The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-16
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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The construction of the Solnndt Me-
morial Hospital at Hayden viii begin
soon total Of $4,000 has been sub
scribed for the institution
by vote of 30 TO II, property own
ers AZ Kersey favored floating bond
issue OF $4,000 to $4,000 TO construct
modern waterworks system.
Property owners. voting at Num- on
bond issue bnlloting 43 to IA in
favor OF floating $4,000 in bonds to
construct n waterwcrksi system and to
string an electric power line from
Pierce to Num-.
Four hundred dollars has been
raised by twelve students at the Uni
versIty OF Denver to aid in providing
for the balance of the university's war
debt, now aggregating $4,000. 1t was
announced by Chancellor Henry A.
Buchiel
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany, through Dave Sloan Of Crested
Butte, has purchased 200 town lots on
the north side of Crested Butte As
soon as the weather permits the com
pany plans to begin the erection of
fifty new houses for its employees.
District Forester Allen S. Peck has
announced that fifty-four men passed
the civil service commissions examin-
ations for positions ms forest rangers
and that nineteen of the ellgibles have
been appointed. Thirty-six will be as
signed 20 stations in the Colorado ma
tional forests.
flee has announced that 30,63l. % acres
of homestead land in Moffat county,
formerly in the Carey act segregation
known as the Great Northern project.
has been opened for entry by order of
Clay Tnllman, commissioner of the
general land office, under date of
April l.
Three growing towns of eastern
Colorado are to have municipal water
systems The Colorado Public Utilities
Commission granted the applications
of the towns of Seibert and Nona in
Kit Carson county, and of Eads in XII
owa county for certificates OF public
convenience and necessity, authorizing
them to proceed with the Installation
of plants.
Four airplanes appear on the Den
yer assessment rolls this year. MS
against only one last year, according
to William ]. Hamilton, deputy county
assessor under NJ. J. Mccarthy, man
nger OF revenue. Approximately 24.
900 automobiles will he found upon the
tax schedule for 1920 The tax sched-
ules are coming in ut the unusually
rapid rate of more than 1000 day.
The board of directors of the new
Grand Mesa Resort Company have an
noiinced that they are going to builu
IA summer hotel on the Grand Mesa at
the lakes, under the southeast rim, this
sumner. They plan to put up n pre-
ientious building. The hotel will pro
vide accommodations for hundreds of
people who heretofore have been un-
willing to stay at the lake over night
because OF the lnck of accommodations.
Charles c. Gates, president of the
Gates Rubber Company of Denver. has
announced that the company has put
In group insurance for its employees,
Each of the 1,600 employees will be
given Il life Insurance policy, the com
TO Mr.. Gates. The principal amount
Of each policy will be based on length
OF service, and will be increased at in
tervais of six months. More than
S5O0.00O were required TO initiate the
plan The insurance will be written
by the Capitol Life Insurance Com
pany of Denver. The plan to adopt
group insurance was recommended by
the Industrial Congress, composed of
employees of the plant.
Delta, lacking city park, has put
committee of business men ut work
regarding proposed park. The mem
bers are trying to raise money to buy
site this spring and do the blowing
and grass seed planting before it is
too late to get lawn started this
year. The seven-acre tract just east
OF the new high school site has been
selected ms the most desirable and will
probably be purchased and improved.
The biological report of the United
States district forest service for 1919
has just been completed, and will be
submitted to the biological survey in
Washington by Allen S. Peck, district
forester. The estimates of the num-
her OF game animals In the state in
1918 and 1919 are as follows: 4.911
elk In 1918 1884 in 1919; no moose in
either 1918 or 1919; 1928 mountain
sheep in 1918, 6,772 in 1919; 45 ante
lope in 191S so in 1919; no caribou In
either year; 22.717 mule deer In 1918,
23,797 in 1919; 43 white-tailed deer in
1918, % in 1919 81 .9S3 beavers In 1918.
33,777 In 1919; 2,190 black or brown
bears in 1918, 1863 in 1910; Il silver
fin haarc in 1919 G1 In 1910