North Park union., 1902-01-24
coLoRADo's CAPITAL.


The annual Fur and Feather Show
was held at Denver beginning January
18th. A good display was made.
A delegation from Gunnison county
10 urging the governor to include In his
call for nm extra session q bill to au.
thorixe the board Of control Of the
Gunnison tunnel and canal to issue
bonds to carry on the work.
State Game Commissioner Harris has
received a large consignment OF live
California quail from the West, and
scattered them over the country
around Riverside. He expects to re-
ceive q great many others later and
hopes soon to have the entire eastern
part of Colorado stocked with these
birds. He says he knows no reason
why they should thrive here as well as
on the west side OF the range, where
they are very plentiful.
Captain George W. Thatcher Of As
pen. a member of the st. Louis Expo
sitIon Commission of Colorado, states
that all the money necessary to meet
the cost of IN exhibition of the min
eral output OF the state mt the big fair
4as been contributed. 1t is the plan
OF the commission TO prepare collec-
ton Of all the minerals that are mined
in Colorado, giving to each the proper.
ton of the whole exhibit that 1t holds
to the total output OF the state.
After an illness which attacked him
only n few days before, DIR. Clayton
ParkhIll, one OF the most eminent sur
geons In the country, died at his home
here on the 10th. A week ago DIR.
,ruc IN hIa tt
although even then In II weakened con-
dition. Last Monday lie left his office
and took to his bed. He continued to
grow weaker until 1t wns seen that all
hope was gone. His last hours were
marked by great deal of suffering,
which he bore with sOldierly fOrtitude.
The cause Of his death was appendi-
citIs, aggravated by BrIght's disease.
Whatever the State Board of Equal
ization may or may not do In regard to
assessing the corporations, apparently
makes no difference to County Asses
sor Alexander of Arapahoe county.
The state board may increase the val
nation fixed by the State Board of
Assessors or 1t may reduce them as
much us 1t likes. He has sent his war
rant OF assessment to County Trensur-
Alexnnder's views upon the matter.
He showed that he believed the new
revenue law valid by adopting almost
In toto the valuations fixed by the
State Board of Assessors. The total
amount of Arnpahoe county's assess
ment by the board Is $l57 100000. and
the assessment prepared by the county
assessor approximates $155,OOO.OOO.
The difference arises from errors
found In the boards figures. The as
sessments of the property of railroads
and telegraph companies do not vary
from those Of the Board Of Assessors
at all.
The executive committee of the COM
mittee OF safety held meeting ut
headquarters Thursday night and per-
fected the organization of the street
patrol forces with view to reserving
their strength. 1t was decided to In
struct the ward captains to divide their
men Into squads and put certain
number OF them upon the streets ench
| night, instead of having the entire
force out every night. 1t was felt that
this change was necessary In order to
keep up the supply OF patrolmen. and
| II was also thought that such n change
would not be detrimental to the effect
iveness of the movement, since 1t is
believed crime hns now practically dis
appeared from the streets OF the city.
The committee had out about 500 men
Wednesday night. and every ward was
patrolled thoroughly. No arrests were
reported and no stories Of holdups or
assaults We're received. The leaders
take this as n good sign of the effect
ivencss of the movement, as they de-
clare that the fact that these men are
upon the streets has driven all the of
tenders to cover.
Steamboat Springs, Middle Park and
| other sections of northern Colorado
| may probably soon have railroad.
| The proposed line Is to extend from
Boulder to Salt Lake and will run In
as direct path rs possible. Samuel
b. Dick of Meadville. Pennsylvania,
| has written to friends In Denver that
he has succeeded In raising $4,000. 900
Y of Pennsylvania capital for the new
road. and 1t Is expected that actual
work on the construction Will begin
within sixty days. Mr.. Dick is inter-
\ ested In the Colorado Il Northwestern
road from Denver to Boulder and the
Boulder and Salt Lake lire will be
closely connected with that road. The
new line will be 45O miles long. and
will pass through Middle Park. Steam
boat Springs. and, striking the Bear
1 river near that town, will follow that
stream through the entire length of
Routt county, thus opening up sec
| tion that has hitherto been remote
from railroads. The road is to be
standard guage. nnd 1t is said that no
serious engineering problems will be
encountered In laying the track.
| Local railroad men are awaiting with
some anxiety the results OF the meet
I ings now being held at Chicago by
the executive officers OF the western
1 roads. on account of the recent with
drnwnl of the Missouri Pacific from
| participation In the Colorado and Utah
| traffic agreements. The general meet
ing of the western roads was to have
been held Tuesday and the conference
\ of the lines directly interested in Colo
RADIO and Utah the following day. But
no word Of either has come to Denver
4 from Chicago. 1t Is stated on good au-
thority that no matter what the action
| Of the meeting. the Missouri Pacific
! will not recede from Its position, that
\ Is to say. Its determination to with
I draw and be free lance 80 far as
! Colorado and Utah are concerned. This
being the case local men still continue
| to fear a rate war In the course of the