The state herald., 1920-01-09
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts Of
Colorado
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Denver-Liye Stock Show. January ~
The Holly Sugar Corporation will
spend 100000 on the Grand Junction
plant, work to start with the close Of
sugar campaign this month.
Grand county roads will be improved
with the expenditure Of $175.O0O fed
eral and state funds during 1920, ac-
cording to report from the recent
highway commission meeting.
About 1900 acres of broom corn was
grown in Colorado In 1910. compared
with 10000 acres In 1918. The decrease
In acreage was due largely to dlssat-
Isfuction on the part OF growers with
the prices obtained for the 1913 crop.
Alloy plants and mining properties
In Colorado valued at approximately
S4,O00,000 changed hands when the
holdings of the PrImos Chemical Com
pany were purchased by Charles NJ.
Schwab, according to officials of the
Primos company In Denver
Herbert S. Hadley, former governor
law faculty Of the University Of Colo
RADIO, has been appointed member of
the Republican platform committee by
VIII H. Hays, chairman Of the national
Republican committee
Another road project has been sub
mitted by the state to the federal bu-
reau of roads. 1t Is known us project
No. 95 and calls for the construction Of
six miles Of sand and clay surface high
ways beween Eads and Kit Carson at
an estimated cost Of $24. .420.
Oyer 100000 pieces Of Denver md
Colorado literature, booklets, PAM
phlets ard postcards were distributed
during 1919 through the main office
and Union station offices In Denver
and branch offices in Colorado
Springs, Chicago, Kansas City, st.
Louis and Los Angeles.
Colorado is one of the greatest play
grounds of the nation. In 1919 more
than million people spent their vaca-
tions in the national forests of the
state. Automobiles to the number OF
$4,000 also toured the forest highways
during the summer season. So vast are
these Fairgrounds to the people that II
Is impossible to go into the Rockies
without entering n national forest.
The Colorado apple crop was one of
the largest the state has produced In
spite Of the severe damage caused the
crop by the frost on and about June /.
The agricultural production Is estimat-
ed ut 3.ilS.0OO bushels, compared witt,
2.5ll 100 bushels In 1913 and 3,nSO. .Ogl4
bushels reported by the census In lOUO.
which was one Of the best fruit years
Colorado has ever enjoyed, especially
for apples.
The State Inheritance Tax Depart
uent closed the year with the remark
able record Of having turned $685.
089.l0 into the state treasury since
Dec. l. 1918. the beginning Of the 1919
20 biennial period. This showing
breaks all previous records for the de-
pnrfment and Is more than double
what state officials hai estimated ear
Iy In the year would be received from
this source.
Alex Miller. mute, held In the Den
yer county jail. charged with the muir
der OF Adm Shank. his wife and four
children, on the Shank farm near GIL
crest, Colo. on Dec. 20. was held ac-
couninble for the sextuplc murder by
the corener's Jury, which completed
the inquest into the killing Of the
Shnnk family ut Greeley. The verdict
returned by the jury was that the
Shank family ''met their death by gun
shot wounds inflicted In the opinion
Of the jury by one Alex Miller. and
that the killing was felonious."
Receipts Of gold and silver bullion mt
the Denver mint IN 1910 totaled $780,
6i3.2s0.1a, according to announcement
by Thomas Annear. superintendent OF
the mint. The bullion Included ST.
173.2sS0S Of gold and sl,Si0.00l.O0 Of
silver. The receipts for 1910 are ST.
III 600 less than In 1918.
Colorado spent on Its own account.
In round figures, Si.5O0000 for good
roads during the year Just closed. Tho
exact amount. us shown by voucher
records In the office Of State Auditor
Arthur N. Stong. was Si.i77,2i5.ss.
This Is By fur the largest expenditure
the stnte hns ever made In n single
yenr for highway construction.
appointments OF state highway
funds nggrcgnting si60,OoO to the six
ty.two counties OF the state outside
Denver. IN total state highway bud.
get Of s2.02i, ,s7s for 1920. were an.
nounccd by the State Highway Com.
mission. following approval Of the
budget by Gov. Oliver II. shoup Fed.
en,l and forestry nid will ndd si.t0i.-
900 TO tho states road.buildlng pro.
gram for the coming ycnr, provided
the full amount needed 10 meet the
government appropriations dollar for
dollar cnn be raised.
A total II S,000 building permits
werc Issued during 1910 for sG770,sso
worth Of work. showing nn incrcasc Of