The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-07-31
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

January ] to July /, 1918, according
TO the report Of James Dalrymple,
state coal mine inspector. Every coal
producing county In the state, with the
exception OF Routt and Rio Blanc0
counties, shows decrease for the six
months period as compared 10 the
same period In 1918. The number Of
miners employed last month was TO-
a2S, as compared to 1859 employed In
the previous year. The total produc-
lion OF coal In the state during the
first six months Of 1918 was 6,4l4,ll7
ions. The production for the first six
months Of this year was 4.923.518 tons.
The average number Of miners en-
pIoyed during the six months Of 1919
was 12,420.
Colorado's wheat and corn crops this
year Will exceed last years crops by
millions OF bushels. according to esti-
mates by the Colorado cooperative
crop reporting service. based on acre
age returns sent in by the county as
SCISSORS, In accordance with the new
agricultural statistics law adopted by
the last Legislature. These estimates
place the wheat crop this year al 49,
i2I. 900 bushels for both spring and
winter wheat. as compared with 3D.
$4,000 bushels last year: and the corn
crop at 23,l4s.0OO bushels as against
W,5S5,0O0 bushels In 1918.
Telegrams received by Manager J. l..
Beaman Of the Colorado State Fair
from Congressman Vale and Hardy.
state that arrangements have Just
been made by the War Department to
send an elaborate display Of heavy war
materials for exhibit AT the fair which
opens In Pueblo Sept. % This display
which Is In addition to the tralnload OF
relies already promised. will include
captured tanks and tractors, heavy
cannon, mobile shops and other heavy
war material used by this country and
others, including Germany.
Plans have been started by the Job
bers' bureau OF the Civic and CONNER
cial Association to bring 5000 mer-
chants Into Denver this fall. The plan
is TO bring the merchants, In the ter
ritory served by Denver, to the city.
not In a body, but 100 each day. A
committee has been appointed to out
line the campaign. The jobbers be-
lieve by bringing the merchants into
Denver they will be able to look over
the stock and also they will be enter
tanned.
Denver's new state armory will be
built on Thirteenth avenue between
Sherman and Grant streets, 1t has
been announced. The site, which was
purchased at cost OF $4,000, has re-
ceiyed the approval Of Gov. Oliver II.
Shoup and OF the State Military Board.
A feature Of the building will be the
gymnasium. The cost OF the armory
will be 100000, this amount having
been appropriated by the last Legisla-
ture. The design Of the building will
conform to the other state buildings.
There are 1921 farms In Colorado,
with total area Of l2.3SS,970 acres,
according TO reports from county as
SCISSORS compiled by the state Immigra-
ton department Incomplete, the re-
ports show that the area In cultivation
in Colorado this year as 4.420,785
acres. Complete reports, 1t is estlmat-
ed, will raise this by not less than
100000 acres. This Is exclusive of
2l8,l02 acres of land devoted to wild
hay. which has often been reported Is
cultivated land.
Greeley business men will furnish
fahds to provide life guard and safe
ty equipment for Seeleys lake. the
scene Of several recent drownings, dur.
ing the remainder OF the bathing sea-
son. They have also inaugurnted a
campaign TO construct large concrete
bathing pool in one Of the city parks
which will cost at least $4,000.
The acreage cultivated without IT.
rigation In Colorado has increased
close to 100 per cent since 1909, while
there has been comparatively slight
increase in the acreage cultivated un-
der irrigation.
Another municipal mountain park Is
about TO be purchased for the use of
Pueblo people and the tourists. This
Is 10 he lf0 acres OF the most pictur-
esque land and water TO be found any
where In the mountain regions Of Colo.
RADIO. II Is ut the entrance Of the Beu-
lab valley, twenty-eight miles from
Pueblo, and overlooking all the coun-
try for 100 miles to the east and south.
nations OF the nearby buttes.
James Luttrell. negro, who for
years was employed as a wire drawer
at the steel plant at Pueblo, who died
recently, had diamonds in his teeth.
Luttrell had passion for diamonds,
II is said, and this passion led him
to have his front teeth set with dia-
monds by a local dentist. and they
were valued at several hundred dol
lars.
Four boys. all employees of Colo.
RADIO Springs garages have been
arrested on a charge Of OPP
Grating tire stealing ring which
Inns disposed Of more than $1,000 worth