The state herald., 1921-01-11
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

acres comprising the Colorado national
forests are used for livestock grazing
approximately 70 per cent. The re-
mainder Is barren, supports no forage,
or Ii closed to grazing uses to protect
thus provided for more than 80 per
cent Of the cattle and SO per cent of
the sheep owned in the state. Approx.
imately $4,000 cattle, 5000 horses, l.,
018.00O sheep and a few swine used
the mountain ranges under formal
permit, during the season Of 1920, be-
sides 5000 cattle and 400 horses
milk stock or work animals) used in
farming or other operations, grazed
free Of charge.
Ground will be broken by the Noun.
tain States Packing Company early
next fall for new packing plant In
Denver which will represent an invest
ment of approximately $2,500,000. ac-
cording to an announcement by
Charles F. Kamrath, president Of the
company. It Is planned to erect the
plant on fifty-acre tract bounded by
York and Race streets, Forty-ninth
avenue and the Burlington railroad
right Of way. Negotiations are now
under way for the purchase of two
packing plants In the city. which, 1t 10
planned. will be consolidated with the
new plant.
Statistics for the year 1920 of crime
md accidents, taken from records
compiled by Dir. william II. Sharpley,
manager Of health and charity, and
from the police records Of Denver.
show that the increases Of both have
made the year 1920 record-breaker.
According to report made public by
the police department, S,27O persons
were arrested and confined In the city
prison during the year. OF this mum.
ber Of prisoners handled by the police,
200 were persons who had come vol
UNFAIRLY to the city jail for shelter.
With the collection Of $4,000 during
the month Of December, the state In.
heritance tax department got away to
a flying start in the biennial period.
which began on Nov. 80 last, according
to announcement made by Attorney
General Victor K. Keyes. Collections
were made from twenty estates during
the last fifteen days, amounting to So.
678. The largest amount collected was
from the estate Of F. Il. Frost Of Lo-
gan county. totalIng $lS8,8i3.
| Five years from now the public lands
OF Colorado will be practically a thing
Of the past, and their history may then
well he written. According to the report
Of the commissioner of the general land
| office published In December, 1920,
there are S,9i1, 1856 acres Of vacant pub.
lie lands In Colorado; five years ago
there were 1I,238,114 acres Of public
lands In this state-showing that dur.
ing the interim s,29A,929 acres have
been filed upon.
| State lands valued at several thous-
ands Of dollars will be sold at public
auction by the Board Of Land Com.
missioners at the Capitol building on
Jan. II at 2 p. m. The lands total
nearly 1000 acres and are located In
Alamosa. Clear Greek. Elbert, Grand.
Logan. Routt. Washington. Weld and
Yuma counties. Nearly all Of the land
is improved. some Of Il being appraised
as high as $50 per acre.
A new corn king among the youth Of
Northeastern Colorado was developed
with the holding Of the second annual
Logan county corn show. Stanley Nit.
chell Of lllff won the silver loving
cup. wrestling the laurels from @. r.
Mock, who held the cup the past year.
Mitchell carried off the honors for the
best ten ears OF corn Of any variety.
He also won first ON display Of single
ears.
Two buildings were burned to the
ground and several others were badly
damaged In fire estimated betw.
$4,000 and 10000 which broke out In
barn In the renr OF the Swami build.
Ing. two-story structure At Brighton.
Only q luil In the windstorm which
swept the town saved the entire busi.
ness district from destruction.
Factory employees Of the Great West
ern Sugar Company will receive ap-
proIimately 100000 In prizes for ef.
flclency. according TO nm announce
mcnt made by officials Of that com
pany. The prizes are given to en-
p}oyes at factories which exceed Q
fixed standard slicing and sugar ex.
traction capacity.
The storing away Of 6+,ooO.0OO
pounds Of Ice In the tremendous Ice
houses ut Grand Junction for the Rio
Grsnde railway and 100000 pounds
a Delta, . total Of $1,000 900 pounds,
has given many men employment.
Mrs. Ada Lsups has been appointed
probation officer TO work under the di.
rsction Of Judge =. q. Mirick Of the
Juvenile Court at Pueblo. Mrs. Loups
will serve az an investigutor.