The Lamar register., 1901-05-15
COLORADO'S CAPITAL.


bureau for a supply of weekly crop
bulletins. supplied by +. III. Branden-
burg, local director, and will send them
out over the state regularly.
c. =. Gillette, state entomologist.
who has been working OH the western
slope. gives it as his opinion that the
only way to eXterminate the codlinS
moth is to spray the trees seven or
eight times n year instead OF three
times. as the fruit growers are now
doing.
Governor Orman has appointed the
following water commissioners: Dis
trict "a, Melton Albert. Costilla county;
District "A. Lewis .Iarratt Montezuma
county; District 10, Charles MacMullan,
Costlila county; District 81. A. kal-
uuist. Eagle county; District 3S,
George W. Hull, Eagle county.
The following timber patents have
been issued: William w. Ricklc, Frank
G. Neville, Patrick Early, Alpheus B.
Daughtry. L. Morris Winzie, Barbora
A. Deans, Joseph l.. S. Jackson, Bron-
islaw Knott, William Sniff. William q.
Mellen. Albert French, David Reed,
each 16O acres, and Caleb *. Essing-
ton, eighty acres.
Senator Henry NJ. Teller. who was
caller ut the office of Mr.. Holland, su-
pcrintcndent of fish hntcheries, an
nounced that one of his private lakes
near Boulder will soon be stocked with
channel cat and small-mouth bass. Is.
u. Dyc of Rocky Ford will present the
senator with the fish. Senator Teller
Is deeply interested in the fishing lakes
and streams of the state.
Hereafter visitors to the capitol
building will find directories to the
building on the walls of the vestibule
mt each of the four main entrances.
These are in the form of series OF
marble tablets. bearing the names OF
the several departments having offices
in the capitol. framed in an elaborate
bronze moulding indicating the floor
and room number where each office
may be found.
Governor Orman has named the fol-
lowing as the State Board OF Live
Stock Commissioners: Il. NJ. Ammons,
Douglas county: Conrad Schafer. Ar
apahoe; Asa Sterling, Weld; George =.
Patrick. Pueblo: Samuel Hartzell,
Park; l.. ID. Eskridgc. Concjos; Mar
shall Nuckolls. Garfield; Edward N.
Bowlcs, Yuma; Edward NJ. Derke,
Delta. The appointments were made
Stock Growers Association, that only
qualified men might serve.
Governor Orman has named cN-Gov-
crnor Charles $. Thomas and Luther
NJ. Goddard. formerly n member of the
Colorado Supreme Court, ms special
counsel to represent Colorado and as
sist Attorney General Post in fighting
the petition before the United States
Supreme Court. wherein the state OF
Kansas seeks permission to begin Il
| suit to restrain the state OF Colorado
| from using the waters of the Arkansas
river for irrigation. Should the peti-
tion be allowed they will assist In con-
Quoting the case.
When the governor first announced
the committee to receive President Nc
Kinley he left OF Of the list all of the
| state officers except Lieutenant Gov
ernor ID. C. Coates and himself. Some
| of the officials took this as slight.
| The governors action was because he
| was at II loss to know how to provide
| transportation for n larger committee.
However. to heal the wounded feelings
OF the state officers, he has since
named the following additional mem
bcrs of the committee: Treasurer j.
n. Chpley. Attorney General G. O..
|
Mills. Superintendent Of Public In
structlon Helen l.. Grenfcll. Auditor
Charles y. Croutcr. and Land Register
| John II. Joyce. 1t is said that Mrs.
Grcnfcll is the only woman official in
| the United States who will assist in
the entertainment Of the President
during his tour across the continent.
Governor Orman has named the fol-
| lowing delegates to represent Colorado
mt the national conference on taxation
| to be held in Buffalo. New York, May
| 23d and 9th. Senator II. ii. Seldom
ridge. Colorado Springs. FL Paso coun-
ty; Wolfe Londoner, Denver. Arapahoe
county: Senator James w. Bucklin.
Grand Junction. Mesa county; Andrew
Park. Pueblo, Pueblo county; Senator
John A. Rush, Denver Arapnhoe coun-
ty: George Il. Weir. IIolyoke, Phillips
county; Peter German. Denver. Arapa-
hoe county: Senator w. A. Hill, Fort
Morgan, Morgan county; Professor
Walter II. Nichols, Boulder, Boulder
county; DIR. Charles S. Elder, Denver,
Arapahoe county. This conference
will be held under the auspices of
the National Civic Federation,
which issued the following call:
"It is probably not too much to say
That for over 100 years we have veen
building up in this country system
OF taxation that lacks consistency. jus
tice and in many instances common
sense. Nearly every state Is fighting
with every other state until we now
have confusion worse cOnfounded.
This conference will be the first at
tempt to work out some uniform prin-
ciples and 1t is especially desirable
that the representative, practical
friends of tax reform in every state
be induced to attend and participate
In this cnnfernncn. 1t is not eynnctel