The state herald., 1919-12-19
cENTINN1AL STATE ITEMS.

American boys who fought In the
great European war are keenly inter.
ested in the national campaign which
berculosis. Official support of the
Christmas seal campaign by which
funds are being raised by the National
tuberculosis Association and its state
branches for the fight against the
white plague is announced by the
American Legion which adopted reso-
lutiOns to that effect at the national
convention held In Minneapolis. Army
men realize the need of this work from
the fact that draft statistics show that
enough men to comprise nearly three
divisions were rejected as unfit for
military duty. The local work Is be-
ing carried on by the Colorado Public
Health Association.
Denver-With returns received from
only few of the counties, total of
$4,000 has been raised up to date In
the campaign of the Colorado Public
Health Association for funds to carry
on Its work in 1920. Saguache county
holds the record rs being the first In
the state to complete its quota. Sum-
init county Is close behind having re-
ported two-thirds Of Its quota collected
and the remainder In sight. Pueblo
county reported s5OS2 on December
Sth while Weld, Boulder and Larimer
counties are just beginning their nc
tive work. Denver has raised $4,000
to date and expects to continue the
sale OF Christmas seals for some time.
Due to the snow and cold weather the
campaign has been delayed In many
sections of the state but all the coun-
| ties report confidently that they ex-
pect to raise their quota before Christ.
| mas.
All commercial bodies In the state
| will be asked to cooperate with the
State Immigration Department In max
ing manufacturing survey of the
state early In 1920. The Board of
immigration voted at its November
meeting to have this survey conducted,
and an effort will be made to get the
work under way sometime in January,
covering operations of manufacture
establishments for the calendar year
1919. The federal census inquiry will
be made about the same time and
many Of the items of Information COM
piled by manufacturers for this inquiry
may be used without change for the
state inquiry.
In one of the first convictions re.
turned under the Colorado trust Jaw,
James NJ. Campbell. Frank TheobalI.
f. W. Patterson, II. s. Barnes and
Thomas McCarty, members OF the Mas.
ter Plumbers Association. were found
guilty in the District Court at Colo.
rado Springs OF the charge of unlaw-
full combination in restraint of trade.
II Is the first decision in the plumb
ing trust cases which have been In the
courts since November, 1917.
fe value of all livestock on the
: the Bureau of Crop Estimates
e United States Department of
\ culture, was $172,75l. 600. Asses
reports show increases this year
tnctlcally all classes OF livestock,
x at indications are that the Stnte
1Qx3 perative Crop Reporting Service
,f< find the value of livestock on
~ IS January /, 1920, TO be close to
n, 100000.
normal output Of Ignite coal, L.
y tons daily, is now being mined In
rado Springs, according to the
~ ,ment made by A. L. Carlton.
y ldent OF the Pixies Peak Consoll.
d Fuel Company. Calls from other
nre being received. and 400 tons
are being shipped TO towns with.
Nradlus Of lQo mllcs. Seyeral cars