The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-16
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Congress has been asked to appro-
PIRATE $4,000 for the maintenance Of
forest experiment station in Colo
RADIO. The station would be under the
direction Of the Department Of Agri-
culture.
In an effort to have legislation help
ful to the livestock industry enacted
BY the present United States Congress,
a series Of kilograms addressed to all
United States senator's and represent
atives from Colorado In Washington
have been sent by the Denver Lie.
stock exchange.
Tax leyles for various purposes In
FL Paso county for 1921 will yield a
tax Of $l,690,slS.43. according to the
announcement made by II. A. Scholen,
chairman Of the county commissioners.
The total levy, including city, county,
school and state, Is 1898 mills, as com.
pared with 32.4l mills for 1920. The
only levy increase was for local school
purposes.
There is a strong movement under
way In Grand Junction and other
towns to secure the changing OF the
name OF the Grand river to the Colo
RADIO river. The Grand river, which
flows through Grand Junction, is the
largest river In the state and is the
largest branch Of the Colorado river
Its junction with the Green river near
Moab, Utah, forms the Colorado river.
The veterinary division Of the Colo.
RADIO Agricultural College nc Fort Col
lins Is the fourth largest institution OF
Its kind In the United States. 1t num-
hcrs Its graduates among some OF the
hIghest-salaried veterinarians, us well
as some OF the most noted In the
country. The new hospital and labora-
tory for this department on the college
campus is almost completed and will
he one of the finest and most mo lern
In the West.
By a ruling OF Judge Greeley W.
Whitford in the District Court In Den
yer, the Denver Gas and Electric Light
Company must pay TO the city OF Den
yer SSS. .13i.24 Of its collections during
the year 1918. The ruling al,o means
that n similar share OF Its collections
in 1919. 1920 and future years must he
turned over to Denver, according T.
attorneys involved In the case. and 4
big reduction In gas and electric rates
chuiged to the public Is predicted il
the Supreme Court upholds Judge
Whitford's decision.
More than 5000 Boy Scouts, Camp
Fire Girls, Young Mems and Women )
Christian Association members spent
their annual outings last summer in
the national forests OF Colorado,
Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska,
Minnesota and Michigan last year, ac-
cnrding to statistics compiled by ,llen
s. Peck, district forester. Scout or.
ganizations in Longmost and Greeley
have already built permanent camp
sites for outing purposes, and IL Is
expected that many similar organiza-
ti0ns over the state will apply for
sites for the purpose Of constructing
recreatonal huts within the next year.
Nearly 102,950 acres Of land In the
Pueblo land district have been classi-
fled as being valuable for grazing and
raising forage crops. and have been
designated by the Department of the
Interior under the provisions OF the
stock raising homestead law. This
will become effective Dec. 10, and
only entries Of those persons who al.
ready have made application for these
lands under the stock raising home.
stead laws will be allowed, he said.
These lands are only subject to entry
by citizens who have previously made
application for them. Secretary of the
Interior John Barton Payne approved
the classification Of this huge tract Of
land.
A total Of III miles OF road, costing
S753, 800, was constructed this year In
and near the national forests Of the
Rocky Mountain district by the forest
service and by the Bureau Of Public
roads. with forest service appropria-
tions. In Colorado. sixty-seven miles
Of road, distributed over eleven pro.
jects, were built at n cost of S5O0,OOO.
Some Of these roads form connecting
links between existing roads and open
up long desired circle trips.
The first suit Of Its kind to be filed
in Pueblo county was brought by At.
torney General Victor Reyes of Colo.
rado for the collection of S5,9S4 alleged
to be due the state from the per
cent tax on gasoline and oil up 10
Nov. l. The defendant is the Jewel
Oh Company Of Pueblo and it Is
alleged that the tax which Is collected
by the companies selling gasoline aa1
all products Of gasoline and which,
under the law, should be turned over
to the state, has been withheld by the
Germany. The suit is in line witl the
announced plan Of the attorney gen.
eral to sue the companies that have
tun collie t'rg the lax on every gal.
Ion of gasoline or oil and holding 1t to
their own use.