The Colorado statesman., 1919-08-09
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

ton Department, indicate that there
are In excess or 2,ooo iarm tr"c'ors
now owned ana Delhg operuteu ny
farmers in the state. Inc report Is NOT
coinp'e'e anu SHOWS ., ''ts ~ - 80,
i"iih .'",.o's wv" f.. .,,a
are "e,u''''s e"s"e Ia - ~, -
9'"'' ti-'' -. -. - 49,,
'o,9 o"ieu ~ So 49,, ~. NJ,
siuel"oie nu'iioei o"ieu W pe''o3
ihs III '''ie' "iiu -,
III i"i"' WIN w ien.ui p'' -
'ouiits ie'ua III INC -
traclors' WIN oo'' anu t"e
pi"iis see'ioh i"' 49,
cent vi 'ie 'o'"i hui''oei III '''e '''''e
| Approximately 81 per cent OF the
wheat III The state at the present time
Is grown on iirisu'eu iahu' "e'oiui'is
10 reports IIiiue ny COUNTY "sseS'o's "
the State boaru Vi llnini sru.ioii' Inc
census report lor l'oo iliulo"'eu 1t.
| that time 81 per cent VI 'iie wheat
grown Ill tlie st'!'e WAS irriS"'eu' A".
very raplu increase III ncIe"se VI
wheat cultlNateu since i9o' mas peeh
accounted lor ciilelly ny tiie preaNins
OF new hoh-lrrleateu laiiu' one Vi 'he
results Vi tiiis iaise eAeess VI MN
S"''u w :, 80
very MAJ Aeu ue0ie"se III '"e
'ie'" PEI "e'e i'A ''''9 >'p
Miners of Boulder county ana repre-
| sentatives OF various civic ofganlZa-
lions have lately held n meeting anu
decided to hold silver jubilee at
Chautauqua park on Labor day. Inc
jubilee VIII be TO celebrate the llltleth
anniversary of the discovery OF silver
at Caribou. Sam Conger, VINO pros
pecteu III bouiuer county III tiie earis
uays VIII DE Ill bouiuer ~ laAe pa III
the ceiesratiol' w. W. 'ar'ii, u'a1U
erer Vi C"iioou iiiiiie' VIII "''o IAN
p"rl III 'he Juoiiee'
Mesa county, according TO the TAX
| roll just completed by the assessor, is
a million dollars Weather than last
year. The increase is attributed to the
larger number and better grade OF au-
tomobiles and the increased valuation
Oh farm property uiIeclS iesu''ihS
from the rapiu ueVeiopiheht Vi .ie
country. II Is stated tii'' 'iie hummer
OF automopiies In the county Is pruc'i-
i
year.
The Board of County Commissioners
has advertised for bids for the COLI
struction of concrete road from the
corporate limits of Grand junction in
to Fruitvale. The estimated cost OF
the construction Will ne Sol'ooo. II
was stateu lliat tiie contract propaoiS
VIII be let WITHIN the next thirty DAYS
ana that construction WORK VIII start
lmmediately afterwards. Inc money
IL is reported Is available at tiiis 'iihe'
A thorough examination OF the wheat
iieius Oh Mohtrose county re'eaieu oii-
~ one place where the parDerry rust
had attacked the grain. waiter >. ho'ii
ana several assistants OF the united
states department OF Agriculture I'M
uer the SUPERVISION VI the ooioiauo
HN pc 'i'ie' , s'u'ioA no o
d ."o-uas Inspection VI 'ne "ne
lieius VI liie county anu gives 'iis eli
couf"slhs repof''
Inc name, Inc EDITOR was ordered
given TO e'ooo-ton steer snip 10 De
iaunched at seattle Aug. 10 IN hohor OF
the national EDITORIAL Association
convention whlch Will meet IN seat
tie. CHAIRMAN Il. n. hurley Oh the
shipping board assigned the name. Mrs.
Guy U. HARDY wife OF congressman
Hardy OF canon CITY, Coio'' president
of the association, Will sponsor the YES
sci.
Colorado Elks will hold Liberty
Victory reunion at Loveland Aug. %
to 81. Between 1000 and 5000 mem
bers are expected to attend the cele-
bratiOn, which is the first state re-
union since America entered the war.
The American Beet Sugar Company