Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-12-24
COLORADO NEWS

Inc contract mas Dee1l let IoT d 9ot,
600 high school building at Salida.
On December 14th hogs sold at
sS.47h on the Denver market, break
ing all records for high prices up to
that date.
Repairs on the Rio Grande Southern
having been completed, Telluride is
once more in direct railroad connec-
tion with Denver via Montrose.
After the first of the year every
doctor in the state must report to the
registrar of vital statistics in his dis
trict each birth which comes under
his observation.
William J. 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.
The new 100000 theater which
James T. Burns is about to erect at
Colorado Springs will produce :he
Shubert bookings under contract for
the next five years.
The Colorado Springs Company is
taking steps to park forty acres OF
land lying between Wood avenue and
Monument valley park. The land is
valued at s200,0OO and is situated in
the north end residence district.
The. Rev. DIR. Kerr B. Tupper. for
merly pastor of the First Baptist
church in Denver and a pulpit orator
of note, has been lecturing throughout
the West, but will resume active pas
toral duty again next year. At pres
ent he is in Philadelphia. 1t is his in
tention to continue his lectures this
winter and to enter a pastorate some.
where next fall.
DIR. J. A. Lewis, former mayor of
Manitou, has filed on all unappropri-
ated water rights on West Sutherland
creek. n mile and half west of Colo
RADIO City, and with associates has
started preliminary work on three res
crvoirs capable OF developing $1,000
horse power. They will invest $125.0O0
and plan to eventually furnish Colora-
do City with water and power.
While at Denver a few days since.
F. L. Harvey. secretary of the Wash
ington- National Monument Society,
said that OF all the states in the Un-
ion. Colorado. South Dakota and Ok
lahoma are the only ones not repre-
sented by tablet in the Washington
monument ut the national capital
Such a tablet could be placed in the
monument at a cost Of about $500.
The Grand Junction budget ordi.
nance as adopted by the city commits
sioners appropriates over 100000 for
municipal expenses for the ensuing
year. This is an increase of $4,000
over last years appropriation. which
was then the highest on record. The
question OF street paving and noun.
tain water system confront the COM
missioners and the budget includes an
item OF six months interest on $780,
900 bond issue expected to soon be
made for the new water supply.
John Hopkins. the first man to drive
the famous pony express from st.
Louis to San Francisco. a hero of na-
tional reputation in the terrible Chi
cago fire. and for thirty-two years one
OF the best known prospectors and
hunters in Colorado. died n few days
since at the FL Paso county poor farm.
aged eighty-seven. Hopkins was born
in Illinois and came to Colorado in
1878. where he had since made his
home.
With a 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. r. McKinnie. X. p.
Davies and E. C. sharer. all of Colo
RADIO Springs. Will produce ss00.J00
- T.,
to increase the output next year. the
company expects to eXpend nearly
| 100000 in improvements and enlarge
ment.
n. L. Drew. general agent for the
Colorado Midland Mt Colorado Springs.
has made an estimate OF the number
/ of tourists who visited Colorado
! Springs the past season. His figures
are 1885, 900, based on the fact that for
| ;y-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 appralsement OF the
properties OF the Colorado Fuel G. Iron
Company has developed the fact that
the company's assets amount to $780,
! 556.i76, n sum vastly in excess of the
most sansuine estimate OF the man
| arement before the appraisement was
! made. The last total appraisemept.
\ made in 1850. showed valuation Of
properties SIS. 0S,32T.40 less than the
! figure at which the assets are now
/ pat. The company's iron ore. coal,
| limestone and other lands are now
valued at s5S.335. .25O. being the largest
/ i,am in the assets. Equipment at the