The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-24
COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AND DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL

Thomas j. Downen of Pueblo has
been appointed as a member of the
board of control of the State Industrial
School for Boys at Golden. Mr.. Down
en- is a real estate man and has resid-
co N Pueblo for many years. He has
always taken an interest in the moral
training of children. and it 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 as well abandon Ne insti-
tuition and contine all convicts at the
penitentiary. reading room and Ii
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 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 1t was voted down in COM
mittee of the whole, but the report
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
labor commissioner of this state sent
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 employments,
the only ones that received less pay
than the teachers were the clerks.
walters, gravel roofers and laborers.
The teachers receive an average salary
of s4932 $50 four industries just men
toned receive still less. BARRIERS re-
ceive $704.25. Bricklayers receive $3.50.
nearly double what the teachers get.
Carpenters receive S67S.47, more than
half as much more. A locomotive en-
gineer gees S1,545, or as much as three
teachers. Stenographers receive
s753.25, or more than one and one-half
times the teachers average, and this
last is the best comparison. as there
are as many women employed in that
business even as in teaching. While
knew that teachers were ridiculously
underpaid when the value and import
ance of their work is considered. | had
no idea that it was so very poor, and
these figures were as much surprise
to me as they must be to you"
Game and Fish Commissioner Wood
ard. Governor Peabody's new appoin-
tee, was at the office in the capitol yes
terday afternoon and received eight or
nine applications for the position Of
game warden. One of these applicants
is Miss Emma Kellogg of Routt coun-
ty. She wants to be game warden for
district No. 2, embracing Routt and
Rio Blanco counties. and a small por-
tion of Larimer. She says she knows
every trail in this district and has
come to Denver to camp on Commits
sioner Woodards trail until she gets
the coveted appointment. She says the
men are afraid to do their duty in dis
trict No. 2. but she is not. She can
ride the range. bust n broncho, or
cinch pack like a man. and believes
she can give an influence and tone to
the office impossible with men. Com
missioner Woodard has not named any
wardens and will not announce any
names until the latter part of March.
He will have the appointment of five
regular game wardens and about $50
specials without pay.-Denver News.
The State Land Board at a recent
meeting acted on the advice of Attor-
ney General Miller, took a decided
stand on the question of renting culti-
waited state school lands, raising the
price of rentals 100 per cent. 1t is es-
timated that these cultivated school
lands in the northern part of the state,
at Greeley, Fort Collins. Fort Morgan,
Loveland and other points, aggregates
about 10000 acres and the rental prico
has been raised from 80 cents a YeaT
per acre to 60 cents.
Protest Against Land Bill.