Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-04
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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I 4LE - men VIII contribute 10 his s.l-
I AZ rHeh month,
The Wals,.sburs Building Company
[ haS received from George W. Roo. Pd-
I eh.a architect. the plans for a S5>0Osj
NJ -rW-ui house 10 be erected al
I y lsynburg The building WI be OF
I pT--sei brick aud stone. and VIII con
I ts!u forty apartments.
Fred ~ Myers, $40 South L0gnn
I siIsr.f. Denver. was killed Rhen b.. vas
{ tls ~ from motorcycle side car
/ d. .,u by Il, y. Wood Of Lor sraoni.
VI fhe latter attempted 90 prevent
I crashing into an automobile truck az a
point i've miles west OF Fort Lup.s
n en- died of fractured skull Wood
Z e. aped uniHiured.
o. e Eugie. - years old. was In
sfHutly kllle-l at Grand Junction when
b. vas struck by heavy truck The
a-ed man. according to Donald VI
/ q AIDES. who was driving the truck
" cutting across tn. street and was
almost IN front of the truck when h.
T.. -nriycd II bearing down on him. II
l,-u~i 10 escape II. but wns too late
% the producers viewpoint OF the
c.-f Of mining coal In Colorado at
dHucr given by the Colorado New-MeN
Co.,. Coal Operators Association at the
E-rwu Palace hotel In Denver, which
af'Brded evidence that there Is close
NJ rsiu between cost Of production anc
~" price realized for the product.
senator Richard c. Callen's bin &c
rrguirr railroads TO maintain speed
o ten miles an hour between shipping
point and destination for all livestock
ant p"rishable products was passed on
Sf,pGd reading The measure gives
shippers power 10 collect punitive
damages from 81 600 To 5000. besides
actual damages, for failure to ship
within the time fixed.
Bullet proof windshIeids, the first to
be used In Denver. have been ordered
from Philadelphia manufacturing
concern by Chief OF Police Williams
and will be placed on the new armored
police automobile now under construc
tion. The firm which manufactures the
new appliance declares that the glass
OF which the windshield is constructed
cannot be punctured by revolver bul
let.
Coal production in Colorado during
the month OF January showed de
crease OF 10000 tons for the same
period In 1870, and more than 2oo,OOo
tons under the total for December OF
last year. The total output for last
month was 1854, ,436 tons Only four
counties In thes tate showed increases
over last year. They were: Las AMI
mas, Mantezuma, Pitkin and Weld
counties.
Burris at Pueblo destroyed 1900
pounds OF English walnuts which
when Inspected by the cnuslgnee were
found to De 0t Inferior quality. In nc.
cordance with the United States pure
food law, shipments of any such com.
modify when found not TO be up to
standard are destroyed, Marshal Bur
rIs complying with this act by dumping
the nuts into the Arkansas river.
Fort Morgan's new lighting system
was put into service when lights were
turned on by Mayor Lockwood and
City Electrician W. II. Harold. The,
great difference between the old light
ing system and the new was very
striking. What had. few years ago,
been looked upon as one OF the mos,
modern and up-to-date systems for
lighting the town. appeared obsolete
and Insignificant when the new coo.
candle power lights We're flashed on In
piace OF the eiGhty-candie power sin
gie lights,
A unique plan for relieving the a.
nancial strlngency In Conejos county
win be given a trial by publicspirited
citizens An effort win he made tc
Get all the farmers. as well as other
interests In the county, to cooperate
In the "sell-a-little, pay a-littie" cam
paign A great number OF the farm
ers Of the county have been holding
their products for raise in price. and
in consequence the merchants OF the
county have been extending credit to
the farmers, and now cannot colleci
their bills.
Colorado VIII be represented In the
forest OF states located in Exposition
park. Los Angeles, according to an
ncWeoment mnde by Governor Shoup.
n few days young blue spruce
trse taken from the Denver mountain
pasas viii be forwarded to Los An.
fGlso This action will be taken in COM
pliancs with q request received By the
governor from Frank Virgins. chair
nan Of the parks and Improvement
ccmmittse Of the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce. The spruce u typical Of
Colorado's finest trees. A sufficient
amount Of native soil will be sent
alOng with the tree to insure Its
growth.
Attorney General Keyss was elected
president Of the Colorado Society. Sons
ofssAe American Revolution, at . Joint