The state herald., 1900-03-16
DOINGs AT DENVER.
Items OF Interest From the City and the
State Capitol.


The grievance committee of the EN-
ployes of the Colorado & Southern road
is In session daily at the Columbia no
tel. A schedule of wages Is under CON
slderation, and as soon as schedule
mas been drafted the committee Will
meet Superintendent Dyer of the road.
j. II. Crowley and David Brothers,
members of the State Board Of Horti-
culture, have signitied their intention
OF resigning from the board unless Mrs.
Martha A. Shute was deposed from the
Office OF secretary, place which she
still claims to hold. The last meeting
OF the board resulted in an agreed
statement Of facts, and the agreement
by all parties concerned to send this
statement to the attorney general
through the governor and abide by his
decision In the matter. Governor
Thomas announced last evening that
when the papers came to him he would
send them to the attorney general.
That there is foundation for the ru-
mored sale of the Colorado Midland
railroad either to the Colorado & South
ern or the Denver & Rio Grande is
firmly believed by many railroad men
of the city. The opinion of most of
these is that the Colorado & Southern
Is most likely to be in the field to ac-
quire the Midland, and that the Rio
Grande Western Is involved. 1t is n
move toward the accomplishment Of
new and short transcOntinental road,
with II terminus ut San Pedro, Califor
mia, the new deep water harbor. An
official of the Midland said recently
that he did not think the deal at all
improbable.
The fifth annual conference of charl-
ties and corrections will be held at Pu.
eblo March 25th to 9th. On Sunday
evening, March 25th, Mrs. Maud Bal
lington Booth of New York will give
one of her interesting talks. On Mon
day morning the county commissioners
will discuss the many problems arising
in the expenditure of the poor relief
fund. On Monday afternoon state con-
troll of public charities will be consid
cred, after which visit will be made
to the state insane asylum, On Mon
day evening Child Saving Work" will
be considered. the Rev. William DRY
an of Denver opening the discussion.
On Tuesday morning Town and City
Charity" work will be considered. In
the afternoon the discussion will be on
Juvenile Delinquents," and the con-
ference will close In the evening with a
debate on Crime and Criminals"
1t is stated that recently the final pay
ment to Mr.. Stratton for the Independ
ence mine wns placed to that gentle
mans credit in Denver bank. The
draft is said to have been the largest
ever paid to a single individual in the
West, and calls for the sum OF 80, JOO,-
600. By this payment the property
passes entirely out of the hands of the
Colorado millionaire. Mr.. Stratton is
quoted here as saying that he made the
mistake Of his life when he let go of
the Independence mine. Development
adds to the enormous store of wealth,
and it would not be surprising II a
craze should result for Cripple Creek
district properties among foreigners.
The camp Is yet In Its Infancy. There
will probably be other Independence
mines developed. II can, however, be
safely asserted that the people OF the
district would more gladly welcome
English capital for the development OF
its undeveloped and unprospected ter
ritory than for the purchase of Its
mines already opened upon and known
TO he bonnnzas.
The State Land Board has been notl.
fled that the Henry Improvement Com.
pany will abandon Its efforts 10 secure
through the board 10000 acres Of gov
ernment land under the Carey act. rs
well as TO secure 10000 acres addition.
nj under the regular school land laws.
This means that 5000 would have TO
come TO the state under the Carey act
lands and S35.OOO-thc proposed price
OF 10000 additional acres-will not
come into the school fund of the state.
The total amount thus apparently lost
TO the school fund Is $4,000. The
Henry improvement Company will for
mnlly withdraw from the scheme and
viii forfeit the 500 fee put In the
hands Of Register Chipley. The with.
drawal Of the company does not mean
that IL will abandon Its work OF irri.
eating and developing the San Juan
country, but merely that It Will pursue
another and. what II considers a safer
method. getting the land directly from
the government. The members Of the
land board think the state can dispose
OF the land later at n better price than
that offered by the Henry company.
There Is n difference Of opinion be-
tween the land board and the Henry
Improvement Company on this point.
The annual statement Of receipts and
the disposition Of funds by the State
Land Board Will be read TO the board
meeting next Tuesday. The statement
Is OF business from March I. 1890. to
March I. 1900. The total receipts were
x20i 900, npportioncd as follows:
Apprnlsemcnt fund .........S 53l
Agricultural college. permanent l4.G6l
Agricultural college. income. 5.G95
Internal improvement. permit. 22,302
Internal Improvement. income. G.:iOi
Land commission. costs. ...... 1,t2i
Mineral land surveys. ........ 800
Public building. permanent. %
Public building. income. ...... 2I7
Pcnltcntlnry. permanent ...... ......
PcnItcniiary. income ........ 2i2
School. permanent ........... 3S,oII
University, Income ........... 10I
Saline. Income ............... ~
=
Total ................ .si0s, iDd