The Dolores star., 1922-06-30
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

the coming tVioruoo s'"'N '''' -
ing at Pueblo September %. when IN
scope and completeness will surpass
ANYTHING OF the kind yet produced west
OF the Mississippi river. The stare
fair commissioners and the manager
are more than delighted with the op-
portunity TO give demonstrations anu
make displays of apparatus and equip
ment, such as has never yet peeh
shown at any state fair, and VIII this
fall be shown at only one or two oth-
ers in the country. Complete sending
and receiving apparatus will be IN
stalled. Soundproof glass booths VIII
be used, and elaborately equipped ex-
tensions will be located In the grand
stand at the fair grounds, in all the
larger buildings and at outside points
where crowds will congregate.
ten-watt station will be Installed on
the fair grounds, and this will be con-
pected with the 5OO-watt plant down
in the city. From all the broadcast
Ing instruments there will be given out
in the human language all the Dig
news of the days and nights, the
speeches of eminent orators, all sorts
OF public announcements, the great
musical concerts in the large eastern
cities, and everything else of a public
nature that is going on all over the
world.
Denver-with a favorable season
through harvest time Colorado shouiu
take second rank among the states TINS
year in the production of lettuce, De-
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 new in
dustry in Colorado, the growing or
head lettuce at high attitudes. The In
dustry was born in Chaffee county In
1920, and 1t was discovered that an
excellent quality of head lettuce could
be produced to go to market at 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.-State-ow property has
eincreased in value by more than 3d.
OOO.O In the last twelve months. thus
pushing the total valuation of Colo
radios public property to SlS0,00O,0O0
according to estimates made by State
Auditor MulniX. This property In
cludes state educational institutions,
armOries, 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 81 600, ,OOO,O 900, it was said.
La Junta.-Dr. Ralph S. Johnston of
La Junta was selected president OF the
newly organized Arkansas Valley Med
ical Association formed at meeting
Of physicians and surgeons held in this
city. DR.. X. f. Holmes of Canon City
Is vice president and Dr. II. Il. Low of
Pueblo Is secretary of the association,
which will meet twice year, and In
cludes medical men from Canon City
to Holly and from Trinidad to Ord
way.
Mirage.-An attempt to blow up the
intake dam of the Cotton Creek Irri-
CATION Company's S25,O steel flume
was frustrated by the arrival OF the
watchman. The watchman was in his
cabin when he heard the explosions
and got to the scene in time to see a
number of men fleeing. Dissatisfac.
ton over the distribution of water Is
said to have been the cause for the
attempt to destroy the dam.
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.
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
furnishing concerts and addresses to
them by the same means. When the
Colorado fair opens on Sept. 25. the
buildings and ground will be equipped
with 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.
Gunnison.-The summer session of
The Colorado State Normal scboo,
opened here with the largest attend.
ance In the history of the school. Ths
total attendance for the summer will
reach 800. In order to make 1t possible
to house this Increased attendance. cit.
izens financed the building of High.
lana village, group of thirty summer
cottages adjoining the campus.