The Lamar register., 1900-04-04
blNGS AT DENVER.
ot interest Prom the city and ths
state Capitol


rgpments for the shipment OF
"Hirit Of the bureau OF mines to
by EXPRESS have been practically
S,,J by the Paris commission.
r-sb the board viii appoint COM
80 10 20 10 the school of mines
b. other state Institutions and
~ for removing part or whole
,sir exhibits there, IN addition to
of the bureau OF mines
general land office has refused to
patent 90 the Denver Power
-i.s,ion Company for the reser-
80 n the junction OF the south
/ "a tbe Platte river with the north
at Symes. A dispatch from
bingrGn states that Binger Her
commissioner OF the general
4 nttcr, has made an adverse rul-
\ ,he Platte canon struggle. and
puud the Rhodes Brothers, or the
n Power and Irrigation Company
essers and liable to prosecution
e gvSernment
hin Currigan, chief building ap-
Of the county assessors office.
make increased assessments for
IN rpsidence property OF wealthy
~ sotne OF County Assessor
kndrrs appraisers had been
a but Nr. Currignn decided to
{oyvr property which they had al
appraised. Mr.. Currigan says
ga,.l,......,s ,.-f.g..4, ..s.st <rs u.sI
.yrn more appraised at $500.
| 90 9 fifty per cent basis, would
AZ assessment OF only $40, On
fhsr hand. Mr.. Currtgan pointed
st the residences OF poor persons
beea assessed In previous admin.
ous at fifty per cent on their
kaIo. He shys he VIII go over
! Capitol htll thoroughly with an
Increasing assessments. One Of
tsunty commissioners says that
k.arI viii accept Mr.. Currigan's
Denver Union Water Company
SD INTO the county treasury s2l,-
rash for the tax upon It's fran
fof the YEAR ISIS and Ons-halt
b. ls,4 The total tax a. fixei
county commissioners. after u
aE.HE from the company. Is SIS,
tl-. two years, or $4,000 for
per, II i very likely, In view OF
Aas.s of position assumed by the
ratyun- tha. IL VIII settle for Its
ffaHchisr tax upon n compromise
vmpaay nStin~d the county Ru-
es ;hat II would Accept the tax
This Is quite a haek-dowu. as
4lwHys euntends,i that It's fran
vas uos taxable At all. No pro
J having been mnde for the col
I q the tax, or the ascertain
q aCtual franchise value II
hyknUwiedges the legality Of the
81 vii CONS 10 time. II Is prob
thI, other corporations which
t-vu hanging back viii step up
counter. now that the chief Of
all has gracefully retired
her3fatlve advice was received
President Risiin~ OF the Midland
y Monday that the psndluE deal
seu closed. One-haif the Securi-
\ the Midland viii be owned by
b Granie Western CONSTRUCTION
IBy sBd one half by the naoneyed
b. ruutrei the Colorado tk South
10. Rin GFande Western rail-
rJ the Colorado A Southern rail
30 HDt appear officially In the
i1n, bet the practical working
'5s same - IL each ilue owned
lt pI the Midland. The present
~ voting trust was created TO
1906 and can only be dissolved
rseui- The consent has been Oh
and IL iS likely that a new
trust win be created by the
Sners Of the stock. IL was also
Facsd that the construction OF
pyh Greek shoE, line 10 Denver
p! u the canon Of the South
river WI b. buiit with the least
delay aud that Il Is expected
In operation In Onc year from
Thv short line VIII BE- standard
and viii make the terminus OF
!ilnnd at Denver Instead Of AT
10 Springs though the short
III h. constructed by separate
ny coatrolled by the men be-
Pc other corporations The siid-
rhs Colorado & southern and the
rsnde Western will continue as
te corporations, but with close
us
sdsHt Ristine OF the Colorado
q, who returned Thursday night
New York. IL emphatic In his de-
.at there ls any thought OF con.
dation OF his system and that
Colorado q Southern. There Is
atom OF truth In all these ru-
that the Colorado Midland and
bhjgado 4 Southern are going to
s1itdnted. There has never been
pnstdcration OF any such prOpo-
he said. The Colorado Mid
III be operated as an Iudepend-
he Ia every respect II will re-
rs II has ALWAYS been, systrm