The Springfield herald., 1901-06-21
COLORADO's CAPITAL

Curntor Ferril of the State Historical
collection Yesterday received from
James w. Abbott and J.J. Aboott OF
Lake City two bound volumes OF .ne
Lake City World for the years $50
and 1876, and also unbound all the is'
sues up to 1873.
Adjutant General Gardner recently
returned from Idaho Springs, wheIe ne
mustered in Company ], First Hegt
ment, with r. B. Grow ms captalh' W.
F. Moscript, first lieutenant .. osueh,
second lieutenant The company WIS
mustered in with thirtyIve men.
The board of directors of the Cham
Der of Commerce of Denver has IN
dorsed the action OF the Coioraao
State Forestry Association, asking the
secretary of the interior to establish In
I.arimer county what is to be known
as the Medicine Bow forestry reserva-
ton.
Peter Youngers, Jr.. of Kansas, has
written Secretary Shute that he has
gone to Buffalo to attend the meeting
OF the American Nurserymen's Asso-
citation, and says that he will do every
thing within his power to see that Den
yer gets the next convention. NIT.
Youngers Is second vice president.
When the Board OF Capitol Managers
gets through renovating the state house
the latter will look rs neat as a new
piu both inside and out One OF the
most perplexing questions is what to
do with the exterior OF tho copitol dome.
II is to be painted. but whether the
coating will be a silver or gold one
remains for decision
Adjutant General Gardiner has start
ed an inspection OF the state militia.
Upon his return he will make de-
tailed report TO the military board. The
guard Is not mustered to its full
strength. and while he is gone General
Gardiner will impress upon the cap
tains Of each company the advisability
of recruiting TO war footing.
C. F. Evans. manager Of the Amer
lean sugar refinery at Rocky Ford, has
notified Secretary Shute that he will
send her samples of every kind Of SILL
gar made by that company from beets.
Secretary Shute says every day she has
requests to see beet sugar by visitors
to the state house, many Of them ask
ing for samples to take home.
At meeting of the Board Of Capitol
Managers T. W. Cook & Co. were
awarded the contract for tiling the
large room in the basement belonging
to the State Historical Society, for
$63T. Architect Edbrooke was Instruct
ed to prepare specifications for the
cleaning Of all the granite work on the
building, and lead calking of all the
Joints on the projecting points on the
outside. While the lead calking will
prove rather expensive, 1t is claimed
that 1t will last for years
The Colorado State Forestry Asso-
citation, through its president, W. n.
Byers, has prepared a petition to Sec
retary of the Interior Hitchcock ask
ing him to temporarily withdraw from
entrance certain lands along the Medi-
cine Bow range in Larimer county.
The land is mountainous and covered
with timber, thus forming n natural
water shed. Sheltered by the timber.
the snow melts gradually now and the
irrigators have steady supply of wa
ter for the entire season. IL the tim
ber Is removed all the snow will dis
appear early in the year.
When the asphalt walks on the north
side of the capitol were laid it was
found that the city of Denver made 4
mistake in defining the grade. and the
state refused to pay to the city $500.
the amount necessary to relay the as
phalt. That sum was deducted from
the amount due the city when settle
ment was made. The Colorado Asphalt
Company refused to relay the walks.
and the last Legislature appropriated
5000 for the work. instructing the
board to have it done. In the mean
time the asphalt company notified the
board it would relay the walks upon
the new grade free of cost. The propo-
sition was accepted by the board, so
instead of the state being out So, 800, 1t
is really $500 to the good.