The Colorado statesman., 1920-03-27
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

| In Colorado In the past four years,
while II has been general and rapid,
has not been so great as the Increase
\ for the country as n whole and not
nearly 30 great as II has been In some
states. These reports indicate that
the prices of land in Colorado Mt this
time are much lower than in states I'M
medlately to the east, where most OF
the buyers of Colorado land come
from. The indicated average value oil
all plow lands in Colorado at present y
S66 an acre, compared with $50 In 1915
showing an increase OF 81 per cent.
The average value OF all farm lands
In Colorado at this time, with Improve
ments, Is estimated ut SI5 an acre.
compared with $50 in 1915
Credit balances in all state funds at
the close OF the first quarter OF the
state fiscal year on Feb. 20, totaled Se,-
567, ,511.41, according to quarterly re-
port issued by Harry f. Mulnix, state
| treasurer. or this amount, $3.50
1899 was cash on hand and on de-
posit in 240 banks throughout the
state. The rest, S7,0S1, 1872, consist
of investments I'm state and other Sc
curitles. Since the close of the guar
ter approximately $1,0O0OOO more mas
been received into the treasury the
heavy fifteen days receipts being ac-
counted for by tax remlttances from
the counties This brings the states
present treasury resources to more
than $1O,5OO,000.
Mrs. l. A. Prisbey, proprietor OF
steam laundry at Golden, suffered the
loss of $50 Liberty Bond and 500
worth of War Savings Certificates
when the securities were accidentally
burned. The bonds and stamps had
been taken from her house tn the
laundry and were left on II counter.
The counter was cleared off and the
papers were swept into waste paper
basket, the contents of which were
thrown into the furnace fire.
President w. Fl. HUFF of the Victor
American Fuel Company, largest oper-
ator of Colorado coal mines under
union contract, has announced that the
company has declined to renew the
agreement with the United Mine Work
ers of America expiring on April 1.
Other operators are expected TO take
the same stand, leaving the miners
the alternative of refusing to work or
continuing to dig coal without union
contracts.
Plans for rousing demonStra ton of
Americansm to offset the threatened
May day outbursts of the reds were
launched by Governor Shoup when he
issued a proclamation designating May
/ as american day" All municipal
tiles throughout Colorado are urged by
the governor to observe the day in
manner calculated TO show their pa
trlotism and loyalty TO their country.
Better salaries for the teachers of
| Colorado will be the principal topic of
| discussion at the state convention OF
| the Mothers Congress and Parent
| Tea cher Association, TO be held in Pu'
eblo April IA, 10 and 16, following
| which the state organization is ex-
pected to step definitely into the fight
for the proposed increase in teachers
wages.
Plans are being formed to take the
| Boy Scout band of Denver TO the in
ternational meeting of the organiza-
ton in London next July. The 200 or
more scouts that will represent, the
| United States in London will be Sc
| lected on some basis of troop competi-
| tion. Each local council, however, Is
entitled to send one scout at it's own
expense.
The condition of Under Sheriff Will
liam S. Stretcher, who was seriously
| Injured in an accident at Boulder,
which resulted in the deaths of Chief
of Police Lawrence Bass and Joe ID.
Salter, son of City Manager Salter,
| was reported as still dangerous at the
| University hospital The under sheriff
is suffering from a fracture at the
| base of the skull.
Approximately 1000 acres of state
school land Will be offered for sale at
public auction in the House of Repre-
sentatives chamber in the state house
on April 7. Included in the land for
sale are sections in Alamosa, Bent.
| Clear Creek, Conejos, Elbert, FL Paso,
| Larimer, Lincoln, jefferson, Logan,
Moffat Montezuma, Pueblo, Rio
Grande, Routt, Washington and Yuma
| counties.
There are thirty-three acres of land
for every head of mature livestock
| (animal unit in the dry land district
of eastern Colorado, The average
| farmer has from eight to ten acres of
| crops per animal unit. BY using silos
and proper crops and cropping meth
ods, few farmers have reduced this
| to from two and three acres per animal
| unit
Five hundred sheep and lambs were
| burned to death in a fire which de-