The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-23
STATE NEWS ITEMS

ing all records for high prices up to
that date.
William ]. Palmer post OF the Grand
Army of the Republic has been organ
lied at Colorado City. the officers be-
ing formally installed by Department
Commander ]. w. Wingate.
A carload OF furniture for the new
100000 postoffice at Colorado Springs
arrived a few days since. The build
ing will be ready for occupancy about
March 1st.
James T. Burns is about to erect at
Colorado Springs will produce .he
Shubert bookings under contract for
the next five years
At q recent meeting OF the Manu-
facturers' association in Denver. COM
mittees were appointed for the indus
trial exposition OF Colorado-made
goods which it is proposed to hold in
the Auditorium in the near future. No
date has been set, but the show viii
probably be held in April.
Following his recent confession of
guilt in the District Court at Canon
City. l.. Z. Dawson. late deputy coun-
ty treasurer OF Fremont county and
former city clerk. was sentenced to
one to two years in the penitentiary
for embezzlement and altering public
records.
The s-Philippine Lumber Com
pany, which is controlled almost en-
tirely by Denver men. has recently Sc
cured an important hardwood conces-
sion In the Philippines and expect TO
build n logging railroad and mill
which will have \ capacity OF 100000
feet a day.
Denver High school baseball and
football teams will hereafter take no
part in contests for the state cham
pionships. At meeting OF the princi-
pals OF the High schools It was decid-
ed to withdraw the Denver schools
from the Colorado Interscholastic
leagues. Only city contests will be
held In the future.
At the annual meeting uf the Colo
RADIO Springs Chamber OF Commerce
resolutions were unanimously passed
that n committee of five be appointed
within two weeks to confer with the
Merchants association. Real Estate
exchange and Good Roads association
to consider consolidation OF the four
civic bodies.
DIR. ]. A. Lewis, former mayor OF
Manitou. has filed on all unappropri-
ated water rights on West Sutherland
creek. mile and half west OF Colo
RADIO City. and with associates has
started preliminary work on three res
ervoirs capable of developing $4,000
horse power. They will invest 3is5.o00
and plan to eventually furnish Coiora-
do City with water and power
John Hopkins. the first man to drive
the famous pony express from St
Louis to San Francisco. hero OF ma
tional reputation in the terrible Chi
cago fire. and for thirty-two years one
OF the best known prospectors and
hunters in Colorado. died a few days
since at the FL Paso county poor farm.
aged eighty-seven. uopkins- was born
in Illinois and came to Colorado In
1878, where he had since made his
home.
With 4 record breaking output this
year OF 100000 bags Of sugar. the fac
tory at Grand Junction. built ten years
ago by Colorado Springs capital. and
controlled by J. II. McKinnic, r. p.
Davies and f. c. Sharer. all OF Colo
RADIO Springs. will produce 100000
worth OF sugar. net value. In order
to increase the output next year. the
company expects to expend nearly
L.. &c. a,,I ,lur
ment.
N. l.. Drew. general agent for the
Colorado Midland at Colorado Springs.
has made an estimate Of the number
OF tourists who visited Colorado
Springs the past season. His figures
are 1875 900. based on the fact that for
ty-four trains arrived daily during the
tourist season and that each train
brought fifteen tourists during the
month of June, thirty in July and Au-
gust, and ten in September, with an
additional 10000 tourists for the
month of October.
The recent appraisement OF the
properties of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
.. Company has developed the fact that
the company's assets amount to $780,
556,476, n sum vastly in excess of the
most sanguine estimate of the man
agement before the appraisement was
made. The last total appraisemept.
made in 1850. showed a valuation of
properties s19.30S.32 less than the
figure at which the assets are now
put. The company's iron ore. coal.
limestone and other lands are now
valued at SOS. .335. 5.250. being the largest
item in the assets. Equipment at the
steel plant. coal mines and coke ovens
il worth S34 500. .31s15, being the sec
ond most valuable item. The rail