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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
LARGEST TRUST COMPANY IN
NEW YORK CITY CLOSES ITS
DOORS AFTERA RUN.
The NATIONAL IS SAFE
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT THINKS
BREAK CAME BECAUSE OF HIS
HUNT AFTER CRIME.

New York-The Knickerbocker
Trust Company the second largest trust
company in New York city, with de-
posits amounting to about $50, 900, 900.
closed its doors October %. following
stea ly run of persons who called to
withdraw their deposits The company
officials declared that the suspension
OF payment was only temporary
The closing of the doors Uf the insti-
tuition was attended with sensational
scenes at its main banking room and
the Harlem branch. DepCsitors who
crowded the rooms clam0ring for their
money We're insistent that they be per-
mitted to withdraw even a few dollars
and when this request was refused
many declined TO leave the building.
Police assistance was necessary to pre-
serve order. At the main office, Fifth
avenue and Thirty-fourth street, after
the doors were closed, the crowd
surged its way inward. The police
forced them back to the street again
and from time to time a guard was
kept in front of the entrance.
The stock market was very weak
and declined sharply in spite OF the
prices.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
announced from Washington that he
would support the New York city ma
tional banks. and 1t was understood
IL 1t he would order the deposit of 367,-
OGQ, 900 of government funds in this city
as soon as satisfactory security for the
sum could be received.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
GRADING BEGINS ON NEW ROAD.
One OF the interurban Railways From
Denver husties the Work.

Greeley. Colo-Grading work on the
electrical interurban line between
Greeley and Denver will commence to-
morrow morning with from twenty to
thirty teams by the Greeley & North
ern RAILWAY and Utility Company. and
work will be pushed as rapidly as men
and teams can he secured, is the an
nouncement made here today.
Representatives of the company have
been working for the past Two weeks
securing rights Of way and terminal IA
cilties for treight yards and stations
in the eastern part of the city. All has
either been bought outright or options
taken.
F O. Olson, formerly an engineer OF
the Hill roads. is in charge of the work.
The company is made up of Greeley
men and St. Paul capitalists, and am
pie funds are at their disposal to push
the work from now on. The company
already has "A franchise on certain of
the streets here This will he used for
passenger lines while the private right
of way into the city will be used for
freight
1t is announced that the company
will build and equip the road from this
city to Evans, four miles south of here.
and start cars running while pushing
the grading south and west into the
coal fields in the southern part or this
county. Adams and Boulder counties,
The line will connect with the Burling-
ton railway at Idaho creek to start
with. but as fast as the work can be
rushed an independent line is TO be
built to Denver
The Greeley & Northern Railway
and Utility Company is one OF the
three different outfits planning inter
urban lines from here to Denver. All
have completed surveys. and all have
announced their intention of beginning
active work within a few days, but the
flrst-nan.ed company appears 10 nave
secured the lead in the matter of con
struction. The current will be rented
until the power station in the coal
fields can be constructed.
Olson states that he will he ready
for the ties and rails for the first rour
miles within thirty days and if the rail
roads can bring the material will have
the line ready for operation by the iirst
OF the year.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
Salt Lake Feels Easy.

Salt Lake City, Utah BANKERS here
say the financial condition in this city
has never been as good. All the
banks hold large reserves and none OF
them are apprehehsve as to the out
look The volurie of business here
shows a large increase over last year
and the amount of money in ciTcula.
ton as shown by clearing house re-
ports is considerably larger than at
this time last year.
The news from the East as TO the
financial situation was reflected on the
i1ininG exchange here. Stocks showed
declines of from . to 5 cents per
share Conservatives did not rush
shares on the market and this tended
10 keep the tone fairly steady.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
Lost Park Company Organizes.

Greeley, Colo.-The Antero & Lost
Park Reservoir Company was incor-
porated, capitalized at 100000 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 TO-
600 acrea and the South Platte river
runs through the Antero basin. To-
night it was decided to send survey
ors to South Park next week
dam 1000 feet long, So feet high,
covered with cement and costing
s250,ooo. will be built for the Antero
reservoir. The two reservoirs OF g.
200 100000 cubic feet capacity will be
supplied from the South Platte and its
tributaries. Ten miles Of ditch with
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 davis 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.
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, d. C. Wyatt. George Starbird,
e. j. Riethman of Denver, ID. B. Wy
att, S. j. Perry. D. A. Garfield, Will
liam Mayher, P. w. Allen, C. F. Tew
of Greeley.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
COLORADO FRUIT BRINGS MONEY
Grand Junction Product Not Excelied
in the World.

