The Holly chieftain., 1904-08-05
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

present l63 plates of cherries are being
exhibited and in order to make a
proper showing Of all fruits it wss nee
essary 10 have more room.
improvements that will cost $4,000
will be made at the county hospital in
Denver. A stone fence ten feet high
TO cost 5000, and steam laundry
plant that will call for an expenditure
Of 5000. will be established. In ad-
dition the grounds will be filled in and
surfaced and the interior of the build
ings repainted and altered.
Heavy rains in the southern part OF
the state nave broken the prolonged
drought in that section, according to
the weekly crop bulletin for the week
ending July 25th. Heavy showers have
occurred along the eastern slope, in the
lower Arkansas valley and the south
ern part OF San Luis park: elsewhere
the rainfall has been light. and more
is needed. especially in the extreme
southern counties, where severe drought
prevails.
Attorney General Miller has been ad-
Nised by Attorney Gene. al c. c. Cole
man of Kansas that the taking OF tes-
timOny in the kansas-CUlorado water
rights case will begin at Wichita Aug
ust 18th. II has been hoped to set tho
hearing al later date owing to the
fact that all of the Colorado evidence
has not been procured. but the Colorado
attorneys will accommodate themselves
TO the eGist and the hearing will pro-
ceed on that date before the referee,
Judge Richardson of New Mexico.
The Colorado treasury is to be fur
ther enriched by second oil well sunk
by the Blaney Oil, Gas and Refining
Company of Florence. The new well
already has flow of 100 barrels per
day, giving an income of about $40
day. The first well sunk by this COM
pany pays the state royalties amount
ing from $50 to $25 per day at the pres
ent time Register Woodruff of the
land board is greatly pleased with the
success of the wells in that vicinity.
He says still a third well will be put
into operation soon.
At a meeting os the land board re-
Gently reservoir right of way was
granted 10 William J. Farr of Weld
county Ten years ago Mr.. Farr made
application to the board for the right
of way in question and proceeded to
, build his reservoir The application
was filed away in the archives of the
land Office and never presented to the
board for action. Register Woodruff
/ discovered ii one day while Messing
around among old claims and began
| pressing the case. Carr was granted
! the right of way and paid over TO The
/ state sl.736 for the use of the LAID ED
| to the present time.
| The first decisive step toward the
erection of the new auditorium for
! Denver was taken on the 30ih ult. when
+ the committee on grounds and public
/ buildings of the Board of Supervisors
and a similar committee of the alder
| men met at the city han in joint Ses-
/ sion for the purpose of pertect'ng ar
! Iangements for receiving bids .or the
/ ste Mayor Speer was present during
/ tie g.eater part of the deliberations.
| The two committees were called to or
der by Supervisor Smith, who was later
| chosen permanent chairman of the
| joint committee, with Alderman Ma
honey. secretary. Following the organ
| jzation the committee took up the ques-
| ton of the site for the auditorium. and
| after considerable discussion it was de-
cided thar the ground surface should
| not be less than 266 feet by 200 to 300
| feet. This means an area of from six
| teen to twenty four city lots. with a
! frontage of not less than 200 feet or
more than 800 feet, extending back to
depth of PEG feet The sentiment
among the members of the committee
| seemed TO be that the auditorium
should be located down town. No site
was mentioned by the committeeman.
Colorado has opened the eyes OF
the eastern world by her unique meth
oG Of advertising at the Worlds Fair
in St. Louis. said l.. w. Wakeley. gen.
eral passenger agent Of the Burlington
| system at Omaha. He had just re-
turned from an extended visit to ST.
| Louis, whittier he went to make a sci.
| entific study of the various advertis-
ing methods to be seen there. with
out doubt the methods Of Mr.. Thomas
| D. Parker, secretary of the Colorado
Promotion and Publicity Committee.
are attractive. telling and compelling.
| OF course, there are other efforts,
along other lines, and they do
much good, but the work of the
| publicity committee is as attrac ctive as
| a Colorado summer sunset and com
| pD.s the attention of crowds of visit
| ors. The bureau is always crowded
and one can see visitors all over the
vast grounds carefully carrying away
| the attractive literature handed out so
| freely. Frankly, was surprised at the
| strong hold this advertising has taken
on the eastern public, and to say that
Colorado is the best advertised of all
the western states is not stretching
the statement at all. The agricultural
monographs are fascinating: for every