The Springfield herald., 1900-07-27
COLORADO NOTES.


souri, lectures at the Boulder Chautnu-
qua ON the 27th. and all eX-Missourians
In Colorado are expected to be there 10
welcome him
The long spell of dry weather that
has prevailed in this section is at last
having the effect of starting forest
fires. Dense volumes of smoke are ris-
ing from the Book Cliffs, twenty miles
west of Debeque. The fires are sup
posed to be raging Mt the head of Dry
fork. The wind is blowing from the
west and the town is covered with
mantle of smoke.
The Federal Union of Pueblo, the
second largest in the city, has with
drawn from the Western Labor Union.
1t is thought by some labor leaders that
this is the beginning of the end of the
Western Labor Union influence in Col
orado. The Pueblo union withdrew be-
cause 1t does not believe that 1t derives
benefit from the Western Labor Union,
the headquarters and offices OF which
are located in Montana.
The governor in n few days will APP
point the seven members of the COM
mission to draft bills to revise the rev.
enue laws of the state. This commits
sion for the present will be unsalnried,
but it is expected that the next Legis-
lature will provide pay for the mem
bers. Among those who will be asked
to serve are Clay b. Whitford, state
senator from this county; CD. Hughes,
T. NJ. Patterson and Il. r. Wells. SEN
ator w. S. Buckley of San Miguel coun-
ty has been decided upon as mem-
Der.
Roadmaster Ridgeway of the Colo
r;ido & Southern will soon make trip
ng tnS nI
atoire river. between Trinidad and
Stonewail, and before snow again flies
construction will begin on n new and
important Colorado q Southern branch
railroad. The new road is to run up
the Purgatoire river. take in the Stone
wall region and the heavy AMI virgin
pine lumber growths on the head of
Ponil creek and will have San Luis
valley localities as early objective
points with Alamosa as an ultimate
terminal.
The Society of the Army of the Phil
ippines is preparing to hold II celebra-
ton on August 18Th, the anniversary of
the fall of Manila. This will be the
opening day of the first reunion of the
Eighth army corps, which Will be held
in Denver There will be military sport
and addresses by prominent men. Cen
take charge of the reunions of the
Eighth army corps. and these already
are at work. The matter will be one of
the principal entertainments for the
guests. and an elaborate program has
been arranged.
While V. IL. Snooks was giving
kinetoscope exhibition from the front
pnrlor of the Gleuwood hotel, the eel
luloid film came in contact with one of
the electric wires which furnished light
for the machine. An explosion follow
ed. envcloping the room in flames and
setting fire to number of heavy lace
curtains in the room. The porch of the
hotel both on the first and second floors
was crowded with people. mostly wo-
men and children. AT the first sound
of the explosion and fash of fire. many
of the women tainted. None was in
jured, however. and owing to the
prompt and splendid service of the ho-
tel fire department the flames We're
checked inside the room. Mr.. Snooks,
the operator, was quite badly burned
about the face. His machine is total
wreck. The escape of the hotel and the
many people there is almost miracu-
lous.
A commission has been appointed by
RADIO at the Panamerican congress TO
be held at Buffalo, New York, in 1901.
The commission will comprise w. A.
Rice. T. $. Smith ana Thomas II. Kane.
The governor also appointed William
NJ. Bates as Colorados representative
at the Farmers congress, which meets
at Colorado Springs this September.
The Colorado Editorial Association,
while at Ouray, visited the Camp Bird
mine, and We're served with royal
banquet by Manager Benson in behalf
of Thomas II. Walsh. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Carney acted as toastmaster. and
responses We're made by Judge Theron
Stevens, Mayor George A. Scott, DIR.
b. o. Aylesworth. Howard Russell of
Fort Collins as president and |. \.
Bunting of the Grand junction Scnti-
mel as vice president. The party were
shown through the mine and mills and
at night n grand bail and banquet was
given at the opera house.
The sugar beet prospects in the vi
cinity of Rocky Ford over 1000 acres,
is said to be the finest ever known
by the American Beet Sugar Company.
which has factories i'll number of
states. This company has had corps
of experienced men in the field, edu-
eating the farmer to grow beets. The
outlook is so good ut present that the
company is advancing the farmers all
the money they need to take care of
the crop, and they express themselves
as being satisfied that the Arkansas
valley can raise a sugar beet with the
largest percentage of sugar of any
place so far tried in the United States.
The company has offered one farmer
s., 600 for his crop of thirty acres. Re
ports are coming in of the size of the
beets at the present time, one man
bringing in a bunch of beets, each over
fifteen inches long. The factory at