The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-28
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

Issued requisition papers to Governor
Dockery of Missouri for the return 10
this state of Abner Thomas Gross.
wanted in Boulder county on the charge
OF having assaulted Clara Bohn in
Lyons last September.
In order to render the state house
absolutely safe from fire. the Board OF
Capitol Commissioners has decided TO
replace the fire hose with what is
known as the underwriters hign-grade
two-inch linen fire hose. The old hose
is rubber and worn out.
On the pleadings filed in the District
Court OF Denver Judge johnson found
in favcr of Adams and Arapahoe eoun-
ties in theiT mandamus suits against
the City and County OF Denver for the
immediate payment OF 100000 to those
counties as their share OF the assets oil
old Arapahoe. Judge Johnson, how
ever. allowed the district attorney three
days in which to file a supplemental re-
ply to the petitions of the two outside
counties.
Supplemental pleadings were filed in
the Worlds Fair Board cases which
are now lodged in the District Court.
one case is that of Harry Casady.
treasurer of the board. against Van L.
Rouse, former treasurer the other is
the people against Rouse. These suits
are to force Rouse TO turn over SIS
900 of the money appropriated FOR the
board which is held by the former trea-
surer The supplemental pleadings
show that the term of office of the old
board. OF which Rouse was member.
expired on December 3lst last, and that
on the same day Governor Peabody ap-
pointed Il new board. All of the mem
bers of the new board are the same as
those of the old. except that Casady is
made treasurer in place of Rouse. who
was removed before the end OF last
year.
One OF the schemes approved by the
executive committee of the Colorado
Promotion and Publicity Committee is
the presentation of Colorado scenery,
cities. buildings. mines. factories. and
everything that can be shown 10 ad-
vantage Ia moving pictures and through
the use of stereopticons. A moving
picture machine and stereopticon VIII
be placed In the transportation building
at the St. Lodis Exposition. Another
scheme that has been approved Is TO
have made a relief map of the entire
Arkansas valley. covering the district
between Leadville and the state line.
east and west, and between Palmer
Lake and Trinidad. north and south
The preparation OF the map VIII cost
$1,000 1t will be in relief, mountain
peaks being about two feet high. and
other typographical features in propor-
tion. 1t will he absolutely correct.
Through decision rendered by
Judge Carpenter in the District Court
at Denver In the corporation license
tax case against the American Smelt-
ID n
alton has no standing IN the courts Of
the state and can not invoke their aid
to enforce its contracts. In announc-
ing his decision Judge Carpenter said:
so long as II confines itself to inter
state commerce | presume IL has
right to go ahead. But the state, un-
I'll its legal demands are satisfied. Is
not bound to extend any protection to
enforce its contracts in any court. As
| understand. that is all that is meant
by this judgment of custer. And II
is open at any time to the corporation
to restore itself to the privileges 1t
has lost by the payment of the taxes.
That is the law. Whenever they see
fit to pay this tax with a certain pen
atty for the delay. the forfeiture. as It
is called in the statute-in fact sus-
pension-shall be removed" Notice
Of an appeal was given.
The Colorado Promotion and Publici-
ty Committee is an organization backed
by the leading business men of the
state and is formed for the purpose OF
advertising the resources of the entire
state of Colorado. No particular city
of territory is to be favored. but every
county in the state is to be represented
in the work II is also the purpose OF
the committee 10 aid the various cities
and towns of the state in advertising
festal days given in these places. Of
fees of the committee will be main
tnined in Denver, Colorado Springs and
st. Louis, and a special effort IS to be
made to secure conventions for Colo
RADIO during the next year. IL Is the
purpose to make the Colorado Promo
tion and Publicity Committee the off
cial advertising bureau for the entire
state. The personnel of the committee.
representing every section of Colorado
is such as to insure its success. and ef-
forts will be made to secure the coop
Grafton Of every city and town in the
work
One OF the most noticeable features of
the records In the state engineers of
fee during the last six months is the
large number of filings that have been
made on water for power purposes
They are greatly in excess OF the NJ
ings madee for irrigation purposes. The
conclusion which is drawn from this
condition OF affairs is that a great deal
Of money is being spent in Colorado At
this time in enterprises having to do
with the development of power from
water. Not only are power companies
filing on water not already appropri-
ated for power purposes. but some or
the larger corporations are Offering
fancy figures for the use of water al
ready appropriated for other purposes.
in the development Of power enter