The Colorado statesman., 1922-05-06
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

| construction of the Moffat tunnel,
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 flood 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.-Statement showing all re-
ceipts and disbursements of the state
coal mine inspection department, to-
| gether with reports on coal mine disas-
ters, accidents and the like, are con-
tanned in the ninth annual report of
the state inspector of coal mines,
which has just been issued by James
Dalrymple, chief inspector. Coal pro-
duction in Colorado last year was o.,
! 141, ,947 tons, a decrease of 1872, 746
tons, as compared with the 1920 out
put, the report shows. This loss in ton
mage was attributed largely to the gen.
eral depression in various industries,
wage disputes and strikes.
Denver.-A deadlock of thirty hours
over the Moffat tunnel bill in the state
| House of Representatives was broken
when the House, by vote of "a to Z,
adopted compromise to the Godsman
amendment. The Godsman amend
ment, which brought about bitter de-
| bate in the House, called for appoint
ment of the tunnel commissioners by
the boards of county commissioners of
Denver, Moffat, Routt and Grand coun-
ties. Under the amendment adopted
the tunnel commissioners are to be ap-
pointed temporarily by the governor,
| The terms of the commissioners are to
run until Aug. 81, 1928.
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
Fe trail, 2.273 miles of concrete be-
tween Pueblo and La Junta, $42, ,0SS.SS;
| between Husty and Lamar, 11.S2 miles
of gravel road, $48, ,S24.39; state road
No. q between Fort Collins and Love-
land, 3.S miles concrete, $75, 5,16295;
state road No. 8, between Sterling and
Merino, miles of concrete, $9S,20999.
| ooff
blame is made for the recent Sopris
No. 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.
| Denver.-One more great permanent
| coal producing mine has been added to
the states revenue producers, located
an an entire section of land-Section
| 16, Township 1 North, Range 6S West
eighteen miles due north of the city
of Denver, in the northern coal fields,
and known as the Morrison Nine"
| Denver-The mysterious shooting of
Edward Schmidt, 1S-year-old Leadville
youth, in the home of his grandfather,
Charles e. Kirchhoff here, is battling
| police, Coroner Thomas NJ. Hunter and
Philip S. Van Cise, district attorney.
|
western slope high school records,
Montrose and Grand Junction fought
out a track meet here recently. Mont
rose won, 6S to 65.
The second annual observance of
National Hospital day." the anniver-
sary of the birth of Florence Nightin-
gale, will be held throughout the
United States May -.
Golden.-Athletic Director f. D. AL
Ter, and the members of the athletic
council of the Colorado School of Mines
have entered actively upon campaign
to build 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 contribut-
ed $1,000, Ralph e. Brooks, member
of that body has pledged IA similar
amount, and an appeal has been made
to the citizens OF Golden to contribute
the third part of the quota.
Akron.-An early morning fire here
caused a loss estimated at $4,000. The
Miller grocery store is total loss and
the Harwood Dry Goods Company and
the Isaac Pelton block were badly
damaged. This is the fourth fire in
the same block within n few months.
The buildings and contents destroyed
we're covered by insurance.