The state herald., 1904-04-29
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

,oiolu ihihSiul tAhlbie az thS
Worlds Fair. He expects to be gone
from Denver until about May 10th.
The State Board of stock Commis-
sioners reports that the dipping of cat
tie infected with the mango in Eastern
Colorado, is now progressing nicely.
The stockmen have developed great
interest in stamping out the disease
and the present spring and summer
season will undoubtedly witness con-
tinued effort to prevent its further
I spread.
Frank S. Tesch, deputy superintend
ent of insurance, has completed COM
parative statement of receipts and dis
bursements of the Colorado insurance
department, which will be included in
his annual report for 1908. The re-
reipts for 1903 We're $l55,20l.36, as COM
pared with $l3S,2l9.i3 in 1902. The
disbursements for 1908 were S2,173.T
less than in 1902, while the receipts
were $16,9Sl.9i more, making the net
increase or surplus turned into state
streasurcr to be credited to general
revenue in 1903 over 1902 $l9 9,145.10.
In the test case brought by Professor
Robert Stockton. one of the former
pdtuIiy VI tlc DCHUol VI hihcs, dbuihSt
the board of trustees for salary from
Iuly 1st to September 18th last, Judge
De France at Golden has decided in
favor of the plalntiff The designations
OF Professor stNekton and others were
accepted at the time of the trouble
among members OF the faculty last
year, but they claim their contracts
with the board entitled them to sala-
.ries until the beginning of the new
term, and the decision Of Judge De
France was in their favor. The board
of trustees gave notice of an appeal
10 the Supreme Court.
Eight bids were received at the
state engineers office for building the
proposed steel bridge over the Bear
river at Steamboat Springs, which
were as follows: II. 7. Ward & Co.,
Iof Lincoln, Neb., $1,000; the Minnealo.
Ills Steel & Machinery Co. s6,9i0; tie
Campbell & Flager Bridge Co., of
Council Bluffs, S6,6iS; the Missouri
Valley Bridge Co., of Omaha. sG.740;
C. G.. Sheeley of Lincoln, S6,S32: Hugh.
es e. Stewart of Denver, s6,S00; the
M. J. Patterson Construction Co. of
Denver, s6,OO7. The figures submitted
are all over the appropriation Of $4,000
allowed for building the bridge. The
county must donate a certain amount
for this purpose or the bridge cannot
be built.
The recent meeting of representa-
tiyes of the associated bitches of the
Platte valley with State Engineer Car
penter has resulted in an agreement
to establish a rating station above the
intake pipes OF the Denver Union Wa
ter Company In the Platte for the pur-
pose of securing actual measurements
of the water used by that corporation.
The state engineer will investigate the
situation and see If such station can
be established at cost not to exceed
$500. The water company and the as.
sociated bitches, which comprises dis
tricts No. 2, Z, and .. will bear the
expense OF the station. BY this ar.
rangcment It is hoped to bring about
n measure of good feeling between
the complaining farmers and the water
company.
II is probable that through person.
nj letter written by Governor Peabody
10 Secretary Moody of the navy, an old
bell which once adorned the frigatc
COLORADO rs early as 1861, will be
ored cruiser Colorado" This bell has
inscribed upon II the name Colorado"
and the year "lSGl." When the fri
gate which carried II originally was de-
stroyed the bell was placed on another
frigate called the Puritan" whore II
is at this time Learning Of this fact
the governor wrote to Secretary Moody
and received n reply stating that the
secretary would be glad to render his
services In securing the transfer to the
new cruiser and that he had turned the
matter over TO the bureau OF instruc-
tlon. where the transfer. II found prac-
tlcablc, will be carried out.
The Denver News Of April 10th says
The streams oi Colorado are now be.
ing rapidly stocked with trout fry.
Yesterday 10000 small trout were
shipped to Green Mountain falls by
Game Commissioner Woodnrd. and as
many more arr TO go to Manltou, TO
be placed In RuNtun creek. To-day
10000 will be sent to Colorado Springs
to be Cmptied into tho Little Fountain
creek In Bear creek. Just above Nor.
rlson, 10000 have just been liberated,
and an equal number have been put
into Clear creek at Georgetown. Otk.
or recent distributions are: Cache 10
Poudre river Ht Fort Collins. 10000:
Empire. ON branch Of the Frazier
river, 10000: Fort Lyons. In the
branch OF the St Vrnln. which flows
through Estes park. 10000; the South
fork of the South Poudre, and the Big
Thompson near Lovoland, 10000 each.
The nshing season will not open until
June. and Commissioner WoOdard an.
nuuncos that be intends 10 see that the
! law iA strictly enforced to that time.
When Thomas w. Parker. secretary
uf the Colorado Promotion and pnhllci-
ty committee. returned from 81. Louis
a few days ago, he said "COlOradans
viii be nmhzCl NJ ColorndO's showing
al the Worlds Fair. We will take.
am convinced first prize for our mag
ulfeent mineral exhibit. mud n second
first prigo for the manner In which II
hna been Installed. We will run Cali
fornin hard for first prize In the hor-
,iculturai exhibit We have been par
| t!cuarly fortunate In securing space IN
| all Of the biz buildings, and | fay
| ngniu-Cnlorndo will be amazed nj its
! own showing. III admit" continued
Mr.. Parker. "ihat when I reached -
Louis In search Of headquarters for
our bureau. the outlook wna dubious
They tried 10 shunt me away on into
tho Inside Inn. building on an out.
afsthc.waY corner ! would not ngreo,
nnd nnent some time meeting directors
and others, clothed deep IN oflrlaldum,
aud before / was through ! hud secured
space In the very center NJ the build.
/ Ing af agriculture II Il the biggest
! structure ever erected In tho world n