The state herald., 1909-12-24
COLORADO NEWS

On december lain nOgS SOld at
$S.471a on the Denver market, break
ing all records for high prices up to
that date.
Repairs on the Rio Grande Southern
having been completed, Telluride is
once more in direct railroad connec-
ton with Denver via Montrose.
After the first of the year every
doctor in the state must report to the
registrar of vital statistics in his dis
trict each birth which comes under
his observation.
William J. Palmer post of the Grand
Army of the Republic has been organ
lied at Colorado City, the officers be.
ing formally installed by Department
Commander J. w. Wingate.
The new 100000 theater which
James T. Burns is about to erect at
Colorado Springs will produce .he
Shubert bookings under contract for
the next five years.
The Colorado Springs Company is
taking steps to park forty acres Of
land lying between Wood avenue and
Monument valley park. The land is
valued at 100000 and is situated in
the north end residence district.
The. Rev. DIR. Kerr B. Upper, for
merly pastor of the First Baptist
church in Denver and pulpit orator
of note, has been lecturing throughout
the West, but will resume active pas
toral duty again next year. At pres
ent he is in Philadelphia. 1t Is his in
tention to continue his lectures this
winter and to enter pastorate some.
where next fall.
DR.. ]. A. Lewis, former mayor of
Manitou. has filed on all unappropri-
ated water rights on West Sutherland
creek, a mile and half west of Colo
RADIO City. and with associates has
started preliminary work on three res
ervoirs capable of developing $4,000
horse power. They will invest sl25.000
and plan to eventually furnish Colora-
do City with water and power.
While at Denver few days since.
F. L. Harvey, secretary of the Wash
ington National Monument Society.
said that of all the states in the I'm
ion, Colorado. South Dakota and Ok
lahoma are the only ones not repre-
scented by tablet in the Washington
monument at the national capital.
Such a tablet could be placed in the
monument at n cost of about $500.
The Grand junction budget ordi-
nance as adopted by the city commits
sioners appropriates over 100000 for
municipal expenses for the ensuing
year. This is an increase Of $4,000
over last years appropriation, which
was then the highest on record. The
question Of street paving and noun
tain water system confront the COM
missioners and the budget includes an
item OF six months interest on $780,
900 bond issue expected to soon be
made for the new water supply.
John Hopkins. the first man to drive
the famous pony express from St.
Louis to San Francisco. hero OF ma
tional reputation in the terrible Chi
cago fire. and for thirty-two years one
OF the best known prospectors and
hunters in Colorado. died few days
since at the FL Paso county poor farm,
aged eighty-seven. Hopkins was born
In Illinois and came to Colorado In
1878. where he had since made his
home.
With n record-breaking output this
year of 100000 bags OF sugar. the fac
tory at Grand Junction. built ten years
ago by Colorado Springs capital. and
controlled by ]. II. McKinnie. X. p.
Davies and L. c. Sharer. all OF Colo
RADIO Springs. will produce 100000
worth OF sugar. net value. In order
to increase the output next year. the
company expects to expend nearly
100000 In improvements and enlarge
ment.
N. /. Drew. general agent for the
Colorado Midland ut Colorado Springs
has made an estimate OF the number
OF tourists who visited Colorado
Springs the past season. His figures
are 1876. 900. based on the fact that for
ty.four trains arrived daily during the
tourist season and that each train
brought fifteen tourists during tn,
month OF June. thirty in July and Au
gust. and ten In September. with al
additional 10000 tourists for the
month OF october
The recent appraisement OF the
properties OF the Colorado Fuel 4 Iron
Company has developed the fact that
the eompany's assets amount to 500.
55G.i7G. n sum vastly In excess OF III,
most sanguIne estimate of the man
ngcmcnt before the appraiscmont wa,
made. The last total appraisemopt
made In 1850. showed valuation %
properties si9.30s.327i0 less than thu
figure ut which tho nsaots are nov
put. The company's iron ore. coal
limestone and other lands are nov
valued ut SOS. 1850. being the largcs
item In the assets. Equipment ut tbs
steel plant. coal mines and coke oven
Is worth s3t.G2o.3is,i5. being the see
ond most valuable item. The rail