The Colorado statesman., 1921-12-31
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

for forest protection and reforestatlon
throughout the country, state appropri-
atlons for forestry show an increase OF
| rs per cent over those of 1919. accord
ing TO figures compiled by the Forest
Service, United States Department of
Agriculture. The total appropriation
by thirty-two State Legislatures for
1921 amounted to S4.065. .434. New York
lends with over 81 100000 and Pennsyl-
vania holds second place with SSG0.0OO.
The greatest percentage Of increase Is
shown in California, where the forestry
appropriation of $45,S00 for 1919 was
raised TO S39s, 800 for 1921. or III per
cent. Kentucky. Minnesota and West
| Virginia alone show decreased appro-
priations.
one of the many sources of receipts
| through business channels during 1921
is traced to the ninety-eight national
conventions and state gatherings, in
Guiding stock show visitors, held in
| Denver. The out-of-town attendance
was 1885 persons, and they stayed
| from three days to n week, or more.
Efforts of the convention committee OF
/
and Commercial Association, headed
by Chairman win r. Owen, to get del
egates to stay another day, II possible,
and make short trip by rail or auto,
were successful. Actual stopovers of
delegates routed through Denver TO at
tend conventions elsewhere were also
encouraged, and as result about 1000
of the $500 visited Denver's system of
mountain parks.
Seven years ago travellers purchased
Indian curios while visiting in Colo
RADIO; today, sales include staples. The
result is that August, formerly the
dullest in the business mans calendar,
is next to December, the heaviest
month, in point of sales. Tourists
seven gears ago probably left S5,000,000
in Colorado; in 1921, with an estimated
100000 tourists by rail and auto, sales
and hotel accommodations climbed to
S35,000,000. Activities of the Denver
Tourist Bureau during the first seven
years of its existence have included
the distribution of literature, which, if
stacked in a pile, would be eighteen
times the height of the Eiffel tower
in Paris and twenty-three times as
high as the Woolworth building in New
York City.
No more government funds will be
available for Colorado roads that cross
railroad tracks on n grade, the federal
road bureau has announced. The nu-
merous mishaps that occur at such
points is assigned as one of the rea-
sons underlying this decision. The
Colorado Highway Department, which
had perfected plans for bridge across
the Fountain river near Buttes, was
notified of the new policy. 1t is possi-
BILE that revised plans will provide for
an entirely new route that will elm
mate the Objectionable features
Fire in the G. w. Daniels furniture
store at Colorado Springs caused about
$4,000 damage to Christmas goods
ready for shipment and to the stock.
The fire was discovered in the rear of
the building and the alarm was speed
lily given, enabling firemen to keep it
from spreading. About 200 shipments
were destroyed, and $4,000 worth of
rugs damaged by fire and water The
fire was kept from spreading to the
basement, where $4,000 in furniture
was stored
Fire destroyed the three-stOry, red
sandstone chemistry building of the
Colorado Agricultural college located
on College avenue just south of the
main building, at Fort Collins. The
estimated loss is approximately $7O,-
600, all the chemicals and chemical
apparatus of the college, in addition
to valuable geological specimens and
records, having been consumed.
The Durango Evening Herald re-
ports renewed activities in the Lake
Fork mining district, near Durango.
| Several companies are making exten-
sive improvements on their mining
properties and plan to resume opera
| ton.
Local breeders of purebred live stock
are interested in efforts now being
made by County Agent McCann and
the local farm bureau, to secure for
Mesa county a three days live stock
extension course, to be given at Grand
Junction Jan. 20, 81 and %. Mr.. Nc
Cam is in correspondence with the au-
thorities at the Agricultural College in
an effort to arrange for this course.
1t is hoped to have Dick Jay, live
stock extension agent from the Agri-
cultural College, for the entire three
days. Two courses are being consid-
cred either one dealing with the feed
ing of live stock or one dealing with
the question of breeding. The breed
ers residing on Orchard Mesa began
the movement for this course, and the
meetings will be held on one of the
ranches of that district.
The district meeting of the Rhode
Island Red club will be held at the