The state herald., 1900-08-24
COLORADO NOTES.

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day.
Two boys have been arrested who
confess to starting the recent big fire
at Bessemer.
Forest fires in the neghborhood of
Glenwood are driving bears down to-
ward the towns.
| The PostOfiice Department has order.
ed the establishment of free delivery
service September LIST at Eaton, Colo
RADIO.
The International Typographical
| Union, which has been in session dur
ing the last week in Milwaukee, voted
to reimburse Denver union to the
amount of $1,000 for moneys donated
at different times to visiting invalid
printers from other unions.
Ex-senator ID. \. Mills, chairman of
the state central committee of the
Peoples party. has issued Il call for
the Populist state convention to he
| held In Denver at the Lyccum theatcr,
September 10th at II O'Clock. This is
the date set also for the Democratic
and the Silver Republican state con
vcntons.
The directors of the Colorado Fuel
dend of eight per cent. on the pre-
fcrred stock, payable September 9th.
In February of this year eight per
cent. was declared, and in April eight
per cent. The remaining accumulative
| dividends due on the stock now amount
to twelve per cent.
The state attorney will file suit
against the Pullman Car Company for
$1,000 on claims due for incorporation
fees. The company is Incorporated in
Illinois with n much larger capital
than In Colorado. The reincorporation
law requires them TO file papers here
with the full amount of capital of the
home company. The company refused
to do this and the state was obliged TO
bring suit.
I'm all probability the Ilff School of
Theology of the University of Denver
will not be opened for the next term"
says Bishop Warren. at was founded
by Mrs. Warren and has been sustain
ed by her. She does not feel able at the
present time TO make up the difference
between $1,000, which the endowment
provides, and S15.O00 which is the cost
of running the school. We have never
asked aid for the school from anyone
and are not now asking it. We expect,
therefore, that the school will not open
for the next term"
The forest fires now raging through
out the state will do damage to the ex-
tent of S1O,OOO,OO0. They have already
caused n loss of nearly three-fourths of
that amount. Those who are most like
ly to know how extensive the damage
,xstI l... -. ,I.t..
The man who puts the loss at $4,000
600 is &. II. Wantland. general land
agent of the Union Pacific road. which
owns large tracts of land In Colorado
and other western states. In Middle
park the fires are burning so iiercely
that ranchmen are beginning to fear
that their homes will be swept away
and their properties ruined.
Laborers are reported scarce 10y en-
ploymcnt agents who are after men for
work on western railroads. The Union
Pacific has agents hiring men In Den.
yer for work along the line In Wyom-
Ing and ON Friday eighty men We're
sent over, many of them coming from
farms and ranches In Colorado. The
Onion Pacific Is said to be having n
hard time securing enough men. The
Denver X Rio Grande railroad Is in the
field for men to build the Rio Grande
railroad out OF Texas creek. The Colo
RADIO Midland wants men for an eNten-
sion 10 Newman tunnel: the Colorado
Springs X Cripple Greek railroad IL
short OF men on Its construction work.
and the Colorado n S .uihern cannot get
enough men. All the roads say that
there Is scarcity Of men, and that the
man who Is out NJ work is idle because
he wants TO he.
The United on Company OF Denver
recently sent n representative into Park
county TO look over the territory for
oil. Upon his return he reported that
he found the new field containing ev-
cry evidence OF being good and the
company Is preparing TO secure leases
aud sink test wells. II Is stated that
the formation II very similar To that
of the Pennsylvania oil region. Sam.
pies OF rock brought here have been eN.
amined 10y n number OF oil experts
and all say they are good. When bro
ken oil oozcs from the new surface In
n remarkable manner. II Ii said that
this outcropplng of oil saturated rock
l. nine miles In length and IL located
near Lone Tree springs, II few miles
west OF the Puma hills. The company
contemplntcs taking the matter up Rt
once aud making n thorough test Of
the territory. Thomas Robinson. the
company superintendent. states that
he believes the Indications In Park
county TO he as good ns any found In
the state.
The privilege TINT sheep companies
| have long enjoyed In leasing govern.
ment land FOR grazing purposes may
be lost TO them II the results OF wide
investigation now Just completed
proves that such grazing Is Injurious
10 the forest reserves. Two Eastern
scientific men In the employ Of the gov.
ornment ARE on their wny East from
Utah. where they have been inycstlgut.
ine the results of grazing. They were
sent on that distinct mission by the
Interior and Agricultural Departments
While their experiments are entirely
impartial and nrc reserved Tor govern.
mcnt scrutiny, their presence Is said To
he mn Indication that the government IL
about Ia take steps to discontinue. the
practice Of leasing forest reserves for
grazing purposes. The proposition In.
wolves the future disposition of several
millions OF western sheep aud IL n So.
flour one 10 the big sheep owners Of
Colorado. Wyoming and Utah. The
cntil. men oppose the sheep men on
the leasing question. and both Sides
have demanded nn Investigation of the
effects of srnzlng 0n the forest fr.
serves.
Y AZ n recent meeting Of the executive