The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

ations for forestry show an increase OF
7s per cent over those OF 1919, accord
ing to figures complied by the Forest
Service, United States Department OF
Agriculture. The total appropriation
by thirty-two State Legislatures for
1921 amounted to 81. .O65, ,434. New York
leads with over 81 100000 and Pennsyl-
vania holds second place with SSGo,Uo.
The greatest percentage Of increase Is
shown In California. where the forestry
appropriation OF S45,sO0 for 1919 was
raised to s39s.SOO for 1921. or III per
cent. Kentucky. Minnesota and West
Virginia alone show decreased appro-
priations.
One of the many sources of receipts
through business channels during 1921
IS traced to the ninety-eight national
conventions and state gatherings, in
Guiding stock show visitors, held in
Denver The out-of-town attendance
was 81, 2,S35 persons, and they stayed
from three days TO a week, or more.
Efforts of the convention committee OF
the tourist bureau OF the Denver Civic
by Chairman VIII Il. owen, TO get del
egates to stay another day, if possible,
and make short trip by rail or auto,
were successful. Actual stopovers Of
delegates routed through Denver to at
tend conventions elsewhere were also
encouraged, and as a result about 1000
Of the 1900 visited Denver's system Of
mountain parks.
Seven years ago travellers purchased
indian curios while visiting in Colo
RADIO; today, sales include, staples. The
result is that August, formerly the
dulleSt In the business mans calendar,
is next to December, the heaviest
month, in point of sales. Tourists
seven gears ago probably left S5,OO0,0Oo
In Colorado; in 1921, with an estimated
100000 tourists by rail and auto, sales
and hotel accommodations climbed to
S35,OOo,OO0. Activities of the Denver
Tourist Bureau during the first seven
years of its existence have included
the distribution OF literature, which, If
stacked in a pile, would be eighteen
times the height of the Eiffcl tower
in Paris and twenty-three times as
high as the Woolworth building in New
York City.
ColoradO's total bonded indebted
ness as on December l was approx
imately one-half of the total resources
of the state, which total S12,Si7, ,T3j,
according to the quarterly report of
State Treasurer Stong. The total
bonded Indebtedness amounts to &c.
800, the report shows. OF the total
resources, S4.OSl 900 is carried as cash
in the banks or in the vaults of the
state treasurer. Colorado is unable,
however. to pay the November and
December salary and expense war
rants without drawing on the funds of
the workmen's compensation depart
ment and the state land board.
Fire in the c. W. Daniels furniture
store at Colorado Springs caused about
s25.OOO damage to Christmas goods
ready for shipment and to the stock
The fire was discovered In the rear of
the building and the alarm was speed
ly given, enabling firemen to keep 1t
from spreading. About 200 shipments
were destroyed, and $4,000 worth of
rugs damaged by fire and water The
fire was kept from spreading to the
basement, where $4,000 in furniture
was stored.
Fire destroyed the three story, red
sandstone chemistry building of the
Colorado Agricultural college. located
on College avenue just south of the
main building, at Fort Collins. The
estimated loss is approximately $7O,-
OOO, all the chemicals and chemical
apparatus of the college, in addition
to valuable geological specimens and
records, having been consumed.
The Durango Evening Herald re-
ports renewed activities in the Lake
Fork mining district, near Durango.
Several companies are making exten-
sive improvements on their mining
properties and plan to resume opera
ton.
Local breeders of purebred live stock
are interested in efforts now being
made by County Agent Mccain and
the local farm bureau, to secure for
Mesa county three days live stock
extension course, TO be given at Grand
Junction Jan. 90, 81 and 2S Mr.. Nc
Cam is in correspondence with the au-
thorlties at the Agricultural College in
an effort to arrange for this course.
1t is hoped to have Dick Jay, live
stock extension agent from the Agri-
cultural College, for the entire three
days. Two courses are being consid-
cred either one dealing with the feed
Ing of live stock or one dealing with
the question of breeding. The breed
ers residing on Orchard Mesa began
the movement for this course, and the
meetings will be held on one of the
ranches Of that district.
The district meeting of the Rhode
Island Red club will be held at the
Union Stock Yards, Denver, january
1921, 1922. in connection with the Ma.
tional Western Stock show. The Fifth
district, the members of which voted