The Raymer enterprise., 1922-11-23
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

t0eDlO.-tutlIuk TIC AIAunSds usSa
back where It was years ago Is the
plan Of the Dayton Morgan engineers
who have been working out n ficod
conservancy scheme for Pueblo. The
original bluff plan, as II was known
which would swing the river channel
back to its original course along the
bluff opposite the Union depot, was
opposed by the railroads entering the
city, and Arthur Z. Morgan has pre-
sented another which seems to be more
feasible. The latest plan Of protection
would cost about 100000 and would
provide channel l2,6U feet long, 10
feet wide, q or IS feet deep and would
allow flow Of l25,OOO cubic feet Of
water second.
Denver.-Colorado Is now the only
state In the Union In which timber Is
growing faster than II is being used,
It was announced by Allen S. Peck,
district forester Of the United States
forest service, on his return from u
meeting at Cooley, Ariz., Of officials
Of all eight forest districts. Twenty
two billion board feet Of timber Is
standing in Colorado at the present
time, said the engineer, while only
about 100000 feet Is being cut each
year. The state Is growing about 107..
100000 feet annually, he added.
Denver.-Denver is the second larg.
est Hereford cattle center In the Unit.
ed States. Colorado beef Is now be.
Ing sold In California. A stable and
steady demand for Colorado feeder
stock Is now apparent at the Denver
stockyards. Colorado sheepmen arr
enjoying prosperity, and this state Is
the leading sheep-raising and lamb
feeding center of tine west. These and
other interesting facts were presented
to the members Of the Denver Real
Estate Exchange by Arthur c. John
son at recent luncheon.
Denver.-There has been a slight In
crease In the number Of silos In the
state In the past twelve months. &C.
cordIng to reports Of county assessors
to the State Immigration Department.
Reports this year show $500 silOs,
compared with 3,774 reported in 1921.
The increase is smaller, however. than
It has been any year since county as.
SCISSORS began making reports on agn.
cultural statistics in 1919. The mum.
Der reported that year was 2,52S, and
the number reported In 1870 waa
5000.
Pueblo. - Representatives Of the
teams Of the southern Colorado high
school athletic conference met In Pu-
eblo recently for the purpose Of
amending the conference constitution
and taking up the matter Of basket.
ball schedule. Central and Centennial
of Pueblo were represented, the other
schools being Canon City, Florence,
Trinidad, Walsenburg, Leadvllle, Sa.
Ida and Colorado Springs. Walsen-
burg may not play In the league be,
cause Of lack of an adequate floor On
which to practice.
Denver.-The Colorado chapter Of
the National League Of District Post.
masters was split Into three districts
at the closing session Of the Organiza.
lions convention Other important
changes In the bylaws were made.
Each Of these districts will be pre-
sided over by Vice president under
the direction Of President +. b. Rose.
The vice presidents named at the con.
vention are Il. A. Buckley Of Crook,
John T. Adkins Of Holly and Mrs.
Mabel f. Bradley Of CRANKY.
Boulder.-A damage suit for $24,777
directed against DR.. c. W. Bixler OF
Lafayette, has been filed in the Boul
der County Court by Mr.. and Mrs
Earl J. Burns Of Lafayette. Mrs
Burns asks for $4,000, charging IN
competence, negligence and unskillfu
| treatment at childbirth, which re-
suited in her permanent disability"
| Denver.-Denver now ranks twenty
sixth among the cities Of the United
States in respect to postal sayings, II
was announced In Washington recent
ly. Postal saving deposits In Denver
amounted to S393,257 on Oct. 81, the
announcement said.
Fort Collins.-The new armory al
Fort Collins, which will house company
H, 157th Infantry, and the newly or.
ganized regimental band. was dedl'
Gated here during u. snowstorm with
exercises appropriate to that occasion
Following u parade In which local
military and patriotic organizations
Joined under the direction Of Maj. O.
II. FRANKIE, commandant at the col
lege, a salute was fired and the flag
hoisted over the new structure.
Grand Junction.-Up to Nov. thert
had been building permits issued II
this city during the year amounting Il
more than s85O.OOO and all the inhabi
rants have the feeling that this anger,
a tremendous jump in the importance
Of Grand Junction as future centel
of activities. New and important bust
nesses are coming In every week.
Llmon.-Four persons were burned
one seriously, in an explosion and fir
which destroyed a section house O.