The Ordway new era., 1920-11-12
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


/ 400. .OOO acres. OF which S0.l2 per cent
is non-irrIgated. The total area de-
voted to wheat In the state IN 1909, as
shown by the census bureau report for
that year. was 34G.I29 acres, of which
4S.9 per cent was irrigated. The mons
irrigated wheat acreage in the state
this year is nearly three times as great
as the entire area devoted to wheat in
1909. Logan and Weld counties this
year have a larger acreage OF wheat
than the entire state had ten years
ago. Reports of assessors show that
1915 per cent of the wheat grown in
the state this year is winter wheat and
2,l24 per cent is spring varieties. In
the northeast part Of the state, where
the largest acreage Of wheat Is grown.
about 90 per cent OF the crop is winter
wheat.
The increase In acreage farmed
without Irrigation in Colorado Is ill.,
creasing rapidly each year. while there
has been bur little Increase in the cul-
fivated irrigated acreage In the past
ten years. Reports of county assess
ors to the State Immigration Depart
cent of the wheat grown in the state
this year is irrigated. compared with
51.1 per cent in 1909. as reported by
the census bureau. The Irrigated acre
age devoted TO wheat has increased
from l1I,116 acres in 1909 to 2G, ,jfa
acres in 1920, while the non-irrlgated
acreage has Increased from 166,6l3
acres to 1,05T ,23J acres. In 1909, 69.I
per cent of the oats grown in the state
were irrigated. while this year only
4S.1 per cent of the crop is irrigated
In 1909, 6S.3 per cent of the barley
crop was irrigated, compared with 32.4
per cent this year.
Fire completely destroyed two new
dwellings on the Rosedale farm, ten
miles northwest of Grand Junction,
causing loss of $4,000. The houses
had Just been completed when one
took fire, supposedly from the new
fireplace, and soon ignited the other
dwelling nearby, and nothing could be
done to save them. G. r. Rowe owned
one and his brother, $. b. Rowe, owned
the other. The fire broke out before
the families had got out of bed. and
they lost most of their belongings and
furniture.
The people of Colorado are called
upon by Governor Shoup to observe
November nth as Armistice Day, in q
proclamation. The proclamation reads
in part as follows: 1T marks the lib
Grafton of mankind from the most ter
rible menace of all history. 1t is the
anniversary of the defeat of military
barbarism. In honor of the victory of
allied arms, 1 call the citizens to pay
tribute to the heroes, living and dead,
who suffered and bled and triumphed.'
Hearing on the application of The
Denver & Interurban Railway Com
pany for II per cent increase in pas.
senger fares between Denver and
Boulder is set for Wednesday, Nov. 10,
by the Public Utilities Commission. W.
Fl. Edwards, receiver for the road, sets
forth in his application for the in
crease That employees have asked for
wage raise, which. If granted, will
amount to $4,000 year.
While II may not be the most de.
sirable occupation in the world, be,
'ihSt Va bthe uhhNh III N'hhhch VI
the state at all times and subject TO a
call to any remote part of Colorado,
the position of official STATE trapper
proved n profitable occupation for
John Platz, near Estes Park, after
over four months of service, came out
with cash balance of little over
81 800, or more than S40O per month.
Practically every department in the
city government of Colorado Springs
presented requests for additional ap-
preparations for the remainder of this
year when the City Council met. The
total amount needed, according TO the
estimates, is S6,ST3.S2 in addition TO
81 ,265.14 already expended for neces-
sary outlays not included in the years
budget.
A total of ST90,21O.S5 has been col
Iected through 121 ,54S automobile IL
censes by the state on motor vehicle
licenses during the first nine months
of 1920, according to n report issued
by the state motor vehicle department.
This report shows licenses have been
issued for 3,163 motorcycles, OF which
], 1,O9S belong to residents of Denver. 1t
also reveals that Denver citizens have
obtained licenses on 2S,914 passenger
cars and 1854 trucks, paying a total
Of s22s,060.40 in fees up to October LIST
A total of 100000 motor vehicle II.
censes were issued last year. 1t is esti-
mated that the number will reach 150,'
600 throughout the state in 1920.
During the mining convention in
Denver, November 1919, subsidiary
conference will be held of oil flotation
users. This is an Important subject
as 1t is estimated that American min.
Ing companies. with an aggregate pro
duction of approximately sixty million
tons of ore per annum, will be affected