The Arvada enterprise., 1919-01-09
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

AOE Tic HTSt 0leVeN nOntNS VI 1910
and the estimated output for Decem
Der, according to data compiled by
Charles w. Henderson Of the United
States Geological Survey. Depart
ment of the Interior. amounted to
$12.s50.00O in gold. 100000
ounces of silver. 64.3OO.000 pounds
of lead, 6.45O,OOO pounds OF copper
and s5.200.000 pounds OF zinc. hav-
ing total value of $33,26O,0OO.
compared with $15.s49.302 in gold.
7,3O4.350 ounces Of silver. $780,
900 pounds of lead. $4,000
pounds of copper and 118.2OO.OO0
pounds of zinc. having a total value
Of $41.93s.935 In 1917. This esti-
mate shows a decrease of $2.9O0.000
in gold. $4,000 ounces in silver.
$500. 900 pounds in lead, 1.660.0OO
pounds In copper and 3s.50O.OOO
pounds In zinc. At the increased
price for silver the value of the sill
YER yield was sssO.00O greater than
In 1917. but the value Of copper de-
creased $624.OO0. lead $1.026.000
and zinc $9.520.0o0.
wyoming" is back In his pala-
tial stall at the w. N. w. Blaney
ranch near Denver, crowned king of
beef animals in all the world. At
the American National Live Stock
Show at Chicago in December he.
for the second year handwriting.
captured the grand prize Of the
show. as he had done at Kansas City
and Denver for the two previous
shows. Mr.. Blaney will show "Wyo-
ming" again this year at the Denver
show Of the National Western Asso-
citation.
Following the announcement At
Windsor that the Great Western
Sugar Company would insist on the
old rate of $40 for beets next sea-
son. comes the news that the seed
bean men who have been contract
ing acreage In this Vicinity desire to
increase that acreage by several
thousand acres. but at the same
price a. last season. 10 cents per
pound. The bean crop last season
nstted ~ high A. $500 per acre.
The Colorado Metal Mining Asso-
citation. meeting in joint session with
the Colorado chapter of the Ameri-
can Mining Congress In Denver
elected officers for the ensuing year
as follows: President. George N.
Taylor; hrst vice president. George
o. Argall: second vice president. r.
n. Henderson; third vice president.
Charles O. Chase; treasurer. George
e. Collins: secretary. n. B. Tomblin.
Az . headquarters city for federal
bureaus. Denver ranks next to Wash
ington, even New York. Chicago and
other cities being below Denver.
These bureaus In Denver have charge
Of vast areas in the Western states.
notably the forestry. reclamation and
grazing bureaus. Denver has been
made the center OF 30 many govern
ment activities because Of it, central
location.
Lutte N. Wilcox was reelected presi.
dent Of the workers for the blind ct
. meeting in Denver. Miss Katherine
l. Craig was elected vice president
and Edwin ]. Clark secretary and
treasurer. The other members Of the
board Of directors arc Elias n. Am.
mons. l.. c. jackson. Harley 9.
Fritchie and A. J. Closson.
A postofnce station at General
Hospital No. ~ At Aurora has been
opened by an order from the Post
once Department At Warrington un-
der the name Of Camp Speer. and
hsnceforth all mail transactions with
the camp will be done through that
once instead Of through the beaver
once - heretofore.
More than &5O.OOO.O0O was paid out
10 American farmers In the year 1918
for sugar beets. one-fifth Of what they
would receive II domestic production
eQualed consumption. The homo pro
ductioa OF one ton Of beet sugar re.
turns ~ muoh to American labor -
the refining Of elevea tons Of foreign
raw sugar.
The thirteenth annual National
Western Stock show. To BE- held In
Denver Jan. 1925. will be known -
the "victory Stock Show" In honor Of
the ending OF the war. and all indica.
lions now are that II will be larger In
point Of attendance. exhibits and
sales than Of any Of the previous
shows.
A general meeting will be held by
state representatives and members Of
the good roads committee In Denver to
pass and appoint committees for han.
ding the s2O.OOO.OO0 enabling act,
bond Issue for good roads for Colora.
do to b. presented to the Twenty.sec.
ond Assembly now In session.
Leaving an estate valued at Ap-
proximately 100000. the will Of
Eben l.. Smith. killed In action In
France Nov. 8. 1918. was nled for
probate In the County Court In Den
vor. Tho will leaves the whole en-
tate 10 Mrs. Mnrgarctta Smith.
widow Of the slain soldier.
Farmers and livestock breeders In
Garfield county. Colorado. have de-.