The Meeker herald., 1919-08-16
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

Utilities Commission on the basis OF
acquisitions received. The Palisade
peach crop will require more cars for
shipment than ever before, $50 cara
being asked. Fifteen hundred cars for
apples will also be used In that district.
The San Luis district has asked for H.
200 cars to handle Its potato md vege-
table crops alone. OF the total cars
needed In the state from July to DE
cernber, inclusive, 1900 will be used In
transporting peaches, $500 for apples,
1855 for potatoes and vegetables, 40
for pears and mixed fruit shipments.
Suspension Of assessment work dur
ing 1919 on unpatented mining claims
has been granted by Congress-, the
Senate adopting the House resolution.
which now goes to the President for
signature. There are 5000 inpatient
ed ore claims In Colorado which will
be benefited by the resolution. II
signed by the President. This means
relief from assessment work amount.
ing to S5OO.O 900. and will stimulate pro-
duction, according to n. Il. Tomblln,
secretary Of the Colorado Metal Mill
ing Association.
The 1919 issue Of the Colorado Year
Book Is now in the hands Of the print
ers and will be Issued early in August.
An effort was made to have the book
ready for publication about July LIST,
but the difficulties encountered by
county assessors In some counties In
completing their work Of collecting az
ricuitural statistics delayed the work
materially. The volume will contain
for the first time set of tables show
ing by counties the acreage Of all the
principal crops planted for the har-
vest Of the current year.
DIR. Charles Lamb, state veterinary
surgeon, and DIR. Glover OF the State
Agricultural College, are attempting to
iagnose the horse disease that has be
come prevalent in Otero county, espe-
cially In the Holbrook district. The
epidemic has caused the death of a
valuable animals In Prowers county.
but after "A careful examination the au-
thorIties declare that 1t II the same dis
ease that was 80 prevalent In Kansas u
few years ago. After being attacked
the animals live few hours and then
die.
Alfalfa, the great hay and feed crop
of the irrigated districts Of the West,
Ia being rapidly developed as dry
farming crop In Weld county. In tho
Grover district, fifty miles northeast OF
Greeley, farmers are putting up their
second crop OF alfalfa. The crop Is
planted In rows and IL cultivated until
1t has gotten good start. The Gro
yer Community Club IL urging every
new settler to put In from twenty to
forty acres Of alfalfa for hog posture
and for hay.
With membership including men
who are leaders In their professions
from every part Of the United States.
the Inter- Mountain Country Club. Or
ganizing in Denver headquarters, Is
prepared to take over ON Sept. the
Mount Morrison hotel property In Bear
Creek cahon. The club has secured the
resort buildings and an additional 200
acres, sufficient to give the Organiza-
ton ample domain for Its prospective
extensive outdoor activities.
The Board of County commissioners
has advertised for bids for the COLI
struction of concrete road from the
corporate limits of Grand Junction in
to Fruitvale. The estimated cost Of
the construction will be &61. 900. II
was stated that the contract probably
will he let within the next thirty days
and that construction work will start
Immediately afterwards. The money.
It Is reported, 10 available at this time
Approximately p per cent of the
wheat grown in Colorado this year IL
on irrigated land, compared with 81
per cent in 1909. The acreage OF wheat
on nonIrrigated land in the state has
increased nearly 700 per cent in the
past ten years.
Morgan county will shortly have
full-fledged country club near Fort
Morgan under articles of Incorporation
filed with the secretary of state by the
Morgan County Country Club. Organ
izers, who are also part of the four
teen directors for the first term are
Charles r. COnlee. Ace GIllett, l.. V.
Rothrock, q. c. Wyatt, Walter S. Co
en-, Ira c. Brown, Leigh Sanford and
Il. B. Spencer.
As result Of the survey Of busl-
ness and professional openings In the
various smaller cities and towns OF
the state, conducted early this year by
the State Immigration Department, n
very considerable number of business
and professional people from other
states have found locations II. Colorado
and have added materially TO the
wealth of the smaller communities.
About 10000 acres of land will be
included In the new irrigation project
now being promoted In HuerfanO cOun.
ty This land was isolated under the
Carey act years ago, but has never
been opened. Messrs. Lowrey and VIII
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