La Junta tribune., 1908-10-10
Facts from the
State House

~ AA~SS~S cuding the public state highway from
. Trinidad to Fort Collins.
PMS SHOWING
RECORD OF The cost OF public printing, thanks
AND Sue largely to W. A. Plat, the present com.
0MiNis- missioner, has been less than $4,000
ON. during the present administration.
. During the Orman administration the
Of the various public printing ssoO0O with eev
working un- less departments to be supplied.
law passed The present printing bills paid by Colo
1907 than those Of other
mmission is pro- state In the Union
70 not to dis
rvice In any vav The State Auditing Board has ex-
requirements OF pended $4,000 incidental
~ enforced expenses during the present admin.
istraton the smallest amount appro
nocrot,c admins. priated for this purpose In many
an and Game de. years.
important Of
During the pres Six hundred thousand cattle and
,s for than 900 horses inspected
,aws have been annually by the State Board OF Live
no, cent n, the Inspection About 600 esrays
close n, 1908 the taken charge by the state each
planted over s. year anu the money feai%ea Hoh 'n
he streams of the sale returned the when
i. fish hatcheries sble. During the past year about
s21 600 refunded from this source.
in the history OF
10 ,,s,,utons aro The State Railroad Commission is
IN, ora srnerv,s actively In operation although lit
oss., nv IN. Inc, igation attacking rights still
oner.t,on ,u,r pending the United States Circuit
he Court Its hands longer tied by
,rt.rvo,. and injunction and 1t is hearing CON-
-ct,ons Of every plants of shippers collecting inorma
,,hc,, ton concerning the railroads. and
OF the most aeauS oenohs'ia.eo capacity iof GA
III. lac, cellent service the people The rail
roads have In some instances refunded
money to shippers and seem disposed
oo, ,o,chars to recognize the efficacy of the bu
ron core ,rder reau. although they still bring tga
n of the state su- tion against H.
C instruction. She
chool fund among SooFaoo creAmerles ana cneese ao
s,., h,ch ,or tories closely inspected by the
rorn,.a =, so7o State Dairy Commission The scope
of the department has been greatly in
, vho 4, NOV, nm creased by Republican legislation
h violations Of the law in the sale of
:. .e,,r.s. inferior products have been reduced to
\. ,,.-o,,,,,,, =, a minimum limitations butter
into Nh. been shut out of the market and the
milk supply OF towns and cities has
been greatly improved The Repub
corforr, ican party is In favor of good health
ying the methods
the Colorado Bu i"en'S-'"o NC" eohi inineo ~eie
,,x,, ,...,, opened up in Colorado in 1907. The
state 10 h.rdung tai production Of coal 1896 GAO
abueed re,,ocea tons There have been serious Ia
nj ana Dor troubles during the five
.hou, IN. In the coal fields and the rigid inspeo
nd neyected ant ton OF the State Coal Mine Inspectors
nd,,p these department has greatly reduced IA
n minimum ow talities
ic nature OF the ,.... 49,. o.. ,.,,.,... ,,.,,, .,
Colorado have been closed since the
:. new meat inspection law passed by the
w ~ 'ne ooauo last Republican legislature went into
eieA'ei effect. Fifteen Of these have been
miar department. ,, ,' .-,.. -. r,.
= %, 90 - niea'on 10 meat inspector regularly visits 800
ua." " constant slaughter plants 600 retail shops. $50
= ~ p'o.eSs Vi wholesale houses and 10 rendering
of water is being ,.h.hmort. Tpo r,.o+ srnn,v NJ,
ght out each day c,,,.ao q. o c,oan ,a ,vhoasor,o
republican admin
s uepai'inene The state department for the In
u 'of i'ur spection of steam boilers has been self
--- supporting under the past Republican
Las administration the fees Of the office
is nominee for paying all expenses All boilers in
to Colorado spected regularly for the protection OF
dad Las Animas life and property and few accidents
OF its indus have occurred.
al citizens. and
ny movement for There 700 metalliferous mines
nmas county operating In Colorado. employing
approximately 35 900 men. During the
lso member OF past the State Bureau OF Mines
Anmas county has examined mining properties
business manager than any year since the department
'erser for eight created The number of fatal
luentia daily pa cdents been reduced from 645
rado. Was cent per 1000 in 1898 to 2.26
h general assem- cent per 1000 men in 1907 Compe-
tent inspection and the installation of
&E2 MI ssfsIkM improved machinery is still lowering
ex%SSSH the death rate.
~ The State Auditors department re-
5& ports a surplus in the treasury OF over
Isl $247.O00. left from the past four
years. amount which will be
terialy increased during the present
vear Ever Of he nj