The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-23
COLORADO NEWS

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1t Is stated At Greeley that over
$4,000 is being expended by ditch
| companies placing cement headgates
in bitches in place Of wooden ones.
1t is estimated that there are 5000
men and as many teams working on
the projects Of the Denver Reservoir
& Irrigation company in Weld county.
The First Presbyterian church at
Colorado Springs has definitely de-
cided to build Sunday school addi-
ton to cost between $4,000 and
$4,000.
John Condor. an oldtime miner in
southwestern Colorado. was killed by
the explosion OF a missed shot in the
Camp Bird mine at Ouray on the 18th
inst. His helper. Joe Koenig. was
badly hurt.
The new Denver public library.
which has cost, including the grounds.
$4,000. toward which Andrew Car
negie made a donation OF 100000,
is expected to be ready for occupancy
by Christmas.
One hundred and twenty-five Ilem-
bers of the Denver real estate ex-
change responded Sunday to an invit-
alton by John Brisben Walker to visit
Mount Morrison and ride on the new
inclined railroad extending from the
Garden Of the Red Rocks to the sum-
init.
Registration for the charter elec-
ton Nov. 2 closed at midnight Octo-
Der 10th. The total registration was
3.l36. the largest known by several
hundred. There are IA candidates
for the five commissionerships. only
one of those nominated having with
drawn.
Work will begin soon on the 45-mile
inlet ditch to the Greasewood lake
reservoir in Weld county. 1t will be
one OF the longest inlet bitches in
the county. 1t will cost $32 900 and
will draw water indirectly from the
Cache La Poudre and Laramie rivers.
through Crow creek.
1t is stated that the honorary com.
mercial commissioners from Japan.
who will be in Denver Nov. 14th in
the course OF their tour of the United
States. will content themselves with
study OF Denver alone and its re-
sources. and will not try to visit out
lying towns OF the state.
Beet harvest has begun in the Ar
kansas valley has begun and the
farmers expect the crop will be
worth 100000. The factory OF the
Holly Sugar Company and the Amer
ican Sugar Company's factories at
Swink. Holly. Rocky Ford. Las AMI
mas and Lamar have been thoroughly
overhauled ready for work.
The new Exchange National Bank
building at Colorado Springs. erected
at a cost OF 100000. will be ready for
occupancy November 1st. The corri-
doris are finished with marble floors
and marble wainscoting: each suite
has hot and cold water. The office
floors are Of hardwood. highly pol
ished. Two elevators will be installed.
The visiting party Of thirty members
Of the Japanese commercial commits
sioners. including the Leading finan-
cial magnates Of the Japanese empire.
is scheduled to arrive in Denver No
vember 14th. The Denver Chamber
Of Commerce will have charge Of their
cial train to Fort Collins and northern
Colorado.
Work has been begun by the Chris
tian Church Association on the new
children's home in Denver. The site
has been purchased and the building
IL being erected with money donated
to the association by Mr.. and Mrs. J.
w. Warren of Loveland. The build
ing IL a two and one-half-story brick
structure with full basement. 1t is
to cost about $4,000. and will &C.
commodate about 60 children.
The first report Of the Colorado &C.
illogical survey. created by the legis-
lature three years ago. will be issued
in . few days by State Geologist
George. 1t covers 242 pages, has many
illustrations, contains complete re-
ports on the surveys of the tungsten
areas Of Boulder county, the Monte
xuma mining district, the foothills for.
nations Of northern Colorado and Of
the Hahn's Peak region.
The Railroad Red Book for octo-
ber, which has just been issued BY
Publisher J. Harry Carson at Denver.
for the passenger department Of the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Com
pany, presents a pictorial story OF
President Taft's trip through Colorado
ON the occasion OF the recent opening
Of the Gunnison tunnel Of the Un-
compahgre irrigation project Of the
government.
Booker T. Washington, the famous
| colored educator, will lecture Monday,
| November 1, at the Peoples Taber.
| ~ clo In Donyor All rorafpfa from Tho