The Ordway new era., 1920-06-25
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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the history of the state, according to
acreage and condition reports received
on June l by the Colorado Co-opera-
tive Crop Reporting Service. The to-
tai production of wheat In the state
last year was estimated at 1I,Gi5WO
bushels, which was the largest in the
history of the state up to that time.
Complete reports of county assessors
on acreage of winter wheat may show
that the acreage devoted to this crop
Is greater than at present estimated.
which would increase the total produc-
tion over the figure given above. Pre-
liminnry estimates Indicate that the
area of winter wheat left for harvest
this year is SCI 900 acres, and the con-
dition of the crop on June 1 was 81
per cent of normal. The estimated
production, based upon this acreage
and condition. is 1i,232.OOO bushels,
compared with final estimate of H.
911,OOO bushels last year. Partial re-
ports of county nssessors indicate that
The area devoted to spring wheat Is
bout $4,000 acres. The condition of
his crop on June l was % per cent of
normal, and the estimated production,
nsed upon this condition and acreage,
Is S,I43.0O0 bushels, compared with 81
127, 500 bushels last year.
Weld county's manufacturing plants
will have increased approximately So
100000 in value during Il two-year pc
rlod ending in September, 1921. The
Industrial Sugar Company is building
"A factory Mt Fort Lupton which will
cost S1,10O,O00 and which will be ready
for operation this fall The Great
Western Sugar Company will build a
S2,0OO00O factory at JOhnstOwn and is
now making plans for the mill. The
site has already been purchased and is
being improved. The Great Valley Su-
gar Company, n Denver corporation,
has purchased sites for two factories,
one at Ault and one at Pleasant Val
ley, and is raising approximately ST.
000,000 for construction cost. The
Empson Packing Company is building
100000 plant mt Platteville. At
Greeley Il cab and truck factory and n
patent medicine factory, representing
an investment of S150,000, have just
been completed.
Prof Frank Il. Thompson of the Uni
versity of Colorado is the new presi-
dent of the Colorado Mountain Club
Other officers are DIR. Robert c. Lewis,
vice president; Miss Gladys Curtis,
secretary-treasurcr, and Prof. Horace
Van Nalkenburgb, DIR. Hugh NJ. King
cry, Warren Howe and Alma Gabriel.
directors. A camp is to be established
near ArapahOe glacier as n base for
weekend trips, which include hikes to
Silver. Goose. Long, Isabel and other
lakes; Audubon peaks; Devils Thumb
pass and james peak; Arapahoe peaks
and the st. Vrain glaciers. Many short
trips into the foothills near Boulder are
also planned.
idad.
Preliminary reports Of county asses
sors indicate that there will be de-
creases in the acreages devoted to
oats, barley and rye in Colorado this
year as compared with last year. but
" weather conditions remain favorable
until harvest the production for each
of these crops will be somewhat great.
er than it was last year. The indi-
Gated production of oats is S,62S,OO0
bushels, compared with final esti.
nate of 6,524,OO bushels last year
that of barley is 6.019OO0 bushels,
compared with 100000 bushels last
year; and that of rye is 1,443,OOO bush
els, compared with 1,25S,OO0 bushels
last year.
Preliminary reports indicate that the
total production Of hay of all kinds
this year will he 2,S62, 600 tons, com
x.tth <,fs q,
900 tons last year. Partial reports of
county assessors indicate that there
will be very substantial increase in
the acreage devoted to alfalfa this year
over last year, so that the production
of hay this year may be considerably
greater than the estimate given above.
Grieving over the death of his wife,
Charles Warner, a Pitkin county min
Ing man, shot and killed himself at
Aspen on his wife's grave. Friends
discovered him after several hours Of
searching. He left n note stating that
he was tired of living, and that Ear
nest Salisbury, an Aspen mining man,
would handle his financial affairs
after his death. He also said that he
had ordered and paid for tombstone.
He had no children.
That Mrs. Royal W. Olson, wife OF
the proprietor of the Royal garage at
Pueblo came to her death from an
electric shock is the conclusion of the
coroner, who made an investigation
after the finding of the woman's body.
Mrs. Olson was using an electric Vi
bratOr while taking bath, the water
forming perfect grounding.
Miss Carrie Shore, 20 years old, of
Parshall, Colo, was killed, and Miss