The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

this So. ul Ahner Thomas Gross.
wanted l Boulder county on he charge
OF has assaulted Clara Bohn III
Lyons .ls, september.
ON 1Ae headings filed in the District
Coirt "I l%Eyer. Judge johnson found
III faf 1r Adams and Arapahue coun-
ties ~ heir mandamus suits against
the Cib and County of Denver for the
lmmeu.a.H payment OF SlU3.o0O TO those
counhe- heir share of the assets of
old AEaDlhOc Judge Johnson, how
ever. allowed the district attorney three
days IL which 10 file supplemental re-
ply to 'rn petitions of the two outside
, count
The .p which J. A Holmberg. state
auditor James Cowie. secretary OF
state, aud r. X, Leese. secretary of the
State Board OF Equalization, planned
to TAX s-day to counties i'll the north
! eastern part Of the state has been de-
ferred for one week because it is not
convenient for the officers first named
to mai the trip this week, says the
Denv.r Republican of January 25th
The GRAND OF these gentlemen is i'll
furthe'ance Of the plan Of the Stale
Board ot Equalization to get higher
| valuat IONS this year so that the states
revenuc would be increased.
Residouts Of Washington county will
be pleased to learn that steps Will be
taken at once by the state engineer
toward The construction of the road in
that county for which the Legislature
made an appropriation several years
ago. This appropriation for Washing
iu.s II,.h
and s. 500 is available for the work
contempIated The Legislature made
an Appropriation several years ago
for a road running through Morgan.
Washington and Yuma counties, almost
parable 10 the railroad. Morgan and
Yuma spent their share of the money.
| but the residents Of Washington coun-
ty were not quite ready for the i'm
provement contemplated. hence the
money vas left in the state treasury.
Supplemental Eleadings were filed in
the Worlds Fair Board cases which
are nov lodged in the District Court
One case is that of Harry casady.
treasure of the board. against Van L.
Rouse former treasurer; the other is
the people against Rouse. These suits
are to force Rouse to turn over SIS
900 OF the money appropriated for the
board which is held by the former trea-
surer The supplemental p!eadingS
show that the term of office of the old
| hoais .jf which Rouse WAS a member,
! expired on December 3lst last, and that
on The same day Governor Peabody ap-
pointed new board. All of the mem-
| bcrS of the new board are the same as
those of the old. except that Casady is
made treasurer in place Of Rouse. who
| was removed before the end of last
year.
One of the schemes approved by the
executive committee of the Colorado
Promotion and Publicity Committee is
the presentation Of Colorado scenery.
cities, buildings. mines, factories, and
everything that can be shown to ad-
vantage in moving pictures and through
tho use Of stereOpticOns. A moving
picture machine and stercopticon will
be p.aced in the transportation building
at tue St. Louis Exposition. Another
scheme that has been approved is to
have made a relief map OF the entire
Arkansas valley, covering the district
bel"een Leadville and The state line.
cas- and west. and between Palmer
ldhE anu llElddt. ioi VI ut'h '''''''
The preparation of the map will cost
$4,000. II will be in relief, mountain
peaks being about two feet high, and
Other Typographical features i'll propor-
tiUu 1t will be absolutely correct.
Througn n decision rendered by
judge Carpenter in the District Court
at Uanver in the corporation license
tax rase against the American Sm"lt-
Ing nd Refining Company that corpor-
alton has no standing In the courts OF
rhr tate ana can not invoke their aid
To pnforcc its contracts. In announc-
iue is decision Judge Carpenter said;
$50 lOng as it confines itself to inter
s1a'- commerce | presume it has a
u-.. to go ahead. But the state, un-
til 5 legal demands are satisfied. is
uur Dound to extend any protection to
rlI .rce it's contracts in any court. As
| unlerstand, that is all that rs meant
by mis- judgment of custer. And it
is zen at any time to the corporation |
to r,store itself to the privileges it
ha- Ost by the payment of the taxes.
That is the law Whenever they see
m I'D pay this tax with "A certain pen
a,t. Tor the delay. the forfeiture. as it |
o.
pei on-shall be removed Notice |
ul iI appeal was given.
The Colorado Promotion and Publici- |
ty DJmmittee is an organization backed |
by he leading business men of the
sta'. and is formed for the purpos" of |
a., ,rtising the resources Of the entire |
stat. of Colorado. No particular city |
ol Tritory is TO be favOved, but every |
county in the state is to he represented |
in he work 1t is also the purpose OF |
thr DOmmittee to aid the various cities
an towns of the state in advertising |
fcs'aI days given in these places. Of
hcl- of the committee Will be main
taiuod in Denver. Colorado Springs and |
st I.ouis. and a special effort is to be
made to secure conventions for Colo
IaHo during the next year. 1t is the
purpose to make the Colorado Promo
ton and Publicity Committee the Off
cia, advertising bureau for the entire