The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-22
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

pieces of lath and 1Os,OO0 shingles. ac-
cording to a compilation made by the
United States forest service In coop
Grafton with the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association. Western
yellow pine made up about 20 per cent
Of the output; spruce, II per cent, and
lodge pole, II per cent. the remainder
being Douglas fir. white fir and very
small quantity of cottonwood and oak.
The output Is an increase Of 30 per
cent over 1918, when the last figures
were gathered. II Is stated that there
were eigthy-three idle mills In the
three states and that 81 per cent Of the
output was cut by twenty-five mills.
Indications are that the tourist sea.
son will be prolonged this year in the
Rocky Mountain region. In Denver,
for example. 10.l00 autos, contain ns
36,S07 persons and representing yir.
tually every state. had been registered
early In September. The 1870 totals
were 1906 ears and 1907, persons.
Rocky Mountain National Park off.
cials reported a registration Of 1880
cars and 137 .S93 persons on Sept. l.
II the cars registered 10 far this sea-
son at Overland park were placed end
To end, allowing fifteen feet for the
space occupied by each car. they would
make an unbroken string thirty miles
In length. Cars that were registered
at the Estes entrance TO Rocky Noun
tain park. II similarly placed, would
form a line of more than 100 miles.
A grievance Of long standing Is said
to have been the cause Of the shooting
at Trinidad Of Roy Stowe. exalted
ruler of the Trinidad lodge Of Elks, by
Walter Hall of Pueblo, who is In jail.
Stowe was shot through the abdomen
during n quarrel following a party at
a roadhouse at which Stowe, Hall and
three women were present The shoot
Ing took place on the highway east OF
the city when Hall, 1t Is said, renewed
an alteration with Stowe, who was
driving the car. and shot him.
The Rev. Sumner r. Morgan, 90
years old. until last April pastor Of the
Loyeland Christian church, was
drowned In Mangum, Okla. Word was
received by his son, Wendell Morgan.
who Immediately departed for Man
gum. Miss Lois Morgan, daughter.
resides at Loveland. The Rev. Mr..
Morgan was prominent In church and
welfare circles while pastor at Love-
land and well known throughout the
state.
Complete returns from county as.
SCISSORS to the State immigration De-
partment show the total area under
cultivation In the state this year to be
approximately $4,000 acres. com.
pared with 5.072.340 acres reported by
county assessors for 1920 and 5,0J2, ,9.5
acres reported by the census bureau as
harvested In 1920. These figures, In
all cases include native hay, but do not
include orchards.
Irrigation season is closing around
Loveland, with more water stored In
the reservoirs and lakes than ever
known In this section. Practically all
the irrigation systems have ceased
running water for the season, and
many are preparing TO make improve
ments in their bitches and reservoirs.
Another late run for fruit trees will
be made some time in October.
More than 10000 attended the fair
at Hotchkiss, many of the nearby
towns declaring holidays to give bust.
ness men and others the opportunity
to view the exhibits and see the races.
The fair just closed has been the most
successful ever held A special fea.
ture has been the community exhibits
from seven little neighborhoods on the
higher mesas.
Branch offices Of the veterans bu.
reau will be established In Colorado
Springs Oct. l, according to announce.
ment made by an official of the organ
ization, with headquarters In Wash.
inston. The work will be under the d.
rect supervision of DR.. A. +. Cornell
Of Denver.
Optimism was the dominant note In
the nineteenth annual convention In
Denver Of the Colorado Bankers Asso-
citation. II was the basis OF the vari-
GUS addresses, and 1t was the tone Of
the $50 individuals attending the con.
yention. Out Of the recent gloom of
the street corner conversations came
this optimism, and so far as the bank.
er is concerned, times not only are
showing BETTER but the outlook Is real
ly bright.
A fine for pedestrians who permit
themselves to be struck by automobiles
is solution Of the traffic problem In
Colorado Springs. Two-thirds of the
auto accidents that occur on the streets
are the fault OF the pedestrians them.
selves who wilfully disregard the traf-
flc rules in jay-walking, cutting across
the corners and not observing the sig.
nails Of the traffic policeman, the en-
gineers say.
During the month Of August 15,5O8
automobiles entered the Rocky Noun
tain National Park. according to fig
ures just compiled from the report of
the National Park checking stations.