The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-05-06
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


cation of business and professional
people in some of the most prosperous
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 call as there was
at this time last year. The list now in
cludes 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-
tics for the establishment of new busI-
ness houses in locations WHARF cOndi-
lions 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 he u 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 IS per cent MS large
an acreage will be planted to beans
this year us last year. The total acre
age reported for this crop in Colorado
last year was 69,3OO acres, compared
with 252,OOO acres in 1918, and 250,OOO
ncres in 1917. The indicated acreage
this year is from $4,000 to 5000 acres
Reports from the principal potato pro-
ducing sections indicate that the grow
ers now contemplate planting slightly
more than 80 per cent as great an acre
age of potatoes to be grown under ir
| rigatiOn rs We're 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 q. A. II. at Grand
Junction, the Grand Junction Post No.
30 and Phil Sheridan Post No. is, end
ed when II charter for the new John
A. Logan Post No. 21'' arrived from
the commanders office in Denver.
There was great rejoicing among the
old soldiers as the news spread that
the lOngdrawn-Out disagreements had
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,
u conductor on the Denver 4 Rio
Grande railroad for the past thirty
years, was found crushed to death In
an elevator shaft in the Congress hotel
ut Pueblo. His body was found by
Joe Walker, freight elevator pilot. who
starts to work at 8 O'Clock. Walker
conducted the elevator FROM the base
ment upward and when he got between
the first and second floors he noticed
Mr.. CrOft's body. He had been dead
several hours.
Patrons In the rural school districts
Of FL PusO county in the last four
years have decreased the number of
districts In the county by One-fifth
through the casting of majority ballots
for school consolidation. The latest
consolidation was effected when Dis.
trict No. 81, northeast of Cnlhan, voted
to combine with Calhan, which has IL
modern building and Il High school.
The children from the northeast dis
trict are to be transported to CaIlun
by motor bus.
At q meeting Of fair officials Of
Grand, ItOutt and MOffnt counties
plan was recently evolved whereby the
various Moffat road counties may CO.
operate In the matter Of fairs. There
will he no competition In the matter
OF dates this year. MOffat county
comes first, September 10 and II:
ROntt county next, September u, 10
and II. and Grand county the follow.
ing week.
Advance reports from county A.
SCISSORS on the number of fruit trees
of bearing age In the various counties,
now being received by the State lmmi-
grafton Department, indicate that the
total number of fruit trees In the state
will be considerably greater than most
people have believed. There has been
no complete survey OF the number of
fruit trees In the state since that made
by the Federal Census Bureau In 1910.
and the general impression has been
that the Increase In all classes OF fruit
has been very slight since that
time and In some classes decrease
has been fOrecasted. Such reports M
have been received to date, however.
Indicate increases In all classes Of fruit
trees and rather large Increases In
most classes. These increases are due
chiefly to relatively small increases In
counties where fruits are not raised
extensively.
william I. Lott. % years old. II for.
mer soldier. shot and killed himself Mt
Canon City. He placed the revolver
nj his right temple and pulled the trig.
ger, dying Instantly. No reason Is Civ
On for ending his life. He hns been