Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27
COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AND DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL

I Thomas j. Downen OF Pueblo mas
been appointed as member OF the
board OF control of the State Industrial
School for Boys at Golden. Mr.. Down
en- is real estate man and has resid-
ed in Pueblo for many years. He has
| always taken an interest in the moral
training of children. and 1t was for
this reason that his appointment on
the board OF control was urged.
The commissioners OF the Buena
Vista reformatory ask the Legislature
for enough funds. In addition to the
ordinary maintenance expenses. to pro-
vide facilities for improving the condi-
tions OF the convicts. They claim that
unless these facilities are secured the
state might Us well abandon the insti-
tuition and confine all convicts at the
penitentiary. A reading room and IL
brary Is most desired. All the con-
victs there have TO read Is contrib
uted by citizens OF Buena Vista. The
farm affords no opportunity for en-
ployment during the winter months.
The commission desires sufficient funds
to add n shop where the inmates may
be taught trades.
House Bill No. Sc. by Mr.. Morris OF
Arapahoe. for the pensioning OF school
teachers. was recommended for pass
age by the House after very lively
discussion. II was voted down In COM
mittee OF the whole. but the repor.
was afterward amended In regular ses-
sion. The bill provides that after
having taught for twenty-five years.
twenty OF which service Is In the state
OF Colorado any teacher can. on his or
her application. be retired on one-half
pay. In discussing the bill. Mr.. Nor
ris said: Nearly four years ago. the
In uksr NlEa nj 81 n in
out schedules In order to get statistics
OF wages. the cost OF living and other
data. usually compiled by such officers.
Out OF thirty-two different occupations
which Included the different trades.
professions In the cities and mining
and farming. OF these cmploymcats.
the only ones that received less pay
than the teachers were the clerks.
walters. gravel roofers and laborcrs.
The teachers receive nm average salary
OF sts5. ESQ four Industries Just men
toned receive siill less. BARRIERS re-
ccIv. s.ote5. Brickinycrs receive $500.
nearly double what the teachers get.
Carpenters receive sG1s.i7. more than
s!nccr gets si.5i5. or as much ns thrco
teachers. Stenosraphcrs receive
tIS5:5. or more than one and onc-haif
times the teachers average. and this
last In the beat comparison. ns there
are as many women employed In that
business even as In teaching. While
knew that teachers were ridIeuiously
undcrpaid when the value and import
ance OF their work Ii considered. I had
no idea that IL was NO very poor. and
these figures were nH much surprise
TO mo as they must be to you
Game and Fish Commissioner Wood
ard. Governor Pcaboiy'a new nppoin-
tee. was Mt the Office In the capitol yes
tcrday afternoon and received eight or
nine applications for the position OF
game warden. One OF these applicants
is Miss Emma Kciios. Of Routt coun-
~. She wants to be game warden for
district No. :. embracing. Routt and
Ito ninneo counties. nnd a small por-
,ion of I.arimcr. She says she knows
every trail In this district and has
come TO Denver to camp on Commits
sioncr Wcodard'H trail until she gets
the coveted appointment. She says tho
men arc afraid TO do their duty In dis
,rict No. .. but she IL not. She can
ride the range. bust a broncho. or
cinch pack like a man. and believes
she can give an influence and tone to
the ONCE impossible with men. Com
missioner woodard has not named any
wardcns and will not announce any
names until the latter part of March.
He will have the appointmcn, of i've
regular game Wardcns and abou, $50
specials without pay.-Dcnycr News.
Tho State Land Board at a recent
nesting acted on the advice of At,or-
ncy General Miller. took decided
stand on the question of renting cuiti-
waited stale school lands. raising the
price OF rentals 100 per cent. II IL cs-
tima,cd that these cultivated school
lands in the northern part Of the state.
at Greeley. For; Collins. Fort Morgan.
Iosciand and other points. aggregates
about so.00o acres and the rental price
has been raised from 30 cents a year
per acre TO co cents.