The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-13
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

tnan the others, but from different
firm alternately, goes to confirm this
suspicion. New parties recently bid
far below the prices that have pre-
vailed and it is said that the former
Didders at once began to make eXtray-
agant cuts in order to drive out the
new competitors.
The petition for rehearing filed by
the estate creditors in the Brown Pal
ace hotel litigation. was denied by the
Supreme Court on the ground that they
were fully protected. The case was
left exactly as when former opinion
Was written by Chief Justice Gabbert
which reversed the decision Of the
lower court and remanded the case
for further hearing. The per curiam
opinion handed down by the Supreme
Conrt takes the ground that there will
be enough of the estate left to cover
the Indebtedness of the estate itself
and that incurred by Henry G.. Brown.
Tie Supreme Court, in an opinion
written by Judge Steele, has sustained
the verdict of the lower court in the
Anaconda litigation, wherein the town
OF Anaconda succeeded in getting
judgment for taxes against the Ana
,onda Mining Company for street
light and improvements. The mining
company owns a plant of twenty or
rore acres near the town and
contend that as it was not
divided into lots no taxes could
be collected The courts held
that the property was particularly
subject to taxes for the reason that the
company had maintained resort
upon It for several years known as
paradise Alley"
There are no alarming symptoms
Of general drouth in Colorado this
year, said State Engineer Carpenter
discussing recent weather reports and
conditions throughout the state. I'VE
are apparently safe, for a good while
at least. and there is no occasion for
alarm. The recent rains and SHOWS
have furnished enough water to com
pletely insure the first crop, and sew
eral ditches have been filled until they
have broken over. The supply of the
Denver Union Water Company is
Just now about what it was last year
at this time. There is much more snow
in the mountains than is generally be-
llerft and the is being reflected "Yery
day in the increase in the flow of
streams, as is shown by our reports. y
From reports of the commissioners
OF the different water districts through
out the state. which are now being re-
ceived by State Engineer Carpenter.
ditch owners of Colorado are appar-
emily not complying with the law in
the matter of constructing suitable
headgates and rating fumes in bitches.
Notices were sent out from the state
engneer's office some time ago to the
effect that this law must be complied
with. Up to the 5th inst. the commits
sioner from district GS is the only one
who has reported compliance with the
law The other commissioners report
that in many cases the ditch owners
refuse to comply with the law. Mr..
Carpenter will prepare final notices
when all the reports are in. notifying
the delinquents of the penalty.
Governor Peabody has received
from Acting Secretary OF the Navy
Charles H. Darling, which states that
his request to have the bell formerly
used on the old frigatc Colorado in
1856. will be transferred to the new
| 's
plc,ei. The request was made by the
Governor some time ago to have the
old bell placed on Colorado's new ship
The letter from the Navy Department
says the bell is at present being used
on the U. S. S. Puritan. which is sta
toned at the navy yard at League
island, having been removed to this
vessel after the original frisate Colo
radJ was destroyed On this bell are
the letters colorado L. S. w. N. Y.
1856 and on the opposite side, "Puri-
tan 1896" The hell is 253s inches
wide at the mouth and 2lA inches
high and weighs 700 pounds. The bell
is dcscribed as being in good condition
and has clear. musical sound. con
sistcnt with its size and weight.
Another valuable book advertising
the industries of the state has just
tion and Publicity committee and this
with other literature will be distribu-
ted at the St. Louis fair. In it is
shown half-tone engravings of the
principal manufactures of the state.
with a brief description of each. AS
explained in the introduction, it is
mean. W ulSlulSS llblll lll' Dilnh VI l'o
reader the idea that the chief reliance
of Colorado is her mines of silver and
gold Speaking of the manufactures
of Colorado. the statistics show that in
1900 there were $500 manufacturing
establishments in the the state with an
aggregate capitalization OF SG2.9%L35l,
and employing 2i.792 hands. The pay.
roll vas SIS, ,15O,761 per annum and the
value Of the annual produce SlO2,9l1.-
75O. The cost of the material used
was sG6,917.323. Since then there has
been a steady growth. Denver alone
show ing All increase of manufactured
products ranging in value from SAL
36S Cos in that year to Sii ,OOO,
in 1908. Besides a general idea OF
Colorado as manufacturing state the
book contains pictures of such indus
tries as iron works, beet sugar, mining.
machinery packing plant, cotton mills.
smelling and refining works, brick
works, steel works. gold reduction