The Meeker herald., 1900-01-13
COLORADO ITEMS.

banks, Including savings banks, over
$1O,000,OO0
The body OF an unknown man was
found hanging under tree few miles
from Florence He had apparently
been lynched some time ago.
The body Of william Zaden was
found In a well near La Junta the
other day. He had evidently been
murdered. Two Mexicans are sus-
pected.
Building permits issued In Denver
during 1899 were $3.50, OS3, compared
with 81, 7Os, 100 in 1893, 81, 1887 800 In
1907, $1,114.6OO In 1895, $1.125.6OO IN
1888 and $7G5, 100 in 1894.
The receipts of the Denver postofice
in 1890 were $4OO,354. The expenses
were $152, SO4, and the net profit to the
government was $247,55O. The In
crease In revenue over 1893 was 3D. 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.
A. L. Humphrey, superintendent Of
motive power Of the Colorado Midland
Railway, is In Paterson. New Jersey, to
inspect the $2O,OOO rotary snow plOw
ordered several months ago. The ma
chine Is now completed and will be
delivered as soon as approved by Mr..
Humphrey. 1t will be the biggest
snow plow In the West, having a
sweep two feet greater In width than
those now in use In the mountains.
The value Of the manufactured goods
produced In Denver during the year,
exclusive of smelter products, was $34,-
634,3 The factories employ 12,995
persons. whose earnings We're $685.
100. During 1893 the Denver factories
produced goods valued Mt so, 26S. $50,
and employed 1856 persons, who
earned $7.11O,45O in wages. In addi-
ton the smelters employ 1890 men,
whose earnings during the year were
$4,000.
By the agreement of the telegraph
ers and the Rio Grande, new Office
is created. that of manager of the
main telegraph Office at a salary of
$95 month. ]. I. Fegan has been in
charge of the Rio Grande telegraph Of
fee for ten years, but without official
position. Now that the position is de-
fined, 1t is to go to the man who is
Oldest In line of promotion. who is ].
w. Brunton of Pueblo, now wire
chief, with headquarters Mt Pueblo.
The four days from the 18th to the
10th of February are to be gala days
at Colorado College. Preparations have
already been largely completed for a
double celebration-in honor of the
opening Of the new Pickens Fine Arts
building and in commemoration of the
twenty-flfth anniversary of the found
ing of the college. The exact annivef-
sary date came Inst May, but 1t was
decided to postpone its celebration un-
til the Perkins building should be hn-
ished, and then make the joint eele-
brat1on the most notable occasion Of
its sort In the history Of the college.
]. l. jackson Of Grand Junction has
invented a machine which bids fair to
make for the inventor a fortune. The
machine is a beet digger and topper. 1t
has four wheels and Ia operated by a
series Of leven at the command Of the
driver. A plow which Is preceded by
a coulter raises the beets out Of the
ground and throws them to the side,
and while this operation is going on a
sharp knife slices of the top. AS fast
as 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.
The Woman's Club OF Grand juno
ton Is rejoicing greatly because of the
munificent donation made by Andrew
Carnegie to found a free public library
in that city. The sum given by Mr..
Carnegie is 5000. which. was the
amount asked for. The Woman's
Club own a fine building lot on
Seventh eyenue 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 first shovel full of dirt on the
new Colorado Springs & Cripple Greek
short line was thrown out at o'clock
Thursday. President Irving Howbert
performed this ceremony near the
mouth OF Bear creek canon. About
twenty-five men We're put to work and
the number Will be increased to thou
SAND IN week. The hrst work to be
accomplished liz the cutting of forty
foot roadway through the big hill lying
just to the left Of Bear creek canon. On
Saturday Camp No. Will be estab-
lished in North Cheyenne canon, and
on Tuesday Camp No. 8 will be estab-
iished half way between the Cheyenne
canon camp. and the present one south
west of Colorado City. The grade will
be about 81 per cent. which is less
than that Of either railroad entering
Cripple Greek, and Cameron, 5000 feet
above sea level. viii be the highest
point on the road.
The business Of the Colorado Fuel
4 Iron Company has increased at
tremendous rate during the year. The
great steel plant of the company at
Pueblo has been enlarged and i'm
proved, and plate mill has been add
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