Denver-Grand Junction. the much
heralded fruit center of the western
slope, has had wonderful har-
vest OF fruit OF every description
this season, and the fruit growers
association OF Grand Junction has
paid several thousands of dollars
to the owners of the orchards
as the returns on the first ten cars OF
Grand valley contaloupes shipped dur
ing the season. The prices obtained
for the fruit were remarkable. the
standard grade bringing $1.05 per
crate, iumboes 80 cents a crate ponies
~ cents and gems 20 cents crate
For the ten cars a total Of s3.27S.9o was
paid the growers. These prices. good
as they were, have been surpassed
since the first cars were sent
out, and the standard cantaioupes
sold this month for $1.6S to the
crate, the jumboes "a cents. po-
MES Al cents and the pink gems IS
cents per crate. The vast majority oi
the shipments are made to New YORK
and Chicago and the markets In the
great cities are more than willing 10
pay tho best prices for the Grand juno
ton fruit. At the present time the
shipping season is near its end and the
Grand Junction Fruit Growers as<o-
clauOn snlppeu oul l's laos Sai
ago
Nor are cantaloupes the only fruit
which has seen the best of prices paid
for 1t in Grand Junction. Fourteen cars
of pears shipped out of Grand juno
ton in September netted The sum OF
S23,s74 to the growers. This shows an
average of $1,705 for every car. and
the average prices paid for fourier
pears was 1896 a crate, for five-tier
pears 50 so, for six-tier pears 81 10. and
for choice pears $3.50. All of these
pears were OF the Buerre dAnjou va
riety. or the fourteen cars, six went
to Chicago, six to New York, and two
to Philadelphia.
Encouraging prices were likewise
paid to the growers for apples
Together with Rocky Ford, Grand
Junction enjoys the distinction Of be
Ing the great fruit center OF Colorado
and the rivalry between the two towns
to see which shall make the largest
and most profitable sales is keen. 1t Is
said that the land on which the fruit
is grown Is advancing most rapidly.
and in some parts OF the country about
Rocky Ford and Grand Junction the
land can not be bought at all, or only
for exorbi ant prices. The horticultural
department OF the state is IL receipt OF
hundreds of letters monthly. seeking in
formation from all parts OF the world
regarding the great opportunities to be
found in gruit growing on the western
slope of Colorado. The towns in the
center of the fruit districts are enjoy
Ing a steady and continuous growth.
and the resources OF the country have
only begun to be developed. There is
much of the land in western parts OF
the state on which irrigation
facilities are lacking, and 1t is said that
when all OF the possible fruit land In
Colorado Is under cultivation, this stats
will be second only to- California - Q
Guit producing land.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
DOLLAR WHEAT
HERE AT LAST
THE FARMER is HAPPY, AND
WHEN HE SMILES OTHERS
FEEL CONTENIED.
SHORTAGE OVER WORLD
RUSSIA FALLS SHORT 10000 Oo0
BUSHELS AS COMPARED
WITH LAST YEAR.

Chicago - Dollar Wheat :" For
years this has been the cry of the
farmer He has thought that il this
could be realized he would be happy
and prosperous and all would be well
with the country
Today the farmer is selling his
wheat for a dollar bushel or more.
1t doesn't have to be very good
wheat at that to bring the long COW
eted price at the barn door in North
Dakota. Kansas or Nebraska,
The farmer has not as much wheat
to sell as in some previous years. but
he is getting a larger aggregate sum
for his crop than ever before.
But this is only the bright side OF
the picture To the consumer the
prospect of dollar wheat Is not SO
rosy. But if that were all, the out
look might not be so black.
Looking into the future a little, ne
can by exercising his imagination but
slightly see wheat at $1,5o or even 81.
flour at $40 a barrel and bread at 10
cents loaf.
And he can see no relief by turning
to other cereals. for corn and oats.
usually considered iced Tor STOCK. are
bringing almost unheard-of prices and
the whole world is scrambling for the
supply.
The seriousness OF the situation
from the consumers point of view 10
shown by the action Of the Chicago
market
Friday. owing to the stock market
tangle in New York and the resultant
uncertainty. the prices OF wheat went
down about cents hushel
On this slight break from the usu-
ally high level. foreigners rushed in
and bought every bushel Of grain and
barrel OF -four offered for sale. the
export business being the largest ever
recorded for a single day.
The result was that wheat has
gained twice as much here yesterday
as it had lost the day before.
The anxiety Of the foreigners to buy
on every break shows that they must
have wteat regardless of price.
The fact is that there is shortage
of wheat all over the world.
The Russian crop Is 10000, 900 bush
els smaller than last year. and this
was the cause of a famine over large
part of the Russian Empire last year
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
Tomato cutsup, Not Human Blood.

