Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-08-06
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

small fruit at the Worlds Fair. AT
present 1853 plates OF cherries are being
exhibited. and In order to make a
proper showing OF all fruits it was nee
essary 20 have more room.
improvements that VIII cost $4,000
WI be made at the county hospital in
Denver. stone fence ten feet high
10 cost $4,000. and a steam laundry
plant that viii cali for an expenditure
OF s1,0ap. will be established. In ad
dit!on the grounds will be filled in and
surfaced and the interior OF the build
ings repainted and altered.
Attorney General Miller has been ad-
vised by Attorney General c. c. Cole
man of Kansas that the taking OF tes-
umony in the kansas-Colorado water
rights case Will begin at Wichita Aug
ust 18th. 1t has been Hoped To set the
hearing at a later date owing to the
fact that all of the Colorado evidence
has not been procured, but the Colorado
attorneys will accommodate themselves
to the e,lict and the hearing will pro-
eeed on that date before the referee.
Judge Richardson Of New Mexico.
The Colorado treasury is to be fur
ther enriched by a second oil well sunk
by the Blaney Oil. Gas and Refining
Company OF Florence The new we'll
already has a flow Of 100 barrels per
day, giving an income Of about $40
day. The first well sunk by this COM
pany pays the state royalties amount
/ ing from $50 TO s25 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 stiH a third We'll will be put
into operation soon
Frank S Tesch. deputy superintend-
eut OF insurance. is carefully watching
the operation OF numerous wildcat in
surance companies thought TO be doing
business In Colorado recently. One OF
these concerns wrCte policy for
George Richardson OF Sugar City on
some property he owned in New Mexi-
co The buildings insured were burned
and Richardson has been unable to col
lect the money due him. Owing to the
fact that the property vas located in
New Mexico Mr. Teseh has been unable
TO do anything in the matter. An agent
of the company formerly made his
headquarters in Trinidad s. W. Jacobs
and T. A. Shankiin. two managers OF
insurance companies which are sup
posed TO have done considerable busi-
ness in this state were recently ar
rested in Chicago. and are being held
on s30c0 bonds 10 the federal grand
jury. which will meet in October.
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 similar committee Of the alder
men met at the city hall In joint ses-
sion for the purpose OF perfecting ar
ranEements for receiving bids for the
site. Mayor Speer was present during
the greater part Of the deliberations
The two committees were called 20 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-
tiop of the site for the auditorium. and
after considerable discussion II was de-
eided 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
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.
An opinion that VIII have great ef-
feet on foreign corporations doing
business in Colorado was handed down
by Attorney General Miller July 27th.
In the matter of the Oakland Gold
Mining Company OF Wyoming The
opinion means that any mining com
pany or other corporation that fails to
file articles Of incorporation with the
secretary Of state as demanded by the
law governing such companies cannot
hold any mining property in the state
and lays itself liable to having the
property confiscated. The Oakland
Gold Mining Company has several
mines In the Ward district. Some
time ago the report was made to the
secretary of states office that the com
pany was selling its stock and con
Quoting business without having filed
its articles of incorporation. Neither
had Ine company been paying any
fiat tax. Secretary of State Cowie at
once brought the matter to the notice
of Attorney General Miller and re
quested his opinion regarding the
question.
Colorado has opened the eyes Of
cd of advertising at the Worlds Fair
in st. Louis" said L. w. Wakeley, gen
eral passenger agent OF the Burlington
system at Omaha. He had just re-
turned from an extended visit to st.
Louis. whittier he went to make a sci
entific study of the various advertis-
ing methods to be seen there. With
out doubt the methods of Mr.. Thomas
ID. 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