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The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Lost Park Company Organizes.

Greeley. Colo.-The Antero & Lost
Park Reservoir Company was incor-
porated. capitalized at s2O00,OOO. 1t
is composed of thirty-three business
men. nineteen from Greeley and the
remainder from Denver, and their
project is the building of the Antero
and Lost Park reservoirs in South
Park, 100 miles southwest of Denver
by which $4,000 acres of land. much
of it adjoining Denver and some
within the city limits, and extending
to the mouth of the Poudre. is to be
provided with water for late irriga-
ton
The reservoir site, which was pur-
chased three weeks ago. covers 1O.-
900 acres and the South Platte river
runs through the Antero basin. To-
night it was decided to send survey
ors to South Park next week.
A dam 1000 feet long, So feet high
covered with cement and costing
s250.0O0. will be built for the Antero
reservoir. The two reservoirs of B.
200, ,000.0 cubic feet capacity will be
supplied from the South Platte and its
tributaries. Ten miles of ditch with a
capacity of 1000 second-feet will fur
ther supply the reservoir from the
north fork of the South Platte, Four
Mile creek and High creek. The res
ervoir draws from 500 square miles of
land with the reputed best snowfall in
the state and its waters are practically
unlimited The company may provide
water for the high line ditch. the Full
ton, the Burlington and Evans No. 2
bitches, supplying land from Denver
to Greeley.
For the last week Greeley parties
have been buying land east of Den
yer which they expect will develop be
cause of these reservoirs into a rich
farming country.
The directors elected are: H. j.
Clark, ID. C. Wyatt. George Starbird,
e. ]. Riethman of Denver, ID. B. Wy
att. S. J. Perry. D. A. Camfield, Will
liam Mayher, p. w. Allen, c. F. Tew
of Greeley.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
U. P. Builds for Its Competitors.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-That the Union
Pacific is in earnest in its announced
intention to retire from the CONNER
cial coal business January 1st is evil
denced by the order, issued recently.
for the construction of a branch line
twenty miles in length from Rock
Springs to an extensive coal field in
the north owned almost entirely by
the Independent operators.
In addition to the main branch there
will be three or four laterals. with a
combined length OF about six miles.
The Union Pacific is building this line
entirely for the profit which can be de-
prived from hauling coal for indepen-
dent operators. and will open no mines
OF its own along the route. The indie
pendent coal would. were it not for the
Union Pacific's intention to retire from
the commercial field, come into direct
competition with the great railroad
mines at Rock Springs.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
ereeley's spud Output Immense.

Greeley, Colo.-This week will prac-
tically see the finish of the potato har-
vest This will mean that close to
S2,O0O,O00 worth of this crop is safe
in dug-outs or has already been mar
keted There will be between 1000
and 5000 carloads of marketable po-
tatoes in the Greeley district this fall.
The quality is the best known here,
in many years, and the stock
is commanding the highest mar
ket price. So far this fall hard
ly any potatoes have been sold at
less than 20 cents per 100 pounds.
while good part of the time 80
cents per 100 has been received. The
price at present is rs cents per 100.
Onethird of the beet crop has also
been dug and most of it delivered to
the factory or at the beet dump. Some
siloing of beets is also being done but
fully three-quarters of the crop is be
ing delivered as fast as dug.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25

New York city's board of education
has ordered an investigation to deter
mine whether or not it is advisable
to return to the rule of corporal pun
ishment. Since its abolition some
time ago majority of the principals
report that they cannot maintain
good order and discipline, moral
suasion proving entirely inadequate.
Many members of the board believe a
return to the old system which would
permit a boy to be whipped is dan
gerous retrogression, but they were
not strong enough to prevent the order
to inquire into the matter. 1t might
be well to adopt the plan practiced
by Judge Stubbs In the indianapolis
juvenile court, says the Star of that
city, and give the parent an oppor-
tunity to trounce his own offspring in
the presence of the principal as an
alternative te having the child dis
missed from school. Most parents
would probably prefer this method to
a rule which would permit the teacher
to do the whipping. We do some
things In these days better than the
fathers did, no doubt, but Solomon's S
wisdom has not all been proved un
sound.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25

