The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-30
WESTERN NEWS.

George West G. Sons winery at
Stockton, Cal, one of the largest in
the West, was destroyed by fire on the
night of October 22nd. The loss will
range from $450,000 to 100000.
The state of Mississippi has issued
a charter to the ST. Louis-Kansas City
Electric Railway Company, capital
$4,000, 900. The road is to extend from
st. Louis to Kansas City.
Governor Curry of New Mexico has
sent his resignation to Washington in
order to be enabled to devote his en-
tire time to private business. 1t will
probably take effect next March.
An explosion of eight boilers in the
Pabst Brewing Companys plant at
Milwaukee a few days since resulted
in the. death of one employe, the in
jury of four others and property dam
age estimated at $250,0OO.
The refining department of the Den
yer mint will open November 1st. Su-
perintcndent F. NJ. Downer has been
ordered from Washington to com
mence work on that date. About fif-
teen people will be added to the pres
ent staff at the mint when operation
is resumed. -... as~
Complaints of life insurance rebat-
ing have been numerous in Missouri
and Insurance Superintendent Ken
nish has decided to take up several
cases with the prosecuting attorneys
in the counties from which the com
plants come, to see whether the law
cannot be enforced.
The Standard Oil Company of Indi-
ana was fined $65,000 in the District
Court at Ausrtin, Texas, October 26th,
for violation of the Texas antitrust
law. The Union Tank Line Company
was fined for the value of sixty-five
tank cars of oil. which are now in pos
session of the state.
Stenographers throughout the Bur
lington system are rejoicing over the
abrogation of the rule which requires
them to purchase their own typewrit-
ing machines. The company now pur-
poses to reimburse all the machine
owners on the instalment plan and
to buy it's own machines in the fbs
ture.
Members of the Lead Miners Union
and the Central City Miners Union
held mass meeting at Lead, S. D.,
and decided that after November 25
they will not work with non-union
men. Sixteen hundred of the 1000
Homestake employees are now in the
order. and in order to establish the
CLOSED shops" an effort is being made
no nth tn inin
The first work of the Western Pa
cific Railroad in its preparation to en-
ter San Francisco was done a few
days since, when workmen began the
wrecking of the pier where the new
ferry slip and docks of the new rail-
way are to be located. 1t is planned
to have the construction finished
within sixty days. Ferry boats are
being constructed to run to Oakland.
IN the District Court at Austin.
Texas, the Security Oil Company and
the Navarro Refining Company con-
fessed to having entered into a com
bination in violation of the Texas an
thrust laws, and judgments amount
ing to about $4,000 were entered
against the companies by Judge Cal
houn. Forfeitures of charters, per-
mits and clusters from the state will
be prepared by the court
The Burlington railroad has an
nounced officially its intention of
building the extension now under con
struction south from Kirby, Wyo.,
through Thermopolis, to run as far
east as Powder river, which is also
touched by the Chicago & Northwest
ern. This extension, together with
that now under construction, embraces
100 miles of new line to be completed
next year.
GENERAL NEWS