The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-11-01
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

for the money A bonus Is to be gwen
mt the end Of the campaign to every
man in the employ of the company.
This bonus viii be based on MINI
mum output and large prizes viii be
given where the men exceed this mini
mum. During the first week every
factory I'm the Colorado district was be-
low the minimum, but the daily shirts
are now said to be exceeding this min
imum and are rolling up bonus every
day.
Declaring that fraudulent stock sales
men are bleeding the people of Mont
rose with their promises Of huge re-
turns on stock in companies that were
Organized mainly for the exploitation
of the investors money, members OF
the local Chamber of Commerce eX-
pressed the urgent need of city ordin-
ance which would make II necessary
for the stock in every concern that was
offered for sale he first investigated
and approved by responsible local or
ganization. probably n committee APP
pointed especially for this purpose by
| the mayor of the city.
The demand for sugar in Denver Is
so great that the supply of that com
modify on hand at the plant of the
Great Western Sugar Company at
| brighton never exceeds a truckload, ac-
cordng to officials of that orSaniza-
tion. The shortage has been so acute,
they say. that the wholesale and job
| bling houses of the capital city are TAX
/ ri
ton factory. Local dealers in turn are
buying back from Denver.
c. a. Van Dorm, president of the
First National Bank at Craig Moffat
county c. II. Wise and II. S. Hamilton
Of the same town filed application with
the State Public Utilities Commission
| for IL certificate of public necessity and
convenience for the establishment OF
power and light plant at Craig. they
are about to organize the Craig Serv-
ice Corporation. they said in their APP
nlication. and have already obtained
franchise.
Gov o. II. Shoup declared that no
salary increases for statehouse EN-
ployes would be recommended to the
Legislature in his call for an extra SEES
sion. There are no funds available for
such increases at this time. he pointed
out. Statehouse employees in formal
petition had requested the governor to
include in his call recommendation
| for increase of pay of AL state EN-
pIoyes now receiving not more than
| 500 month.
A net decrease of S200.3S0 in til,
| state's total assessed valuation for the
next year was shown when the State
| Tax Commission completed compila-
| tion of changes made by the board of
equalization, which ended its annual
work. Reductions made were ST0S9
and increases were S50S.3S0, making
the approved valuation for the entire
state 81. 494, S43.449.
Atcnuleta county has fallen short
this wear in the production of potatoes
Ranchers are realizing that they have
once more made a mistake in not
| planting Il larger acreage for the coun-
| fy produces fine spuds without irriga-
| ton. Many car loads were shipped out
last gear but fear of not getting good
| price anu lilth VI htHiihNt Aias' mann
pered the crop this year.
The trial of John S. Little. charged
with having killed Richard Pullian at
the Leyner Engineering Works. neal
Littl-ton. on Aug 6, terminated when il
| Jury. after three hours deliheration,
| found Little guilty of second degree
murder The penalty is from five to
| ~. . ,n inr
Lolis Kern, rs years old, vice presi-
dent of the First National Bank of
| Windsor. pioneer farmer and landown-
| err OF the Poudre valley, was found
dead in his bed ut his home in Wind
SOr
The body of Frank Maxwell Camp
hell. - years old, a former member of
the students army training CORDS and
| former student at the Colorado Agri-
cultural College and at Washington
| State College, Pullman, Wash, was dis
| covered with bullet wounds in 1t at
Fort Collins by Clarence DreXell. stu
dent at the college, who recognized
| Campbell as his classmate last year.
No cause for the murder has yet been
solved.
Greeley building contractors have re-
| fused demands of the union carpenterS
| for an increase in pay from ~ to 81
cents an hour. Contractors saw they
| hnve contracted ahead for work for the
reminder of the year on the basis of
the old wages and cannot meet the de-
mands of the men. Buildings aggre-
eating at least $25O,0OO will be delayed
| by n strike.
Thousands of dollars worth of drugs.
more than hundred dollars in cash
and large quantity of merchandise
| comprises the loot of burglars who