The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-01-28
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

country as whole has increased much
less rapidly in the past decade than
the population of the cities, in Colo
RADIO the population of the farming dis
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
51.76 per cent Of the total population,
compared with 49.S per cent in 1910
In the United States the rural popu-
lation Is now 487 per cent of the total,
compared with 53.7 per cent in 1910
The rural population In Colorado in
1920 is 486, $40, compared with 394, 184
in 1910. the increase being over % per
cent. The urban population in 1920
was 45S,259, compared with 404, $40 in
1910, the increase being slightly less
than II per cent In the United States
as whole the increase in urban pop
ulation in the past decade was 286 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
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.
Colorado as a coal-producing state
| is leaping to the fore. A report rem
dered by James Dalrymple, state coal
mine inspector shows that the ton
mage for 1920 from twenty-one coun-
ties was the greatest in the history of
the state-12, ,509O44, net gain of p
| 1922 ,501 tons over 1919. Las Animas
county was the greatest producer, with
4,342,647 tons, an increase of 1,O25,-
775 tons over the previous year. Huer-
fano county. with 2,44S,749 tons, an in
crease of 510,179 tons over 1919, was
second largest producer. Boulder
county, with production of 1,230,34
tons, increased its output 1854 tons.
Gunnison made the third largest in
crease in tonnage-149.O84 tons, or a
total of 621 ,799 tons. During the year,
according to Inspector Dalrymple's
statement, there were, on an average.
| 13,847 men employed. Routt county
registered decrease in tonnage, its
output being 985,11O falling off of
203, ,199 tons as compared with 1919.
Company NJ, Olathe State Militia,
has disbanded and the equipment
placed in storage in the state armory
at MOntrose, due to the failure of the
movement recently to secure the en-
| listment of only a small part of the
membership. When only thirty Of the
| former militiamen signed for another
'hitch,' and it seemed impossible to
| eet ~ required strength of sixty-fiye
meR, the company was ordered dis
banded.
Congressman Edward T. Taylor sent
word to mining men in Denver that he
| belieres he will be able to have the
mine assessment work year now end
ing on Dec. 30 changed so that it cor
responds with the fiscal year ending
on June 80, if Colorado mining men
| 50 desire. If the state does not want
such a change, he said, he believes he
can prevent its being made. The con-
| slcSsilhn dsheu liit men VI thC
state to notify him of their wishes
All but forty-nine school children in
Rio Grande county, Colorado, are en-
| joying the privileges and conveniences
| of consolidated schools. These forty
nine are getting their elementary edu-
cation in four small one-room schools
while the remaining 97.4 per cent of
| the children in the county are attend
ing one of three consolidated schools
in that county or the one at Center in
the adjoining county.
The biggest radium ore deal ever
made In Montrose was completed when
Andrew Nylund of the Gateway sec
| G. Barlow Wilmarth of the Montrose
radium sampler which will run con-
| siderably in excess of $4,000. This
| is the richest ore that has ever passed
through the Montrose sampler.
Mortality from all causes among
sheep in the Rocky Mountain district
is estimated at S15,OOO,OOO to S2O,0OO.-
600 annually, which represents more
than s per cent of the total value Of
TIE liOShs dtCDFuiuS u III. otof &c W.
Stiles. bacteriologist of the United
States Bureau of Animal Industry, in
an address before the State Veterina-
rians' Association, which met in Den
yer.
All Colorado taxpayers must pay In
come tax on profits made from the
sale of stocks, bonds and other secu-
rites, under the government interpre-
tation that such profits are income
This warning followed the publica-
ton of statement calling attention to
recent decision by the United States
District Court of Connecticut. This de-
cision held that income from the sale
of stocks and bonds is capital in
crease" and therefore not taxable by
the government by virtue of consti-
tutional provision. "The decision af-
fects the state of Connecticut only,
says Collector McCauly of Colorado.