The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

III various counties in the state are
new being constructed. but work on
othefs has been delayed by reason OF
tn TACT that contract bids have so
gisaily exceeded the amounts appropri-
ated by the Legislature. In such cases
It viii be impossible to go ahead with
the work unless the counties interested
ere able and willing to make up the
deficenty.
AT Telluride road was provided for
D! the last Legislature. to run up
bridal Veil basin. The act calls for
road, but does not require it to be q
wagon road. which would cost several
Times the amount of the appropriation.
The people of that vicinity advise the
state engineers Office that q wagon
road is not essential, and are urging
the construction Of a trail. They con-
tend that trail was in mind when the
PHI was passed and that it will amply
meet the needs Of the locality.
Following his decision several weeks
AgO to the effect that franchises OF
auasi- public corporations are taxable,
fudge NJ. S. Bailey on the 9Th inst de-
fided hat the franchises Of the Denver
Gas d Electric Company for the years
Since 1901 are taxable. A dispute arose
between County Treasurer c. 8. Elder
And the light company relative to the
payment of taxes There Is due from
the light company $l51, ,4S4.53 for the
years 1902, 1903 and 1904, and part OF
this money includes the tax on the
franchises of the company. Judge
Bailey gave the company twenty-five
days in which to pay this amount to the
treasurer
Nine new gauging stations have re-
Gently been established in the vicinity
OF Middle park to determine the flow
OF water available In the Grand river
and its tributaries for irrigation and
power purposes. These stations are in
that part of the country to be tapped
by the new Moffat road. Chief Engineer
NJ. c. Hinderlder Of the reclamation
service left Denver about three weeks
ago over the Colorado & Southern to
Dillon, where he was Joined by party
of government surveyors. From there
the party went by wagon to kremm-
ling, and surveys were made along the
Grand river past Hot Sulphur Springs
to the outlet of Grand lake. Three days
were spent in the vicinity of Grand
lake, and two gauging stations were es-
tablished here, one at the outlet and
, on on the north fork Of the Grand.
In the United States Court at Denver
Judge Haliett has just closed a case
~ es,,cs ic .es --s'Ss i"rrclh-rrs 70 farm
ers in some sections OF the state. Sew
eral years ago some parties from Mis-
souri, tried to collect royalty from ev-
cry farmer who had manufactured and
used certain style of hay derrick, on
the ground that the making and using
was an infringement of United States
patent. William II. Dickens, a wealthy
farmer living near Longmont, refused
to pay and was sued. The case has
ragged along for over a year. but proof
vas eventually made that the patent
held by the plaintiffs, Gerry brothers OF
Missouri, was not good, as the machine
lad been used in Colorado before the
time OF application for the patent. This
particular kind of derrick is said to be
more used than any other kind for hay
stacking apparatus among the farmers
near LongmOnt.
When Colorado Day Is celebrated at
he Worlds Fair in September there
probably will be no one in the grounds
who will not remember the name of the
Fair committee are successfully carried
out The crop of melons in the Ar
kansas River district will this year sur
pass by wide margin any which has
yer been harvested, and as a result
when the season is waning in Septem-
ber thousands of cantaloupes will go to
waste on the vines. Negotiations are
now in progress with the Worlds Fair
.sf,r mi, f,f-,U hn Intn nf
ado Day at about that time. when the
rOmmittee of the Rocky Ford Associa-
ion will ship ten cars of iced canta
uupes for free distribution at all points
on the grounds. This would make an
aggregate of 2S0,O00 melons and would
be most effectual advertisement of the
arkansas valley. In addition to these
Ten cars of cantaloupes there will be
5everal cars of watermelons. The
tarmers have agreed to contribute the
melons and crates and the committee
las collected the money for the disJi-
lution.-Denver Republican.
e. H. Long, who was sent on spe-
cial mission by the United States dis
lrict attorneys office three months ago
10 investigate into the alleged viola
ton Of the timber-cutting statute in
the southwestern part of the state, re-
turned Monday night. He reports that
fraud of glaring character has been
committed and that in one township
which he covered. approximated ST.
900 worth of timber had been cut,
and the government robbed to that ex-
tent. Though we have gone but lit
tie way in our Investigations said Mr..
Long, still we have proceeded far
enough for me to see that great fraud
against the United States government
is being perpetrated; no less than ST.
1000 worth of timber having been cut
down in one township-it staggers me
when l think what the total amount
will be. Not only has the timber been
cut in attractive regions; but hundreds
Of picturesque places have been made
bare and unbeautiful In some places
for five miles of streatch. this timber
has been sacrificed to the laying of rail-