The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-05
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

proper showing Of all fruits 1t was nee
essaFy 10 have more room.
improvements that will cost SIS 1000
VIII be made at the county hospital in
Denver A stone fence ten feet high
to cost $4,000. and steam laundry
plan that will call for an expenditure
OF 1900. will be established. In ad-
d1tion the grounds will be filled in and
surfaced and the interior of the build
1ngs reprinted and altered.
Heavy rains in the southern part OF
the state have broken the prolonged
drought in that section, according to
the weekly crop bulletin for the week
ending July 25th. Heavy showers have
occurred along the eastern slope. In the
lower Arkansas valley and the south
ern part of San Luis park; elsewhere
the rainfall has been light. and more
Is needed. especially in the extreme
southern counties, wheresevere drought
prevails.
Attorney General Miller has been ad-
vised by Attorney General G. G. Cole
man Of Kansas that the taking of tes-
tinuny in the KansasColorado water
right case will begin at Wichita Aug
ust 18th. 1t has been hoped to set tho
hearing at a later date owing to the
fac that all of the Colorado evidence
mas not been procured. but the Colorado
attorneys will accommodate themselves
to the cdict and the hearing will pro
coed on that date before the referee,
Judgo Richardson of New Mexico.
The Colorado treasury is to be fur
thor enriched by second oil well sunk
by the Blaney Oil, Gas and Refining
Company of Florence. The new well
already has a flow of 100 barrels per
DAY, giving an income of about $40 a
day. The first well sunk by this COM
pam pays the state royalties amount
ing from $50 to $25 per day at the pres
ent time. Register Woodruff of the
land board is greatly pleased with the
success of the wells in that vicinity.
He says still third well will be put
into operation soon.
Al a meeting Of the land board re-
Gently reservoir right of way was
granted to William J. Farr of Weld
county Ten years ago Mr.. Farr made
application to the board for the right
of way in question and proceeded to
build his reservoir. The application
was filed away in the archives of the
land office and never presented to the
board for action. Register Woodruff
i.scovered it one day while nOsing
around among old claims and began
PRESSING the case Carr was granted
the right of way and paid over to the
state f1,736 for the use of the land up
to the present time.
The first decisive step toward the
erection of the new auditorium for
Denver was taken on the 30th ult. when
The committee on grounds and public
buildings of the Board of Supervisors
and a similar committee of the alder
men met at the city hall in joint SEES
sion for the purpose of perfecting ar
Engagements for receiving bids :or the
site. Mayor Speer was present during
the greater part of the deliberations.
The two committees were called to or
der by Supervisor Smith. who was later
chosen permanent chairman of the
Joint committee. with Alderman Ma
honey, secretary. Following the organ
ization the committee took up the ques-
non of the site for the auditorium. and
after considerable discussion 1t was de-
rlded that the ground surface should
not be less than 266 feet by 200 to 300
feet. This means an area of from SIX
teen to twenty four city lots. with a
frontage of not less than 200 feet or
more than 300 feet, extending back to
a depth of 266 feet. The sentiment
among the members Of the committee
seemed to be that the auditorium
should be located down town. No site
was mentioned by the committeeman.
Colorado has opened the eyes OF
the eastern world by her unique meth
cd of advertising at tho Worlds Fair
in st. Louis" said l.. w. Wakeley, gen
eral passenger agent Of the Burlington
system at Omaha. He had just re-
urned from an extended visit to st.
Louis, whittier he went to make sci
eutific study of the various advertis-
ing methods to be seen there. with
out doubt the methods of Mr.. Thomas
D. Parker, secretary of the Colorado
Promotion and Publicity Committee,
are attractive, telling and compelling.
Of course, there are other efforts,
along other lines. and they do
much good. but the work of the
publicity committee is as attractive as
a Colorado summer sunset and com
= S the attention of crowds of visit
ors. The bureau is always crowded
and one can see visitors all over the
vast grounds carefully carrying away
the attractive literature handed out so
lreely. Frankly, | was surprised at the
5trong hold this advertising has taken
on the eastern public. and to say that
colorado is the best advertised of all
the western states is not stretching
the statement at all. The agricultural
monographs are fascinating; for every
dollar spent in their dissemination the
state will get return of 81 600 in en-
uprising citizens from other sections.
And the booklet on ColoradO's climate
is worth mint to the railroads com
ing to Colorado from the East filling
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