The Colorado statesman., 1922-06-24
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


take second rank among the states this
year in the production of lettuce, be-
Ing surpassed only by California. In
1919, according to the reports of the
United States census bureau, Colorado
ranked eighteen in acreage devoted to
this crop. This surprisingly rapid ad-
vancement in lettuce production here
is due to the development of a new in
dustry in Colorado, the growing of
head lettuce at high attitudes. The in
dustry was born in Chaffee county in
1920. and ii was discovered that an
excellent quality of head lettuce could
be produced to go to market at a time
when almost no head lettuce was be-
Ing shipped. The demand for the pro-
duct was excellent and the industry
developed in 1921 in a number of 9TH
er mountain counties.
Denver.-The Colorado hay crop has
improved its prospects about 100000
tons during the past month, and Will
amount to 2,995,000 tons, according to
the State-Federal Cooperative Crop
Report just issued for June 1. This
estimate is based on condition of 81
per cent, compared with % per cent
last year, when the crop amounted to
2,914 900 tons. The acreage this year
Is slightly greater than last year. Ac-
cording to the report alfalfa acreage is
increased about per cent and
amounts to 797 900 acres. The area
devoted to all tame hay this year is
1,194, 900 acres. Wild hay covers ILL.,
600 acres.
Denver-Not before in it's history
has Colorado had such promising pros
poets of large crops of all kinds of
fruit as this year, according to the
June state-federal crop report just is
sued. All fruit crops are in excellent
condition and far above the ten-year
average, peaches leading with a condi-
ton figure of 90 per cent of normal,
compared with 60 last year and 80 the
ten-year average. With continuation
of good conditions, Colorado's peach
crop will amount to 974, 1000 bushels,
compared with 722,000 bushels report
ed by the census in 1919.
Denver-State- owned property has
eincreased in value by more than 3d.
600 600 in the last twelve months, thus
pushing the total valuation of Colo
radios public property to S1S0,000,000
according to estimates made by State
Auditor MulniX This property in
cludes state educational institutions,
the capitol, new state office
building and the like. The state itself,
including private and public property
and available resources, is now worth
more than $1,60O,000000, it was said.
Estes Park-Three hundred and
twenty college men from thirty-nine
colleges in the Midwest, scattered over
a dozen states, attended the Rocky
Mountain student conference held at
the Y. NJ. c. A. grounds. The student
conference is the largest and most i'm
portant that has ever been held here,
according to Ben NJ. Cherrington, in
ternational student secretary for the
Rocky Mountain district.
Gunnison.-The summer session of
the Colorado State Normal school
opened here with the largest attend
ance in the history of the school. The
total attendance for the summer will
reach 500 In order to make it possible
to house this increased attendance, cit
izens financed the building of High
land Village, group of thirty summer
cottages adjoining the campus.
Observation-Disclosures now may have
no fear in travelling in southwestern
Colorado as far as the conditions of
Wolf
Creek pass over the Continental di-
vide is open to traffic and according
to highway officials is in good condi
ton.
Loveland.-Battling against the rag
ing rapids of the Big Thompson river,
near the Half Way place, west of here,
a. l.. Soderberg of Loveland rescued
Mrs. Arthur Schoffner, who had fallen
from the foot bridge at the municipal
auto camp grounds.
Pueblo.-The Colorado state fair will
be foremost among organizations of
the kind in the use of radio for max |
ing announcements to fair visitors and
concerts and addresses to
them by the same means. When the
Colorado fair opens on Sept %, the
buildings and ground will be equipped
with a radio station and every fair Wis
itor will be in the vicinity Of loud
speaker from which the announce
ments, addresses and music will ema
nate for this entertainments.
La Junta.-Dr. Ralph S. Johnston of
La Junta was selected president of the
newly organized Arkansas Valley Med |
of physicians and surgeons held in this
city. DR.. r. T.. Holmes of Canon City
is vice president and Dr. II. T. Low of
Pueblo is secretary of the association,
which will meet twice year, and in