Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-03-30
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Jacob Ast1r Powell Of Ouray. who
disappeared from Denver not long ago.
John \. Bartlett. n lawyer. Is sponsor
for this statement. He thinks III.
Ouray lawyer used the Sirginlan's
nainc. Frlcnds OF the missing man
think that he II In South Africa. and
one of them says he has letter from
Powell. under recent date. from Jo-
hnHncsburE. where he says Powell Is
protecting his South African mining
Interests.
Harper ". orahood. department COM
innndcr OF the Department OF Colorado
and Wyoming, q. \. H.. elected NJ shc
Inst cncampmeni. has made announce
mcnt Of the following appointments:
Thomas J. fooic. assistant adJutnnt
general. Denver: Marshall s. Crnw-
ford. assistant puari.rinasicr general.
Denver: Charles Grabcrt. department
inspector. L.advIilc: II. NJ. Minor.
Judge advocate. l.onsmont: u. \. Ham.
ilton. chief mastering officer. Denver:
a. y. llolbrook, chief OF siar. Colorado
Springs: George X. Kimball. senior
aide, Golden. Each post commander
OF the department II requested by Gen.
cral Ornhood 10 forward the name OF
one comradc snltabl. FOR aide on the
department stan and onc for assist
ant Inspector.
The Io,icr pyrliIc smcitcr Is now
handling about forty tons u day OF
low grade orr from the dump OF the
Ballard mine on Breeze hill. When
the Ballard begin shipping about
eighteen months ago u ran Into large
bodies OF material which did not carry
over half an ounce In gold. 80 that II
could not be- shipped probably to the
N.tIa
ON the dump waiting FOR some method
to bc adopted so that the value could
he saved. The I.oicr people decided
that their new hot blast furnace would
do the business, and "a trial shipment
was made. with such satisfactory re-
suits that the whclc dump Will now he
shipped to this plant. In fact. there Is
such a rush OF all sorts OF low grade
material To the plant that Its capacity
Will have TO he materially Increased.
Ex-Governor Aiya Adams and Mrs.
Adams arc In Washington On route
from an extended visit In Cuba to their
home In Colorado. Governor Adams.
In nm Interview. said that his visit TO
Cuba had convinced him that the island
should become part OF the United
States. ut Is ricii.' he said. ''in agri.
cultural and mineral resources. anu
with the pro''.c'is, ~ American laws
extended to capital. VIII become
profitable Held FOR investors. Whni
impressed me greatly was the cheap
freight rates upon products shipped
from the island to United States ports.
Rates ON sugar ARE but II cents hun
Jrrd pounds from Havana To New
York. u marked contrast To our west
crn freight rates. With equitable
laws Cuba should become one OF the
greatest wcalth.proiucing regions OF
the republic
The Denver 4 Rio Grandc Railroad
Company Is planning To spend S:JO.OD
on improvements and enlargement OF
the Burnhnm repair and construction
shops. rlans are being prepared by
the company engineers To bc submit
ted by President Jcfrcry to the board
OF directors. II the board approves.
the Rio Grandc shops will de- enlarged
go ms to build and repair cars FOR the
Denver y Rio Grandc road and the
Rock Island and the Missouri Pacific
as well. The plans even take into ac-
count the time when the Rio Grnndc
will need To build its own locomotives.
and II Is probable that when the en-
largc,i shops are ready. work OF this
kind will be done here. to save the
enormous expense OF bringing all loco.
motives from the East. The present
shops are the largest west OF the Mis-
souri, river. hut II Is said that their
capacity will be almost doubled.
The first session of the state confer
cncc of charities and corrections at
Pueblo WAS filed with enthusiasm and
many important questions pertaining
TO the bcttcrment of Colorado state
institutions were discussed. The scs-
sion was called to order by Judge lie
Fcyrc. John II. Gabriel OF Denver. Il.
o. Pfciircr of Cripple Creek ana Rev.
Il. l., Newton of Pueblo We're appoint
cd n committee to name II time. place
and officers of the next meeting of the
conference. The committee recon-
nrn,lcd BOULDER. November Is To 90
1000. with James IL. Baker, president.
and G. l.. Stonakcr. secretary. This
was unanimously adopted. w. l..
Rrrs chairman of the board of county
commissioners of Pueblo, read II paper
IN County Charities. or the Adninis-
trotion of the County Poor Farm
AIR Krrs mentioned where women
had opplicd To the board for aims who
hnd been deserted by their husbands.
some of them with large families to
proyldr for. lie recommended that
whining post he established for this
nm in discussing the feasibility of the
nrcscut law which provides for the
treatment of victims of the whisky
and morphine habits at the expense of
Tho counties Chairman Pfcifrcr of
Teller county said that his county had
,xpcndcd 5000 toward the rcforma-
zion of drun;arls and that over half
The number treated resumed their
habits. Judge Decker spoke of "Thc
Necessity of II chiius Court, arguing
,hnt children should not be tried in II
rn,,rt room in the presence Of ordinary
sprctators. but that Il day should he
set aside every week for such purpose.
At the evening session Rev. j. l..
Weaver presided. The remarks of the
evening were by'J. $. Appel of Denver.
whose topic was "rhc Laws and Treat
mcnt of Criminals He read
IT .,.,,,in,Iu In ting from tho dark