The Raymer enterprise., 1922-05-11
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


Denver.-After enacting legislation
for Pueblo Good prevention and for
construction Of the Moffat tunnel,
which Governor Shoup In his farewell
message to members described as
marking a new era in the progress
and development Of Colorado" the
special session Of the Twenty-third
General Assembly adjourned. The Pu-
eblo food prevention bill became
law when It was signed by Governor
Shoup Immediately after adjournment
Of both houses. The tunnel bill, which
also carries the emergency clause,
which makes it, a law as soon as the
governors signature has been affixed.
will not be signed until interrogatories
regarding Its constitutionality have
been submitted to the State Supreme
Court.
Denver.-Secretary Of Agriculture
Wallace has announced In Washington
that he has allotted the following
amounts Of federal money toward the
building of Colorado highways: Santa
F6 trail, 2.278 miles Of concrete be-
tween Pueblo and La Junta, $42, ,0SS.SS;
between Husty and Lamar, 11.82 miles
Of gravel road, $4S,S2439; state road
No. 2, between Fort Collins and Love-
land, 3.8 miles concrete, SIS. 1926;
state road No. 0, between Sterling and
Merlno, miles Of concrete. SOS, ,2O0.99.
Trinidad. - Although no specific
blame Is made for the recent Sopris
No. 2 mine disaster near Trinidad, In
which seventeen workmen lost their
lives, the catastrophe was caused by
an explosion Of gases and coal dust,
according to a report made public by
State Coal Mine Inspector James
Dalrymple at Denver. The explosive
gases were accumulated through an
open door in the underground work
ings, and the blast resulted when the
gas was ignited by an electric arc.
Golden.-Athletic Director F. d. Al
Ter, and the members Of the athletic
council Of the Colorado School of Mines
have entered actively upon a campaign
to build a new athletic field In Golden.
1t Is estimated that $4,000 will be re.
quired for this purpose. The trustees
Of the School of Mines have contribute
ed $1,000, Ralph Il. Brooks, a member
of that body has pledged similar
amount, and an appeal has been made
to the citizens OF Golden to contribute
the third part Of the quota.
Boulder.-The Caribou hill ore body,
reported last week after over sixteen
feet Of drifting, has widened to over
four feet of solid mineral, Increasing
In size and In value every round. Mug.
gets Of high-grade silver ore are COM
Ing In the breast. 1t is expected that
the body, according to the present In.
dications, will continue at least an.
other twenty or thirty feet, and will
make one Of the biggest ore shutes
ever uncovered in this district.
Yuma.-The biggest vote ever cast
at local school election was cast at
the recent election. Three candidates
contested for the office Of school board
secretary, DR.. George L. Billsborrow
winning by large majority. Elmer L.
Prather was second and FEEDER l..
Schmidt, third. A proposition to In
crease the tax levy to create Il fund for
the retirement of old warrants was de-
feated by eleven votes.
Glenwood Sprlngs.-The State Bank.
ers' convention will be held ut Glen
wood Springs June % and %. Presi.
dent Mccarthy Of the First National
Bank Is in charge Of the entertainment
Of the bankers, who will be treated roy.
ally from arrival to departure. The
big Colorado hotel will be owned by
the delegates at, this time, and every
thing from banquets to swims and mo-
tor trips Is being planned.
Yuma.--The inter-district state de-
bate between Montrose and Yuma was
held in the Yuma high school audi
torium. The subject was: "Resolved,
That Court Of Industrial Relations
Similar to That Of Kansas Should BE
Adopted by the Several States,' Mont
rose having the affirmative, Yuma the
negative. The decision was unanimous
for the affirmative.
Grecley.-The Colorado Milling and
Elevator Company has signed con-
tract with the Burrell Engineering
Company Of Chicago to build a 6O0-bar-
rel flour mill, a 2O0,OOO-bushei elevator,
q power house aud large warehouse
ut Greeley. The new plant will be OF
concrete and steel construction, six
stories high.
Denver.-H Heavy damage caused to
the tracks Of the Santa Fe railroad by
the June floods In the upper Arkansas
valley last year caused officials of that
road to make application to the Colo.
rad0 Public Utilities Commission to
abandon the Santa Fe right t-of-way
from Pueblo to Portland, Colo.
Golden.--The Colorado School OF
Mines will graduate seventy.six young
men as mining and metallurgical en-,
gineers on May 10. The commence
ment address will be delivered by Dr.