The Arvada enterprise., 1921-09-01
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

time. Denver county, which stands
first on the list, has 3l,54S; ElPaso is
third with 6,4l5: Pueblo is fourth with
$3.50, and Larimer fifth with 5.O72.
Yuma county, which has the lowest
number of passenger cars. leads the
state In trucks, with 400. Adams cOun-
~ has 2,267 cars and 247 trucks. l1O-
gan county less than 1900 cars and go
trucks and L.arimer county has 22O
trucks. The total registration for the
state Is 117,2O4 passenger cars, 1902
trucks and Scs motorcycles.
A new cave Of vast proportions has
been discovered about five miles
southwest OF Victor, in Fremont coun-
ty. 1t Is believed by persons who have
explored 1t partially that the cave
probably extends mile or more. The
cavern ID In the carboniferous lime for.
nation and not far from the juncture
Of Wilson and High creeks. Spacious
halls, with beautiful stalactite and sta
lagmite formations pillaring their walls
run far off into the echoing and unex.
plored distance. Abrupt cliffs in the
floors make exploring extremely diff
cult. A rock thrown over one Of these
dark abysses did not reach bottom
for eight seconds.
A gymnasium to cost between $780,
900 and 100000 was authorised by
the board Of regents Of the University
Of Colorado at q special session de-
voted almost entirely to . discussion
Of the building program. Ground 10 to
beb roksn early in September In an ef-
fort to have the gymnasium ready for
use with the opening Of school In the
corresponding month Of 1922. A site
on the extreme eastern end Of the
campus, across the Colorado L South
ern railroad tracks, has been selected.
II adjoins the proposed athletic field
to be constructed In a ravine that ira
verses this portion Of the university
holdings.
Sums Of $5,OOO,OOO for this year and
$4,000, 900 for next year for road con-
structlOn within the national forests
have been approved by the secretary
Of agriculture. according to 4 tels-
gram from Congressman Vaile to the
agricultural bureau Of the Denver
Congress, It % presumed, now will pass
q bill that will cover these expendi.
lures. The expenditures Of these
sums, according to Mr.. vaile, u ex.
clusively for the national forests and
means that there will be active con.
struction In all national forests Of
roads.
Revenue collections from Colorado
for the 1921 fiscal year were t33, $50.
S61.21 In comparison with $35.727.
957.26 for 1920. This II decrease Of
8 per cent compared with the ID Per
cent decrease for the entire country.
The Colorado collections were divided
between &25. from income
and profits taxes, and $887a2S7.N .N
from miscellaneous taxes. Only thir
teen states showed increased collec
tons, q ~ per cent In West Viz
ginia being the largest.
A new $4,000 fraternity house, one
Of the best Of Its kind In the West, ID
being erected opposite the University
Of Colorado campus at Boulder. by Chi
Psi, which installed q chapter last
winter. It 10 to be completed Christ.
mas.
Denver employees Of the Colorado I
Southern railroad will hold their elev.
enth annual picnic on Sunday. Sept. I,
at Idaho Springs. More than 1,20O en-.
ploy6e and members Of their families
are expected to attend.
An automobile belonging to p. r.
Yates was stolen from the Rockhold
garage at Fort Morgan and recovered
4 few hours later In Cheyenne. A man
and woman who had the car In their
possession were lodged In Jail.
The Greeley factory Of the Empson
Packing Company broke all records
when It received 14O tons Of green
beans for canning from Greeley grow.
ers.
The Rev. David Sharp, who for ths
last three years has been engaged In
social service and welfare work
throughout the West. has been ap-
pointed student pastor for the Presby-
terian church at the Colorado Agricul.
tural College, to work In cooperation
with the First Presbyterian church Of
Fort Collins. By which he Is recOg.
nlxed a. an assistant pastor. NJ.
Mr.. sharp 10 successor to the Rev. II.
". steidley. who died recently.
The Chamber Of Commerce Of O..
dar Edge has decided to hold q oae-
day fair and festival Sept. II for tho
purpose Of gathering representative
showing Of fruits. grains, vegetables
and live stock raised In this commum.
lty. Besides the exhibits and regulur
festival program there will be Q pro-.
gram Of street sports and other
events.
The body Of Mrs. H. N. kellogg,
wife Of the manager Of the Fremont
Abstract Company At Canon City. was
found crushed In the rocks along the
Arkansas river at the bottom Of the
Royal gorge. Mn. Kellogg ID believed
to have thrown herself over the cliff
into the river. while suffering from