The Dolores star., 1924-03-28
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

| the u. S. Department of Labor, shows
tlons in Colorado have made notice
| able Improvement over January. thN-
| orable weather permitted n partial re-
| sumption of seasonal out -of-door actiNi-
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-
tablished 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 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
tlstical 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-
rigated 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 dlstribu.
tion to those who are especially inter
ested in the statistics OF the states
agricultural development.
btlNeT.-l ne average HHHual CDSi
per pupil of education in the public
schools of Colorado for the year end.
ing June 30, 1923, based upon the num-
Der of pupils enrolled, was SS353, com
pared with SS05T for the preceding
school year. Enrolment for 1923 was
2I9S13. compared with 243,OO4 for
1922. Based on average daily attend
ance, the annual cost for the school
year ending June 80 1923, was S1l9.59,
compared with S114.SS the preceding
year, according to compilations made
by the State Immigration Department.
Fort Morgan.-M. G. Goodell chal-
lenges the world to beat the work of
his Plymouth Rock hen, who has laid
an egge which measures eight inches
In circumference. Recently n Califor-
MIA poultry grower displayed an egg
which measured six and one-quarter
inches in circumference and Kansas
hen egg has attracted national atten-
ton which measured six and one-half
inches. This Colorado egg has them
all beaten.
Colorado Springs.-Robert Mercy
nolds, mayor of Ramona, was arrested
by deputy sheriffs on a charge of lille
gal manufacture of whisky The chief
executive of the sleepy village of sew
en- houses, which formerly was famous
rs an oasis in this dry belt, will not be
prosecuted, it was decided after he was
taken before the assistant district at-
fQrnpv "sinrn
the premises" and he was released.
Dsnver-At the annual meeting of
Colorado Fuel and Iron in Denver the
same board of directors that has
served for the past few years was re.
elected. Rumors that DUPONT inter-
ests had obtained control of the COM
pany were denied by Colorado Fuel
and Iron officials, who pointed out
the manifest impossibility Of this be-
cause the entire old board was re-
tained.
Loveland.-The Midwest OIL and
Refining Company has taken up the
leases for about 5000 acres on which
they held options on the Red Rock
uOAhVp oOueh"eoI VI loNeldHu, dbSuE-
Ing that the Midwest will drill in this
section soon. Test holes at Red Rock
are said to have revealed favorable
formation and the company expects to
strike the oil sands at depth of
4,200 to 4,5OO feet. The Midwest has
large force of men on the ground
and drilling is expected to start dur
ing the coming month. Included in
the lands leased is the acreage Sc
cured through Ray Baxter, public
trustee of Larimer county, and the
farms of l.. ii. Pagan, jay Chesbro,
Henry Rasmussen, Henry Hoffman
and L. S. Hertha.
Denver.-Weighted down with leg
irons and manacles and in the custody
Of n deputy United States marshal and
three armed guards, okey T. Jacobs,