The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-09-04
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


ing do not exceed 1854 acres, and
this latter acreage is less than 6 per
cent of the corporation-controlled
lands totaling 211 600 acres. These fig
ures are given in Il report compiled by
Horace Ravens, mineral superntend-
ent of the State Land Board, and is
sued by the board at the request OF
State Auditor Arthur NJ. Stong, who is
investigating the prices and profits on
coal in connection with the work of the
governors investigating commission.
The report shows 5,794 acres of state
school lands listed as coal producing
as being under lease to corporations.
OF this total, 1,SOO acres are not being
operated. Coal production from the
state school lands to July l last has
been $3.50, al tons, which produced in
royalties $23O,314.9O plus 1905, rep
resenting minimum payments on
leases, or 1921 1880 in all. The roy
atty. which was recently 10 cents ton,
Is now - cents ton on most leases
the report further showed, and all
leases are subject to revision every
five years.
Nothing in the world ever has or
ever can take the place Of good
horse. Interest therefore, in the Col
OradO Horse Breeders Association
meeting to take place In Pueblo, Tues
day, September 23rd at 10 o'clock IL.
M, during the coming State Fair, Is
very great. 1t is also predicted that
this gathering Of horse raisers will
greatly stimulate the raising and use
of horses throughout the West. The
maximum service Of the horse with
the minimum effort or loss of energy
has become a study which has resulted
in valuable discoveries brought about
by experiments and practical tests,
and chief of these is the multiple hitch
system so much talked about, OF late,
that experts in that line are In demand
for demonstrations everywh here
Wayne DinsmOre, of Chicago, secretary
Of the PercherOn Society of America,
Is an acknowledged authority on this
subject, and his services have been
secured to make demonstrations ut the
Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, on Sep
TENDER 23rd.
John TarrO, a peddler of ice cream
cones, who was arrested at Durango,
charged with having an unlawful
amount of intOxicants In his posses
sion, was tried In Justice Court and
found guilty and was assessed u fine
of $50, plus $S4 costs and ninety days
in Jail, has appealed the case to the
County Court and has put up cash
bond of 1854 to carry the case through.
which will come up for retrial at the
September term Of court. When TarrO
was first arrested, the officers say
they found barrel of wine that testcr
more than 2 per cent alcoholic con-
tent.
AS result Of the reports on acreage
OF crops furnished this year by county
assessors and the reports on yields OF
small grains furnished by threshermen.
the Colorado Cooperative Crop Re
porting Service will be able this year to
make a more accurate report on the
amount Of grain grown In the state
than has ever been made before, and
will have the figures available II month
or more earlier than In the past.
Nor. ,,., a,o ,,.,,., b.v. .,r..av
s.n, In THAR n.wo. N Un,y.rs,,y ~
c,I,r.Jo .,,,,nr,,i.s no ,,r,.,,.,,,.
students In the university next year.
These names are now all In the hands
Of the Big Sister committee chairman
in Boulder More than 200 women
have already sent In their credits to the
registrar, indicating the certainty Of
their entering school when II Op4us
Sept. ~.
Due TO the large Increase IN the
acreage Of government land which has
been hOmesteadsd during the previous
year and the Increase In mining valua-
tons, the total assessment In Montr0sc
county exceeds the valuation of 1918
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