The Ordway new era., 1919-07-11
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

De4cS VIII be assured II : Dill Eo~
before Congress pzs-es- according 70
word received By Gov Oliver H
Shoup from Senator Lawrence q
Phipps The message said an appro-
priarion Of $4,000 for the work had
passed the lower House and had been
increased to $4,000 in the Senate
The request for an appropriation for
an Investigation Of The state oil shale
fields with a viez Of developing the
shaie for commercial use. was made
by the federal bureau OF mines after
Representatives Of the bureau had
been here to confer with the govern
or and members Of the State Bureau
of Mines
The correct zs.-ssec valuation Of all
property In the state for purposes Of
taxation in 1915 vas Sl.f2i-s1I-2ss-
according 10 data complied by the state
Immigration Department from the rec
OrsIs Of the State Tax Commission f.r
use In the COLORADO Year Book DEN
yer county ranks first. with s3ss.lsT,-
5f5; Weld county second. With seS.-
49, 20. and Pueblo county third, with
$50. .ier3, ,33S. The smallest valuation
reported Is sI.OeI-Z35, in Hinsdale
county. Mineral county ranks next
above Hinsdale, with sl-531-SS5. and
Dolores county next <ith si.IIi.I .I2j-
But six counties In the state report
valuations below sj.c0o.opo.
Congress probably viii be asked to
appropriate $4,000 for the reclaim
alton Of 1000 acres on Orchard mesa.
lying Immediately across the Grand
river from Grand Junction. Frank W.
Howbert. former United States deputy
Internal revenue collector and resi-
deni Of Denver, is special represent
alive of Senator Lawrence Phipps. to
investigate the Orchard mesa project
Unless tbe federal government lends
Gnansia. assistance" said Mr. How
bert, scores of homes will be literally
destroyed The project. too. is unlike
going into sn uninhabIted area This
tract Is entirely surrounded by civili
zation'"
Word that Colorado probably Will
| receiyt a portion Of the 2i9 army au-
tomObiie trucks recently allotted to il
/ By the War Department within the
next few weeks vas received By the
State Highway Commission from E. T.
] Sommers, chairman Of the commits
sion, who is In Washington Colorado
Is also 70 receive seventeen Ford cars
and nine pleasure cars Of other makes
The trucks and cars make up Colo
radios portion of the S20Ov0.OCO worth
Of automobiles the War Department
had On hand al the close of the war
and decided to allOt to the various
states.
Building operations In Denver for
June totaled s52l $50. or more than
double the cost Of operations for
juno. 1918, according to the monthly
reFort issued by Frank N. Ladd, chief
Of the building inspection department.
Permits were Issued for the erection Of
ffty-three brick residences at a cost of
| S27s, 200. This item alone is greater
than the total for June of last year.
which was s225.eOO. Seventy-three
garages. two churches, a hospital and
an airplane hangar are also included
in the months building activity.
During June Cripple Creek produced
81, 800 tons Of ore, having a gross value
of SGsS.s9 OF the ore produced $50
tons were shipped to the smeiters.
The balance was treated at the vari-
ods mills in the Cripple Greek district
and Colorado Springs The mill ore
averaged SO per ton in value, ranging
from s1.42 average at the vindicator
min to $50 at the Golden Cycle mill.
| Colorado Springs. The May output
amounted to 65.376 tons, with gross
value Of sss1. .ss1.
Sixty thousand dollars in improve
Inents will be made on the water sys-
TEN of the Modern woodman sanato-
rum at Colorado Springs. according to
an announcement by Dr. J. A Rut-
ledge. The authorization was made by
the sanarorium committee of the board
Of directors.
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 in harvesting.
| i. r. BlInn of the State Experimental
Station. and County Agent Droge are
having mucn success In experimental
plants, and expect to have some start
ling demonstrations.
Two miles of the Santa FS trail,
leading south from Pueblo, will be
paved, work to start as soon as the
United States Bureau of Public Roads
has approved the action of the State
I rOh oh huc
commended that the contract be award
ed to A Hewitt, the lowest bidder.
The contract price is $4,000. This
will be the first section Of the Santa
Fe trail to be paved.