United labor bulletin., 1911-02-23

begin in a few days. A large incubator
plant will be established.
WAsHINeToN-senat Guggenheim
has given notice of an amendment to the
agricultural appropriation bill providing
for the establishment of botanical lab
oratory at Denver.
DENvER-The firm of Seerie Bros.
Denver, general contractors, have OBJ
tanned the contract for the construction
of a sixteen-story building in Chicago, in
which Colorado granite is to be used.
The granite will be taken from the Platte
quarries and was selected in competition
with all the principal building stones of
the country. The amount of stone to be
used will cost about s250,000.
ALMA-The Moose Smelling & Rein
ing company is to erect new plant, of
which they will build a 1O0-ton plant at
once Mr.. ]. L. Seward, the chief engi-
neer, has left Denver for Alma to lay out
the improvements and get the mines in
shape.
GREELEY-Plans have been decided
upon for the new home for the Elks club
here. Wayne B. Patterson and John A
Wetzell associate architects of Greeley,
were successful among six competing.
The new building will cost between s40,-
900 and 100000 1t will be Colonial style,
of red pressed brick trimmed in gray
brick. with marble columns in front. The
lot is 60x9O feet and a space of 20 feet
will be left between the Elks' home and
the new court house lot. adjoining on
the east The building will be 50x115
feet. the basement will occupy a half
story and there will be two full stories
above IL. A handsome veranda will open
- Id tsfr1,
will have a fine maple floor for dancing.
The first floor will be taken up with re-
ception rooms, banquet halls, reading
room, library and an adequate gymna-
stun. with Turkish baths. A kitchen
with every convenience will be provided,
and once a week will be ladies' day.
Work will commence within 80 days.
vOLLMAR-On the approval of the
state board OF education a new school
district has just been created in the
center of which vollmar is located. The
new district is made up of portions taken
from the Burg. Wheeler and Kelsey dis
tricts. and contains IL square miles.
Pending bond issue, which will prob
ably be to the amount OF $4,000, with
which to construct a permanent school
house, temporary structure is TO be-
erected at once in order tnat the remain
ing months of the present school term
may be held here. The first school of
the district will probably be opened, be-
ginning March /. The Denver-Laramie
Realty company donated two acres of
ground for the school. The Northern
Colorado Power company, according to-
a statement made by S j. Buell.. CONNER
cial manager. will be ready in about two
weeks to supply power and lights for
the town. Practically the same rate for
house lighting as prevails in Denver will
be made here. the company running the
wires TO the houses to be supplied.
FRUITA-After long-drawn-out fight
the city council has granted a franchise
for an electric lighting systems TO the
Grand Junction and Grand River Elec-
trict Railway company OF Colorado
Springs.
DENvER-If the ideas of many men,
bers of the Denver lodge of Elks are car
ried out the new lodge building. soon to
be erected at Fourteenth and California
streets. will be an exclusive club build
ing different from any Elks' home in the
country. The plans are for the erection
of an ornate structure of bungalow style,
which shall be used exclusively by the
lodge. Some of the members favor the
erection of combination lodge and of
fee building.
DENvER-That $4,000, 900 of the
siO0. .00o. 900 rehabilitation fund raised
for the Gould lines would be used to
double track the Rio Grande from Den
yer to Salt Lake City was the statement
made by a high official of the Gould sys-
TEN. The work. he added, would be fin
ished by 1915. The process of physical
transformation will soon begin. 1t will
cover all the Gould properties. including
the Denver & Rio Grande and the West
ern Pacific. The standard of physical
efficiency will be raised TO that of the
Union Pacific and the Atchison.
DURANGO-Carmen Laten and George
Burgen. promoters of the Paradox valley
railroad, say work will start on the final
survey from Montrose as soon as snow
disappears on the Uncompahgre valley
plateau.
CANON cITY-Mr Kingsley is build
ing an addition to his house on Central
street.
WAlDEN-Wash Alderdice is to fin
ish his house soon. He will be up to
see ]. L. Ish about the lumber next week
and Mr.. Blaney is to do the carpenter
work. The house when finished is to
have foulr rooms and a porch on the
east side and south side.
HOTCHlSS-Harry Wood was inl
Hotchliss Saturday after lumber to fin
ish his new house, which is almost COM
pleted.
HoTcHklss-The Surface Creek
Fruitgrowers' association has purchased
an acre and n half of ground at Payne
Siding. where they will erect packing
house in the near future. ]. G. A. Simp-
son is president of the association.