The Colorado statesman., 1919-05-31
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado

dollars worth of damage to farm ana
garden crops in parts of Weld county
is the report.
The total production of coal in
Colorado was 12,65S,055 tons, the larg-
est annual production in the history of
the state. This is approximately one
third of l per cent of the total avail
able supply.
At meeting of the Ouray CONNER
clay Club, 1t was decided to have a
three-day Fourth of July victory cele-
bration. 1t is the intention of the
committee to make this the largest
celebration ever held on the western
slope.
Loveland is to have a modern two
story bank and office building as an
nounced by w. C. Vorreiter, president
of the Loveland National Bank. Plans
for the new structure are now in the
hands of the architect and work will
start soon after the details are worked
out
The hotelkeepers and business men
of Estes Park are anticipating the big
gest tourist business this season that
the park has ever known. More reser-
vations than usual at this early stage
are being received by all of the hotels,
and cottage renting has already passed
previous years records by a big per
cent.
In the great Western Slope Orator
ical and Athletic Association meet just
closed at Montrose, Gunnison tri-
| ,s1Y,t
and Delta swept away the honors in
the field and track events. Several
fast records were made. Two state
records are claimed in the athletic
events.
Three boys from each county in the
state will be given a free trip to the
state fair at Pueblo this year as a
stock judging team to compete for a
$50 prize. The teams will be chosen
very carefully and trained hard be-
tween now and then. They will be re-
quired to judge swine, dairy and beef
cattle.
Denver took S13,947 600 in the Vic
tory loan, or more than $500,000 above
the total, according to the announce
mittee In this total is not included
subscription from the banks, this
amount representing the actual sub
scriptions solicited by the army work
ers in the drive.
The state highway commission has
received word that the snow blockade
on Berthoud pass has been broken and
ha &c. fnr fro
formation also reached the commits
sion that a crew of men is working to
get through the snow on Battle noun
tain to open the road between Fairplay
and Breckenridge, with good prospects
that the task will be completed
shortly.
E. c. Sommers of the state highway
commission announced that road build
ing in the Big Thompson canon would
result in that road being closed to traf-
fic much of the summer. The work
will be started at the Estes Park end
of the road and while the building is in
progress between that point and the
Forks, traffic will be diverted up the
north fork, the road there being put in
shape to handle the business.
An appropriation of $4,000 has been
asked Congress for an addition to the
Denver mint. The secretary of the
United States treasury sent a recon-
mendation to Congress for this apprO-
priation for the extension and improve
ment of the "sweep cellar" in the mint.
Superintendent Thomas Annear re-
Gently recommended the addition, and
his recommendation has been ap-
proved.
Unless some condition now unfore-
seen develops the biggest crops in the
history of the eastern slope will be
harvested this summer and fall. Al
least the prospects were never more
favorable and conditions never more
ideal at this season of the year.
While the owners were absent on a
fishing trip, fire destroyed the Storm
Alfalfa Meal and Feed Company's mill
in Longmont. The mill was the larg-
est alfalfa mill in northern Colorado.
The mill was owned by o. G. and n.
H. Storm. Until seven months ago the
mill was protected by insurance, but
at that time the insurance was
dropped, making the estimated loss of
$4,000 complete.
Marshall pass, Colorado, has been
made a postoffice, and thereby takes
over the distinction of being the high
est postoffice in the United States.
Marshall pass has an altitude of 10,-
S56 feet and what town is there has
been in existence thirty years or more,
so the designation as a postoffice
comes to it late in life. Corona, on the
Moffat line, is higher up in the air
than is Parshall pass, but it has never
asked for an office. e. Haley is post
uaster of the new higher up"
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