The Ordway new era., 1919-12-12
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

will be shown in every section OF Colo
RADIO. The picture and movie slides are
being used to boost the campaign OF
the Colorado Public Health Association
which is raising $l50,00O to be used IN
this state to fight tuberculosis ana TO
promote spublic health. The ehtire
state has organized to back this cam
paign to build up Colorado by better
ing public health conditions in the
state Enthusiastic reports from every
section show that the people are arous-
ing to the need which exists for work
of the kind which has been undertaken
by the State Health Association.
Figures compiled by the State Ini-
migration Department show that the
per capita valuation of property ir
Colorado for assessment purposes TINS
year Is $1,4O5, compared with 81
3S494 last year. There is an increase
of approximately S71 ,OUO 600 In the as
sessed valuation of property ms re-
turned by the State Tax Commission,
the total valuation Of property for as
sessment purposes in the state this
year being S1,495, ,200,659. The high
est per capita valuation Is in Cheyenne
county, s2,9S6.68, and the lowest Is in
Huerfano county, SS0661. These per
capita figures are based upon popu-
lation of approximately 100000 for
the state.
Appropriations to be asked of the
State Legislature under the special ses-
sion progrnm will aggregate npproxi-
mately S215,OOO, 1t was indicated after
t,,tt.
covering the subjects stipulated by the
governor had made known the amounts
to be sought. With the state already
facing the problem of meeting appro-
priations by the regular session that
We're SITS, ,7O6.6O in excess of the esti-
mated revenues for the biennial
period, officials in the offices of the
state treasurer and state auditor are
puzzled as to how the state will OBJ
tain funds to meet the additional bur-
den.
Population in Colorado per square
mile of area this year, according to
compilations made in the State lmmi-
grafton Department, is 1O.2G, com
pared with 0,92 last year and ~ as
returned by the Census Bureau in
1910 The population of the state APP
parently has increased approximately
IS per cent in the past ten years, as
compared with As per cent in the pre-
ceding decade The county of Denver,
of course, Is the most densely popu-
lated, having approximately 4,9l4 per-
sons per square mile. Hinsdale county
is the most sparsely populated, with
O.51 per square mile.
The Kobey block, large two-story
brick building in the heart of the
business section, occupied by business
firms on the ground floor and offices
on the secondxfioor, was practically
gutted by fire OF Aspen, Colorado.
The loss to building and contents will
appreciate from $4,000 to 100000,
one-third of which is covered by in
surance.
Florence McGlochlin, 14-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Nc
Glochlin, lost her voice through fright
when she and three companions met
four mountain lions on Potato hill, two
miles east of Hot Sulphur Springs. She
was taken home and put under the
care of DR.. F. e. Bernard and recov-
cred the power Of speech the next day.
Denied the release of coal shipped
in by rail, Manager w. w. Campbell of
the Mesa flour mills is keeping the
mill In operation by hauling in coal
by auto truck. Mines of the upper
valley are operating with normal
forces of miners, but coal loaded out
is being confiscated for essential in
dustries and railroads.
Denver responded literally to the ap-
peals of the 500 tag girls" who solic-
tied funds for the Hospital Saturday
and Sunday Association, and $1O,31O.35
was collected, according to report is
sued by G. W. Lawrence, secretary Of
the association.
Approximately 100000 feet of tim
ber has just been sold by the United
States forest service to the Galbreath
Tie and Timber Company, which has
sawmili on Hope creek about six
teen miles from South Fork. The tim
ber includes Engelman spruce and
Douglas fir. The lumber and ties are
to be hauled from the sawmill to the
railroad ut South Fork by motor
trucks
OIL excitement grows in the neigh
borhood north of Pueblo and on both
sides of the Pueblo-El Paso county line.
Already two wells are being drilled,
one in each county, and preparations
are being made for others. c. f. Stew
ard of Wichita Falls, Texas, has leased
1888 acres of land in the vicinity of
the boring wells, one of which is said
to be in splendid indications.
The Commercial clubs of the western
slope will make a united appeal to the
tourists of the world during the 1920
season according to the planS of these