The Ordway new era., 1920-11-19
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

estimated mt nearly S1,Wb.ooO, accord
ing TO w. X. 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 al 100000, tools in
ventoried recently for S100,OOO, two
boxcars, dynamos, electric motors and
shop equipment formed the chief loss
in the blaze. The structures, which
We're of frame construction, burned
like finder. They were total loss.
Efforts to eNtinguish the flames
proved futile, and volunteer workers
on the scene confined their activities 10
preventing the spread of the flames TO
adjoining structures Gasoline and
acetylenc 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 any state in the country, according
to reports from county assessors an
nounced yesterday by the state lmmi-
grafton department. These reports
show about 250,o0O acres devoted to
rbe crop. 1t is estimated the crop will
bring So, $4,000 ON production of
2,TIO,OOO tons. This is the third crop
in the state in point of value, being
surpassed only by wheat and hay.
However, ii 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 1i3.5 per cent in the past dec
ade, according TO statistics compiled
by the State Immigration Department,
1t was announced by Howard ID. Sulli-
van, deputy commissioner. County as
SCISSORS reports show approximately p.
100000 acres were under irrigation in
the state this year, out of total cult
waited area of approximately 100000
acres. In 1909 the census bureau re-
ported 1,629,694 acres under irrigation.
and a total cultivated area of 100000
acres.
w. Il. Freeman, receiver for the
Denver & Salt Lake Railroad, an
nounced that the shops and buildings
at Utah Junction, burned at Il loss of
S1,0O0.0O0, will be rebuilt Mt 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 Crsofft City to safeguard
against d mutiny of prisoners in the
state penitentiary which was threat
ened after trio of cOnvicts beat into
Inconsistencies Nick Bickaback, II
prisoner whom they feared would
"squeal," and Neal Robertson, bur-
glar, had scaled the high prison walls
and fled to freedom.
The gates of Denver were thrown
open amid q rousing welcome by the
city's leading citizens and representa-
tives 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
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 the Senate. With two districts yet
to be heard from, the Republicans have
fifty-five seats and the Democrats only
eight. Even should the two unreport-
ed districts go Democratic the Repub
licans have eleven more than II two
thirds majority. OF the siSty-three
members whose election is sure, twen-
ty were members of the Twenty-second
General Assembly.
Salary increases for Denver school
teachers totaling S4S9,590, to become
effective in most part December ].
1920, are recommended In a report of