Gilpin observer., 1909-07-08
COLORADO NEWS

The Union Pacific railroad has Sc
cured nearly all the property necessary
| for its right of way through Fort Col
| Inns.
The new Majestic, the first moderp
theater building in Grand Junction
was opened on the night of July 1st.
1t seats 700 and has stage much lar
ger than the old opera house.
An offer was recently made a
Boulder brick company for it's entire
output to be shipped to Los Angeles,
CAL, but was turned down, as the out
put had already been contracted for.
On account of the desire of Alfred
Herter, the eminent artist who is
painting the new curtain for the Den
yer Auditorium, to be present when
his work is given to the public, the
hanging of the curtain will be post
poned until some time about the mid
die of July.
David H. Moffat has been elected
member of the executive council of
the American Civic Alliance, incorpor-
ated. This organization is non-par-
/ tisan body composed of some of the
representative men of America,
formed for the purpose of working out
political problems by scientific meth
DDS.
The Farmers Mutual Lumber and
Mercantile Company, organized for the
purpose of competing with the alleged
combine of local lumber companies.
has been incorporated at Grand juno
ton for 100000. 1t will be purely mu-
tual, selling lumber to members only,
practically at cost The headquarters
will be at Clifton.
A mortgage filed at Pueblo shows
that John D. Rockefeller has made
loan of $575,000 on property held by
the Pueblo Realty Trust Company. The
loan is made from Rockefellers pri-
vate fortune, and it is said to be pure
ly as an investment. The realty COM
pany is an auxiliary of the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Company.
w. E. Walton of Fort Collins has
been engaged to take charge of the
poultry department of the Colorado
Agricultural College, a new departure
in college work. Mr.. Walton is versed
in the theory of poultry culture, as
well as practice, having long been
among the best known and most sue
cessful producers of chickens in the
state.
A verdict for $500 for little Clayton
Kerr, the seven-year-old son of Harry
Kerr of the district attorneys office.
in Denver, has been returned in Judge
Riddles court at Denver against DR..
H. R. McGraw. The physician was
sued for $4,000 damages for alleged
mistreatment of the boy, who fell from
horse at Palmer Lake and broke an
arm.
Stringency in the printing fund has
delayed the printing of the session
laws for 1909 and 1910, and many
complaints have been made by attor-
neys over the state. The laws will
cost $4,000 and the governor, the sec
retary of state, treasurer and attorney
general have agreed to contribute
from their contingent funds to have
the books printed.
The Empson company commenced
canning peas at Longmont on the 29th
ult., with the prospect of longer sea-
son than usual and a record yield Of
peas. 1t is estimated that about 9.OOO,-
900 cans of peas will be packed by this
company this season. Over 400 hands
are employed at Longmont, and the
company has factories at both Love-
land and Greeley.
Tobacco dealers of Denver have
formed protective association, which
will undertake first to reorganize the
counter dice games and establish
standard prices upon all brands of to-
bacco. The new association has 100
members and is called the Denver CT
gar Dealers association. 1t is said
that the limit will have to be raised on
the dice games or their adjustment
must follow, as the dealers are now
losing money by the games.
Papers granting a renewal of the
charter of Union colony, which found
ed Greeley, have been filed and Union
Colony, incorporated in 1870, will con-
tinue active twenty years more. The
organization has been kept in exist
ence for the purpose of rectifying any
mistakes in the original deeds made.
! By 1929 1t Is believed that all such
deeds will be perfected and the organ
ization discontinued.
After a discussion of several days,
the State Board of Equalization, in
session at Denver, fixed the assess
ment of the Pullman Car Company's
property at approximately s414,000,
which is an increase of more than
100000 over the figures arrived at in
the preceding valuation. The assess
ment per mile was fixed at 1854, or an
increase of nearly $40 over the former
amount, the total mileage having been
agreed upon at 2,C91 miles.
Governor Shafroth and State Engi-
neer Comstock have signed the con-
tract of the Two Buttes Reservoirs &