Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-05-04
FROM COLORADO
RELIEF BEING RUSHED TO SAN
FRANCISCO.
AID IN MONEY AND GOODS
cities and Towns Guido Themselves In
observation-disclosures After Train
load Dispatched TO Stricken City.

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The Denver daiiies arc hiied with
special dispatches from all sections OF
Colorado telling Of the lavish gifts of
the people for the relief Of Ssu Fran
cisco, The following appear In sso
days Issues:
D-nysr-A. J. Spengei Of the Cham.
b1r OF Commerce relief committee.
stated Wednesday night that the com
miiiee had all the money needed 10
pay for the provisions which have been
sent To San Francisco. II further funds
are required for additional supplies an-
other appeal will be made later
GI--iey-I-ast night III. town eoun.
ell appropriated $50 To the San Fran
cisco relief fund and the following sui-
seTiptions were mad. to-day: Union
Bank. $50. Weld County Savings Bank.
$50: Greeley National Bank. 500.
and the First National Bank 500.
ksEsHy and i.ne"rn" ha,. each donated
a carload OF potatoes. The prospect IL
good that two more carloads will 10
donated by next Saturday.
He'd ciin.-This piar. hns contrib
ut-d tiOS-5O toward the fund for the I--
lief of the earthquake sufferers at San
Francisco. kinnikinnick Circle No.
ts5. Women OF wooicTaf,. voted s:s
toward tn. fund. Their. arc but forty
members of IN. circi" and the dona.
tion equals that Of many at the wealthy
and iats- lodges of III. citlcn. Tho
council appropriated $50, The rest was
made up by citizens
Alamosa.-Th. citizens OF Aiamonr.
tn. EiLs. tn. Chamber of Commerce.
and the Knights of Pythiaa to- day
sais.d ns5 for the San Francisco
earthquake sufferers.
A.. - -
World to day iclcgTaphcd $50 to San
Francisco brethren.
Pucblo.-S"arly n quarter Of mil.
lion ponds of miscellaneous supplies
were sent from this city la tho four car.
loada forwarded to the earthquake Huf.
fcrern In the past four days. Much OF
this material was of Kind ,o make
hiEh value In small compass and
weight. and II Pucbio'a contributions
had been made up In bulky objects II
would have required more than ona
trainioad To carry them to their d.sti.
nation.
ASpcn.-Aspcn rolled It's California
relief fund up to 81 .t55 to-day with sew
crai mines. including the great Snug
Ter. yet To b. heard from. Several A.
pen people were among those who hal
cScitin. experiences In the earthquake
disaster. but none suffered seriously.
Goldcn.-At very enthusiastic
mohHmccting held here last evening
arrangements were made to give -nb
HtantInl aid to the California destitute.
One thousand three hundred dollars
was collected to-day and ninctcci.
boxes Of clothing and u quantity of
bedding were shipped. The Golden
people who have friends and relatives
In the stricken city have received word
that nll are safe.
Cnrhondnlc. - Cnrbondalc farmers
and business men responded nobly.
Minimum car potatoes leave tonight.
another tomorrow night.
Silvcrton.-Thc committee which
was appointed by Mayor Melton io
gather funds for the San Frapcisco sui.
!crers began active work to-day and ne
u result $1,000 was sent to the Denver
Chamber OF Commerce tonight to
swell the relief fund. The city appro-
priatcd 500. the county like sum.
and the First National Bank 800. The
remainder was made up OF individual
subscriptions. In addition. the Wood
men OF the World gave 800. Silver
ton will raise fully 81 800 In cash. and
this, after a, winter of unprecedented
misfortune.
Montrose.-This city Is responding
literally to the relief fund for the
earthquake sufferers in California. A
carload of vegetables is being fur.
nished by farmers and will be ready
for shipment within the next two days.
A subscription paper is also being cir
culatcd among the residents and 5000
has been raised. which sum VIII bo
increased to Mt least $1,000.
Salida.-The City Council held = Bpe-
cial meeting last night and acted upon
q petition signed by fifty representa-
tive business men and appropriated
$500 for the relief of the California
earthquake sufferers. This is but the
commencement Of the work here for
the San Francisco people.
Salida.-A trainload Of refugees from
San Francisco passed through Salida
this afternoon. They stopped here for
dinner and about $50 people were fur
nished food by the city. These refu-
gees are being transported from the
coast to various parts OF the country
free OF charge.
Silverton.-Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
Moran and Mrs. Mary J. Moran, mother
Of the latter, who were until lately
residents OF Denver and who have been
reported by the Denver papers as pos
sible victims OF the San Francisco dis
nster. have written n relative here that
al are safe. but undergoing great priva-
tons. Their home was burned and
they are now camping out and short
of food.
Boulder.-The women OF the Baptist
Chursh in this city made ffty-six
comforters yesterday and this morn
ing, getting them ready to send on with
the many other contributions In the
second special carload OF provisions
which has left Boulder. The women
started the quilts late Sunday after
noon, putting aside their religious
scruples in the matter owing to the
urgency of the cause.
Idaho Springs.-The committee In
in charge of the local contributions for