The Raymer enterprise., 1920-03-04
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

Denver Industrial Bureau, the Denver
Manufacturers Association and other
organizations familiar with the class of
information which should be gathered
through such a survey. The immigra-
tion department has obtained from The
Federal Census Bureau copy Of its
list of manufacturing establishments
in the state, and the schedules will be
mailed in few days to all names an
pearing on this list. Commercial clubs
and other organizations also will be
called upon to aid in obtaining the
names OF new manufacturing estab-
lishments not appearing on the list, to
the end that no manufacturer In the
state shall be overlooked In the survey.
An increase In acreage from 800 TO
more than 5000 acres Of sugar beets is
the record which Montrose county has
pledged to fulfill this year in order 10
assure a sugar factory enough sugar
beets to operate 1,000-ton daily ca
pacity factory there. As a guarantee
Of this increase and production In 1870
the Midwest Sugar Company, which
will move Its factory from Hamilton
City, Calf. to MontrOse Immediately,
has more than 1000 acres under con-
tract and written pledge by the lead
Ing business men and growers OF this
county that they will have the other
1000 acres ready to harvest this fall.
Pixies peak, perhaps, the most fan-
ous mountain in Colorado, has an alti-
tude of but IA, 40 feet, being surpassed
In height by many other mountains in
the state Longs peak, another Of the
states ancient landmarks, also falls
much short Of the maximum Colorado
altitude, which is found In Lake coun-
ty Longs peak Is 14,255 feet high,
while Massive and Elbert, both in
Lake county, share the honor Of having
the highest elevation In Colorado.
Abandonment of forestry experiment
stations in Colorado, Idaho, Washing
ton and Arizona will he forced II ac-
tion Of the Senate agriculture commit
tee in reducing the forest investigation
item Of the pending appropriation bill
from $78,728 to $4,000 Is approved,
the American Forestry Association as
serted In announcing that It would seek
to have the Senate committee on for
estry restore the original provision.
DR.. Macarthur, surgeon, showed ax-
treme coolness when he continued al
operation after the alarm Of fire had
been turned In from the hospital IN
which he was performing the operation
at Delta. While the fire was not a
dangerous one, DR.. Macarthur said that
1t required all the control he could
muster to continue the operation while
a blaze was going on on the roof above
the room.
Colorado will be represented among
SIX national delegates who will speak
for American woman suffrage In the
international convention of suffrag-
lists at Madrid. Spain, during the week
beginning May 2. Word Of the ap-
p0intment Of Mrs. Helen Ring Robin
son of Denver, former state senator,
as one Of the group, has been re-
ceived by the Colorado Woman Suf-
frage Association at Denver.
L. B. Crawford, predatory animal
inspector Of Colorado, has completed
arrangements here for war on
Archuleta county animals that have
heretofore been preylng on livestock.
| The death knell has been sounded for
the coyote, wolf, mountain lion, lynx
and bobcat. The first means for
eradication will be traps and poison.
Den hunting will be extensively car
ried on later.
The 4-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. r. Pentice is dead at Wray from
wounds received In an auto accident.
The boys father was cranking the car,
the child standing In front Of 1t, and
when II caught the clutch flew in, caus-
ing the car to jump, 1t striking the boy,
knocking him down and running over
his hody, inflicting wounds from which
he died a few hours later.
The cattlegrowers of western Colo.
RADIO are cooperating heartily with the
cattlemen of other sections Of the state
In bitter fight to prevent the passage
Of a bill In Congress which will revise
the charge for grazing permits on the
national forests and eventually lead Ia
the selling Of these permits to the high
est bidder, regardless of priority Of
claims and residence.
Colorado Springs has obtained
another convention for next August
The Association Of Chief Special
Agents Of the United States Railroad
Administration, which recently has
been In session at Omaha, has voted
to meet there next summer, according
to Charles s. Rallsback, special agent
for the Santa Fe, who attended the
conference.
More than 200 gallons of wine, q
large quantity Of white mule whis
key, fifty gallons Of raisin mash and