Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-25

A western rate war is predicted.
The recent storm did not reach Is
far west as Salt Lake.
Salida citizens are complaining of
the number OF useless dogs infesting
that city.
The Colorado grand lodge Royal Ar
canum will hold Its session in Colo
RADIO Springs next year.
Dow, who played short stop for Ou-
ray last season, has been secured by
the Salida ball team.
Fifteen inches of snow covered the
ground around Loveland and Greeley
when 1t stopped storming SATURDAY.
night.
Greeley dispatches state the rain
and snow of last week was worth one
million dollars to that section over
and above the loss OF fruit by freez
] ing.
! James Cory. tax agent for the Rio
Grande railroad, appeared before the
state board of equalization Saturday
and asked that the assessment of his
road be lowered from $13.365.O00 to
$11 100000. He claimed that the rail
roads and especially the d. & r. G
were assessed out OF proportion to the
other property In the state.
Smudging by the farmers through.
out the entire Grand valley Saturday
and Sunday night saved the crops
from serious damage. A heavy frost
was reported and Immediately afte:
a warning had been sent out By the
weather bureau great fires were built
and the smoke caused the gradually
falling temperature to rise.
| The Herald scribe was conversing
with the state news editor of the Re
publican over the phone last night
and ascertained that the cold spell
and heavy frost Of Sunday night was
general. but that the damage to ap-
pies will be light owing to the tres
not being in full bloom. The prlnci-
pal damage was to plum and cherry
trees in the northern part OF the state
and it is believed there will be at
least two-thirds of'an apple crop.
Three feet of snow on the level fell
at the Seven Lakes and Lake Moraine
last week. assuring plentiful supply
, in the city system this summer. The
snowstorm. is the heaviest in the re-
| gion of COLORADO Springs for six years.
Four feet of snow fell at Summit, on
the Short Line, south of Pixies peak,
with from sixteen to twenty inches UP
Ute Pass, along the Colorado Midland
road. Thus far no damage has been
| done to crops, owing to the compare
lively warm temperature. For the
| first time in several years slighbells
were heard In Colorado Springs Sat.
urday morning, although the snow rap
| Idly melted toward noon.
storm worth hundreds of thou.
sands of dollars to FL Paso county
alone is the opinion expressed by the
farmers and real estate men in re-
gard to the snowfall that has con
tinued almost incessantly for thir. ,.
six hours, says the Colorado Springs
Gazette. Although there has been
some damage to fruit by reason OF
the cold weather, this is small in com
parison with the benefit to the farm.
ing lands of eastern Colorado, where
the dry farming system is in use.
Ranchers are delighted with the pros
poets for big crop as result. There
is now plenty OF moisture in the soil
to last until June. when intermittent
rains may be expected.
Interviews with number OF our
farmers tend to the conclusion that
the frose OF Tuesday night about com
pleted the destruction Of fruit buds
In this locality. says the Rocky N rd
Eneterprise. Mr.. Crowley thinks the
late apples are all gone, but this de.
pends a good deal on location; those
orchards. like his. on the higher