The state herald., 1900-06-01
ITEMS FROM DENVER.

tue ueClslOu 10 meet mere usuiu Wun
unanimous.
Charles s. Schlacks, assistant general
manager of the Denver e. Rio Grande
has rendered his resignation to take
effect June 18th. Though President
Jeffery has not yet accepted 1t, there is
no doubt that Mr.. Schlncks will leave
the road. 1t is stated that Mr.. Schlacks
will occupy n high position In the man-
agement with the Midland after July
2nd.
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-
nch trouble. Senator Hill will long be
remembered us having established the
first smelter 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-
dent; John +. Mcdonald of Virginia
City, Nevada. vice president. and
James Maher of Butte City, Montana,
secretary-treasurer. Two of the execu-
tive board We're elected in the persons
of John c. Williams of Grass Valley
California. for the First district, and
William ID. Haywood of Silver City,
Idaho, for the Second district.
The declaration of principles adopted
by the Western Federation of Miners
embodles II number of radical PROPOSE
tions. 1t says: I'VE believe that the
wage system should be abolished, anu
the production of labor be distributed
under the cooperative plan" Expan-
sion and Imperialism are opposed. gov
ernment by injunction severely con-
demned. the maintenance of n standing
army is objected to. The following are
approved: Direct legislation. public
ownership and operation Of means of
production and distribution, income
md inheritance tax, free coinage of sill
yer at 16 TO !, issue of money by tine
government only, and exclusion of
cheap oriental labor.
Governor Thomas has taken the
same position regarding the interest on
the public school fund as has Mrs.
Helen l.. Grenfell. state superintendent
of public instruction. and insists that
the interest on this money should not
90 into the general fund as at present.
but should be added to the school fund.
In this way the school fund would be
Increased by several thousand dollars
during the present biennial period. Mrs.
Grcnfell asked ]. II. Fesler. the state
treasurer. whether he would abandon
the custom Of adding the school fund
interest TO the general fund instead Of
TO the school fund. Mr.. Fesler replied
that he would let the matter rest until
the end of the present fiscal year when
he hoped TO add the interest TO the
proper funds.
News has been received in Denver of
the completion OF the sale of the Colo.
RADIO Midland to the Colorado X South.
ern and the Rio Grande Western. 1t
is announced that the books have been
closed. and that II 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,-
9io.so0 In preferred stock was sold at
30 ana the S3.I2l, 800 of common stock
NJ 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
Greek. The ownership OF the Midland
now being In the hands OF the other
two roads. the combined interests are
In n position 10 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 cndcavorlng TO increase Its
holdings by III. purchase OF property
adjoining. II Is rumorcd. and the ru-
NOR has strong support. that the lum.
ber yards, lying between Blake and
Whzec streets and between Eighteenth
ana Tweniy-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 I'm
building the little terminal line. the
bonds of which VIII 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
Pacific, by the attitude OF the Union
Depot company. That company has
held the right of entry Into the union
depot so high that II has practically
Obliged the roads which desire 10 ON.
ter Denver TO look out for depot for
themselves. hence this proposed pur.
chase OF terminal lands.
The Post says: The Colorado Eas,.
crn railroad has been sold ms a part of
n transcontincntal railroad scheme.
and ns a chapter In what will deyelop
In the next few months as an exciting
tale. The purchaser il the Chicago,
Rock Island X Pacific. With the pir.
chnsc goes terminal ground almost In.
TO the Union Depot. The announce.
mcnt means that while the Illinois Cen.
trnl has been cndcavorlng TO enter Don.
yer by secret. yet stupendous mc,hod,
a few men In New York will have
deal that hns given then,
irnckngr and terminal grounds worth
OF dollars aud have acquired
nm entrance that the Illinois Central
seems TO have overlooked. The sale
OF the property means the entrance of
the Rock Island into Denver within n
year II present plans do not miscnrry
II means til. building OF seventy miles
or. In reality. 100 milcs-of new rnil.
rond IN the state. Further, II is the
iirs, link Of Chicago Ogden line, en-.
brneine the Rock Island and Denver 4
lilo Grnndc roads. The Colorado East.
crn rms from the Grant smeltcr 10
Scranton. II Is twenty miles IN length
nnd includes some of the finest tcrn,l.
nal ground Ia Denver around tho
Tw.niy-ihird stree, yindurt. Its chief
value " Its rlgh, of way md terminals.
II wnH bull, TO haul the output Of the
coal mines nj Scranton to Denver. and
hn- n daily service ~ freight and en-.