Chicago.-"My wife has been shot
by burglar Come quick. She may
still be alive. I'm afraid to enter the
house."
Waving his arms in the air, John
Najewski, milk dealer. 1880 Paulina
street, shouted this message last even
ing when he ran into the New City
nolice 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 a 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. Majewski sat up and called for
water. She explained that bottle
Of catsup had exploded, smashed the
window pane and covering her with
catsup. Dhe was SO frightened she
tainted.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
Paid For Shoes He Bought in 1875.

Denver.-Samuel Straus. we'll
known banker and merchant OF
Georgetown. who, with Mrs. Strans.
has been spending several days at the
Shirley, was walking leisurely along
one of the principal streets of Denver
this morning wnen he exclaimed:
Say, there. my friend. do YOU kno"
that YOU owe me SO 5o3'
What for?" rejolned the astonished
citizen to whom Mr. Straus was point
ing his finger and addressing.
why, for a pair of arctic overshoes
which | sold to you on credit in 1916,
calmly replied Mr.. Straus.
Say, Sam, guess you are right.
said the stranger, at the same time
pulling out $3.50 and handing II to
him.
How is that for Sherlock Holmes
STUNT" said one who had witnessed
the unusual incident on the street.
Remembering faces is one OF my
stocks in trade said Mr.. Straus, as
he pocketed the coin and walked on
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
President Roosevelt Sums It Up.

Nashville, Tenn,--President Roose.
welt in his address at the Auditorium
said:
There has been trouble in the
stock market, in the high financial
world, during the past few months.
The statement has frequently been
made that the policies for which |
stand, legislative and executive, are
responsible for that trouble. Now,
these policies of mine can be summed
up in one brief sentence. They repre-
sent the effort to punish successful
dishonesty. l doubt II these policies
have any material effect in bringing
about the present trouble, but II they
have it will not alter in the slightest
degree my determination that for the
remaining sixteen months of my term
these policies shall be preserved in
unswervingly"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
'ReiNsoRcEmEN1s SAVE THE oAv
sHs thousand Moorish Warriors
threaten TO Exterminate an
Army,

tasa, Blanca. via Tangier-The
uhcH arrival OF General Drude with
rem ,"-e. uents alone saved Colonel de
frtta} Tecuunoitering column from
ann a'.Iu near Taddert. The troops
WeTt ='8, ont TO search for the body
OF t.anChman named kuntzer, who
had wandered from The camp and was
mui4rs.a, On arriving at Alvarez a
grunU K sixty Moorish soldiers was
seen ya Top OF a mound. Colonel de
Tft'ah ordered squad OF Algerian
cav 10 give chase. when suddenly
tht i.- beyond were seen to be
s~arn.gs with hon semen The AL
germ -oops. realizing that they had
lallru INTO trap. retired slowly.
Coluurl ge Freta.r when he reached
MS jt, tuCe force, occupied a position
VIII EA" infantry and spahs in re-
serN' behind the walls of Marabout
tom
Fp.T 5000 white-clad Moorish war
riols areatened to oyerwhelm Colonel
de F.r'fy'S comWn when General
Dl1.n arrived upon the Moorish flank
an opened on the enemy with all his
gun The Moors Were taken com
% "' Sil III - ., luu btltld ~ ui'
qui0 .r massed and launched his cav
ally In a furious charge into the thick
OF thu MOors. resulting in fierce hand
to-haa4 lighting. the French troopers
an Algerian irreSulars saberng the
eneny light and left.
He MOOrS werl unable to Withstand
tho Wpetuosity of the attack. and
brukv and fed. The French losses
Wee Captain lhler. killed while lead
inS his squadron; Jardky, a private.
wlO |dS wounded and carried by his
franr.C horse into the thick Of the
eneuly by whom he was killed in the
haLa tU-hand fighting Jardky's head
les body subsequently, was recovered
an brought back to the camp. One
OF the French troopers sabered Mulai
RaCAII's standard bearer and cap
tured green flag, representative of
the prophet Over sixty Moors were
-left dead on the field. the majority
being allied by sabers.
General Drude took back to camp
the bodies of nine Moors, which were
exposed in Casa Blanca for the pur-
pos OF disproving the reports spread
among the natives that the French
bullets We're powerless to kill the fol-
low ers Of Islam
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
Oil on the Western Slope.

