The Colorado statesman., 1919-01-25
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

| SoclatlOn, which opened at the sIauluH
of the Denver Stockyards, is the most
pretentious Offering ever staged by
this organization. Its size and scope
and excellence have kept pace with
the growth of the cattle raising in
dustry in the Rocky Mountain region,
where stock now grade higher than
ever before-a fact which is in no
small degree due to the standards es-
tablished by the show itself. Follow
ing are the number of entries in the
livestock division: Breeding Cattle
Shorthorns, 275; Herefords, 26S;
| Aberdeen-Angus, SO; Galloway, 37
| Single Fat Steers-Shorthorn, 4;
Hereford, 8; Aberdeen-Angus, 8; Gal
loway, A.; grade and cross-bred, 1S.
Dairy Cattle-Jersey, %; Holstein-
Friesian, 122; Guernsey, 21; Milking
Shorthorn, 20. Breeding Swine
roc-Jersey, 26S; Hampshire, 35.' Breed
ing Sheep-Cotswold, 20; Leicester
and Lincoln, s. Hampshire, So; Ok
ford, 2; Shropshire, %; Southdown,
%; Rambouillet, Isl. Single Fat
Sheep-22. Horses-Percheron 81;
| French Draft, 6; Belgian, 81; Clydes-
dale and Shire, 105; registered breed
ing horses, 4. Mules and Jacks-16.
Denver.-E Election of officers and re-
ports of the work of the organiza-
tion occupied the attention of the
members of the Colorado Editorial
| Association during the first day of
their convention in session at the AL
bany Hotel. C. F. Wadsworth of the
| Western Newspaper Union was elected
president of the organization; S. A.
Crary of the Lamar News, vice presi-
dent, and George Haubrick of the
| Craa1axy NaNrS tor. anI
urer. A resolution was passed eX-
pressing the ''unbounded faith in the
loyalty, patriotism and integrity" of
| Alva Swain. Mr.. Swain has been a
member of the Editorial Association
for twelve years, and for the last
seven years has served as it's secre-
tary. Wright A. Patterson, editor-in-
chief of the Western Newspaper
Union, was the principal speaker at
! luncheon given the members of the
association at the Albany Hotel by
the Brock-H Haffner Press Company.
Mr. Patterson chose as his subject
"The Responsibilities of the Country
Press During the Reconstruction Pc
Rod"
Colorado's public utilities commits
sion has authorized the Colorado Mid
| land Railway to dismantle its track
|
Leadville to Basalt. After sixty days
the road may also dismantle other
portions of it's trackage, but must con-
tinue in operation between Colorado
| Springs and Divide until further no.
tice. The sixty days period allowed
is intended to give interested parties
the opportunity to retrieve those por-
tions of the road.
Claiming Lake county, with $50 SOL
diers and sailors in the war out of its
estimated population of 10000, holds
foremost place in the state in furnish
ing fighters for Uncle Sam, several
public spirited citizens at Leadville
have banded together to secure con-
struction of memorial monument on
which the names of the entire roster
of military men from the county will
be lettered in bronze.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Ell Paso county in their last
session passed resolution appropri-
ating $4,000 to be used in payment
of debts incurred during the influenza
epidemic. This is the county's, share
of the expense, and it will prevent
further delay of payment of bills due
to the exhaustion of the Colorado
Springs city treasurer's appropria-
tion of $4,000.
| Louis Meining, young Larimer coun-
ty ranchman, who was arrested last
fall by Sheriff Cooke on the charge
| that he had Intentionally injured his
foot to escape military service, has
been fully vindicated by the military
authorities, has been released from
custody and restored to duty.
The state auditor has notified Mary
| C. C. Bradford, state superintendent
of public instruction, that there is
available for apportionment among
the school districts of the state out
of the public school income fund the
sum of 1923 ,928.92.
Dean of Women Mrs. Gilpin Brown
of the State Teachers College at
Greeley, has issued orders that no
girl student of the college shall re-
ceive callers at her boarding house
except on Friday and Saturday.
Cooperative marketing provides a
simple, inexpensive way for the farm
ers to market their livestock, accord
ing to R. w. Clark of the Agricultural
College. Mr.. Clark says: "The farm
ers simply form an organization and
hire a manager. Whenever a farmer
has any livestock to sell he notifies
the manager and as soon as enough
stock has been reported to make
| shipment, cars are ordered and the
shipment goes forward. This system
of marketing is increasing the quality
and quantity of livestock wherever it
is used A report on a recent ship
ment of cattle to. Denver from the
Western Slope shows that the farmers
received $9.77 per head more than they
were offered at home. Some of the
animals sold for $40 more per head
than the local market offered.
Finding jobs for returned soldiers
is no problem in Denver, according to
George W. Vallery, assistant state
i ..f liz, Initial St.,t., 1 .,k.,,-