been working to secure this dona-
ton from the great iron master and
philanthropist and their joy is great
because they have been given this
| handsome New Years present from
Mr.. Carnegie.
The Colorado & Southern Railway
Company, by Its attorney, Il. Il. Whit
ted, has filed petition for condemna-
tlon In the District Court of Douglas
county, to secure right-of-way for its
new line up the south fork of the
Platte toward Cripple Creek. That the
railroad intends to build at once as far
ns Horse creek, fifteen miles from
| South Platte, there can be no doubt
Several new mills are going in in that
locality and their owners have been as
sured by the railroad people that cars
will be running as far as Horse creek
by June !. This point is ten miles be-
yond the present terminus of the
branch. and about half way from
| South Platte to Lake George, where the
Midland railroad would be intersected
should the new line be continued on
up the Platte.
The first shovel full of dirt on the
new Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek
| short line was thrown out at l o'clock
Thursday. President Irving Howbert
performed this ceremony near the
mouth of Benr creek canon. About
twenty-five men We're put to work and
| the number will be increased to n thou
sand in a week. The first work to be
accomplished is the cutting of forty
foot roadway through the big hill lying
| lust to the left of Bear creek canon. On
Saturday Camp No. will be estab-
| lished in North Cheyenne canon, and
on Tuesday Camp No. 3 will bc estnb-
lishcd half way between the Cheyenne
canon camp, and the present one south
west of Colorado City. The grade will
be about 3M per cent. which is less
than that of either railroad entering
Cripple Creek, and Cameron $500 feet
above sea level will be the highest
point on the road.
According TO what are considered by
lumber men as official figures, over
11O,OOO,OOO feet of logs were cut in
| Colorado and New Mexico last year.
80 us tHt output VI h'A'iNt S'lol hNp
| lumber is concerned. Colorado and
! northern New Mexico are considered
one by the lumber dealers, for the rea-
| son that the forest from which the
| logs are secured lies on the boundary
line. 1t is estimated that the volume
of business in 1899 was an increase of
30 per cent. over the preceding year.
The figures received at the office OF
the state coal mine inspector show that
the coal output for the last year was
4.SOG.S $40 tons. against l,16l.O3I for
1898 This rcprescntS an incrcnse of