other parts of the state as in the Ar
kansas valley, and the acreage in mel
ons will be materially increased next
year.
When one comes to consider the re-
turns made this year on the fruit Or
chards of the western slope the hg-
ures are even more astounding. No
wonder that Missouri threw up her
hands in despair when she gazed on
the product of the Colorado orchards
of the western slope and without more
ado awarded the state a first grand
premium on its display, thing never
before done in the history of the state.
Practically the only fruit grown in the
state this year has been on the west
ern slope. Orchards in other sections
were put out of business by the late
frosts.
]. f. Moore, manager of the Grand
Junction Fruit Growers association.
gave me some interesting data over
the phone yesterday. Up to date there
have been shipped from Grand juno
tion alone 470 cars of fruit.
Shipments during the week just
ended averaged sixteen cars day.
Twenty-Five cars went out last night.
The average returns on these cars, hS-
ured at low estimate, is placed at
81 200 car. Little Paonia will ship
about seventy-five cars of apples this
fall. These will net $1,000 car. Re-
turns from other fTuit-shipping points
are not yet in hand.
1t is probable that before the sea-
son has closed not less than 900 cars
and probably nearer 800, will have
gone out of Grand Junction. The re-
turns from 103 carloads of Bartlett
pears netted the growers s132,257.
Fourteen cars of pears shipped within
three days from Grand Junction net
ted s23,S74. or S1.7O5 per car. Is it
any wonder, then, that land is going
up by leaps and bounds in that sec
ton of the state? The only wonder is
that land is as cheap as it is.
In all of the irrigated districts of
the state, the harvests, all crops con-
sidered, break the records for quality
and quantity Take Weld county as Il
fair example. Farmers will average
from $50 to $50 per acre clear on all
crops grown this year if present signs
do not fail. Fifty cars of potatoes a
day are leaving the Greeley district
and this number would be largely in
creased if the cars were to be had.
Growers are receiving sixty-five cents
per hundredweight for the potatoes.
A low estimate is 100 sacks to the
acre. Ten thousand carloads of pota-
toes will be shipped from the district
alone during the year.
Never before in northern Colorado
have wheat, oats and barley yielded
so heavily or tested so well as this
year. Alfalfa has done exceptionally
we'll Vegetables and berries were a
good crop. Taken all together, the
year has been Colorado's best. And
that is saying all that can be said.
Five years ago there were not 25,-
900 acres of land under cultivation in
the so-called semi-arid belt of eastern
Colorado. This year the acreage is
about 100000, and exceptionally
good crops without irrigation have
been raised. Think of the increase
from $4,000 to 100000 in five years.
Isn't Colorado growing, and grow
ing wonderfully?
No man may dare predict what its
future will be.
Should any man lie ashamed to say
he lives in Colorado?
Rather should ne not be proud of
the fact that he lives in such an
abundantly blessed state?
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Tomato Cutsup, Not Human Blood.

Chicago-"My wife has been shot
by a burglar. Come quick. She may
still be alive. I'm afraid to enter the
house"
Waving his arms in the air. John
Majewski a milk dealer, 1880 Paulina
street, shouted this message last even
ing when he ran into the New City
police station. Without hat or coat,
Desk Sergeant Loula accompanied the
man. Lying unconscious on the floor
was Mrs Majewski. A window pane
was broken as if bullet had passed
through. The woman's face and body
were apparently covered with blood.
Majewski and Sergeant Loula were
searching the house for clews when
Mrs Majewslii sat up and called for
water She explained that bottle
of catsup had exploded. smashed the
window pane and covering her with
catsup. Che was so frightened she
tainted
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
cheapness of Human Life.

The accompaniments of civilization
are truly deadly. In little less than
three weeks, ending on August 81,
the traffic lines of Greater New York
killed AZ persons and injured $500,
of whom 147 were manned for life or
otherwise seriously injured. Out of
this total 465 persons were injured in
collisions with vehicles, 145 In col
1isions with cars, 405 were struck by
cars, GAL We're injured in boarding cars
and no less than 1853 injured in
alighting from cars. 1t does not ap
pear that the number for this period
is at all unusual, as it comes to light
through the fact that an official record
by the city of such accidents was only
begun early in August. The astound.
ing disclosures of the perils of daily
life in the metropolis should certainly
lead to a still further Improvement OF
1'modern improvements"
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Mis- scIlaneous.

