Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-08-22
cOLoRADo's CAPITAL.
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Secretary Lueders of the State Board
Of Capitol Managers will advertise for
bids in the near future for gliding the
dome of the state capitol. Bids are
now being asked for the decorating of
the interior OF the building.
State Game Commissioner Harris
has been receiving letters from all over
the state concerning the dynamiting Of
fish in the rivers. The worst Offend
ers. he says, are along the Rio Grande.
"It would take 400 game wardens,"
said Mr.. Harris, ITO stop these depre-
dations."
Tho Victor Fuel Company has agreed
to pay the entire $4,000 royalties on
Its lease of coal lands and In return
will be allowed new lease on the
Maitland coal property. The fuel
company gave notice recently OF It's
willingness to come to terms and the
long fight between 1t and the land
board has thus ended In victory for
the board. The new lease will provide
for a yearly rental OF 500. with n
royalty OF 5000 year on what Is
mined. The lease extends for ten
years.
Capt. George w. Thatcher OF the st.
y
quiry as to the probable cost OF relief
map OF the state for the ST. Louis ex-
position. II was decided nj meeting
OF the Worlds Fair Board. held some
time ago. to have u relief map made.
President Palmer OF the State School
or Mines was caller mt the office OF
the commission recently and the mat
ter OF the construction OF this map by
the state Institution was taken up. The
cost Is estimated ut 5000. while 1t said
IL the work is done In the East the cost
will b. about 5000.
Mayor Wright and the cruiser Den
yer committee. which collected about
$1,000 three months ago. Inns made a
contract with the Denver Brass Works
Company 10 east bell FOR the vessel
II Will contain ..yuD ounces Of silver.
worth $l,.iD. The total weight VIII be
100 pounds troy AMI 800 pounds avolr-
dupols. I'll. construction IL expected
To require two months and the sow
cnir Will b. placed oil exhibition In
some public place before shipment Ia
Philadelphia. where II will In placed on
the cruiser. The committee decided
that out OF Ill. funds collected there
will bc about $500 FOR n silver punch
bowl. which Will bc ordered ns soon
as tIte eNltt Gust pt tHs VII ~ ukuIsNt
that work b-ins yet Impossible because
the expense OF engraving III. outside
OF the bell is yet to b. rckonrd. The
punch bowl /. expected TO hold about
hnif a barrel and will bc OF solid white
metal.
The State Land Board at Its meeting
August 9TH resolved that general ~
duction OF twenty-five r~r cent. should
b- mnsl- ON aii lras-s on agricultural
land In the counties OF lilo Grun.i-.
sasuaci.c. cancas aud Costello for this
Year and that the r~ni~rs L. given mn
extension OF one year to Pay r-n'nis.
This wn. In response tn tb- request
from the farmers in the San Luis val
by who have suffered from thr drouih
sf this summer nnd the two preceding
years. Il wu. further decided Tint the
srconini-usint ion that the lands ~
townships H. 81 IL and ~. ranges
aud =. specified in the report Of the APP
i,FsEs-Ts, l., made IL c..n's r-r aer-.
ir-r annum. after the present, y-aF. for
all y-nrWnl leases. providing that The
reduction Of twenty i've I~r cent. is
no, made wls-r.. n fair crop IL raised.
and that the is~s<.c> holding grazing
leases ia the iat'r counties 10 given nv
extension ~ oss- year in which 10 pay
their Tvntats. The isaari diEccicd that
th. l~s...s lsai.iins grazing LEASES IN
tbs. four Counifss H. aiso sitrE an ca
TENSION Of one year for payment