The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


Shoup from Senator Lawrence Q.
Phipps. The message said an appro-
priation of 100000 for the work had
passed the lower House and had been
increased to $15OOOO in the Senate.
The request for an appropriation for
an investigation of the state oil shale
fields with a view of developing the
shale for commercial use, was made
by the federal bureau of mines after
representatives of the bureau had
been here to confer with the govern
or and members of the State Bureau
Of Mines.
The correct assessed valuation of all
property in the state for purposes OF
taxation in 1918 was $1,424 ,2SS,
according to data compiled by the state
Immigration Department from the rec
ords of the State Tax Commission for
use in the Colorado Year Book. Den
yer county ranks first with S34S, 1S7,-
545; Weld county second, with $685.,
449, ,230, and Pueblo county third, with
$40, ,463, 1888. The smallest valuation
reported is S1,021, ,236, in Hinsdale
county. Mineral county ranks next
above Hinsdale, with S1,531, 1856. and
Dolores county next, with $1,714,12
But six counties in the state report
valuations below S5,000,000
Congress probably will be asked to
appropriate $1,250,000 for the reclaim
alton of 10000 acres on Orchard mesa,
lying Immediately across the Grand
via "
Howbert, former United States deputy
internal revenue collector and a resi-
dent of Denver. is a special represent
ative of Senator Lawrence Phipps, to
investigate the Orchard mesa project.
Unless the federal government lends
financial assistance" said Mr.. How
bert, scores OF homes will be literally
destroyed. The project. too, is unlike
going into an uninhabited area. This
tract is entirely surrounded by clvili-
Zation."
Word that Colorado probably will
receive a portion of the 219 army au-
tomobile trucks recently allotted to IL
by the War Department within the
next few weeks was received by the
SUITE ltVAl
Sommers, chairman of the commits
sion, who is in Washington. Colorado
Is also TO receive seventeen Ford cars
and nine pleasure ears of other makes.
The trucks and cars make up Colo
radios portion OF the S20.UOO $50 worth
of automobiles the War Department
had on hand at the close OF the war
and decided to allot to the various
states.
Building operations in Denver for
June totaled 1921 $50, or more than
1 double the cost of operations for
| June, 1918, according to the monthly
/ report issued by Frank NJ Ladd, chief
/ OF the building inspection department
1 Permits were issued for the erection of
/ fifty-three brick residences at cost OF
s27s, 800 This item alone is greater
than the total for June of last year
\ which was s225 500. Seventy-three
garages, two churches, hospital and
an airpiane hangar are also included
in the months building activity.
During June Cripple Greek produced
1900 tons Of ore. having a gross vaiu.
I VI FpfPtoVsbs VI AAtF NAf HAbAAht+A Or
tons were shipped to the smelters
The balance WIS treated al the vari
Gus mills in the Cripple Creek district
and Colorado Springs The mill ore
| averaged $40 per ton in value ranging
from SLIP average at the Vindicatoi
mill to $50 at the Golden Cycle mill
| Colorado Springs. The May output
amounted TO 65.376 tons, with eros.
value of S691 ,s61.
Sixty thousand dollars in improve
ments will be made on tile water sys
tenn OF the Modern Woodman sanato
rum at Colorado Springs, according tt
an announcement by Or. J. A. Rut
ledge. The authorization was made by
the sanatorium committee of the board
of directors
Despite the cold. wet spring. this
crops in the Arkansas valley are max
ing wonderful strides Corn in par
ticuIar is the best ever, and according
to the farmers in that section many
records will be broken in harvesting
r. X. Blinn of the State Experimental
Station, and County Agent Droge are
having mucn success In experimental
plants, and expect to have some start.
ling demonstrations.
Two miles OF the Santa Fe trail,
leading south from Pueblo, will be
paved, work to start as soon as the
United States Bureau OF Public Roads
has approved the action of the State
Highway Commission, which has rec
commended that the contract be award
ed to A. Hewitt, the lowest bidder.
The contract price is $4,000 This
will be the first section of the Santa
Fe trail to be paved.
The $4,000 bond issue for the ex
tension of the city pipe line to point
above Aranaphoe falls was carried in
the city election held at Boulder The
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