Denver-A new oil field is in course
of development in the vicinity of Bluff,
Utah, near the Colorado line, and con
Sid able capital is going there for the
purpose OF learning the extent OF the
oil fields and the quality of the Oil.
Arthur Lakes. a Denver geologist, re-
Gently visited the field and reported
the existence of oil deposits there, and
number OF people have begun stak-
ing out claims and interesting capital
Charles Goodman, who resides in Blum
has been taking up number or
CLAIMS, and in a letter to +. A. Wad
leigh, assistant general passenger
agent OF the Denver & Rio Grande,
says that New York, Philadelphia,
Salt Lake City and possibly Denver
capital will be operating in there
shortly.
The oil we'll drilling machines have
been purchased and are now on their
way to the district. AS soon as they
arrive they will be put into operation,
and the work of sinking the first wells
will be commenced. OIL groupings have
been found in number Of places, and
they feel confident that the develop
ment work will open up big district
Blum is on the San Juan river. and
the nearest railroad point is Dolores
on the Denver 4 Rio Grande which
is 120 miles away. The people engaged
in developing the field are in hopes
Of interesting the Denver & Rio
Grande in the construction of a rail
road to the point, and, should the field
come up to the expectations, this will
probably be taken up by the Rio
Grande officials.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
No Effect on Denver Banks.

Denver-The dificulties OF the
Knickerbocker Trust Company OF New
York will In no way affect any Denver
interests. Denver bankers are opu-
mistic regarding the local situation and
say that as far as they know the Knick-
erbocker company does not represent
any OF the corporations doing business
in Denver and Colorado.
The condition OF the banks in this
city and the state was never better.
1t is estimated that there is $56,000, 900
In deposits in the Denver banks alone.
The latest statement OF the national
banks doing business in Denver was
that OF August 22d. and showed that
the aggregate deposits OF the national
banks alone were about $52.OO0.000.
The crops in Colorado. with the ex-
ception OF the fruit crop, were larger
than usual. and the sugar
beat crop alone will mean
It is estimated, $l5,750,0oO to the
state Cattle and stock shipments
are heavier than last year. there
is an increased demand for fuel and all
kinds of supplies. and the people Of the
state are optimistic.
"The condition OF the New York
stock market does not worry us in the
least" says the Denver bankers, who
seem to think that the failure of the
Knickerbocker Trust Company was
due to the company's fight with the
New York clearing house, upon which
1t depended for support. The er1lbar-
rassment OF this concern ia not expect
ed to result in much injury to the
financial world outside Of Wall street.
Denver bankers say that the Middle
West and West are no longer the play
things OF Wall street and that depres-
sions and panics there, while the" will
be reflected to some extent In all parts
o; the country can do but little injury
to other parts OF the county.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26

other parts of the state as in the Ar
kansas valley. and the acreage in mel
ems 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 fig
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 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
We're put out of business by the late
frosts.
J. F. Moore. manager Of the Grand
Junction Fruit Growers association,
gave me some interesting data over
the phone yesterily. Up to date there
have been shipped from Grand June
ton alone 470 cars of fruit
Shipments during the week just
ended averaged sixteen cars a day.
Twenty five cars went out last night.
The average returns on these cars. fig
uItu at u lp" SSilIliilt, is pldCtu at
81 POO a car. Little Paonia will ship
about seventy-five cars of apples this
fall. These will net $500 a car Re
turns from other fruit 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 l.500. will have
gone out of Grand Junction. The re-
turns from l03 carloads OF Bartlett
pears netted the growers $l32257.
Fourteen cars of pears shipped within
three days from Grand Junction net
ted $23.SI4. or 81. .1o5 per car. Is 1t
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
sdered, break the records for quality
and quantity. Take Weld county as a
fair example. Farmers will average
from $50 to $50 per acre clear on all
crops grown this year il present signs
do not fail Fifty cars Of potatoes a
day are leaving the Greeley district
and this number would be largely in
creased II the cars were to be had.
Growers are receiving sixty-five cents
per nuuuTeuWelRnl IoT 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
well. Vegetables and berries We're
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 l5,-
600 acres Of land under cultivation in
the so-called semi-aIid 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 .o00, 900 in Ave 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 Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
Portland Safe and Sound.

Portland, Ore.-Edward l.. Th0mp-
son. president OF the Portland Clearing
House Association. made the following
statement regarding banking condi
tions in Portland:
The financial situation in Portland
is remarkably good. The banks of
Portland have more money on hand
than at any time in their history. There
is scarcely bank in this territory that
is not prepared for any emergency
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
All Solid in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal-With the excep
ton OF severe stringency In the money
market, which has greatly restricted
leans, and dullness in several lines of
business which have become over
crowded. the local financial situation is
tranquil The financial institutions
are solid and no fear whatever is felt
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-26
Dedicate New Church.

Canon City, Colo.-The new Chris.
tian church, erected at cost Of sl2,-
0OG on the corner of Seventh street and
Harrison avenue, was dedicated Sun
day by the Rev. w. o. Breeder of Iowa
and the Rev J. B. Hunley, the pastor.
Dr.. Breeden has conducted C revival in
the new building for the past four
weeks and has added largely to the
membership.