Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-30
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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Company has begun to put Hs 1ac-
tories in shape to handle beet crop
next wear that is expected to exceed
in tonnage anything 1t has ever hao
offered by the farmers. Factories at
Eaton. Greeley, Windsor. Brighton ana
Tnvell. Wyo., have been strut down.
and men are already at work prepar.
inc them for the big business expected
in 1929 Plants ut Fort Collins, Love-
land Iongmont and Billings Will close
IN the near future. Those at Sterling.
Brush, Fort Morgan and at -FOUR points
In Nebraska will continue their opera
tIons until the beets are all siiceo' anu
then they, too, will be put In condi'
t,on All of the Great Western FAC
tories have been run on scale OF
about two-thirds Of the production ID
1921.
Denver.-Colorado prize Hereford
c,t,le won awards at Kansas City In
the Judging of number OF ciasses'
md the ribbons won. Including TWO
| rirsts and one grand championship,
wos considered great triumph for
the Colorado breeders. The Baker
ranch took IL first and the grand cham
nionship in the junior yearling bull class
of Herefords, besides several otner
lesser awards. Dewitt & Lamont TOOK
a first in the junior calves. Baker won
second and Ken-Caryl ranch third. In
the aged bull class W. N. W. biayney
won seventh, Dewitt ninth and Ken
Caryl ranch tenth.
Denyer.-Wllliam e. Sweet, COVER
nor.elect Of Colorado, when asked to
express the full meaning OF his re-
marks pertaining to the enforcement
Of the Volstead act, as quoted from an
address made before the Denver Op-
timists Club, explained his position
az follows: II hold tenaciously to the
proposition that laws are made to be
enforced, Including the prohibition
law. and l should look with favor on
the enactment Of any supplementary
legislation which will help enforce
ment"
Denyer,-A decrease Of 40 per cent
in the annual cutting Of lumber In
Colorado Is revealed in the figures for
1921 given out by the United States
Department of Commerce. The report
shows that 64,8e4, 900 feet Of lumber
were cut In 1919; 67,S47,0OO in 1920.
and Al, ,O76OOO in 1921. OF the total cut
for the last year more than 22,OOOOOO
feet were Of the yellow western pine
tree, S,8SO,OOO feet Of yellow spruce. g.
41s,OOO Of Lodgepole pine. and 8,34S,.
600 of all other types Of trees.
Denver.-The Denver 4 Rio Grande
Western railroad will spend $22.2e8.-
40 on improvements within the next
three years. OF this sum $16.700OOO
will have been spent by Jan. l, 1924.
This was announced by Special Mas
ter Cuss E. Harrington upon submis-
sion of his report to the United States
District Court recommending the i'm.
mediate expenditure of $7.OOO,O00 on
improvements. The expenditures will
be made under the direction Of t.Ie
court.
Trinidad.-Sheriffs officers here
are prosecuting SO far an unavailing
search for Luther ]. Smith, a negro
coal miner, who shot and killed
| Charles Jones, another negro miner,
at Piedmont, camp near here. Jones
body was riddled by bullets from
pistol and rift, both Of which, 1t IL
alleged, were used by Smith, who 10
said to have robbed the dead man of
$28 In money before making his es-
cape.
| Fort Collins-The largest amount
expended by any Larimer county can
didate in the recent election campaign,
as far as the reports have been re-
ceived, was spent by the only Repub-
lIcan to be defeated at the polls. Fred
w. Harris candidate for sheriff, re-
ports expenditures of $331.90.
Denver.-Frederick Patterson John
son, widely known stOckman and pub
Usher of the Record tockman, left an
estate valued at $3O,OOO according to q
petition for letters Of administration
filed in the County Court by James B.
Foley, who is named In the will a. ex.
ecutor.
Denver.-Colorado IL assured import
ant rights under the seven states com.
pact, apportioning the waters of the
Colorado river, which was signed In
Santa F6, N. N. The rights guaran.
teed by the treaty include: Pardcipa-
tion with Wyoming. Utah and Nevada
In use Of 100000 acre-feet Of the riv.
er waters. Protection Of all water
rights now existing In the Colorado
river and Its tributaries. The right Of
! removal Of the water from the basin
Of the Colorado river. Ample supply
nP., 60 -
Its tributaries. Use Of water of the riv.
er or tributaries for domestic, agricul.
tural, municipal or industrial purposes,
but not to generate power.
Denver.-Republicans are assured
control Of the lower House Of the
next State Assembly by a majority OF
one vote. Official counts. completed
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