The Elbert County tribune., 1920-03-26
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

In Colorado In the past four years,
while 1t has been general and rapid,
has not been SO grcat as the incrense
for the country as whole and not
nearly so great as 1t has been in some
states. These reports Indicate that
the prices of land In Colorado at this
time are much lower than In states i'm
mediateIy to the east. where most of
the buyers of Colorado land come
FROM. The indicated average value of
all plow lands In Colorado nj present is
x66 IN acre, compared with $50 in 1916,
showing an increase of 81 per cent.
The average value OF all farm lands
In Colorado at this time, with improve
ments, is estimated at SIS an acre,
compared with $50 In 1915.
Credit balances in all state funds at
the close of the first quarter Of the
state fiscal year on Feb. %, totaled $9.-
567 .511.41, according to a quarterly re-
port issued by Harry f. MuInix. state
treasurer or this amount. s2.4S5,-
T3s.29 was cash on hand and on de
post In 24O banks throughout the
state. The rest, sT.0S1, ,7T3.12, consist
Of investments In state and other Sc
curities Since the close of the quar-
ter approximately $1,O0O,OOO more has
been received into the treasury, the
heavy fifteen days receipts being nc-
counted for by tax remittances from
the counties. This brings the states
present treasury resources to more
than S10,JOO,0O
Mrs. !. A. Prisbey. proprietor of u
steam laundry at Golden, suffered the
loss of $50 Liberty Bond and $50
worth of War Savings Certificates
when the securities were accidentally
burned. The bonds and stamps had
been taken from her house TO the
laundry and were left on counter.
The counter was cleared off and the
papers were swept into waste paper
BASKET, the contents of which were
thrown into the furnace fire.
President W. H. HUFF of the Victor
American Fuel Company, largest oper-
utor OF Colorado conl mines nnder
union contract, has announced that the
company has declined to renew the
agreement with the United Mine Work
ers of America expiring on April l.
Other operators are expected to take
the same stand, leaving the miners
the alternative of refusing to work or
continuing to dig coal without union
contracts
Plans for rousing demonstration of
Amcricanism to offset the threatened
May day outbursts of the reds were
launched by Governor Shoup when he
issued proclamation designating May
! as american day" All municipal
tiles throughout Colorado are urged by
the governor to observe the day in II
manner calculated to show their pa
triotism and loyalty to their country.
Better salaries for the teachers of
Colorado Will he the principal topic of
discussion at the state convention of
the Mothers Congress and Parent
Teacher Association, to be held in Pu-
ebIo April IA, 10 and 16. following
which the state organization is ex-
pected to step definitely into the fight
for the proposed increase in teachers
wages.
Plans are being formed TO take the
Boy Scout band of Denver 10 the in
ternational meeting of the organiza-
tion in London next July The 200 or
more scouts that will represent the
United States in London will he Sc
lected on some basis of troop competi-
ton. Each local council, however is
expense.
The condition of Under Sheriff VIII
liam s. Stretcher, who was seriously
injured in an accident at Boulder,
which resulted in the deaths of Chief
OF Police Lawrence Bass and Joe u.
Salter, son of City Manager Salter,
was reported as still dangerous at the
University hospital. The under sheriff
Is suffering from fracture at the
base OF the skull
Approximately 1000 acres of state
school land will be offered for sale Mt
public auction in the House of Repre-
sentatives chamber in the state house
on April 4 Included in the land for
sale are sections in Alamosa. Bent,
Clear Greek, Conejos, Ebert, FL Paso,
Larimer, Lincoln, jefferson, Logan,
Moffat, Montezuma. Pueblo. Rio
Grande, Routt, Washington and Yuma
counties.
There are thirty-three acres of land
for every head of mature livestock
(animal unity in the dry land district
of eastern Colorado, The average
farmer has from eight to ten acres of
crops per animal unit. BY using silos
and proper crops and cropping meth
ods, few farmers have reduced this
to from two and three acres per animal
unit.
Five hundred sheep and lambs were