The state herald., 1904-03-04

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Gently arrived at the Federal building
and will be fitted at once to the rooms
OF the postmaster, the marshals Of
nee and to several other offices in the
building.
The anual report of the Colorado
Telephone Company, filed with Secre-
tary OF State James A. Cowie, shows
that the total holdings of the company
are valued at $4,S90, ,426.30. The in
debtedness of the concern is placed at
S292,474.07. In Colorado the company
has 1O3 exchanges and S96 toll stations
and the value of the equipment is
placed at $S45,019.42. The Underground
conduits are valued at 1854, $685. SO,
and the cables underground at $685.
S93.Si.
class OF seventeen members was
graduated by the Colorado Training
School OF Nurses at Denver February
25th as follows: Estella Martin, Ella
Groom, Mary L. Campbell, Frances
l.. Dewey. Margaret V. Blackburn.
Clara J. Edgar, Allie Orton Cooper,
Florence Dillingham;. Myrtle S. Keiser.
Ida b. Clark, Nellie Rose Seavey,
Katherine E. McKinnon, Mildred A.
Lodge. Amanda Curtis Raidin. Lena
Brosius Cady and Christine Narath. In
the past sixteen years the school has
graduated 1i4 nurses.
At the office of Attorney General
Miller there was held meeting of all
the attorneys representing the state
and the individual ditch owners in the
Kansas Colorado water controversy.
1t was decided to file a motion on be-
half of the individual ditch owners
asking the United States Supreme
Court to determine whether or not 1t
was necessary to make various cit.
liens of Kansas parties to the suit.
The motion will be filed March Z. and
argument upon 1t will probably come
up late in April.
The distribution of Colorado liter
ature at the st. Louis Worlds Fair
will be greatly aided by an arrange
ment recently made by means Of
which the Colorado Promotion and
Publicity Committee will supply
the Colorado Fair commission with
all the Colorado literature 1t needs,
for distribution at the Colorado head.
quarters at the fair. The committee
will begin shipping large part of its
literature to St Louis as soon as the
books are prepared. The promotion
committee Is also to establish branch
bureau, for literature and information.
on the fair grounds, and the two will
work in harmony and TO the same end
for advancing Colorado. 1T is Just
what we want" said Commissioner
Paul Wilson Of the fair board. 1--WE
were hoping, at least, to get some spe-
cial literature on agriculture and horti.
culture for that is subject about
which more should be said to eastern.
ers. but these additional supplies in
all subjects will be very valuable. We
can give the literature out directly
from the state building.
Adjutant General Bell thinks the
state should obtain the full benefit of
the laws relating to the military poll
tax, which he says had not been col
lected in recent years. Accordingly
he has Issued orders detailing Col.
william II. Sweeney, Jr, retired, to
make a thorough examination of the
assessment rolls Of Pueblo and FL Paso
counties for the years l9O2-03 to de-
tcrmine the number Of persons sub
ject to the tax. Colonel Sweeney also
will examine the trcasurers' books to
see how many persons have not paid
their military obligations to the state
for those years and report the names
Of all such to the adjutant general.
This report is to be completed not
later than March 18th. An examina-
tion of the situation In the city and
county of Denver will be personally
aff AI 10 hxs
and III Paso counties were selected us
field OF operations for Colonel Swee-
ney AT this time because they are the
two largest counties In the state out
side OF Denver Test cases will be
brought in the several counties against
men who have not paid the tax. which
Is 81 per year The penalty for re-
mslng to pay Is not less than $25 nor
more than 800. The penalty for
county officers not doing their duty In
regard to the enrolment and collec-
tion OF the tax Is fixed at not less than
500.
By means OF an arrangement COM
plotcd between the Colorado Worlds
Fair Board and the Colorado Promo
tlon and Publicity Committee, the lat
ter viii supply the board with vast
amounts OF Colorado literature to be
distributed from the Colorado head.
quarters at tho fair. The committee
has already arranged to maintain
branch bureau nt the fair Tor this pur.
pose. but the board Is deslrous. as well,
OF helping In this work. and Secretary
Parker aud Commlssloner.ln.Ch
Paul Wilson have completed the
terms by which thousands OF books
and pamphlets which the committees
special writers are now preparing, will
be given to the people OF the world at
the Colorado headquarters. The con.
summation OF this plan insures, not
only complete cooperation OF these
two organizations at the fair. hut the
most thorough advertising Of Colorado
that In possible at the great eSposi-
tlon. The books and pamphlets that
have been ordered TO be prepared by
the committee include eight leading
books on scenery. climate minerals.
homes, outdoor llfo, agriculture and
horticulture. manufactures and hotels
aud resorts Thomas T. Fiihcr. genor-
nj passenger agent Of the Colorado a.
Southern railway. has general charge
Of the first publication that will be
devoted to Scenic Colorado" and n
will be the handlnmcst book Of the
kind ever published. There will be
20 GOO copies printed NJ first. and more
later In the season, There Will be 20.-
900 copies each of the other seven
books. In addition 10 this literature
the ten financial districts ~ the state.
a. divided for the collection of com