Gilpin observer., 1902-07-10
COLORADO's CAPITAL.


$12, 1925.
The State Land Board, at its last
meeting, appointed committee to de-
wise means for effectually fighting for
est fires. The governor and two ap-
praisers were made the committee,
and $3.50 was appropriated for use in
fighting the dangerous fires in La Pla-
ia county, near Durango. Discourag-
ing reports were received from that
district. The committee will be per-
manent and its work will be as much
prevention as the stopping of forest
fires.
George H. Maxwell has written let
ter to Acting Governor Coates congrat-
ulating him on his work for the gov
ernment irrigation bill and congratu-
lating the West generally on its pas
sage. He mentions the "tireless efforts"
of Congressman Shafroth and Bell in
the House and adds: ''This is the
greatest national project ever inaugu-
rated by any government in the history
Of the world. The people Of the West
do not yet fully realize the sweeping
nature Of this new national policy"
Word has been received by Capt.
George w. Thatcher, of the Colorado
st. Louis fair commission, that the
management Of the fair increased the
amount of ground to be used for eXhl-
bition purposes by 400 acres, making
the total area to be occupied between
1900 and 1,40O acres. AS result of
this Colorado will have more room, and
it is probable that the irrigation plant
which the state commission will install
as part of its exhibition will be much
larger and better than the one which
was first projected.
Acting Governor Coates recently sent
a telegram to the commissioners of i'm
migration at Ellis island, New York,
protesting against the importation of
eight Italian cooks, who are to be
brought to the Hotel Antlers at Colo
RADIO Springs. He protests against
their being allowed to land. Word had
! been received by President Garman of
the State Federation of Labor that the
cooks and all other help for the Antlers
were being brought from Genoa, Italy
Mr. Garman sent a protest and asked
the governor to do the same.
A st. Louis dispatch of July 2nd
says: Gov. James B. Orman of Colo
RADIO and party have visited the site
rector of Works Taylor and discussed
with him the location of Colorado's
Worlds fair building. Governor Or
man, as chairman of the Colorado
commission, was specially interested
in the work of the commission and the
site of its building. After the inter-
view the party drove to the southern
part of the side of the plateau, where
other states have selected sites for
their buildings, to view the locality.
Judge Bennett, in the District Court
Mt Boulder, July 2nd, released Jesse
Butler from the penitentiary under ba-
beas corpus proceedings. The crime
for which Butler was sentenced to the
reformatory at Buena Vista under the
indeterminate sentence law was COM
mitted before the law became effect
i've. The fact that the punishment
was lighter than it would have been
under the old law did not alter the
fact that he was sentenced wrongfully.
Tally, also sent to Buena Vista under
the indeterminate sentence law, will
now also be released. One of the con-
victs in the reformatory from Larimer
county will also be able to secure his
release.
Frank Mott, who has inherited the
old Horace Greeley" stage coach, has
dug out the relic of pioneer days from
an old barn at Pemberton, and brought
it to Denver, where the curious may
see it in his stables at 534 Eighteenth
street. The old stage coach formerly
belonged to Barlow & Sanderson, who
ran it over the old trail of the Platte.
This was in the COS; then Spotswood
Il McClelland bought it, and in the
early 7Os sold it to d. S. Mott, who
put it into service between Denver and
the mining camps. In 1873 it was on
the old Elkhorn trail, and was held
up by road agents. The driver, James
Quinn, got away with the mail, but
three passengers were killed. But the
old coachs chief claim to fame lies In
the fact that 1t brought Horace Gree
ley across the plains.
Attorney General Post has proposed
a compromise with the railroads on
| their taxes for 1901, advocating that
| they be assessed on a valuation of
eighty per cent. over the valuation for
| 1900. He says that to attempt to make
| the railroads pay on the 1901 assess.
ment would involve every county In
litigation and that the taxes might not
be collected for years. The railroads
have not yet paid their 1901 taxes
half OF which were due in March, the
other half being due next August
The letter Of General Post was called
forth by two letters received from as
SCISSORS in different counties telling OF
compromises offered by the railroads
and asking for advice on what to do
j. G. Chapman Of Logan county stated
that the Union Pacific road in that
county had offered to pay the taxes
of 1901 ON the basis of sixty per cent
increase over the valuation of 1900
The second letter came from ]. w
McClain of Otero county telling Of m
offer which the Sanat Fe has mad,
there to pay n higher tax for 1901 thar
II 1t paid on the basis of this years as
sessment. General Post. in reply