The Lamar register., 1902-07-09
COLORADO'S CAPITAL.

wise means for effectually fighting for
est fires. The governor and two ap-
praisers We're made the committee,
and $3.50 was appropriated for use in
fighting the dangerous fires in La Pla-
ta 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 MS the stopping of forest
fires.
George II. 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
1,3OO and 400 acres. As n result of
this Colorado will have more room, and
1t 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
n telegram to the commissioners of i'm
migration at Ellis island, New York,
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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
We're being brought from Genoa, Italy.
Mr.. Garman sent 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
of the exposition. They called on d.
rector of Works Taylor and discussed
with him the location of ColOrados
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
at Boulder. July 2nd, released Jesse
Butler from the penitentiary under ha.
beas corpus proceedings. The crime
for which Butler was sentenced to the
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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-
yicts 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 1t over the old trail Of the Platte.
This was in the COS; then Spotswood
Il McClelland bought 1t, and in the
early 70s sold 1t to ID. S. Mott, who
put 1t 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 coach's chief claim to fame lies in
the fact that 1t brought Horace Gree.
ley across the plains.
Attorney General Post has proposed
compromise with the railroads on
their taxes for 1901, advocating that
they be assessed on n 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. c. 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 an
offer which the Sanat Fe has mad;.
there to pay higher tax for 1901 than
If it paid on the basis of this years as
sessment. General Post, in reply,
wrote two letter which were trans
mitted to Acting Governor Coates. 1t
is now thought that all the counties of |