Gilpin observer., 1920-12-09
COLORADO NEWS NOTES,

hibitS consisted of few head of cat.
tie. horses, sheep and other farm ami.
mails. mostly drawn from the state ag
ricultural school 1t now takes many
acres of ground and floor space on
that same plat of ground to house the
wonderful exhibits of pure bred AMI.
mails drawn from every part of the
West and middle West, and sometimes
from the East. 1t has been the aim,
and in fact n necessity, for the show
management to add an important new
building every year. For the show
that starts this winter on Jan. Is and
closes ON Jan. % it is huge pavilion
Tor hogs. The hog comes into his own
this year at the Denver show, largely
because around the city has grown up
considerable hog industry. In the ag.
ricultural sections more attention is
being paid to hogs and more marketed
than old timers ever believed would be
possible. The coming exhibition may
prove to be the largest hog show held
In the United States this year.
The first suit of its kind to be filed
IN Pueblo county was brought by At
torney General Victor Keyes of Colo
rndo for the collection of 1884 alleged
to be due the state from the per
cent tax on gasoline and oil up 10
Nov. I. The defendant Is the Jewel
Oil Company of Pueblo and 1t is
alleged that ths tax which is collected
by the companies selling gasoline and
all products of gasoline and which,
ha lou chn 1,n
to the state, has been withheld by the
company. The suit is in line with the
announced plan of the attorney gen.
eral to sue the companies that have
f'en collie t'rg the lax on every gal.
lon of gasoline or oil and holding it to
| their own use.
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-
cottling to statistics compiled by allen
s. Peck. district forester. Scout Or
ganizations in Longmost and Greeley
have already built permanent camp
sites for outing purposes, and it is
| expected that many similar organiza-
tlons over the state will apply for
sites for the purpose Of constructing
roe reational huts within the next year.
BY ruling of Judge Greeley W.
| WhitfOrd in the District Court in Dem
| yer, the Denver Gas and Electric Light
| Company must pay to the city of Den
| yer SSS, ,134.24 of Its collections during
the year 1918. The ruling also means
that a similar share of its collections
in 1919, 1920 and future years must be
turned over to Denver, according to
attorneys involved in the case. and a
big reduction in gas and electric rates
chai ged to the public is predicted if
the Supreme Court upholds Judge
Whitford's decision.
Tax levies for various purposes In
Ell Paso county for 1921 will yield a
tax of $l,690,S1S.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 32.41 mills for 1920. The
only levy increase was for local school
purposes.
A plea for legislation to accept the
gift of Ss50,000 offered to the Uni
versity of Colorado for the establish
ment of great medical school and
state hospital In Denver was made by
Herbert s. Hadley, former governor
of Missouri and now professor of law
mt the University of Colorado in an
address made to the Optimists Club,
Denver.
Antonio Manzanares, former post.
master at Walsenburg, Colo, will not
have to make good loss of approx
mately $1,000 to the Postoffice Depart
ment, by virtue of verdict returned
by n jury in the United States District
Court
Plans are under consideration for
the complete remodeling of the Cedar
edge fish hatchery. The interior ar
rangement has been poor and the
water circulation and floor drainage
unsatisfactory. No eggs were placed
In the hatchery this fall, due to the
expected remodeing and the excep-
tionally light take of eggs.
The value Of farm land and build
ings In Eagle and Grand counties has
increased S3,l3S,435 In the last year,
according to n statement issued by the
census bureau at Washington. In Eagle
county the valuation this year reached
S4,233, ,125, or $1,759,535 more than last
year. In Grand county the 1920 valu-
alton is $3,2s4,2iO. an increase of ST.
31s.9OO, or 72.4 per cent over the 1919
valuation.
Retail meat prices in Denver will
fluctuate with the wholesale cost of
meat In the future, according to an
nouncements made by Denver meat
dealers following meeting of the Den