The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-02-27
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

organizations familiar with the class OF
Information which should be gathered
through such survey. The immigra-
ton department has obtained from me
Federal Census Bureau copy OF its
list Of manufacturing establishments
In the state. and the schedules Will be
mailed in a few days to all names ap-
pearing on this list Commercial clubs
and other organizations also Will be
called upon to aid In obtaining the
names of new manufacturing esfab-
lishments not appearing on the list, to
the end that no manufacturer in the
state shall be overlooked in the survey.
Investigation Of the newly discov-
cred anthracite coal deposits on NC
Jlure's pass, makes the people Of thar
section jubilant, as 1t brings closer the
proposed standard gauge road over Nc
Clure pass as proposed by a. b. Carl
ton and associates The deposit Of an
.hraclte coal is splendid one. 1t Is
understood that Salt Lake company
has organized to develop these anthra-
cite mines and make the Mcclure pass
coal famous throughout the state The
vein Of coal is thick and of highest
quality
1t cost the state of Colorado $780,
600 in round figures to maintain troops
in the coal zones during the 1919 coal
strike. Certificates of Indebtedness in
the sum of $4,000 already have bean
issued, covering the expenses of the
Of Nouanth md
December last in the southern Colo
RADIO coal fields, and this figure will
reach approximately 100000 when all
the expenses are in and paid.
Abandonment of forestry experiment
stations in Colorado, Idaho, Washing
ton of the Senate agriculture commit
tee in reducing the forest investigation
item Of the pending appropriation bill
from S7S,72S TO $4,000 Is approved,
the American Forestry Association as
serted in announcing that itswould seek
to have the Senate committee on for
estry restore the original provision.
Denver will not be in the Western
league in 1920 This was decided at
meeting of the club owners in Kansas
City. The makeup of the circuit for
the coming season had been In doubt,
and several cities were bidding for the
place occupied by Joplin. Denver was
generally favored to get the franchise,
but at the meeting the magnates de-
cided to give Joplin another chance.
y A contest was, held at the Ouray
high school between various applicants
for the honor of entering the annual
spring debate between Gunnison, Tel
luride, Montrose and Ouray high
schools. John Flohr, Fannie Summer
vile and Mary Porter We're selected to
represent Ouray. The debate will be
held in Ouray, March 5th
The erection of a sugar factory at
Lafayette Is a certainty. A committee
of the Lafayette Commercial Club an
nounced that it has procured agree
ments from the farmers for the grow
ing of 4,O40 acres of sugar beets in the
years Of 1921, 1922 and 1928 The fac
tory will be operated by the Great Val
leys Sugar Company.
Work on the Loveland-Estes Park
road is progressing fast and one of the
finest roads In the state will be open
to the public by June 1, according to
Contractor Dooling. Five road gangs
are now at work and pushing the grade
from higher to grade of Z per cent
all the distance from Loveland into the
park
The Detroit-Denver Highway Associ-
alton perfected Its organization at a
meeting at Des Moines. Michigan, In
diana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and
Colorado were represented. Plans wert
discussed for starting work immedi-
ately on establishing reliable and
permanent highway from Detroit tc
Colorado Springs.
The Great Western Sugar Company
announces the distribution Of S149,
765.47 to its employees, based on the
showings in the campaign just closed.
The Brighton factory made the best
showing The awards per employe al
each Colorado factory are as follows
Brighton, .S69.37 Longmont, $67.70 ;
Bayard, S6765; Brush, $4774; Wind.
sor, S4152; Loveand, $2812 Greeley,
S21.S7.
The 4-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. R. Pentice is dead at Wray from
wounds received in an auto accident.
The boys father was cranking the car,
the child standing in front of it, and
when 1t caught the clutch flew in, caus'
ing the car to jump, it striking the boy,
knocking him down and running over
his hody, inflicting wounds from which
he died few hours later.
The old silver camp of Montezuma,
located on the west slope fifteen miles
west of Georgetown, will be opened up
just as soon as weather conditions per-
nit Arrangements have already been
made for the installation of hydro
electric power plant which will furnish
power to the operators at reasonable
price, guaranteeing first-class service.
Several railroad lines centering in
Denver are in the market for new
equipment. The Burlington is planning
for five new mikado type locomotives