The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-11-16
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Denver & Salt Lake railroad (the Mof-
fat road), at Utah Junction, two miles
aorth of Globeville. The total loss is
estimated at nearly $1,OOO,O00, accord
ing to w. r. Freeman, receiver for the
road. Half of the loss is covered by In
surance. The rOundhOuse adjoining
the three buildings which were burned
was saved from destruction by the
prompt action of the night crew en-
ployed in the structure. Three loco
motives. valued at $200,O0O, tools in
yentored recently for SlOO.OOO, two
boxcars, dynamos, electric motors and
shop equipment formed the chief loss
in the blaze. The structures, which
were of frame construction, burned
like tnder. They were total loss.
Efforts to extinguish the flames
proved futile, and volunteer workers
on the scene confined their activities to
preventing the spread of the flames 10
adjoining structures. Gasoline ana
acetylene tanks used for welding pur-
poses in the shops exploded when the
fire had reached its height, throwing
flaming embers high into the sky and
sending hundreds of curious onlookers
scurrying for shelter.
Sugar beet production in Colorado
this year will be the largest on record
in apy state in the country, according
to reports from county assessors an
nounced yesterday by the state imm-
grafton department. These reports
show about 25OO00 acres devoted to
the crop. 1t is estimated the crop will
bring S32, $4,000 on a production of
2,74O,OOO tons. This is the third crop
In the state in point of value, being
surpassed only by wheat and hay.
However, it is predicted that the value
Of the corn crop, including silage and
forage, will be very close to that of
sugar beetS.
Cultivated area in Colorado has in
creased 1885 per cent in the past dec
ade, according to statistics compiled
by the State Immigration Department,
it was announced by Howard D. Sulli-
van, deputy commissioner. County as
SCISSORS reports show approximately q
100000 acres were under irrigation in
the state this year, out of total culti-
waited area of approximately 100000
acres. In 1909 the census bureau re-
ported 1,629, ,694 acres under irrigation,
and total cultivated area of 100000
acres.
w. r. Freeman, receiver for the
Denver & Salt Lake Railroad, an
nounced that the shops and buildings
at Utah Junction, burned at a loss of
81, ,00O, 900, will be rebuilt at once. The
work of reconstruction will begin as
soon as the debris of the fire is cooled
enough to permit. There was no in
terruption of passenger or freight
service because of the fire.
Colorado, Rangers from Denver were
called to Cafion City to safeguard
against mutiny of prisoners in the
state penitentiary which was threat
ened after trio of convicts beat into
unconsciousness Nick Bickaback, Il
prisoner whom they feared would
.'squeal," and Neal Robertson, a bur-
glar, had scaled the high prison walls
and fled to freedom.
The gates of Denver were thrown
open amid rousing welcome by the
elty's leading citizens and representa-
tiyes of more than twenty civic organ
izations to the Park -to-Park trail blaz-
ers to celebrate the completion of the
dedication of "America's master high
way" $500 miles long, connecting
eleven national parks and unsurpassed
for scenic grandeur.
Warren A. Haggott, Denver lawyer,
will fill the vacancy created on the
District Court bench created by the
election of Judge Greeley w. Whit
ford to the Supreme Court, when the
latter resigns about the first of jan
uary, according TO announcement made
from the governors office.
w. X. Kelley has assumed his du-
ties as principal of the Trinidad High
School. succeeding d. II. Petty, who
resigned recently.
Due to the fact that eight of the sew
enteen holdovers are Democrats, the
Democrats will have eleven of the thir-
ty-five senator's. The Republicans
have twenty-four members, or exactly
the two-thirds needed whenever it is
found expedient to make use of the
safety clutch or emergency clause. The
program will most likely call for some
changes in the constitution and two
thirds majority is needed to submit
constitutional amendments to the vote
of the people. In the House the Re-
publican majority is even greater than
in tbe Senate. With two districts vet
to be heard from, the Republicans have
fiftv-fiye seats and the Democrats only
eight. Even should the two unreport-
ed districts go Democratic the Repub-
licans have eleven more than two
thirds majority. OF the sixty-three
members whose election is sure, twen-
ty were member of the Twenty-second
General Assembly.
Salary increases for Denver school
teachers totaling $4S9,590, to become
effective in most part December l.,
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