The Arvada enterprise., 1923-10-18
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

threSnlnR nehTl! uoue uios' VI ehe AS
leased agricultural workers afforded
employment in the numerous sugar
factories and sugar-beet fields in varl-
GUS sections Of State. Harvesting OF
corn crop which is largest In the his
tory of the State, has begun; no great
number of extra general farm hands
needed Potato harvest well under
way has created a slight shortage OF
pickers in San Luis Valley and in
some western slope counties. Harvest
ing of apple crop now under way pro-
vides employment for a large number
of local workers and requiring some
additional outside help In the counties
of Mesa, Delta, and Montrose. Slight
shortage of farm labor in Weld coun-
ty exists. Considerable activity noted
in metal mining is resulting In addl-
tional miners needed at Ouray, Idaho
Springs, Breckenridge, Cripple Creek.
Lake City, Telluride, SilvertOn, Man
cos and In the Durango district; es-
pecially are miners needed at Cripple
Creek and in the Durango district;
zinc mine at Gilman near Red Cliff
employing 40 miners, running steadi-
ly. Saw mills Mt Red Cliff also oper-
ating to capacity. Construction OF
large power plant twenty-five miles
north of Denver well under way; 300
wOrkmen employed with demand for
additional men, work on connecting
transmission line will start shortly.
Employment in most of the railway
shops increased: shops all running
| full time
Strasburg.-More than 500 farmers
attended Il recent meeting in Stras-
burg that was arranged by Lee a.
Reynolds of Denver in the interest of
better farming in the KiOwa valley.
| The speaker was II. w. Campbell Of
| the agricultural department of the
Southern Pacific, and a noted expert
on farming. Mr.. Campbell declared
| that the Gi0-acre farm that prevails
in eastern Colorado is too large for
proper farming without irrigation, and
urged that the farms be cut down to
| lGO acres.
Grand JunctiOn.-Rcsponsib for
the death of six men in an explosion
ut the Midwest coal mines at Palisades
was fixed by coroner's jury upon X.
r. Scott, superintendent of the mine.
and one of the six men killed. The
verdict of the jury declared that the
six men came to their death by an eX-
| plosiOn of gas in the mine, and that
their death was further caused by the
carelesSness of Scott in permitting
mine workers to remain inside the
| shafts while explosive gas was preva-
| lent.
| Sterling.-Details of the Coolidge plan
to give American farmers federal aid
through the organization of cO-Opera-
tive marketing organizations will be
completed at conference in Denver.
Oct. 30, when the national committee
appointed in Chicago will meet with
the directors of the American Wheat
Growers Association, according to an
announcement issued here through the
Colorado Wheat Growers Association.
The committee appointed includes for
mer Governor Lowden of Illinois.
| Denver.-In the Federal Court the
| United States filed II suit against the
| Denver 4 Rio Grandc Western for al
legged violation of the feeding.in-trnn-
sit law, charging that there was no
cause for the failure to obey the net.
The specific charge Is that the railroad
transported II carload of cattle from
Durango to Alumosa and that for more
than thrty.six hours did not unload,
feed and water the cattle.
Greeley.-Joseph Reyes and d. d.
Green Of Denver. experts from the
camp west of Brlgxsyale, where prai-
rie dog exterminat.On experiments are
being made. The ,.SO men are making
extensive experiments with new for.
mula to he used in the determination
Of the rodents.
Denver.-The week Of Oct, 2l.N
has been designated as All-Colorado
week by officials Of the Colorado Made
Goods Club, the organization which
sponsors this event each year. During
the week, Colorado merchants are
asked to arrange window displays Of
| ColoradO-made goods, hotels and res.
taurants are asked to serve menus of
home products and ministers are re-
quested TO touch upon the blessings
which are the heritage Of those who
live In Colorado. Teachers In the pub.
lie schools throughout the state will
lead their pupils In study Of the his
tory OF Colorado As well rs Its indus.
trial. scientific and agricultural advan.
tages.
HuEo.-Clarence NJ. Miles, jurist.
newspaper man and leader In amateur
sports, died OF apoplexy here, the at.
tack coming on as he was preparing
for days session OF the District
Court. Judge Miles came to Hugo
from Denver. where he had been u
printer and college student. about thir.
| " yenrs ngO. IMcntY.flye yrurx urn