The Raymer enterprise., 1921-02-03
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


tricts has grown more rapidly than
that Of the cities. Figures announced
by the federal census bureau and
compiled in the office Of the State I'm
migration Department show that the
rural population Of Colorado is now
51.78 per cent Of the total population,
compared with 493 per cent in 1910.
In the United States the rural popu-
latlon Is now 4s.7 per cent Of the total,
compared with 5s.7 per cent In 1910.
The rural population in Colorado in
1920 is 488,370. compared with 394, 4,18A
in 1910. the increase being over q per
cent. The urban population in 1920
was 453,259. compared with 404.S40 In
1910, the increase being slightly less
than II per cent. In the United States
AZ whole the increase In urban pop
ulation In the past decade was 28.8 per
cent, while the increase In rural popu-
lation was only 81 per cent. These
figures show clearly that, while there
was strong movement from the
farms to the cities In the country as a
whole, the movement in the Rocky
Mountain states was from the cities to
the farms, and that this movement
was especially strong in Colorado and
Montana.
Howard G. Wade, chairman Of the
Denver branch OF the Military Train
ing Association, has been advised, by
telegraphic communication from New
York that the Congressional committee
on military affairs has assured the ap-
preparation OF adequate funds to pro-
vide for the establishment Of eighteen
summer training camps during 1921. A
Joint committee Of the Training Camps
Association and the American Legion
appeared before the Congressional
body and outlined the needs, which in
clude the establishment of two camps
in the Ninth corps area, In which Den.
yer is included. An effort Is being
made to establish one Of the camps
near Denver, Fort Logan having been
suggested ms n suitable location.
Two hundred thousand rainbow
trout eggs have been received from
Oregon at the Fort Collins fish hatch
cry, to be hatched and put into the
streams Of the county. The hatchery
already has on hand 100000 fry about
thirty days old. r. @. Haviland, sup
erintendsnt Of the hatchery, an
nounces that within thirty days he will
begin the construction of a fish nurs.
cry pond In front Of the hatchery 200
by 80 feet, and that the fish from the
hatchery will be grown In this pond
until they are finger length before
they will be released In the streams.
Application is to be made to United
States forest officials and to govern
ment and state game wardens for
million trout to stock the streams and
lakes of Boulder county. A meeting
soon Is to be held to organize Boul-
der county fish and game club to
unite the sportsmen Of all communi-
ties in that section. Fred Fair and
Pete Johnson Of Boulder and Charles
Carroll of Longinont are behind the
movement.
Following an agreement reached be-
tween District Attorney Louis B. Reed
and counsel for the defendant. Dis
trict Judge BradfIeld granted change
Of venue from Boulder county to Weld
county to Rienzi Dickens, charged
with the murder on the night of No
yember 30, 1915, Of his father, William
II. Dickens, the aged and wealthy
LOngmont banker.
Il. b. McDermott, one of the best
known country newspaper men in the
state, has bought half interest in the
Fort Lupton Booster from the present
publisher, F. N. Walllng, and the firm
name will be Walling l. McDermott.
Mr.. McDermott will be the editor OF
the paper.
Miss Clara Levy Of Pueblo, a s0phO.
more student, has won the distinction
Of being the first woman ever select.
ed for the University OF Colorado de-
batting squad.
Upward of l.5OO shopmen and track
men living In Denver and nearly 20C
others on the Colorado division Of the
Union Pacific are affected by re
ductiOn In working hours which hal
been announced. The shopmen are to
have five-day week instead Of five
and one-half day week, while trackmer
will work five days instead Of six
This method Is taken in preference tc
cutting the force.
Two thousand carloads of choice
Greeley potatoes will be ruined In the
dugouts unless unexpected relief 70 OBJ
tained for the farmers. Potatoes are
now selling at less than 80 per cent Of
the cost Of the crop and apparently
available markets will take only q
very small percentage Of the 5000
carloads Of sound potatoes In the
hands Of dealers and farmers.
The biggest radium ore deal evel
made in Montrose was completed when
Andrew Nylund Of the Gateway SEC
ton sold carload Of carnotite ore tG
G. Barlow Wllmarth Of the Montross
radium sampler which will run con