Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-22

have done considerable damage and
as result there will be marked
shortage. The long spell of dry wealth.
err has been favorable to the pests.
Denver will inaugurate next January
the National Western Poultry show,
and, II the delegation that left Mon.
day night for st. Louis is successful.
the 1911 convention of the American
Poultry association will be held in
Denver next August. This is business.
The Herald Is always pleased when
the ''higher-ups" get what is coming
to them
The late double crossing congress.
man from this Second district, Warren
A. Haggott. has taken a tumble and
writes that he will not be a candidate
for the congressional nomination on
the Republican ticket this fall. Even
as egotistical a man as Haggott as.
certained that his bume was only In
Imagination and he concluded to step
down and out. Saves being sat on
later on.
A representation of women dele
gates in the county and state conven.
tons in proportion to the vote cast by
women at the elections--a basis which
would give them about half the mum.
Der of delegate in the political gath
erings-is the demand of the general
committee of the Woman's Republican
club Of Colorado, headed by Mrs. An.
ma M. Scott, upon the chairman of the
state central committee and the va.
rious county chairmen throughout the
state.
In the local columns yesterday was
an item referring to card received
from Grand Junction in which 1t was
stated that the fruit crop was IL com.
plete failure. The Herald does not be.
lieve in doing any section an injustice
and the facts do not justify any such
statement as no crop can be a com.
plete failure where many car loads
of fruit are being l&ipped daily. The
peach crop around Grand junction is
poor but there are good many apples.
pears and other fruits. OF course the
crop is nothing compared with former
years, but to say no fruit is being ship
ped from Grand Junction is not right.
The president has signed proclama
tons eliminating 2,340 additional
acres of land from the national for
ests in Colorado. The unappropriated
portions of the areas which have been
eliminated from the reserves will later
be opened to homestead settlement
The largest elimination was made from
the Montezuma forest, from which
were transferred 34S.6S1 acres. In adj
dition about 1850 acres. comprising
the La Plata water shed, were trans.
ferred from the Montezuma to the San
Juan forest. In the San Juan forest
1880 acres were eliminated, while
the Rio Grande reserve has lost g..
$40 acres.
Machine senators further cripple
initiative and referendum bill in eau
GUS" This is the way the Denver
News refers to the throttling of the
platform measure"
The public utilities commission Is
preparing q statement showing that
Denver can build water plant for
100000 and double the present
amount of water.
Tourists are pouring into Colorado
Springs by the hundreds and the
month of August promises to reach the
average mark of other seasons in the
tourist business. The bulk of the yisi.
tors are coming from the south and
middle west.
A disease known as BLACK rot" has
appeared In some of the beet fields In
the vicinity of Loveland, but does not
cover much ground. w. 7. Bransom,
one of the largest beet growers, has
been the greatest sufferer thus far re-
ported. He plowed up about 100 acres
OF beets on account of disease, and
Will seed the land to fall wheat to
prevent the spread OF the disease. He
says he has discovered means of pre-.
venting black rot" but will not make
it public now.