An earthquake of great violence,
the heaviest since the Sar Francisco
disaster was recorded recently on the
seismographs at Washington. 7 he
record showed the disturbance was
5000 miles distant in a southwesterly
direction.
Investigation has shown that the ex-
plosion of the Dupont powder mills at
Fontanet, Ind, was caused by sparks
from a hot box on the shafting.
The body of Mrs. Caste Chadwick,
who died while serving a sentence in
the Ohio penitentiary, was buried at
Woodstock. Canada.
The Wall street stock market was
recently thrown into turmoil by the
collapse of prices of United copper
company stock. The stock dropped
from $50 to so in one day. Two large
brokerage firms suspended and F. A.
Heinze was compelled to resign from
the presidency of the Mercantile bank
of New York.
Fifty persons were killed and 600
injured and every building in the town
of Fontinet, Ind. was wrecked recent
ly by the explosion of the Dupont Pow
der company's works there. The shock
of the explosion was felt 200 miles
away and buildings two miles distant
were destroyed and the occupants in
jured.
The telegraph operators on the Den
yer and Rio Grande railroad are vot-
ing as to whether they shall strike.
The vote favoring a walk out is prac-
tically unanimous SO far.
Five workmen We're drowned by
the overturning of scow in the 1lli-
nois canal near Joliet recently.
Judge Lawrence, of the Cleveland
common pleas court has rendered a
decision holding Illegal the franchises
granted the three-cent fare street car
lines on the east side of the river.
The Carnegie Hero Fund commits
sion has made "a awards of medals
and money to various persons through
out the country for saving life this
year. Among the awards was gold
medal and $500 to Andrew j. He'd
ger of Santa Fe Kan.
The annual reunion of the Army of
Chattanooga. Tenn About 400 veter-
ans were present
Twenty-Five shoe factories in st.
Louis, which have been closed for
five weeks on account of a strike of
employees, have resumed work.
Recommendation nave been sent to
the war department that big army
balloon plant be established at juno
tion City, Kan.
Three bears, six deer, one wild tur-
key and other game was killed by
president Roosevelt and party while
hunting in the Louisiana canebrakes.
In a wreck on the London and
Northwestern railroad at Shrewsbury
Eng, 16 person. were killed and
many others injured.
Experiments in fuel testing at the
jamestown exposition show that one
gallon of gasoline is worth one and
one-half gallons of denatured alcohol.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Walks 1000 Miles in 1000 Hours.

Cincinnati. Ohio.-Dan OLeary, the
world-famous long-distance walker fin
ished his 1,000-mile walk nj Norwood
i'm, in this city. at O'Clock this morn.
ing. He has walked one mile during
each hour for 1000 consecutive hours,
and although he is nearly siXty-fve
years old, he at no time during this
test of his strength has shown any
signs of faltering.
This is one of the most remarkable
walking tests ever Witnessed in Amer
lea, and the medical world has been
intensely interested as to the outcome.
1t is said that the International Tuber-
culosis Association persuaded OLeary
to attempt the walk. and that he is to
receive $4,000 for accomplishing the
feat.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of ths
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space tor the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Personal,

Personal.
President Roosevelt shot and killed
a bear weighing $50 pounds during his
three-weeks hunt N Louisiana.
Secretary Root has returned to
Washington from his visit to Presi-
dent Diaz of Mexico.
Stephen w. Bolles. chief of the di-
vision of exploitation of the James
town exposition, has resigned and re-
turned to St. Louis.
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Thorn who was in
charge of the cemetery al Gettysburg.
Pa, during the great battle. and stuck
to her post throughout the struggle,
Edward Everett Hale has retired as
president of the American Antiquarian
society. He has been n member OF
the organization for 60 years.
Robert l.. Carson, a prominent IL
nancier and railroad magnate of Phila-
delphia. died recently while attending
a performance in one of the theaters
of that city.
Jesse Holiday, who operated the
Pony Express" across the plains dur
ing pioneer days, recently died in Chi
cago, aged 50 years.
Algernon Satoris, grandson of
President Grant, has been designated
by the state department as secretary
of legation at Montevideo.
In recent interview in Chicago, h.
H. Hartman, the railroad magnate.
delivered this: Money is like a
liquid The moment you place an OBJ
struction in front OF it Il diminution of
the flow is caused
W. b. Gasche, of Topeka, has been
elected president of the Kansas State
Association of Mutual Insurance COM
panies.
After declaring that he had had
most enjoyable visit in this country,
the Bishop of London left New York
for his home in England
E. J. Haughey, of Paola, has been
chosen great sachem of the Improved
Order of Red Men in Kansas.
1t is announced that John Temple
Graves, editor of the Atlanta Georgian
and News. has accepted the chief edi-
torship of Hearst's New York Ameri
can.
Sylvester j. Small, suspended presi-
dent of the Commercial Telegraphers
union, has announced his retirement
from office and from the union.
Dan O'Leary. the famous long-dis-
tance walker who is GA years old. has
finished walking one mile each hour
for 900 consecutive hours.
Sarah Bernhardt, in denying a
rumor that she is soon to retire from
the stage, reiterated her oft expressed
declaration that she will play till she
dies.
Secretary of State Root has re-
turned to Washington from his trip to
Mexico.
Seth NJ NIilliken has been elected
president of the Mercantile National
bank of New York to succeed Au-
gustus Heinze, who resigned follow
ing the collapse of the copper cor
ner in which he was interested.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
NEW YORK BANKS GAIN SURPLUS
Surprise Expressed by Financiers
Who Expected a Slump.
New York-The Financier says:

