The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26
COLORADO'S CAPITAL.

means that all the trouble which has
been pending between the State Land
Board and the Victor Fuel Company
is now nj an end. There have been sew
eral suits over the matter since it first
started and the Victor Fuel Company
is to pay all of the court costs. A new
lease was granted on two sections near
Walsenburg, the Victor Fuel Company
to pay a fiat royalty of $1,000 per year
on each section and 10 cents for each
ton of coal that is mined.
The Colorado State Board of Health
recently issued its bulletin for the
month of July. The total number of
deaths over the state for the month
was $40, and the average annual death
rate per 1000 of population for the
month was 1871. There We're %
deaths from diphtheria, from scarlet
fever, 81 from typhoid fever and
from smallpox. Arapahoe county had
276 deaths. 246 of which We're in the
city of Denver. Attention of physi-
clans all over the state is called to the
fact that owing to the lowness of the
streams of the state there Is likelihood
of typhoid fever. The physicians are
urged to take every precaution in warn
ing people to exercise care in the use
of water and milk, and they are also
hlEtu " uuht Itpolts VI al
cases of typhoid fever. The board has
on hand supply of circulars No. IL.
on the prevention of Typhoid Fever"
which it will mail on application to
any health officer in the state.
T. l.. Monson, state dairy commits
sioner, has been receiving letters from
all parts of the state in regard to the
new federal law on colored oleomar
garine. Many of the concerns of the
state have construed the law, which
was to be effective after the list of
July, as giving them the right to sell
colored oleomargarine II the govern
ment tax of 10 cents per pound is paid,
says the dairy commissioner. The fact
that a federal law has been enacted
does not change the state statute, and
the old law that prohibits the sale of
colored oleomargarine in the state of
Colorado on penalty of 500 fine, is
still in force and will remain so until
it is repealed by the State Legislature.
The federal law is applicable only in
the absence of specific statute in any
state and as there is n law in Colorado
the firms that deal in this sort of pro-
duce will have to abide by that law.
Under the law" said Mr.. Monson,
the firms OF the state are not allowed
to sell colored oeomargarine under pen
atty of 500 fine. There is n firm at
Colorado Springs that has been adver-
Using the fact that it is ready to sell
this oleomargarine, and by the very
fact of its advertising the sale it stands
liable under the law. l will investi-
gate all these cases and see that the
concerns of the state do not sell this
product. l suppose some of them
thought the government law was In
effect and that the state law therefore
was imperative. This is not the case
and there must be no more of this pro-
duct sold in the state. OF course there
is an extra inducement at this time to
put this colored oleomargarine on the
market. because of the fact that owing
to the scarcity of milk very little but
ter is being made in Colorado. The
farmers who have been supplying the
creameries are now supplying the
towns. People in the city can buy
their milk and cream cheaper than
they can keep a cow. But no
matter what the conditions are, l will
not allow these firms 10. sell colored
oleomargarine."
In letter to the News. Joseph A.
Thatcher. president of the Denver Ma
tional Bank. takes issue to Auditor
Crouter in regard to the Indebtedness
of the state to the Denver Clearing
House. Mr.. Thatcher says: Auditor
Crouter, in your paper OF to-day,
makes certain statements that would
lead people to believe that the Clearing
House Association was not only re-
sponsible for the article in the Post
concerning his official acts, but would
also lead them to believe that the clear
ing house was threatening to do him
up, politically and otherwise. if he did
hot I x-icb t, s-ta n To
that | alone have met the auditing
board on behalf of the clearing house;
no other member of the clearing house
having had word to say to the board.
There have been no threats, nor have
there been any Inducements or prom
ises offered whatever If these vouchers
We're paid or not paid. l stated to
Mr. Crouter that the clearing house
had nothing to do with the article in
the Post, nor had it any knowledge
that. such article would De published. 1
did tell him after the article appeared
that the clearing house was in posses
sion of the facts as published, and at
present believed them to be true. Aud
itor Crouter also states that he sug
gested that the clearing house man
damus him in the case, and that the
clearing house responded that 1T did
not propose to take any chances on
what the Supreme Court or the Legis-
lature would do; that they proposed to
have the money. and If 1 refused to
pay the same it would attack me from
every possible point, and carry the
matter into the coming campaign, etc.
Now, l beg to say that these are not
the facts at all, and Governor Orman
and General Post know it. as both We're
present. Mr.. Crouter did suggest that
we mandamus him. My reply was:
Yes, you want to tie us up in the
courts, involving delay and expense on