The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-07-09
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

tistics had been received by the State
immigration Department from county
assessors on July 1, sixteen showed IN
creases in the number of farms re-
ported and eight showed decreases, the
total number of schedules reported for
the twenty-four counties being about
400 more than for last year. The
largest decrease shown was for Logan
county, which reported 1921 farms last
year and only 2,295 this year. The
decrease is due largely to the tempor-
airy abandonment of farms that were
cropped by renters last year and are
not being cropped at all this year. A
considerable number of wheat grow
ers whose winter wheat was blown
out by the heavy spring winds did not
replant to any other crop and have
temporarily abandoned their farms.
The increases reported in most coun-
ties are small, and are perhaps ac-
counted for largely by the fact that
county assessors have had better OPP
portunities for obtaining complete re-
ports this year than they did in 1919.
Present indications are that the total
number of farms reported for the
state this year will be close to 5000
greater than for last year, the reports
for the counties showing the largest
increases in number of farms not yet
being complete.
The Gore Range Pass, the pass from
Grand County into northwest Colorado,
and beyond, is being reopened for
travel Mr.. Franz Chapman of Yampa,
is in charge of the work, with crew
of about fifty men and ten teams, and
equipment furnished by the State
Highway Commission. 1t is understood
that Routt County is to spend from
two to five thousand dollars on that
portion of the road lying between
Toponas and the county line. a dis
tance of ten miles. Three miles OF
this part s almost completed 1t is
nearly forty feet wide and compara-
lively straight, and when completed
will be almost level. The remainder
of the road from the county line of
Routt and Grand over the top of the
range is to be repaired with money
supplied by the State Highway Com
mission, it is said.
The number of inquiries being re
ceived by the State Immigration De-
partment at the present time indicate
that the demand for Colorado lands by
people in other states Is not quite so
heavy as it was last fall and winter.
The general impression is that con-
siderable construction in the money
market has slowed down the demand
for land to some extent in all parts of
the country, but that a renewed de-
mand will be evident Immediately aft
er crops begin to market. Crop condi-
tions in Colorado are exceptionally
good at this time and land men gener-
ally look for an excellent movement OF
farm land this fan.
Two fatal automobile accidents oc-
CURED near Colorado Springs. Mrs.
G. NJ. Hutson was killed and her hus-
band seriously injured on the Canon
City highway, about twenty-seven
niles south Of Colorado Springs when
~ automobile In which they were rid
inR struck a sandy stretch in the road
and overturned, pinning the two occu'
pants beneath the car. Mr.. and Mrs
Hutson are natives of Kansas and were
spending a short vacation in Colorado
Every winter some part of the state
is hit by severe weather and high
prices of feed. To overcome this con
dition farmers should be providing o
certain acreage of silage crops. These
;.t tha will ro6lIro
obliterate heavy expenses and increase
the profits of the stockmen next win
ter, says II. w. Clark, livestock spe
cialist.
The Great Western Sugar Company
have concluded negotiations for the
purchase of the w. A. Purvis ranch OF
300 acres, at Johnstown, on which il
will Immediately start the erection Of
a $2,OOO,OO0 beet sugar factory. The
price paid for the Purvis ranch was
$4,000.
During the month of June 3,669,03
gallons of gasoline we're consumed ir
the state of Colorado, according to 6
report issued by James Duce, state oi
Inspector. There is an increase of al
most half million gallons over the
same period last year, according to Mr.
Duce. The gasoline tax for the month
passed on a collection of cent per gal
on, was $36,69O.3S, as compared witt
S31 .oS5.O7 during the month of June 6
year ago.
AS the elimination of movement
that has been in progress at Cafior
City for many years and which has
failed from time to time owing to lega
and other difficulties, the voters Of
the two school districts including
Canon City, South Canon and theil
environs, in mass meeting at thu
First Methodist Episcopal church
voted to consolidate by vote of 34t
to 10.
The annual Apple Pie day will bt