Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-06

Charles Newman is home from
Denver
Chas. e. Herr returned from Den
yer last evening.
Mrs. Beard and son departed for
the east this morning.
The oil boring at Pennington is re-
ported as progressing very satisfac-
torily.
George Logan OF the Gold King
Consolidated. went out to Denver this
morning.
II. Il. Sloan returned from Denver
last evening where he put In week
attending to business.
c. w. VanLaw, manager OF the
Smuggler- Union mills at Telluride,
returned to that city this morning.
Sbht DO W WIG u Apii
spent the night at the Strater and de-
parted for their visit east this morn
ing.
W. H. Kinney of the Gold King
Consolidated mines came down from
Silverton yesterday and departed for
the east this morning.
State Senator G. V. Copp returned
last evening from Denver whittier he
journeyed few days ago. The doc
tor says he does not apprehend an
extra session of the legislature.
The Durango Beer g. ice company
has not been able to procure sufficient
home grown barley for malt, having
purchased the bulk consumed during
last year from the San Luis valley.
The Wage Garner as the only Dem
ocrauc paper In La Plata county is
showing a rapid increase OF business.
The Democrats do not seem to take
any stock In the independent" brand
of Democracy.
Allowing outside packing compan.
les to control the sale OF meats in
Durango and extorting from three to
four cents per pound from the local
consumers IL stabbing the home
stockgrowers to death. Loyal cit
liens will not stand for such prac
tices.
The Whitehall Clothing company
is in the saddle today, succeeding the
Nathan company, and has extended
the sale OF Its stock until January l5,
to make room for an entire new stock
which will be purchased for spring
and summer wear. Extra help will
be in attendance and the throng will
be promptly waited upon In its se-
lection Of goods.
The Denver Times New Years edi-
ton Is one of the most concise and
conservative resumes OF the progress
of one year In Colorado which has
been presented by the newspapers Of
Colorado. and 1t gives very truth
full statement OF the situation In La
Plata county. referring to the coal
and metal mining industries.
The fruit growers of New Mexico
last year received an average of one
cent n pound for all their fruit. 1t
cost from 20 to so cents hundred
to freight 1t to Durango. Apples In
40 pound boxes have retailed at from
one to two dollars box, and eastern
houses have been paying at Durango
from $3.50 to 81 box.
The Denver Times made a mistake
In the estimate of the amount of coal
mined by the Porter Fuel company
for 1901. probably Inadvertently, stat
Ing the amount at 10000 tons,
which is double the amount produced.
The writer probably confounded the
| capabilities OF the mine to produce
100000 tons with the actual amount
produced.
The people of Durango and the sur
rounding country are becoming very
much alive to the fact that the for
eign packing house graft which has
been going on for some time has
been making them pay from three to
four cents per pound more than they
should for meats. without benefitting
the home stockgrowers. Durango is
getting too old to be worked and
grated on the necessities OF life. The
home stockgrowers will take hand
In the meat situation In Durango II
the present scheme of building up
freights two ways and greasing the
hands of several middle men graft
ers is continued to the detriment OF
local producers and consumers.
Organized labor learned good
while ago 10 pay little attention to
anything Days Democrat says about
labor matters. The Herald exposed
the Democratt proprietOr's methods