Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-13

Governor Peabody has appointed
Adcibcrt l. Wilson OF Creede rs county
commissioner OF Mineral county TO
take the place of William c. Sloan. re-
rigncd.
Another S,ra;ton suit has been filed
In the United States Circuit Court at
Denver. IL was not m original COM
plant. but was sent up from the State
District court Of FL Paso county. The
suit IL that OF W. II. Sp.rgeon and II.
@. Cassiday. suing as n frm of attor-
neys. the demand being for $50. 600 made
on n contract by which they were to
receive that sum II the elder STATIONS
will was broken. The case was taken
to the United States Courts. rs Mr..
Stratton Is n resident OF California.
Mayor Wright of Denver has re.
ccIved word that the new cruiser Den
yer. which went on her trial trip Oc-
tobcr 23d and has just returned to
Philadelphia. has proved beneath the
speed requirement. Owing to this de.
fcIency she will require TO have her
works completely remodeled. which
undertaking will occupy year at
least. This will prevent her entering
commission next year. rs was expect.
ed. The magnificent punch bowl and
set given by the citizens of Denver is
stIll at the mayors office at city hall.
The mayor says he thinks the bell has
probably been placed on the cruiser.
definite information.
Incorporation papers were fled on
the ith inst for the Uintah Railway
Company. which Is Incorporated for
s5OO.0O0 and will operate in Western
L.. n
Baxter of st. Louis. A. G. Chisholm
and William n. Vale OF Denver. The
latter is in the Office of wolcott. Vale
& Waterman, attorneys for the Rio
Grande. The road will be operated as
an Independent company. but is in
tended as n feeder for the Rio Grande.
II will leave the main line of that road
at Crcyasse and run in northerly d.
rection. The country into which IL
penetrates is rich in mineral and one
of the products expected to be easily
secured is asphaltum. Mesa. Garfield
and Rio Blanco counties will be the
scene of the operations of the new
road. The line has been surveyed In
n general way through the country In
which II is to run. but the exact loca-
ton has not been determined upon.
No efforts will be spared by the state
land board to save the forests of Colo
RADIO. The board fully realizes the
necessity for preserving the timber and
will take every precaution. The MEM
bers of the board say that they are will
ling to exchange timber land with the
federal government for agricultural
land so that the forests may come di-
rectly under government supervision.
This idea has many supporters in the
state. for In spite OF the effort of the
state officials. much timber is stolen
each year and II is believed that the
United States authorities can furnish
| much better protection that the state.
! II the stealing of timber continues, the
water supply of the state will be af-
fected very materially. and another
| source of trouble is found in the
numerous forest fires. A committee
of the Chamber of Commerce is con-
sidering the situation and will make
such recommendations as are con-
sidered helpful in solving the problem
of forest protection.
The Du Bois home at Twenty.ninth
and Downing has been secured for
the new house Of detention in Denver.
II is a large, seventeen.room house.
with wide grounds which can be con.
verted into Fairgrounds and will re.
| quire but little alteration to make II
suited for its new use. The house has
been leased for three years, with the
privilege of five, at s75 per month.
| The detention house will be used for
delinquent children who have been ar.
| rested for misdemelnors or even fel.
! onies. instead of placing them In the
city jail.