Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-05-11
COLORADO norss.

/ ucW W tuiN 'ltA tu'uuN NJ tue Sthuu
hotel. IL WAS called 10 order at 1890
this mornin. by Chairman Gus Krenze.
Secretary Oscar .. Mcneil read the
call. after which Mr Krcnze an.
nounccd that the iirst order Of business
would bc the selection OF . tempo
D rary chairman. y. Is. Vincent Of Tel
Ter county nominated Colonel Edw. i.
Brown ofcrlpplc Creek, the nomination
lsing received with great applause.
lic was chosen temporary chairman by
acclnmation.
In u tine Opening address Mr.. Brown
spoke highly OF the Second congress
sionnl district nni incidentally criti.
ciscd John e. He'll. the present con.
.r.ssman frum this district.
q. l.. DickcTson OF Teller county was
chosen temporary secretary and J. II.
Manuel OF II raso county and J.
Sears of Gilpin as assistants.
/ The chair announced the usual com.
mittccs.
At the afternoon session reports from
the various committees were read and
adopted, after which the business OF
nominating delegates for the National
convention ut Philadelphia was taken
up. u. Is. Farley Of Colorado Springs
WAS placed In nomination by II. Graf.
ton Of Colorado Springs
The second nominated was DIR. John
Grass Of Trinidad. 10y NJ. Bradshaw OF
, l'itkln. II. l.. Chlnn Of bumont was
Z placed In nomination ns alternate Tor
MIR. Fairicy. ani all three were elect
ell by. acclamatlon.
For niicrnrt. FOR Dr. Grass. BcnJn.
min Ritter Of durango. u. j. McCnrt.
ncy OF Silvcrion and q. II. lIurlbut OF
Ourny were placed In nomination. the
last named helm. elected.
Ringing resolutions were adopted.
The lntc., estimate on the amount Of
track washed away In Platte canon by
the food from the reservoir IL thni
about four miles of roaii,cd has been
. obiitcrntcsi. The damage Is dtstrlbut.
al along the route. the higher portions
remaining intact except where the
F, walls have been washed AWAY beneath
| them. Four small bridges, regarded
ms nothing more than enlarged culvcrts
, were washed away. hut the two steel
structures are not damaged. The mp
pronch 10 one NJ the latter WIS washed
out. however. As for the manner Of the
7 rebuilding. President Trumbull says
= the main object ls to get the trains to
running again. About two weeks will
bc consume,i In this work. The fact
that Chief Engineer Cownn was sent
out yesterday TO examine the condi.
lions which gave rise to the rumor that
Il was che Intention to rebuild on a
higher Nnr. especially In view Of the
fnct that the addition OF the Cripple
I, Greek cutoff TO the system will multi.
ijly the Importance Of this branch.
1 Heavier rails must bc used and the line
Is 10 be broadIauEcd for the Cripple
! Greek and through trains TO Ogden.
The picture OF demolition that present
cd Itself to the eyes OF the engineers
and lincmen was even more remnrkn.
. bic than they had anticipated. Rails
! were twisted into hicroglyphIcs OF the
! most appalling agony. Great gullics
had been eaten out Of the sides OF the
2 embankmcnt. bridgcd In some places
! by the frail structures Of rails and
\ cjinging ties and. In others. left entire
= IL destitute Of the comforting remains
OF a once firm and splendid bed Of
trnck. In places the rails were thrown
I nm upon the rocks. while In the bottom
OF the river were found the tangles Of
steel and pine broken and unintelligi.
| bic. Perfectly new material Will have
d TO he used In replacing most OF the loss.
rs, and the twisted rails viii be-
| brought back for another run through
the rolling mills. The one mile OF steel
ordered Thursday will prove far too
short of the demand.
The Castlcwood dam. near Castle
! Rock. has apparently resolved itself In
TO a big lcaky rock pile from which no
Z danger is to be apprchcndcd unless an.
other heavy storm fills II full. Assist.
ant City Engineer Ryan accompanied
state Engineer McCune on his recent
| "trip to the dam. and indorscs all that
| the other official says Oh the matter OF
' ~ r.,l.t,tlItnu tho lin no.
! fore the waste gates may again be
closed. superintendent Alsop did just
right in sending his telegram Of warn.
ing. even though the dam did not go
out after nll," said Mr.. Ryan. when
the reservoir was full. the water pour.
ing over both spillways and the dam
evidently moving. II was in n very dan
rcro,rs condition. and 1t would have
taken very little to have opened gap
which would have sent an immense
body Of water down the valley. be-
lievc that the leaks In the dam Will
| drain all the water out OF the lake. and
| in that ease It will have TO be rebuilt
before it can be used ut all. or course,
until NIL the water is out. II will be i'm.
possiblc to say just what repairs are
necessary" Mayor Johnson received
n letter from Philip Boldauf. foreman
| n, thr dam, in which he said that the
wafer was seven feet below the level
of the spillwny. and going down at
| the rate Of an inch an hour. The may
or announced that the city would take
no steps ut present to compel the put
ting Of the dam beyond the possibility
Of injuring Denver. but would walt on
| the action of the state engineer, who Is
given complete Jurisdiction.
BY n splendid presentation OF good
scbicct. William $. Wcscott OF Law
renee University. Appleton. Wisconsin,
! won the first prize in the interstate ora
torical contest, held In Central PresDy'
tcrinn Church last Thursday NiEht. Inc
subject was 'lngo and Macbeth ana
Ittcd the speaker especially well. The
| SECOND prize went to Paul Prosser OF
central College, Faycttc. Missouri.
| rour hundred Russians have been