The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-03
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Colorado holds the distinction Of b.
ting the foremost producer In the world
of mOlybdenum ore, according to the
fifteenth biennial report of the State
Bureau Of Mines, recently compiled.
This report covers the years 1917 and
1918, and was submitted by Fred Car
roll, state commissioner of mines dur
Ing the above period. The total min
eral production of the state since 1853
was s.. LAOS, ,4S4, ,255. Gold production In
1918 alone is estimated at $12,944, 900,
as compared with the 1917 output of
SIS, ,729,224. The decrease In gold pro-
duction was due to the closing Of
mines caused by the constantly In
creasing costs, the report states. The
report further states that Colorado Is
producing most Of the vanadium Of the
United States, and in the world mar
kets Is vieing with the Peruvian mines.
A greater part Of the worlds supply
Of uranium and radium Is being mined
from Colorado deposits.
The correct assessed valuation OF all
property In the state for purposes Of
taxation In 1918 was $1,424,sl1,2SS.
according to data complied by the state
immigration Department from the rec
ords of the State Tax Commission for
yer county ranks first, with $348, 187,-
545; Weld county second, with $685.
449,2S0, and Pueblo county third, with
SO. .48S,S 1893. The smallest valuation
reported is $l.O21,29o. in Hlnsdale
county. Mineral county ranks next
above Hinsdale. with $1,531.SS5, and
Dolores county next, with $l,774,125.
But six counties In the state report
valuations below $5,000,O0O.
Congress probably will be asked to
appropriate $1,25O.0OO for the reclaim
alton Of 10000 acres on Orchard mesa,
lying Immediately across the Grand
river from Grand Junction. Frank w.
Howbert, former United States deputy
internal revenue collector and rosi-
dent Of Denver, il a special represent
ativs Of Senator Lawrence Phipps, to
investigate the Orchard mesa project.
"Unlsss the federal government lends
financial assistance" said Mr. How
bert, scores Of homes will be literally
destroyed. The project, too, Is unlike
going into an uninhabited area. This
tract Is entirely surrounded by civili-
zatiOn.'"
Word that Colorado probably will
receive . portion of the 2l0 army au-
tom0bils trucks recently allotted to It
By the War Department within the
nszt few weeks was received BY the
State Highway Commission from q. q.
So0mefs, chairman Of the commits.
sioa. who 10 In Washington. Colorado
y also 10 receive seventeen Ford cars
and nlns pleasure cars Of other makes.
Ths trucks and cars make up Colo
radeS portion Of the S20,O00,0 900 worth
Of automobiles the War Department
had On hand at the close Of tho war
aad decided to allot to the various
seatss.
"A thirty days stay OF execution has
bsso granted Cruz Romero and Ciif-
ford Sproul, condemned prisoners at
the penitentiary, who were sentenced
to bs hanged during the last week in
June. Their execution will now take
place some time during the week BE-
ginning July 10th, unless further clem-
ency 10 granted BY tAs Supreme Court
OF the governor. The stay Of sxecutioa
was granted In order that their cases
might be reviewed By the State BOARD
ot Pardoos, which meets on June 18th.
Despite the cold, wet spring. the
crops In the Arkansas valley are max
ing wonderful strides. Corn In par.
ticular Is the best ever. and according
to the farmers In that section many
records will be broken 10 harvesting.
=. X. Bllnn Of the State Experimental
station. and County Agent DrOGe are
having mucn success In experimental
plants, and expect to have some start.
ling demonstrations.
Eric BertOn. 2o ysars old, the man
who accidentally shot himself May
18th while cleaning q revolver, died to.
day at II. Mary's hospital In Pueblo.
where he had been since the accident.
Two miles Of the Santa ~ trail.
leading south from Pueblo, will b
paved, work to start ~ sOon ~ the
United States Bureau Of Public Roads
has approved the action Of the State
Highway Commission, which has rec.
commended that the contract be award.
I'd to A. Hewitt. the lowest bidder.
The contract price iS $4,000. This
will be the first section Of the Santa
RI trail to be paved.
The dairy business II rapidly In.
crsasinK In the UncOmpaGhre valley.
according to the reports 0f the cream.
cries. who state that during the last
year they have handled 100000 pounds
Of butter ~ compared with 10000 dur.
Ink the year before. IL the upper val.
ley the cheese factory at Delta has
handled an enormous business during
the last year.
Taxpayers voted to bond the district
for 918.5O0 for tho erection Of . nod.
srn school building At Agate. Colo.
Work will begin at once. no II will bs
ready for next fall, Five nav build.