La Junta tribune., 1916-02-26
CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE

The inventory Of property belong
ing to the different state Institutions
recently taken by Mr.. Mulnix. the
state auditor. reveals many interest
ing facts. II shows the state to b
the owner OF vast amount OF tangi-
BILE property In addition to over three
million acres OF unimproved land.
which should eventually sell for an
average OF $40 per acre.
The most valuable property. OF
course.is the state house and grounds
These. with the equipment, are val
ued at slightly over &3,000.000, and
are the pride OF the state. There are
several larger capitol buildings In
the country. but none better built or
surrounded by more beautiful
grounds or commanding from their
domes so magnificent . view.
Next in value comes the peniten-
tiary at Canon City. where the state
owns lands. buildings. furnishings.
and equipment. valued at S1.627.-
Sl9. Many Of the buildings and Inn
provements were constructed by the
convicts and did not cost the state
the actual cash. but are believed to
be very conservatively apprised at
the above figure. There are also .
great many horses, cattle and hogs
on the penitentiary farm. whose val
ue is not concluded In the above es-
innate.
The State University comes next
with property worth $l.47l.0s3.s5.
divided as follows: Land. $751;
5ll.4o; buildings 3s16.s00.OO: ap-
paratus and collections $l67.0l5.70:
furniture. implements. etc. &c.,
G3s.s5: library $l2s.000.
The state agricultural college has
assets at Fort Collins valued At
$s3s.lsi.16 OF which &23s.00O Is In
land; sa4s.S4s.ls In buildings: and
&2i7.s35.ss In furnishings. equip
ment and live stock. In addition to
this. the agricultural board has prop
er,y at Fort Lewis worth S32s.4sS.ss
and at the Teller school Of agricul-
ture. near Grand Junction. worth
sl5s.sl7.
The Teachers College at Greeley
has land valued At sl7O.oeo: build
ings that have cost $4,000. and
equipment worth sl?l.3s5.20. q to-
tai of s7ls.sss.so.
The school for the deaf and blind
at Colorado Springs. turn In an in
ven,ory that foots up TO Sl3l.-
5cs.72.
The State Reformatory At Buena
Vista has property worth s3ol.-
|sse.sl.
TIE Industrial School for boys 1t
Golden. has an Investment Of $780,
,3l.03. Of which tis.5io Is repre-
scntcd In . herd Of biooded cattle.
The plant at the soidiers' and
sailors Home IL reported ~ worth
s?IO.032.9l. the one nj the Home
for Dependent Children as worth
slSo.sss.?o. and the Gunnison Nor
NAL School s75.%oo.
From the above figures II will be
seen that Eoodly per ccntage Of the
taxes that have been paid into the
tate treasuryo have gone into per-
maneat improvements that are =
credit To the state. aud that will BE-
Of service for scores Of ycarr.
The Republican state officials. to-
ssther With the heads Of . number
Of Important departments. have
goae one trip this week 10 the west
ern part Of the state. They very
frankly state that they are going TO
msss - many people ~ possible. and
10 give an account Of their steward.
hip.
EacA man pays his own expsasss.
Iaeiu1lns railrosd fare. They believe
iAey have . sisht 10 b. proud of the
record The Republican party he's
malo the past year. They have
soehiag 20 cover W or apologies for.
as1 bellsvs they can make showing
aueh - viii coavince the Progres.
slves eal al other fair miadsd mea
90 wo0ea that the best Interest Of
~ stats dsaaads that the Repuhli.
co Dosty shall ~ kept In power.
Dsavss. February iith.
0eoaGDas Mssa Wake rp.
~ OeRa ~ a Q0rkV p0Sd hard.