Gilpin observer., 1920-07-01
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Rocky Mountain Consistory No. 2,
Scottish Rite Masons, will erect half
million dollar Scottish Rite cathedral
in Denver.
William Grimes, IS, well known in
fraternal circles at Pueblo, was in
stantly killed when he fell from the
top of a pole to which he had climbed
in repairing a cable. His neck was
broken. He was a foreman for the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany.
Six hundred thousand Is the men,
bership goal of the National Christian
Endeavor Union, according to +. p.
Gates, general secretary of that organ
Ization. whose address closed the an
nual Colorado convention at the First
Presbyterian Church at Colorado
Springs.
The damage done to the railroad be-
tween Telluride and Dolores on the
Rio Grande Southern line has been
enormous and thirty days is given as
the earliest time by which the road
can be reopened. There are miles Of
roadbed washed out and miles of
tracks damaged. Many bridges are out
or moved out of alignment.
The production of coal in Colorado
during May amounted to SSO,315 tons,
according to the report Of the state
coal mine inspector, just issued. The
number of men employed in the mines
was 1880. The total production from
Jan. to June /, 1920, has been 4,13S,-
SO7 tons, an Increase of S69, $50 tons
over the same period last year.
The Cliff Mead ranch, on the main
Denver-to-Salt Lake highway, six and
one-half miles east of Craig, is known
as 1.-The home of the spud." Its owner,
Walter Spencer, originated scientific
potato culture in northwestern Colo
RADIO. Every year thousands of tons of
Cliff Mead potatoes so to market at
prices well above those obtained by
other growers.
Colorado is to lose the United States
bureau of mines experimental station
now located at the School of Mines in
Golden, according to ID. A. Lyons, fed
eral superintendent of mine expert
mental stations. The reason for the
removal was given by DIR. S. G. Lind,
superintendent of the station, as re-
fusal to renew the lease on the build
ing the experiment station now Occu-
pies.
The Weld County Credit Mems As
sOciation, which was originally COM
posed entirely of Greeley business men,
is rapidly extending Its activities to
other counties. A branch office has
been established at Brighton and an
other office will be opened at Fort
Morgan. At the present time the as
sociatiOn has more than 500 business
firms as members. Sixty towns are
served by the association.
One hundred and thirty different
varieties of wild flowers were found
by botanical party Of seventeen
members of the Mountain Club, which
made an expedition to TOlland from
Denver under the leadership Of Mrs.
George A. Stahl and Miss Catherine
Bruderlin.
The Maxwell block, the largest Of
flee building in Steamboat Springs, has
been sold by Senator ]. p. Maxwell of
Boulder, to d. Chamberlain of Des
MOines, Iowa. The purchaser is the
founder of the Chamberlain Medicine
Company. He purchased the building
as an investment.
Colorado being the chief producer
Of radium in the world, and the only
producer while the war was in prog
ress, it is Of local interest to note
that the total supply of radium in
ounces-an amount hardly sufficient
to fill coffee cup.
Legislation to inflict penalties on
wholesalers and retailers who mis-
brand their wares was the chief topic
of discussion before the convention of
the American Home Economics Asso-
| citation at Colorado Springs A speech
supporting the legislation was made
by =. ]. Cherington. secretary and
treasurer of the national association of
| wool manufacturers.
The State Public Utilities Commits
sion has petition signed by num-
ber of residents of Manitou, Colo, So
Letting assistance in locating any one
who would acknowledge the RESPONSE
bility for the operation OF water
company which serves or Is alleged
to serve number of residents In the
outskirts of that town. The ManitOu
and Pixies Peak Railroad (the Cog
rond), confesses to having owned and
operated the utility several years ago.
hut now contends that 1t was later
lensed to the city of Manitou. The
city fathers of Manitou dlsclaim any
connection with the water plant, bring
ing into evidence the fact that the
lease was never approved by an AYE"