Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-01-29
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

'asAeu ftlulhltloh palsth W 'oNtAH's
pockeTy Of Missouri for the return Ia
this state OF AbRer Thomas Gross.
wanted in Boulder county on the charge
OF having assaulted Clara Bonn in
Lyons last September.
In order to render the state house
absolutely safe from tire. the Board of
Capitol Commissioners has decided Ia
replace the iire hose with what Is
known rs the underwriters hign-grade
two-inch linen lire hose. The old hose
Is rubber and worn out.
On the pieadings filed In the District
Court OF Denver. Judge Johnson found
In favor OF Adams and Arapahoe coun-
ties in their mandamus suits against
the City and County OF Denver for the
Immediate payment OF slvj.Uvy To those
counties rs their share OF the assets OF
old Arapahoe. Judge Johnson. how
ever. allowed the district attorney three
days IN which TO iiie a supplemental re-
ply to the petitions OF the TWO outside
counties.
Supplemental pleadinss wer. hled In
the Worlds Fair Board cases which
are now lodged In the District Court.
One case is that of Harry Cassidy.
treasurer OF the board. against Van l..
the people against Rouse. These suits
are TO force Rouse to turn over fls.-
900 OF III. money appropriated for the
board which is held by tn. former trea-
surcr. The supplemental plcadlnsS
show that the term OF office OF the old
board. OF which Rouse was a member.
expired ON December 5ist last. ana that
ON the same day Governor Peabody np-
pointed new board, All OF the mcm-
bcrs OF tn. new board are III. sam. m
those OF the old. except that Casady iS
made treasurer In place OF Rouse. who
was removed before the .nd OF last
year.
One Of the schemes approved by the
executive committc" of the Colorado
Promotion and Publicity Committee Is
the presentation Of Colorado scenery.
elites. buildings. mines. factories. ana
everything that can bs shown to ni-
vantage la noyIn. pictures and through
the Use Of st.r-opticonE. \ moving
picture machine and St.rcopticon VIII
be placed IN the transportation building
Mt the 81. Louis Exposition Another
scheme that has been approved iS to
have made relief map OF the entire
Arkansas valley. covering the district
between L"ndvIilc and tn. state line.
Lake and Trinidad. north and south.
The preparation OF the map VIII cost
s3.0GJ. IL will he In relief. mountain
peaks being about two feet high. and
other Typographical features In proper
ton. l, will be absolutely correct.
Through decision rendered by
Judge Carpenter In the District Court
Mt Denver In the corporation license
IrU hn AtUu
Ing and Refining Company that corpor.
alton has no standing III the Colrts OF
the state and can not invoke their aid
to enforce iiE contracts. In RnnOunc.
Ing his decision Judge Carpenter said:
$50 long as II confines Itself TO Inter.
state commerce | presume IL has
right to go ahead. But the state. un-
I'll It's legal demands are satisfied. is
not bound TO extend any protection to
enforce Its contracts In any court. As
I understand. that Is n!l that Is meant
by this Judgment OF custer. And IL
Is open ut any time to the corporation
to restore itself TO the privileges 1t
has lost by the payment OF tn" taxes.
That Is the law. Whenever they see
1T to pay this tax with certain pen.
atty for the delay. the forfeiture. as II
is called Ia the statuic-in fact n sus.
ntHSlUH-hEtlt
Of an appeal was given.
The Colorado Promotion and PublicI-
ty Committee is an organization backed
by the leading business men Of the
state and is formed for the purpose OF
advertising the resources OF the entire
state Of Colorado. No particular city
OF territory Is to be favored. but every
county in the state Is to be represented
ala..
the committee to aid the various cities
and towns OF the state in advertising
festal days given In these places. Of
fees OF the committee will be main
tained in Denver. Colorado Springs and
st. Louis. and special effort Is to be
made to secure conventions for Colo
rado during the next year. II Is the
purpose to make the Colorado Promo
ton and Publicity Committee the OIL
cial advertising bureau for the entire
state. The personnel OF the committee.
every section OF Colorado
Is such as to insure its success. and eli
forts will be made to secure the coop
Grafton of every city and town In the
work.
One Of the most noticeable features OF
the records in the state engineers of
flee during the last six months Is the
large number of filings that have been
made on water for power purposes.
They are greatly in excess OF the III
ings madee for irrigation purposes. The
conclusion which Is drawn from this
condition of affairs is that great deal
Of money is being spent in Colorado at
this time in enterprises having to do
with the development of power from
water. Not only are power companies
filing on water not already appropri- !
atcd for power purposes. but some OF
the larger corporations are offering |.
fancy figures for the use of water al |
ready appropriated for other purposes. |
in the development of power enter
prises. II is stated on reliable authors !
y that the city of Colorado Springs has |
jeen offered SO coo. 600 for It's water sys-
em. The most Importance part of the |