The Colorado statesman., 1920-07-03
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado

| million dollar scottish KITE calhcura'
in Denver.
william Grimes, ~, well known in
fruIcrnal circles ut Pueblo, was IN
stnntly killed when he fell from the
top of pole to which he had climbed
in repairing cable. His neck was
broken He was foreman for the
| American smelling and Refining Com
puny.
Six hundred thousand is the mem
bcrship goal of the National Christian
Endeavor Union, according to Il. L.
Gates, general secretary of that organ
| ization, whose address closed the an
uual Colorado convention AT the First
Presbyterian Church at Colorado
| Springs.
The damage done to the railroad he
rwcen Telluride and Dolores on the
Rio Grande Southern line has been
enormous and thirty days is given as
! lhe earliest time by which the road
car 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,3l1 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
IAN. to June l. 1920, has been 4,l3S'-
! SOT tons, an increase of $50. 100 tons
over the same period last year.
The Cliff Mead ranch, on the main
| Denvcr-to- Salt Lake highway, six ana
0ne-half miles east of Craig. is known
as the home Of the spud.' Its owner
Walter Spencer, originated scientific
potato culture in northwestern Colo
RADIO. Every year thousands of tons oi
| Cliff Mead potatoes go to market al
prices well above those Obtained by
other growers.
| Colorado is to lose the United States
| bureau of mines experimental station
now located ut the School of Mines in
| Golden. according to ID. A. Lyons, fed
cral superintendent of mine expert
mental stations. The reason for the
removal was given by DIR. ). {. Iind.
| superintendent of the station, rs re.
| fusal to renew the lease ON the build
ing the experiment station now occu
pies.
The Weld County Credit Mems As
sOciatiOu. which was originally com
posed entirely of Greeley business men,
is rapidly extending its activities to
other connties. A branch office has
been established mt Brighton And an
other office viii he opened AT Fort
Morgan. At the present time the as,
soclatinn has more than 800 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 Tollnnd from
| Denver under the leadership of Mrs.
| George A. Stahl and Miss Catherine
| Bruderln.
The Maxwell block, the largest of
flee building in Steamboat Springs. has
been sold by Senator J. +. Maxwell OF
| Boulder. to ID. Chamberlain of Des
| Moines, Iowa. The purchaser is the
| founder of the Chamberlain Medicine
| Company. He purchased the building
MS 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
| the world today is estimated to be -four
ounces-an amount hardly sufficient
| to fill a coffee cup.
Legislation to inflict penalties on
Wholesalers and retailers VINO ms
brand their wares was the chief topic
of discussion before the convention OF
the American Home Economics ASSG
citation at Colorado Springs. speech
supporting the Legislation was made
by =. j. Cherington, secretary and
treasurer of the national association of
wool manufacturers.
The State Public Utilities Commits
sion has IA petition signed by mum
ber of residents of Manitou, Colo, so
Letting assistance in locating any one
who would acknowledge the response
bility for the operation OF II 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
roadD. confpsses to having owned and
operated tlIe utility several years ago
bur now contends that it was later
leased to the city of Manitou. The
city fathers of Manitou disclaim any
connection with the water plant, brlnG'
ing into evidence the fact that the
| lease was never approved by an aye
and may" vote. an absolute require
| ment of all official city council busi
| ness.
Ways and means of securing legis
lntinn fixing q minimum Mmge for pub