The Meeker herald., 1900-04-28
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An agent Of the smithsoaian Inst.
tuition has been given permission to
CAPTURE six mountain sheep Thay will
b placed In the geological park a
Washington. III
Thieves entered the residence Of Mrs.
II. H. stonaker, No. 1440 South Fiji.
teenth strAst, about 8 O'Clock Friday At.
ternoon and carried away jswelry
worth about $500. The house was un-
occupied at the time, and 1t was not
until Mrs. Stonaker returned home,
about an hour later. that she discov.
cred the loss.
Three great railroad syafems retired
from Denver business Monday. Not =
train on the Denver Il Rio Grande, the
Colorado & Southern mall line or the
Santa Fe c0ald move either in or out
Of the city. The suspension Of bust.
ness b temporary, as result of the
storm, which railroad men with one
accord, agree was the most severe ever
experienced In April, and ~ damaging
~ any Of the most disastrous winter
billiards. Snow drifts ON tho divide
about Palmer Lake ranging from four
to ten feet and extending for milee
without a break, the direct cause OF the
railroads going out of business. All
day Monday men were at work with
picks and shovels and snow plaws Of
every device were butting awayAt the
great drifts. but with little pefe&ptibls
effect.
1t il reported from the East that the
proposed consolidation Of the interests
controlling the COLORADO Midland, the
Colorado 4 Southern and the Rio
Grande Western railroads has moved
the Denver 4 Rio Grasde road to med
itate a deal of ENORMOUS proportions.
As the Rio Grande Western and the
Colorado 4 Southern roads went into
the market and bought mp the stock Of
the Midland, II Is now suggested that
the Denver q Rio Hrande competitor
Of the proposed unen u In the market
to buy the stock bf the Colorado 4
Southern, asA OF tbe Rio Grande West
ern roads. 1t 10 Known that the Den
YER & Rio Granderoad tried to buy the
Colorado Midland line, but was de.
feated in Its ain by the AnancierD of
the Colorado 4 Southern and Rio
Grande Western roads.
The county smcers Of the various
counties Of Colorado met in Denver on
the 14th to oyxa nize the Colorado Coun.
ty Oficers' Association. The purpose
OF the association Ia Ostensibly to pro-
mote the tfiiciency Of public service
and the social relations Of the mem
bers. but In reality to protest against
the Harter bin Of apportioument Of sal.
aries among the county 0zleers, passed
at the last Legislature. The constitu-
tionality Of the bill win be attacked,
under the claim that the classification
of counties was not made In the man.
ner provided for by the constitution, &C.
cording to population, bat arbitrarily.
A test case will be brought and COM
mittee was appointed to arrange the
details Of the case. II n the purpose
Of the organization to push the case
against the state vigorously. A mum
her Of counties have feund themselves
seriously hurt by the operation Of the
law. ~They can lower our salaries"
said Mr.. Winchell, but they cannot
classify the counties arbitrarily. II b
against the arbitrary Classification
that We intend to nght" rs
The Majestic hotel IL the name b.
which the McMurtrie block will be
known as soon as the interior Is COM
paeted and furnished. The unfinished
elght-stOry building at the head Of Six
teenth street Friday passed into the
hands Of syndicate Of local capital
lists, and will be completed at once. The
Majestic Investment Company b the
title Of the company. Its Incorporation
papers were filed Thursday, and its
capital stock IL &25O,OO0. ID. H. Moi
fat, James II. McClurg, Thomas Kee-
ley and Horace w. Bennett are the in
corporntors. James A. McClurg h
president OF the company and julius
W. Myers is secretary. The price paid
for the property Is placed by those ia
miiiar with the deal at $225, 200. II ID
the purpose Of the new owners to spend
100000 In finishing the building and
hitting 1t up. The McMurtrie building
was started five years ago by J. A. Nc
Aurtrie. who planned to make II the
Anest ONCE building In the city. II IL
absolutely fire proof, built Of steel, with
hoors Of hollow brick throughout. The
building, in Its unfinished condition.
would cost $3.50, 600 to build to-day. 1t
was put up when steel and structural
materials were at their lowest quota
lions and cost &175.OOO, exclusive Of
the land.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
SION Thursday began the rehearIng Of
the Kindel freight-rate case, which was
first taken up five years ago and heard
In Denver. There were present yester-
day to listen to the testimony hudson
9. Clements and Joseph w. FIfer Of
the commission, score Of prosperous
nUv In "a
ways, the attorneys for the complain
ant and thirty or forty business men
and shippers. several Of WHOM testified
rs to alleged inequalities in freight
rates. Following are the specific
charges against railroad companies::
First-That the rates from Denver to
the Pacific coast are unreasonable and
should be lower than the rates from the
Missouri river points easterly thereof to
the Pacific coast. Second-That the
rates from the Pacific coast to Denver.