New York-The Financier says:
THE official statement of the New
fork Associated banks was most
surprising exhibit. 1t had been ex-
pected that the bank returns would
show an increase in cash and by rea-
son of contractions in loans and de-
crease in deposits and hence in re-
serve requirements, that the surplus
would be augmented. So great
gain in cash as that disclosed by the
statement was not, however, looked
for, neither was the increase in sur
plus that was indicated by the state
ment. Considering, though, the fact
that if decidedly unfavorable exhibit
had been made as the result of a close
conformity with the actual conditions
of the banks, it might have disturb
ing effect, because of the serious
distrained monetary situation. the lib
eral treatment of the averages, which
appears to have been made, may be
regarded as eXcusable under the cir
cumstances.
1.-THE cash gain as officially reported
by the statement, was $6,i43,l 100, or
about five millions in excess of the
gain that was estimated upon the
basis of the traceable movements of
money during the week. There was a
decrease of 33,4O0 reported in gen
eral deposits. the contraction in loans
more than offsettins by this sum the
gain in cash. The required reserve
against such deposits was reduced
SS4,100 adding which to the increase
in cash was SG,257,20 as the augmen-
tation in surplus reserve to $11, ,1S2,-
COS.
Computed upon the basis of depos-
its less those of s34 .i5O.10O United
States deposits, which was greater by
$962,5 500 that in the previous week,
the surplus is sl9,7a6,l75. Loans were
contracted of S6,555, 500, doubtless the
result of speculative and other ac-
counts on the stock market; the eX-
cess of loans over deposits was six
millions less than that which was
shown in the week of October 18th.
The daily average of bank clearings
was 5000, 100000. Clearings on Satur-
day representing Fridays business
were $1O9,O65.902 Comparison of
loans by individual bankers show that
five institutions contracted this item
by $4,500,000 net eight banks gained
S6,500,O0C net cash."
The statement of clearing house
banks for the week shows that the
banks hold ll,lS2.650 more than the
legal reserve requirements. This is an
increase of S6,527.20O as compared
with last week. The statement fol
lows.
Loans 81 1,O76, ,S46.3OO, decrease So
555.6OO; deposits s1,025.711, 400 de-
crease s336,4OO circulation S51,612.-
400; increase $6l0,600; specie
tenders S62.257 200. decrease $751;
400 specie 2O5 5,353,3OO. in
crease sc, 794050; reserve $267,61O,-
500: increase s6.443,10O; reserve re-
quired s256.427.s30. decrease $S4,1OO;
surplus sl1,1S2, $50, increase $6.527.-
200: excepting United States deposits
S19,795,175 increase $6,767.S25.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Denies Kansas New Trial.

Washington.-The Supreme Court OF
the United States ,.eclined 10 allow the
opened by denying petition for re
hearing submitted by the state of Kan
sas. The case, which was an attempt
on the part of Kansas to prevent tho
state of Colorado from using for irri-
cation purposes the waters of the Ar.
kansas river, was decided by the Su-
preme Court last spring in favor of Col
TradO.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
children's Library and the Home.
COLORADO.

