Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-05-07
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


cities and towns in the state. accord
ing TO the annual opportunity survey
now being completed by the State I'm
migration Department. Apparently
there Is greater demand for hotels at
the present time than for any other
kind of business establishments, more
than sixty cities and towns reporting
need for new hotels or for purchasers
for existing hotels There is also con-
siderable demand for physicians,
though not so large a call as there was
at this time last year. The list now IN
cIudes nearly 1000 opportunities. IN
more than fifty different business and
professional lines 1t does not include
positions of employment in established
business houses, but only opportuni-
ties for the establishment Of new bust
ness houses I'm locations WHARF condi-
tions are favorable for success.
Reports received by the Colorado Co
operative Crop Reporting Service from
correspondents in all parts Of the state
Indicate that there will be falling
off in the acreage devoted to both
beans and potatoes in Colorado this
year. unless plans of growers are ma
terially revised between now and plant
ing time. These reports indicate that
only about 20 to 40 per cent as large
nn acreage will be planted to beans
this year as last year. The total acre
age reported for this crop in Colorado
last year was 69,3O0 acres, compared
with 1000 acres in 1918, and 10000
acres in 1917. The Indicated acreage
this year is from $4,000 to $1,000 acres
Reports from the principal potato pro
ducing sections Indicate that the grow
ers now contemplate planting slightly
more than 30 per cent as great an acre
age of potatoes TO be grown under ir-
rigation as were planted last year
Reports from the districts where pota.
toes are grown without irrigation indi-
cate about the same percentage.
Twelve years OF differences between
rival factions of the G. A. X. at Grand
Junction. the Grand Junction Post No
- and Phil Sheridan Post No. is, end
ed when charter for the new 'JolI
A. Logan Post No. 2l' arrived from
the commanders office in Denver
There was great rejoicing among the
old soldiers as the news spread than
the long-drawn-out disagreements haC
been forgotten and old ties united. A
big celebration for Memorial day Is
planned by the combined posts.
o. l.. Croft, - years old, of Denver
conductor on the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad for the past thirty
years, was found crushed TO death il
an elevator shaft in the Congress hote
at Pueblo His body was found by
Joe Walker, freight elevator pilot, who
starts to work at O'Clock Walker
conducted the elevator from the base
ment upward and when he got between
the first and second floors he noticeo
Mr. Croft's body. He had been 'leat
several hours.
Patrons in the rural school districts
of FL PasO county in the last foui
years have decreased the number oi
districts in the county by one-fiftl
through the casting of majority ballot,
for school consolidation The lates
consolidation was effected when Dis
trict No. 81, northeast of Calhan, vote,
TO combine with Calhan, which has
modern building and a High school
The children from the northeast dis
trict are TO be transported TO CalhaI
by motor bus.
At a meeting of fair officials Of
Grand. Routt and Moffat counties {
plan was recently evolved whereby tho
various Moffat road counties may co
.l.z ..ff f.f,u
Will be no competition in the matter
of dates this year. Moffat county
comes first, September 10 and IL
Routt county next, September 10, II
and II, and Grand county the follow
ing week.
SCISSORS on the number of fruit tree:
of bearing age in the various counties
now being received by the State IInmi
grafton Department, Indicate that tho
total number of fruit trees in the stat,
will be considerably greater than mos
people have believed. There has beei
no complete survey of the number o,
fruit trees in the state since that mad,
by the Federal Census Bureau In 1910
and the general impression has beer
that the increase in all classes OF frui'
has been very slight since tina
time and in some classes a decrease
has been forecasted. Such reports a:
have been received to date, however
indicate increases in all classes of frui
trees and rather large increases II
most classes. These increases are du,
chiefly to relatively small increases IL
counties where fruits are not raiset
extensively.
William I. Lott, % years old, for
mer soldier, shot and killed himself al
Canon City. He placed the revolver
at his right temple and pulled the trig
ger, dying instantly. No reason is Civ