Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

considered from reasonable point OF 7
view, are OF little benefit. The loan
shark measure cannot be called la
Dor measure, neither can the barber's
BILL and the other three measures
were of little concern compared to
those thrown to one side. This is
another Illustration of the utter worth
Iessness of the late body.
A movement is on foot to consoli- |
date all of the commercial organiza- |
tions in Pueblo which stand for prog
ress of the city. The plan is to have
one great organization, with about l.
600 members, and to erect magnifi-
cent building with club rooms. I'm
der the plan each organization would
maintain It's individuality, but would
join in the general work for the ad'
yancement of the city.
BY the overwhelming vote of 3,l6l
TO 1853, or more than ~ to l, the pro
posed charter for Colorado Springs
was adopted by special election
Tuesday. Every precinct voted in Its
favor. The important features of the
charter are the commission form Of
government. the abolition of political
parties in city affairs. the recall, the
initiative. and referendum and strict
control of future franchises. 1t also
authorizes municipal ownership.
Attorney General Barnett Tuesday
brought quo warranto proceedings II
The supreme court against the mem
bers of the civil service commission
TO compel them to show cause why
they are holding the offices which
they now occupy. The sui is brought
as a test case, having for its object
the testing of the constitutionality of
the law creating a civil service com
mission. Civil service is against the
nature of a Democratic politician
unless it applies to him and his friends
and provides a sinecure.
The saloons at La .Junta has been
wide open since last Thursday, when
they were supposed to be closed by
the operation of the local option voted
at the municipal election April 6. The
county judge being absent, County
Judge Fee of Lamar opened court
there Tuesday, seventeen indictments
being sworn to before him and war.
rants issued. The saloon owners and
barkeepers were arrested, taken into
court and their trials set for May 20
each being released on $3.50 bond The
saloons will be closed now and will
remain closed The liquor men -.
their reason for violating the law was
that they might be arrested and tn.
matter might be carried into court
as they intend to go to the supreme
court to test the validity of the loca
option law
May Is there will be turned loose
for general use the 10000 horse power
of the Shoshone plant of the Centra
Colorado Power company, near Glen
wood Springs. the largest power plant
In the state, and one of the biggest ir
AhC NpA iht nc company iiht hhS al
ready been constructed from Shoshont
lhtu 1~----, --'A p" tran sformer sta
tion has been built at the city limits
so that the enormous voltage can be
safely handled by the Denver Gas &
Electric company, which has contract
ed for large portion of the product
for domestic purposes in the city. Fol-
the entire 200 miles the wires are
carried on high steel towers, insteat
of on poles, so that danger from brok
en- wires and storms is reduced TO
minimum, making the line one of the
most wonderful in the world. To gen
) crate the Shoshone electricity the wa
ters of the Grand river are captured
near Glenwood Springs and conveyed
two and one-half miles through tun
mel 16xlO feet, carrying 1850 cubi,
feet per second. At Shoshone tn,
water is dropped abruptly through
pipes nine feet in dimaeter onto 10
foot turbines of 5000 horsepower each
1t is there that the coveted power il
the shape of electricity is made, in {
building absolutely fireproof whose
floor is 140x35 feet in size.
1t has been decided by the powers
that be to permit the lid to remair
on at Overhead park for this season
at any rate. There will be no horse
racing season as has been announced
under the management of Blind
John Condor of Chicago. Several OBJ
stacles have arisen. Mr.. Condor is
sick and has been for some weeks
his aids have not felt at liberty to
proceed with arrangements for the
meet and Denver has been kind OF
half-hearted about the matter, says the
Denver Republican. The principal rea.
son for calling off racing with its
accompaniment Of the betting ring has
been the persistent wave that has
been going over the nation. Open
gambling at the race track has been
condemned. Racing without the bet.
ting ring as an accessory seems to be
out of the question as a business prop.
osition. When New York at one end
and California at the the other and
Arkansas at the lower extremity de