The state herald., 1919-09-05
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


cent of the corporation controlled
lands totaling 211,0 600 acres. These fig
ures are given in q report compiled by
Horace Havens, mineral superintend-
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, 1900 acres are NOT being
operated Coal production from the
state school lands to July last has
been 2,539, 141 tons, which produced in
royalties $230.314.00 plus S3l, COS, rep
resenting minimum payments on
leases, or S26l 1880 in all. The roy
atty, which was recently 10 cents ton,
Is now - cents ton on most lenses,
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 ut 10 o'clock II.
m., during the coming State Fair, is
very great. 1t ia 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 n 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 everywhere
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
tember 23rd.
Twenty miles an hour is the speed
limit on the Lookout Mountain and
Bear Creek Canon roads In the Den
yer mountain parks, fixed in an ordi-
nance passed by the city council. The
ordinance provides for speed limit
of fifteen miles an hour on curves and
twenty-five miles on any parkway or
road In or connecting the mountain
parks with the city limits of Denver.
ia bill just introduced by Congress-
man Taylor becomes n law, authority
will be secured to exchange privately
owned land for national forest land
or stumpage near Steamboat Springs.
This authority Is being sought by own
ers Of land on the Routt forest, who
would be enabled to either consolidate
their holdings or trade their land when
cut over for government stumpage.
Six persons narrowly escaped death
when the auto in which they were rid
ing plunged off the road In Phantom
cahon, near Victor, down fifty-f0ot
embankmens. landing on Its right side.
The party, which was made up Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Butler and four child
rem, tourists, were rushed to the dis
trict hospital by passing motorists
and all are In serious condition.
Rose Fiscus, 19-ycar-old daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. G. L. Fiscus Of Pueblo,
wns instantly killed when the auto
mobile she was driving pitched over
forty-foOt embankment into the St
Charles river, nine miles east Of
Pueblo. Her mother. sister. Augusta.
IL years old. and 2-year-old brother
were with her. but escaped from the
wreck with only minor injuries.
Extensive development work planned
by the local mining companies for the
coming winter. together with increased
facilities for handling ore. make It pos
slble for from 800 TO 400 men to OBJ
tain work In Telluride within the next
thirty days.
John Tarro. u peddler Of Ice cream
cones, who was arrested ut Durango.
charged with having an unlawful
amount Of intoxicants In his posses
sion, was tried In Justice Court and
found guilty and was assessed q fine
Of $50. plus $S4 costs and ninety days
In jail, has appealed the case to the
County Court and has put up q cash
bond Of $584 TO carry the case through,
which will come up for retrial at the
September term Of court. When Tarro
was first arrested. the officers shy
they found u barrel Of wine that teste
more than 2 per cent alcoholic con.
tent.
The gunbnrrel road on the Ocean to
Ocean highway between Monte vlsta.
Center and Sagunche is completed.
This piece Of road. with n stretch over
the north end Of the Russell Springs
lake. creeks and marshes. causing mn
expenditure OF over $4,000 In con-
structIon work for the last three years,
In finished.
Kid Mex Of Pueblo was winner over