Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-09-01
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

motor vehicles of various SORTS nj thar
time. Denver county, which stands
ilfst on the list. has "l,5IS: Elpuso is
third with CAB; Pueblo is fourth will,
1,4So, and Larimer fifth with lO7o.
Yuma county, which has the lowest
number of passenger ears. lends the
state in trucks, with 4OG. Adams conn
~ has 2,267 ears and o47 trucks, Io-
gan county less than 1000 cars and .5I
trucks and Larimer county has ooo
trucks. The total registration for the
state is ll7.20l passenger ears. 7.4O2
trucks and S23 motorcycles.
a new cave of vast proportions has
been discovered about five miles
southwest of Victor, in Fremont coun-
~. 1t is believed by persons who nave
explored ii partially that the cave
probably extends n mile or more, The
cavern Is In the cnrhonifprous lime for
nation and not far from the juncture
OF Wilson and High creeks. Spacious
halls, with beautiful sialactite and slu-
lagmite formations pilluring their walls
run far off into the echoing and unex-
plOred distance. Abrupt cliffs in the
floors make exploring extremely diff
cult. rock thrown over one of these
dark abySses did not reach bottom
for eight seconds.
gymnasium to cost between $3.50.
600 and S4OO.OOO was authorized by
the board Of regents OF the University
of Colorado at u special session de-
voted almost entirely to Il discussion
of the building program. Ground is to
heb roken early in September In an ef-
fort to have the gymnasium ready for
use with the opening of school in the
corresponding month of 1922. A site
on the extreme eastern end of the
campus, across the Colorado X South
ern railroad tracks. has been selected.
1t adjoins the proposed athletic field
to be constructed in II ravine that ira
verses this portion of the university
holdings.
Sums of S5.WO,OO0 for this year and
S1O,OOO,OOO for next year for road cUn-
structiOn within the national forests
have been approved by the secretary
of agriculture. according TO Il icle-
gram from Congressman Vailc to the
agricultural bureau of the Denver
Civic and Commercial Association.
Congress. it is presumed. now vii! pass
Il hill that will cover these eXpeu'ii-
lures. The expenditures OF these
sums. according to Mr.. Vaile, is eX-
clusively for the national forests and
means that there will be active con.
struction in all national forests of
roads,
Revenue collections from Colorado
for the 1921 fiscal year were $a:s,96O..
SGl.2l IN comparison with SHj.I21,.
357. .2G for 1920. This is IL decrease of
5 per cent compared with the 15 per
cent decrease for the entire country.
The Colorado collections were divided
between 81. 5.OS4,17I.l7 from income
and profits taxes. and SS.S7G,2S7 .OI
from miscellaneous taxes. Only thir
teen states showed increased cOllec.
tiOns, a ~ per cent In West Vir.
ginin being the largest.
A new S.0.OOO fraternity house, one
being erected opposite the University
of Colorado campus at Boulder, by Chi
Psi, which Installed Il chapter last
winter. II is to he completed Christ
mas.
Denver employees of the Colorado Il
Southern railrond will hold their e!ev-
cntlh annual picnic on Sunday, Sept. !.
at Idaho Springs. More than LOO cn-
ployec and members of their families
are expected to attend.
An automobile belonging to =. l..
Yates was stolen from the ROckhold
garage at Fort Morgan ana recovered
Il few hours later In Cheyenne. 4 man
and woman who had the ear in their
were lodged in Jail.
The Greeley factory of the EmpsOn
Packing Company broke all records
when it received 40 tons of green
beams for canning from Greeley grow
efS.
The Rev. David Sharp, who for the
last three years has been engaged III
social service and welfare work
pointed student pastor for the Pres6y-
1erian church AT the Colorado Agricul-
tural College, TO work IN cooperation
with the First Presbyterian church of
Fort Collins, by which he Is r.c"S-
niZcd ns an assistant pastor. Mr..
Mr.. Sharp is successor to the Rev. IL.
NJ. SteidIey, who died recently.
The Chamber of Commerce OF Ce-
dar Edge has decided To hold Il one
day fair and festival Sept. IL for the
purpose of gathering II representative"
showing of fruits, grains, vegetables
and live stock raised in this commuu-
ity. Rcsidcs the exhibits and regular
festival program there will be PRO.
gram of street sports and otii"r
events.
The body of Mrs. Fl. NJ. Kellogg,
wife of the manager OF the Fremont
Abstract Company at Canon City, was
r,,,,l ,.,,,ShpI in the rocks along the