Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-01-01
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

for grazing purposes. but an examina-
| tion by the officials convinced them
that valuable coal deposits existed in
the territory which MIR. Pryor wanted,
hence the application was refused,
Ten members OF Company A OF
| Florence called on Governor Peabody
a few days ago. They wanted money
or work. The men were recruited In
Denver. but were added To Company
A. They returned TO Dcnvec' because
their company recently was relieved
| from field duty. They cannot get the
twenty days pay due them until the
next pay rolls are made out, and that
VIII be In January.
Because the office rents at the ST.
| Louis Worlds Fair ground are more
| than 81 600 Il month. Commlssioner-in-
| Chief Paul Wilson believes that the
construction Of building To represent
the State Of Colorado Is imperative.
Commissioner Wilson takes exception
to adverse comments which have been
! made concerning the expenditures OF
money by the board and says that all
expenditures have been legitimate and
as economical as, possible.
Gen. David J. Cook. bailir OF the
| Denver Police Court and Il veteran
shcrIff. police officer. detective and mi
1
heart disease ON the day after Christ
mas. but is now reported To he recover
Ing. General Cook, whose experiences
were long ago written up In his book.
Hands Up" IL one OF tho most pic
turcsquc characters In the state, To
which ne has rendered services OF great
Importance.
| Building permits were issued De
cembcr I'D TO tho directors OF the
State Home for Dependent Children
| for buildings TO cost $4,000. all To be
erected at Washington avenue and
lin street. In all iour buildings viii
he constructed. and will include u do
nestle building. boys building. hos
pital and two'Etory brick boiler room.
II Is thought that they can be com
| plcted by spring. Thes. buildings are
already In process OF construction.
VIII c. F.rril. curator of the State
Museum. has an Idea which IL especial
iy appropriate Just now. This is To
use the Colorado kinnikinnlck. with Its
beautiful leaves and berries. as n sub
stItute for the timc-honorcd holly In
/ Christmas decorations. lie argues that
II would keep thousands OF dollars an
nualiy In the state which would 20 to
the mountain families who would gath
cr and market the kinnikinnick II u
demand could be created FOR it.-Dcn'
vcr News.
| Mark Powers. tho recipient OF
Christmas-day pardon from Governor
| Peabody, mt once came to Denver to
join his two daughters. who are young
ladies. Mr.. Powers has nothing but
words OF Kindness for the wardcns who
were In charge OF the pcnitentiary dur
Ing his confinement. Since he was
committed to the state pcnitcntiary. c.
J.. Hoyt served two. terms as warden.
Jack" Martin served two terms. and
John Clcghorn IN serving his second
term. All OF them. he says. treated him
kindly. and the only way he knew that
he was In prison was through seeing
| III, gEay stone walls about him and
knowing that hc could not go beyond
| them.
At n meeting held December eth the
Denver Amaigamatcd Trades Assembly
| ratified the appeal which In being sent
throughout the state by the Colorado
State Federation OF Labor. John OIL
Yer and ". Grant Hamilton of the
| Typographical Union and Harry Is.
Waters OF the Cooks Union were ap-
pointed committee to draft resolu-
tions to be sent to President Roose-
welt and members OF Congress. The
resolutions are to embody protest
against the action Of Governor Peabody
and the state militia. and ask such pro-
lection for the mines .'ns is guaranteed
| under the constitution OF the United
States" The assembly instructed the
various locals to draft similar peti-
tions and forward them to Washington.
In response to inquiries sent out by
New York paper to state governors
rs to what they consider the most i'm
portant development in sight in their
states for the forthcoming year. Gov
ernor Peabody OF Colorado wrote:
My opinion is that by reason of Colo
radios natural location and extensive
resources, the irrigation bill recently
passed by Congress will prove espe-
cially beneficial to this state in its
application. That n reservoir system.
by encouraging irrigation. enlarging
and developing our agricultural field
and increasing and promoting the pro-
duction OF the sugar beet will work
untold good. With these developed
comforts surrounding us. we should
and will be free from the blighting ef
fects of anarchy and Socialism"
Owing to the disappearance of many
leases and bonds from the files Of the
State Land Board. Register Mark G.
Woodruff is unable to bring suits. as
] contemplated. against former holders
4, of coal lands on which rentals are due
| and on which the leases were Cancelled
by previous land boards. When a
| mixed-up state of affairs in the coal
leases was discovered several weeks
ago. Governor Peabody appointed Har-
ry T.. Mulnix to make an investigation
and he submitted his report at the
meeting of the Land Board December
23d. This shows that III many instances
bonds and all papers pertaining to GER
ain leases are missing from the files.
The papers are supposed to have been
removed during the previous admins
trations. for all the cancellations are
registered in 1900. 1901. 1902 and the
early part of 1908.