The Arvada enterprise., 1924-03-27
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS


that industrial and employment condl-
tions in Colorado have made Il notice
able improvement over January. Fav-
Orable weather permitted Il partial re-
sumption Of seasonal out-of-door activi-
ties, which has resulted in relieving to
some extent existing winter surplus OF
principally unskilled labor. Labor sit
uation in the metal mining camps Of
this state continues to improve and es-
tabished metal mines and many small
enterprises recently initiated maintain
practically normal forces. Favorable
weather has allowed building and 9TH
er outside construction, of which there
are large programs, to resume earlier
than anticipated, thereby causing EN-
plOyment for n moderate portion of the
seasonal surplus of skilled construc-
tiOn programs to be under way within
thirty days will cause employment Of
large numbers of local labor. Indus
trial plants, particularly those manu-
featuring building materials, equip.
ment and supplies for municipal i'm
provement and general construction,
and meat-packing plants are operating
to capacity. Railway shop employ
ment slightly Increased.
Denver.--A booklet has just been Is
sued by the State Immigration De-
partment containing detailed agricul-
tural statistics for Colorado for 1923.
This is one Of the most complete sta
tistical agricultural reports issued by
any state, giving data on acreage, pro-
duction and value Of all the leading
crops and of most minor crops by
counties, acreage irrigated and non-ir
rgated for the leading crops, average
yields per acre for leading crops, acre
age of leading crops grown per farm,
number of farms in operation, farm
acreage being actually farmed and
much other statistical information.
While the supply of the current mum.
ber of agricultural statistics Is lin
tied 1t Is available for free distribu-
ton to those who are especially inter-
ested in the statistics Of the states
agricultural development.
Durango.-A ton Of dynamite, hurled
from forty bursting cases and scattered
along the railroad right of way for
more than 100 yards, failed to explode
when Il Telluride-DurangO passenger
train struck wagon loaded with the
explosive ten miles west of this city
Four cases of the dynamite were
ground to dust by the force of the i'm
pact. The remainder, scattered for
hundreds of feet, was salvaged. The
wagon was reduced to kindling wood
by the collision, as We're the cases in
which the dynamite was contained
The driver of the wagon, ii. c. Carey,
and the team of horses escaped injury.
Denver.-Betrayed into the hands
of the police by an unidentified wOm-
an, Dell Hanlon. alias George Thomp.
son, and Thomas Edwards, were
brought back to Denver from Rawlins,
Wyo. charged with the theft of an
automobile which they drove to Chey-
enne, where they abandoned the car
and took II train for Ogden. The men
also are suspected of rObbing Edward
Thompson, collector for the Piggly
dollars in sensational holdup last
week.
Denver.-At the annual meeting o.!
Colorado Fuel and Iron in Denver the
served for the past few years was re-
elected. Rumors that DUPONT inter.
csts had obtained control of the com.
pany were denied by Colorado Fuel
and Iron officials, who pointed out
the manifest impossiblity of this be.
cause the entire old board was re
taInel.
Dcnvcr.-Jamcs Dalrymple. state
coal inspector, announced that the
amount of coal produced in Colorado
in February exceeded that or any pro.
duction over II similar period. The to.
tai for the month was 1,9l2,Sl2 tons
an increase of lS7. Jag tons over that
OF February, 1923.
Loveland-Thc Midwest Oil and
Refining Company has taken up the
| lenses for about 5000 acres on which
they held options on the Red Rock
| dome, southwest of Loveland. nssur.
Ing that the Midwest wiz drill In this
section soon. Test holes at Red Rock
are said TO have revealed II favorable
formation and the company expects to
strike the oil sands Mt II depth Of
400 to l.50O feet. The Midwest hns
| n large force OF men on the ground
| and drilling is expected to start QtIt.
Ing the coming month. Included In
the lands leased IL the ncrcnge 50;
cured through Ray Baxter, public
trustee OF l.nrimcr county. and the
farms Of l.. II. Pagan. Jay Chcsbro,
Henry Rasmussen, Henry Hoffman
and l.. s. Ucr'hn.
Goldcn.-Snm Franklin, jefferson