The Lamar register., 1903-12-30
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS


A. NJ. Pryor of Pueblo made appli-
cation to the land board to purchase
o2S acres of land in Huerfano county
for grazing purposes, but an examina-
tion by the officials convinced them
that valuable coal deposits existed in
the territory which Mr.. Pryor wanted.
hence the application was refused.
AS the result of action taken by the
Chamber OF Commerce, arrangements
were made for the resumption of work
at the mills of the Rocky Mountain
Paper Company in Denver. which were
closed some time ago. The move
ment to reopen the mills was COM
menced two weeks ago at a special
meeting which was called by the
| members to discuss the matter.
Ten members of Company A of
Florence called on Governor Peabody
few days ago. They wanted money
or work. The men We're recruited in
| Denver, but were added to Company
| A. They returned to Denver because
their company recently was relieved
from field duty. They cannot get the
twenty days pay due them until the
next pay rolls are made out, and that
will be in January.
/, Because the office rents at the St
Louis Worlds Fair ground are more
than $1,000 a month, Commissioner-in-
Chief Paul Wilson believes that the
construction of building to represent
the State of Colorado is imperative.
Commissioner Wilson takes exception
to adverse comments which have been
| made concerning the expenditures of
money by the board and says that all
expenditures have been legitimate and
as economical as possible.
Building permits were issued De-
| cember 22d to the directors of the
| State Home for Dependent Children
| for buildings to cost SiS,0O0. all to be
erected at Washington avenue and
Iliff street. In all four buildings will
be constructed, and will include do
mestic building. boys building, hos
pital and two-story brick boiler room.
1t is thought that they can be com
pleted by spring. These buildings are
| already in process of construction.
Will c. Ferril curator of the State
Museum. has an idea which is especial
| ly appropriate just now. This is to
use the Colorado kinnikinnick. with its
beautiful leaves and berries, as a SUBJ
stitute for the time-honored holly in
| Christmas decorations. He argues that
1t would keep thousands OF dollars an
nually in the state which would go to
the mountain families who would gath.
| er and market the kinnikinnick II
demand could be created for it.-Den-
yer News.
Governor Peabody is now taking
most hopeful view of the labor situa-
ton. says the Denver News He is
of the opinion that the worst is over
, and that by the middle of January
matters will begin to assume their nor
NAL conditions in Cripple Creek and
| Telluride. Governor Peabody says that
the news he gets from the coal regions
is to the effect that the output of mines
is on the increase and that the men
who are working are not being inter-
fered with.
Colonel Jessie A. Peabody, daughter
of Governor Peabody and a member of
the staff. will be one of the principal
factors in the governors reception
which will be held in the rooms OF the
Executive Department at the state
house on New Years morning. Colonel
Peabody. who enjoys the distinction of
being the only woman colonel in the
world. will assist her father in receiv-
ing the guests. Others receiving will in
clude Adjutant General Bell and
score of staff Golonels. The executive
rooms will be elaborately decorated for
the occasion, and music and a punch
occasion. Brigadier General Frank d.
Baldwin will be the especial guest of
honor.
The statement is made that Governor
Peabody. with the advice and assist
ance of several other state officials, will
make an effort to raise money enough
next year to avoid a deficit Within
the next few weeks every assessor in
Colorado will be asked to call on the
governor in Denver. When they do
call the plan will be presented for their
consideration. If it is carried out. the
taxable valuation OF the state will be
raised next year fully s90.O00,000
which will give the state additional
revenue to the extent of s360.000 and
prevent a deficit. Each assessor will
be asked to raise the valuation in his
county certain amount. The total
valuation this year was 1892 100000 1t
may be raised to s425. 100000.
At the state engineers office De
cember 23d the bids for the Debeque
bridge were opened. Eleven bids
were presented varying from $1,000 to
SO 900. for span of $50 feet across
the Grand river. The contract was let
to the Treadwell Bridge Company. Con-
tracts for the Dolores county road
from Coke Ovens to Dunton. a dis
tancc of ten miles. have been let to
A. F. Meyers for $4,000. The board of
construction of the BuulderGrand
county road has had the bids for the
construction of that road under con-
sideration. The bids exceed the
amount of the appropriation, but
Boulder county agrees to enter into
contract to- complete such parts of the
road in Boulder county as may not be
met by the appropriation.
Owing to the disappearance of many
leases and bonds from the files of the
State Land Board. Register Mark G.
Woodruff is unable to bring suits, as
contemplated against former holders
of coal lands on which rentals are due
and on which the leases were cancelled
by previous land boards. When a
mixed-up state of affairs in the coal
leases was discovered several weeks
ago. Governor Peabody appointed Har-
ry E. Mulnix to make an investigation
and he submitted his report at the