The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-22
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS


mining. agriculture, and in the manu-
facture of mining machinery, sheet
metal, iron and steel products, lumber
and other building materials, and meat
products Metal mining increasingly
active Except silver) and particularly
noted in the Cripple Creek district and
in the southwestern districts of state,
and several hundred experienced met
al miners are in demand. Harvesting
of agricultural crops and vegetables,
under way, has created shortage of
| field workers in some districts. Corn
crop is largest in history of state and
acreage and tonnage of sugar beets
considerably Increased over 1922. Har-
vesting of sugar beets and seasonal re-
| sumption of the sixteen sugar factor
| les on or about Oct. l, will require CON
siderable extra workers in addition to
local available labor. Canteloupe har
vest in the Rock Ford district will al
| ford considerable additional employ
ment during September. Building CON
tinues moderately active in the princi-
pal community centers.
Pueblo.-A spectacular attempt of
two county prisoners to escape from
| the courthouse after arraignment, was
frustrated when Deputy Sheriff G. L.
Fiscus spied them trying to slide down
the side of the building from the sec
ond floor G. C. Cribs, accused of
automobile theft, was tottering on
narrow ledge of the courthouse wall,
outside the second story when the
sheriff discovered him. Harold Span,
an alleged confessed burglar, was
ready to leave the room and get away
with Cribb, it was said.
Denver-A decrease of not less than
IS 100000 in the valuation of property
in Colorado for taxing purposes for
the year 1923 is Indicated by the re-
ports on assessments submitted to the
assessors. When the tax commission
makes its report to the state board of
equalization next month, the valuation
of all taxable property in the state, 1t
is predicted, will be about $1,540,000,-
600, as compared with $1,54S,617 ,S79
for 1922, and $780, ,267 1861 for 1920,
when it was the highest in the history
of the state.
Western Sugar Company have just an
nounced a plan by which its en-
ployees,, numbering several hundred,
may be assisted in purchasing the pre-
ferred stock of the company on INSTALL
ments. To effect this the company
will buy the stock in the open mar
ket as all the preferred shares author
lied are now outstanding, and sell 1t
to the employees at cost, except for
charge of 5 per cent interest on de-
ferred payments.
Fort Collins.-The sugar beet har-
vest will begin in this district Sept.
"a, the various beet dumps opening to
receive beets for the Fort Collins fac
tory of the Great Western Sugar Com
pany in succession starting on that
day. The factory will be opened Sept.
% or %, it is announced. FL. III. Grif-
fin, agricultural manager for the fac
tory at Fort Collins, says that the
yield this year will be better than last.
Colorado Springs. of the high
est honOrs within the power of the
grand exalted ruler, James G. McFar-
land, b. z. o. E., to bestow in this
state was conferred on c. B. Doc)
Adams, prominent automobile man and
active for many years in Elk circles
throughout the state. The title and
office of district deputy grand exalted
ruler was awarded Mr.. Adams, who
succeeds w. III. Thomas of Canon City.
Mancos.-It pays to be careful with
a cIopup nf tha limited States
forest service says. Frank Gibson,
sheepherder of Mancos, knows now
that it Is true. United States Marshal
William A. Dolison in Denver, re-
ceived $50 from Gibson, the penalty
| imposed on him by Federal Judge ].
Foster Symes for leaving a fire
smouldering in the Mesa Verde ma
| tional forest
Denver.-Two miles of the Mount
| of the Holy Cross road, eight miles
west of Silver Plume. Colo, have been
| completed, opening up just that much
more wonderful Colorado scenery, ac-
cording to X. w. McQueary, contrac-
tor for the state highway department.
| McQueury plans to move his camp
soon and continue work on the high
way, hoping to complete four or five
miles before snow forces halt. When
the entire road is completed, probably
next year, seventy-five miles will have
been cut off the journey from Denver
to Glenwood Springs, Leadville and
| he Mount of the Holy Cross.
Glenwood Springs.-Four persons
were injured seriously when an auto
mobile in which they were returning
10 Glenwood Springs from dance al
Basalt skidded over an embankment
and turned over four times. John III.
Fitzgerald, an employee of the Home
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