The Colorado statesman., 1909-01-30
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD,
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DOM S, ACHIEVE
MENTS, sUFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN NEWS.

The Oregon Legislature has passed
a law prohibiting the wearing of hat
pins more than ten inches long.
The local option bill has passed the
Idaho House by A to 8, and il is eX-
pected the action will be concurred in
by the Senate.
j. w. Gilluly. treasurer of the Den
yer G Rio Grande Railroad Company,
has been in New York signing the new
issue of bonds of the railroad. aggre-
gazing S102, 100000
The quartermaster generals office
at Washington has awarded a contract
for barracks construction and other
army buildings at Fort D.. A. Russell,
Wyo., the work representing $500, 900.
The Western Fraternal Congress, in
session at Kansas City, passed reso-
luton declaring against the bills in
troduced in various legislatures to pro-
vide a minimum rate for fraternal life
insurance.
The unemployed in convention at st.
Loris decided on the name of the Ma
tional Brotherhood Welfare Associa-
tiol for their organization. James
Eads How was selected as national
chairman.
In letter to the Cheyenne Indus
trial Club, Congressman Mondell eX
presses the opinion that it will be i'm
possible to get an appropriation from
the present Congress for the improve
ment of roads in Yellowstone park.
Farmers in the Greeley, Colo, lis
trict are happy over the advanced
price of potatoes, the highest for sew
eral seasons, with rurals quoted at 90
cents and Pearls at 80. Shipments are
eighty cars day, many going to Cali
fornia.
E. Stenger, general superintendent
of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad,
with offices at Salt Lake City, has re-
signed that position and will be made
either general manager or general SUI
perintendent of the Western Pacific
railroad, is report from Denver.
Weather beaten and stained by the
storms of many seas, the lightship flo
tilla sailed into port at San Francisco
January oath, 125 days out from new
York. The little fleet, consisting of
three lightships and three lighthouse
tenders, made its voyage of more than
| $4,000 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 sugges-
ton that the federal government super
wise the situation and that the Presi-
dent OF the United States appoint an
ttNf. fN,- . hA nt,iy ion
Grove l.. Johnson, author of three of
the anti-Japanese bills that have
caused the antagonism of President
Roosevelt and Secretary of State Root,
again defied the federal authorities by
introducing a joint resolution asking
Congress to extend the Chinese eXclu-
sion act so as to include all Asiatics.
Announcement was made in New
York Wednesday of the completion of
the Copper River railroad. which is
Jointly owned by ]. p. Morgan & Com
pany. and the Guggenheim interests,
from Cordova to a point above the
Abercrombie rapids on the Copper riv-
er, in southwestern Alaska.
President George Bullock of the
Empire Water and Power Company at
the annual meeting of the company
Monday announced that a purchase of
320 acres lying near the Cascade and
Crystal Creek reservoir sites. had been
made and that options had been Sc
cured on additional land. Engineers
are now making surveys and work on
extensive improvements, including the
construction of power plant at Mani
tou, Colorado will be rushed