The Lamar register., 1900-05-30
ITEMS FROM DENVER.

Grafton of Miners and the Western La
bor Union. The delegates to both con-
ventions have. through their sessions
here, been impressed with the hospital
lty of the Queen City of the Plains, and
the decision to meet here again was
unanimous.
Charles s. Schlacks, assistant general
manager of the Denver * Rio Grande
has rendered his resignation 10 take
effect June 18th. Though President
Jeifery has not yet accepted 1T, there is
no doubt that Mr. Schlacks will leave
the road. 1t is stated that Mr.. Schlacks
will occupy high position in the man
aGement with the Midland after July
End.
Ex-senator n. P. Hill died in this
city on the 22nd at noon. He had been
In III health for some time due to stom-
ach trouble. Senator Hill will long be
remembered as having established the
first sInelter in the state and for hav-
Ing made great improvements in the
science of separating the precious met
ais. When he died he was rated mil
lionaire. He owned the Denver Re-
publican.
The Western Federation of Miners
convention unanimously reelected Ed
ward Boyce of Wallace. Idaho, presi-
lent: John f. Mcdonald of Virginia
City, Nevada, vice president and
James Maher of Butte City, Montana,
secretary treasurer. Two of the execu-
tive board were elected in the persons
Of John c. Williams of Grass Valley,
California. for the First district, and
William d. Haywood of Silver City,
Idaho, for the Second district.
According to a story told by G. L.
Stonaker, secretary of the state board
Of charities and corrections, a PROPOSE
tion was presented to the national con-
ference of charities and corrections
which closed recently at Topeka, for
the formation of matrimonial bureau
whereby the surplus of marriageable
daughters of Massachusetts might be
welded to the Industrious but bashful
Kansas and Colorado farmer boys.
This question was discussed in all SER
iousness by the conference" says Mr..
Stonaker. The discussion followed
the reading of n paper prepared by
Prof. +. w. Blackmar OF the Kansas
University, on Social Degeneracy in
Rural Districts
News has been received In Denver of
the completion of the sale of the Colo
RADIO Midland to the Colorado 4 South.
ern and the Rio Grande Western. II
u announced that the books have been
closed. and that IL Is now found that
the necessary majority of stock has
been voted in favor of the change OF
ownership. The formal change OF own
ership Will take place at the beginning
of the fiscal year, July 2nd. The S4,-
$40, 500 in preferred stock was sold at
80 aud the 81, ,421 800 of common stock
AT IL. The way is now open for the
Joining OF the Rio Grande Western
with the Colorado & Southern by the
short line up Platte canon TO Cripple
Creek The ownership Of the Midland
now being in the hands of the other
two roads. the combined interests are
In position TO go ahead.
The Rock Island railroad. not salts
fed with the terminal lands II has OBJ
talned by the purchase of the Colorado
Eastern, is endeavoring to increase its
holdings by the purchase of property
adjoining. IL IL rumored, and the ru.
NOR has strong support, that the lum-
Der yards. lying between Blake and
Wazee streets and between Eighteenth
and Twenty-fourth streets, are being
negotiated for, and will shortly pass
out of the hands of their present own
ers into those OF the Rock Island rail-
road. or those OF persons interested in
building the little terminal line, the
bonds of which will be guaranteed by
the Rock Island road. This move Is
forced on the allied interests. including
the Rock Island, Illinois Central, the
Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Missouri
Pacifs. by the attitude of the Union
Depot company. That company has
held the right of entry into the union
depot so high that 1t has practically
obliged the roads which desire to en-
ter Denver to look out for depot for
themselves, hence this proposed pur-
chase of terminal lands.
The Post says: The Colorado East
ern railroad has been sold as part of
n transcontinental railroad scheme.
and az a chapter in what will develop
in the next few months as an exciting
tale. The purchaser is the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific. With the pur-
chase goes terminal ground almost in
to the Union Depot. The announce
ment means that while the Illinois Cen
tral has been endeavoring to enter Den
yer by secret. yet stupendous methods
few men in New York will have
maintained deal that has given them
trackage and terminal grounds worth
millions of dollars and have acquired
an entrance that the Illinois Central
seems TO have overlooked. The sale
of the property means the entrance of
the Rock Island into Denver within a
year IL present plans do not miscarry.
Ii means the building of seventy miles