The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-11
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE,.
WESTERN NEWS.

Inc unemployed IN convention DIT 81.
Louis decided on the name of the Ma
tional Brotherhood Welfare Associa-
ton for their organization. James
Eads How was selected as national
chairman.
John C. Morgan of Denver, who for
years has been travelling engineer OF
the Mexican International railroad
died at the City of Mexico on the 18th
inst from injuries recently received in
a wreck.
Farmers in the Greeley, Colo. dis
trict are happy over the advanced
price of potatoes, the highest for sew
eral seasons, with rurals quoted at 30
cents and Pearls at so. Shipments are
eighty cars a day, many going TO Cali
fornia
Caleb H. West, formerly governor of
Utah, died January 24th at Oakland,
California. Governor West was ma
tive of Cynthiana. Kentucky, and was
siXty-five years of age. He was gov
ernor of Utah during President Cleve-
lands first term.
Weather beaten and stained by the
storms of many seas, the lightship flo
tilla sailed into port at San Francisco
January oath, 1875 days out from new
York. The little fleet, consisting OF
three lghtships and three lighthouse
tenders, made its voyage of more than
1900 miles without mishap.
At the closing session of the child
labor congress today committee was
appointed to bring before Congress the
evils OF child labor, with the sugSes-
ton that the federal government super
wise the situation and that the Presi-
dent OF the United States appoint an
executive head for the organization.
Grove L. Johnson, author of three of
the anti-Japanese bills that have
caused the antagonism of President
Roosevelt and Secretary of State Root,
J again defied the federal authorities by
introducing joint resolution asking
Congress to extend the Chinese eXclu-
sion act so as to include all Asiatics.
The lrmbermens conventian at Min
neapolis went on record in favor of
reduction of first-clasS postage to i
cent per ounce, also as opposing the
passage of the parcels post law in any
shape as it would be only the first step
toward the transportation of merchan-
disc by the government, and would be
observation-disclosures to the interests of re-
tail merchants.
The third annual meeting of the
Trans Missouri Dry Farming Congress,
10 be held at Cheyenne, Wyoming, Feb
ruary 23rd. oath and 25th, promises to
be a great success. Already 1,2OO
delegates from the United States. Mex
leo, Canada. and even faraway Aus
tralia, Chill and the Argentine Repub-
lie have signified their several inten-
tions to attend. and the people of Wy
oming lave planned TO spend $1,000 in
the special entertainment of the visi-
tors.
The largest fee for a building permit
in Chicago, in the knowledge of Chi
cago officials, was paid last week by
the Northwestern Railway Company
for its new West Side depot. The fee
was $3.50. The building will be the
largest in cubic contents erected in
the city. will cover ground area of
800 feet front by 1,322 feet in depth,
and will vary from one story to four
. stories and basement The value of the
I building is placed at s4.000000.
President George Bullock of the
Empire Water and Power Company at
the annual meeting of the company
Monday announced that purchase of
$50 acres lying near the Cascade and
Crystal Creek reservoir sites. had been
made and that options had been Sc
cured on additional land. Engineers
~ ma king and work
extensive improvements, including the
construction of power plant at Mani
lou, Colorado. will be rushed.