Chi1dren's Library and the Rome.
With the increased interest in the
problem of children's reading. there
arises doubt which cannot very cas-.
lily be dispelled. Despite the fact that
tho public library. the public school
and the state are concentrating their
efforts on the subject in most com
mendable manner, their aims and pur-
poses are as yet only half conceived;
while the cultural value of reading for
It's own sake is being almost wholly
ignored. We find the library doing
school work and the teacher doing IL
brary work; and together it is looked
upon as their requisite duty to accom-
plish an amount of training which
should be relegated to the special
province of the home. Let us not re-
gard the matter in a sentimental fash.
ion. The parent has first indisputa-
BILE right to mold the initial tastes of
childhood, and it is because the parent
has, to a large extent, become callous
to the situation that the library organ
.ization has been forced to step into
the breach. In the school, reading
has become stereotyped; it is neces-
sarily prescribed, declares Montrose
J. Moses, in the Outlook. In the library
1t should remain unfettered, provided
always that the open shelves are
stacked In quality and not in quantity.
But, in order to reach any basis of per-
sonal influence, the library shorld
have the cooperation of the home,
which, unfortunately. it is not receiv-
ing.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Exploring New Ground.

Cripple Creek.-At a depth of 210
feet in the Gettysburg claim of the Win.
dicator property on Bull hill, drifting
is being done up the hill from the shaft
in exploiting that territory east of the
Main or No. ! shaft which heretofore
has been practically undeveloped. The
work is on company account The cross
cut has already reached point 800
feet northeast of the Gettysburg shaft,
and will be continued to the extreme
north end line of the VindicatOr prop
erty.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
His Attitude.

1t was difficult to hire competent, or
even incompetent. help in Eden Cen
ter, and the commuters in that idyllic
spot had learned resignation.
James," said Mrs. Crawford, 81
haven't seen anything of that man who
was to nov our lawn. Where do you
suppose he is? There, | believe that's
he, now, over in Howe's orchard!
rs he standing?" inquired Mr.. Craw'
ford.
Yes" said his wife. hes standing
under one of the big trees looking to
ward our house."
"That can't be the man." said Mr..
Crawford He'd be sitting or lying
down. Youths Companion.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Woman Scores.

A man and his wife were once stay
Ing at a hotel when in the night they
were aroused from their slumber by
the cry that the hotel was on fire.
Nov, my dear" said the husband,
81 will put into practice what | have
preached Put on all your indispens-
able apparel and keep cool"
Then he slipped his watch into his
vest pocket and walked with his wife
out of the hotel.
When all danger was past he said:
Nov you see how necessary it is to
keep cool"
The wife for the first time glanced al
her husband.
"Yes. William" she said. lit is a
grand thing, but if | were you | would
have put on your trousers. Boston
Herald.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
lg 1906. 211,304

During 1906, 211 ,304 men, whose
employment is that of digging coal.
were idle. The output, however was
27,S12,0 ,0S2 tons In excess of the pro-
duction in 1905. The demand has
largely increased since because of
larger population and extended indus
tries calling for steam. There was a
retarded delivery of coal here last
year, one of the excuses offered being
that there was a shortage in the sup
ply and delay in ordering it. One evil
dent lesson is that the coal miners
should be kept busy all the time. 1t
would mean largely increased in
come for them and would insure a
reasonably adequate supply for the
consumer.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25

Yesterday she brought him to court
tc make the regular report on his con-
band had quit drinking, but would not
talk to her. Judge Cleland ordered
Fielder to talk pleasantly TO his wife
for thirty minutes each day. Failing to
do this, the judge said he would order
him into court and force rim to talk
there to his wife for three hours stead
iIy. and IL this did not suffice he would
double the punishment.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Error in the Mails.

Doesn't a copy of our paper go tc
the White House," asked the great ed.
itor.
He was assured that one was mailed
regularly.
"Well, there's something wrong with
the service, then" he continued. 81 re
member distinctly directing President
Roosevelt not to send that fleet to the
Pacific c."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Wisdom From Babes.

In recent examination in one oi
the schools OF Baltimore teacher
asked this question:: Name three
classes of people" One of the answers
was, Men, women and children
IN answer to Name one animal
which provides you with both food and
clothing" one boy said MY Mother
-Harper's Weekly.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Where He Had the Best of It.

John and Willie are twins. Their
best friend and playfellow is Archie,
who is gifted with red hair and hot
temper. One day they Quarreled and
Archie started home in a huff. The
unsympathetic twins called after him
"red head, red head" Archie seemed
not to hear until the insult was re-
peated, when he turned and called
back: Don't care If | am red-headed,
l amt twins, and people can tell me
apart. Grand Forks Press.