The Ordway new era., 1919-08-08
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

o4O.66. according to an abstract just
completed by State Bank Commission
er Grant McFerson. This is decrease
in resources of $2,375.053.47 since May
II, the date of the last report OF the
commissioner. Individual deposits to-
tailed sac, ,526, ,6S2 90, us compared with
deposits aggregating S5O,15O ls4.64 on
May II. The falling off in resources, 1t
was said, Is due to withdrawal by
farmers Of money to pay the expenses
of farm help and other costs incident
to cultivating the greatest crops in the
states history. This money, 1t was
said. will flow back into the banks with
big accretiOns when the harvesting be-
gins. or the total resources %55,23O,-
$40 "a We're held by 222 state and saw
ings banks. $51, ,51O, ,933 80 by seventeen
trust companies and SS1S,174.52 by pri-
vate banks.
Advance reports from threshermen
received by the Cooperative Crop Re
porting Service Indicate that the yields
OF wheat will be close to normal this
year, except the north central part OF
the state and in restricted areas In
the eastern part. In parts of Weld,
Morgan, Larimer, Boulder. Adams,
jefferson and Arapahoe the crop was
seriously damaged by drought and will
in many districts average as low as 80
per cent of the normal production.
Since this district produces a very
large percentage of the wheat grown
in the state the result will be marked
reduction in total production from
preliminary estimates. The acreage
devoted to the crop, however, Is some
what greater than advance reports in
dicated, so that total production will
be fully 100000 bushels greater than
the largest crop previously grown.
The south wing of the museum of
natural history in City Park In Dem
yer Is to be erected as n memorial to
William H. James, active in the early
mining development In Colorado, and
for years n resident of Denver. The
gift to the city is from Mrs. Elsie ].
Lemen and Harry G. James, the daugh-
ter and son of the pioneer, who until
a few days ago were unknown donors
of the addition to the museum. Mr..
Harry James Is vice president of the
Denver Natiopal Bank, and Is treas
urer of the Museum Commission.
Phillips county is the states leading
agricultural district in proportion to
its size, having a larger percentage of
its area under cultivation than any
other county, according to reports of
county assessors to the State Immi-
grafton Bureau. Phillips county has
1882 acres under cultivation, or
1882 per cent of its area. Logan
county, which was given this honor
at first reports, has but 34.19 per cent
of Its total acreage in cultivation.
Mesa County's share of the state
school fund will total $9,O73.3s. The
entire fund totals 1885, ,S34, and the an
nouncement of the various apportion-
ments was issued from the state super
intendent's office at Denver. Other
West Slope counties will receive the
following sums: Delta, $6,316O7; Do
lores, $429.71; Gunnison, $2,19O.24;
Hinsdale, $179.4S; Ouray, $9O7.56; Pit
kin, $1,342.24, and San Miguel, ST.
659.12.
Eight thousand acres of land in
Montrose county has been reclaimed
by the laying of 1856 miles Of tiling, ac-
cording to an estimate made by Mont
rose authorities. For years, with
thousands of acres remaining idle be-
cause of seepage, the drainage has
been the greatest problem facing the
Uncompaghre valley farmer. However,
this has been to great extent over
come by the use Of such large guam
tity Of tiling.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Matru Emmett Scott
of MOntrose and Roy NJ. Chapman of
Grand Junction, blind overseas war
hero, at Los Angeles, Calf. The couple
were engaged before the war.
Weld county now leads all Colorado
counties in the number Of consolidated
and centralized schools. There are
seven centralized and nine cOnsOlidat-
ed schools in the county.
The shipment of potatoes from this
state this season has been the great
est in the history of Colorado. Ac-
cording to records of the United States
Bureau of Markets, 1890 cars of po-
tatoes have been shipped from the
1918 crop. This places Colorado
fourth among the twenty-one late po-
tato shipping states of this country.
Minnesota ranks first, having shipped
some 23,OOO cars, Wisconsin second,
with 10000 cars and Maine third, with
1890 cars.
Having in his possession the Dis
tinguished Service Cross, the Croix de
Guerre with palm, and the Italian war
cross, all of which were awarded him
for extraordinary bravery In action on
the battlefields of France, Capt. Gerry
Chapman, former member of the Uni
versity of Colorado, has arrived In
New York, according to word received
In Denver.