Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-01-12
sTRATT0N COLD
LARGE GAIN IN ESTATE OF DEAD
MILLIONAIRE.
BIG PROFITS ON PROPERTY

Report Of Trustees Shows Growing
Fund fer strsston heme-Msny
Lawyers We'll Psid-litisstion De-
lays Work.
Colorado Springs.-The annual re-
porr Of the siratton estate from jan
usry ]. 1903 10 January ]. 1906. has
been filed with the clerk Of the County
Court. The total receipts 70. the year
we're 3ssf.15i.5s. less last years cash
balance o. s40.4ss75. The total eI-
p@rditures were 32ss. shi ~. leaving q
balance On hand of s1f.s7o.i2.
The most important item in the re-
, port was that corroborating the report
published this morning that the
StrsttoncnppIe Greek Mining 4 De
yelopnsnt Company. On December
3oth. declared dividend Of 10000.
The rate was "a mills on the issued
capital stock Of 2c.o0o.o0o shares. the
estate receiving 1889. on It's hold
ings OF 1889 zoo shares The ciree-
tors Of the company personally hold
the remaining 500 shares
Various attorneys Of the state re-
ceIred large sums for legal services.
The following amounts were paid 20
the respective attorneys: 7. II Pat.
tsrson. Z Z whitted and c. J.
HUGHES. all OF Denver. si:,So9 each:
J. B. Bikseli. Denver. $3.50: l. II.
Goddard. Denyer. Ss-2s9: J. y.
Stevens OF Pueblo received $4,000.
AcAiiis;er 4 Candy Of this city re-
esived $1,000. and W. s. Morris OF
this city 5000.
In addition there vas paid during
the pas, year the sum Of 3,.t5isi.
eight per eenf intsfes; on the balances
due the attorneys. from July u. 1894,
10 January is. 1905
OF the receipts there were tro dlsi.
denes Of $4,000 from the Colorado
Springs & inieru-ban Railway Con-
paay. In addition TO txo payments OF
in;e.es. OF Si:.yeo each on the $780,
900 worth Of bonds held by the estate.
The Portland Gold Minins Company
paid the estate In four div!cenes The
sum OF 1isi.sssss. oa the sos.,ss
shares held by the estate. Ihe Aea'
eia Gold MiainK Company paid G.:io
10 eitideaes 10 the estate. and The pi!.
loo company paid two dis!eescs OF
$50 aad 500 respectively. s;ra;'oas
Independence Company. limited. pais
or the 100 shares held by the estate
two a!.!asaas Of Sii.ss aae Sii-;s re-
sp-e;iy.iy. Mino. receipts In r-a;s.
interest. etc. comprised the remainder
o. the r.r-nue during the year.
OF the a.ss. ~ expended. $4,000
~as ,peat In psfesasinE from The Il.
change Sat.oaai Bank Of this city 10
81 Geo bonss os the Colorado Spsitks &
ia,e.u.baa Railway Company. The
sun Of 81. 600 -as e1peneet n settling
the claim o. J. d. Bedford Of psarsr.
Who secured irdEnen; o: es!eeo aae
costs In the District CoeFt :os legal
services TO the late ". s. s;faiioa.
Tsls vas the oaiy lawsuit; settled BY
the executors.
ia aeei,!oa TO the $3.50 paid Ia
balances due legal advisers sad tie
e.ssisi Interest thereon. the lsfEes;
remaining expenditure -as tsat OF ti..-
Coo as premiums TO four beading coss'
paaiss which arc sgret!cs fos the three
executors. d. II. Rice sad c. $. Cham
beria!n Of ,his city. and Tysoa s. p!nes
OF Denver. Me-. csanbeflaia also dfe~
- GO on account Of executors sees.
Ninor claims which had beea approved
by the eoGrt. salaries and other talscsi'
ianeoss expenses comprised the ss-
msindef Of the report.
No information can be secured re-
rafdinT the erection Of the MyEoa
Strs,ioa Home. which ~as planned By
the late ". s. ssra,toa. ana TO bald
which he left the bulk Of the vast &c.
tate. Certain litigation pending mus;
Be cleared away and the estate thea
viii be gradually transformed iato
cash. before the construction os tie
home Is bc<ua.