The state herald., 1919-08-01
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

~ uic report OF james Dulrymple,
state conl mine inspector. Every coal
producing county in the state, with the
Exception of Routt and Rio BlancO
counties, shows decrease for the six
months period as compared to the
same period In 1918. The number of
,niners employed last month was 1O,-
.E2S ns compared to 1869 employed In
he previous year. The total produc-
zion of coal In the state during the
first six months of 1918 was 6,414,11I
IONS The production for the first six
months of this year was 4,923,5IS tons.
The average number OF miners en-
plOyed during the six months of 1919
was 1920.
Colorado's wheat and corn crops this
year will exceed last years crops by
millions of bushels, according to esti-
hintes by the Colorado cooperative
crop reporting service, bnsed 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 at 49,
627, 900 bushels for both spring and
winter wheat, us compared with 49,
335.OOO bushels last year; and the corn
crop at 23,14s,OOO bushels as against
2O.5S5,OOO bushels In 1918.
relegrams received by Manager ]. l..
Beaman Of the Colorado State Fair
from Congressman vaile 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
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 25,OO0 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 body, but 100 each day. a
committee has been appointed to out
line the campaign. The jobbers he
iieve by bringing the merchants into
Denver they will be able to look over
the stock and also they will be enter
tained.
Denver's new state armory will be
built on Thirteenth avenue between
Sherman and Grant streets, II has
been announced. The site, which was
purchased at a cost Of $4,000. has re-
celved 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 Legisln-
ture. The design Of the building will
conform to the other state buildings.
There are 1921 farms In Colorado.
with a total area Of 12,3SS,970 acres.
according to reports from county as
SCISSORS complied by the state immigra-
ti0n department. Incomplete, the re-
ports show that the area In cultivation
In Colorado this year as i,420. .185
acres. Complete reports, II Is estimat-
ed. will raise this by not less than
100000 acres This Is exclusive of
2l6.102 acres OF land devoted to wild
hay. which has often been reported as
cultivated land.
Greeley business men will furnish
funds to provide II life guard and safe
ty equipment for Sesleys lake. the
scene Of several recent drownings, dur
Ing the remainder OF the bathing sea-
son. They have also inaugurated a
campaign to construct large concrete
bathing pool In one Of the city parks
which will cost ut least $4,000.
The acreage cultivated without ir-
rigntion In Colorado hns increased
close to 40 per cent since 1909. while
there hns been 4 comparatively slight
Increase In the acreage cultivated un-
der irrigation.
Another municipal mountain park Is
about To be- purchased for the use 0i
Pueblo people and the tourists. This
Is 10 be 100 acres of the most plctur-
esqne land and winter to be found any
where In the mountain regions NJ Colo.
rndo. II Ia ut the entrance of the Bcu.
lah Wiley. tweniy-eight miles from
Pueblo. and overlooking all the coun.
try for 100 miles TO the east md south.
NATIONS Of the nearby buttcs.
James Luttreli. n negro. who for
years was employed M wire drawer
nj the steel plant nt Pueblo. who died
recently. had diamonds In his teeth.
Luttrcll Ind II passion for dIawonds.
II In said. and this passion led him
to have his front teeth set with dia-
monds by q local dentist. and they
were valued at several hundred dol.
lnrs.
Four boys, all employees Of Colo
rndo Springs garages. have been
arrested on u charge Of op-
erutiug n tire stealing ring which