The Dolores star., 1924-06-27
COLORADO NEWS NoTEa

construction, manufacturing and nsri-
culture. according to recent report
made by the U. S. Employment SerI-
ice OF the L. $. Department of Labor
Resident labor of nearly all classes Is
quite fully employed, with slight snort
ages of building mechanics, expert
enced metal miners, and efficient farm
hands existing; there is. however.
moderate surplus of common labor
Sugar beet field work is affordinG EN-
ployment to several thousand workers
and approximately 100 additional beet
workers are needed in the Sugar city
district. Increased demand FOR general
farm hands exists in Boulder county.
Metal mining and Developments con
tinue fairly active; II sufficient supply
Of common mine labor is available in
all metal mining camps. Skilled min
ers can find employment in practically
every mining camp in this state. on
Developments in the Fort Collins and
Craig districts are slowly proceeding
and surplus of labor for this class OF
work exists. Construction on the six
mile MOffat railway tunnel Is pro-
crossing rapidly and affords employ
ment to about 400 workers ut the pres
cnt time. Almost all industrial plants,
other than seasonal, continue running
ut capacity, more particularly those
manufacturing building materials,
steel, iron, and sheet-metal products,
and mining machinery. a great num-
ber Of men are engaged on highway
construction; contracts for eleven ad-
ditiOnal miles of surfuCing and paving
were let during the past thirty days.
Railway shop employment is stendy,
and additional labor for track work is
being employed by the railroads.
Pucblo.-OfficcrS were elected at the
annual conference of the lntermoun-
tain Typographical Union at Boulder
Alonzo Wiley of Denver being made
president. Other officers elected are
W. I. Reilly, Colorado Springs, first
Vice president; J. II. Kinch, Pueblo,
second vice president; August Rooster,
Pueblo, third vice president; Ward
Hudson, Cheyenne, Wyo., fourth vice
IiN9AAIil - W 'aulllslllf, ''Ihllh hhlN-
ton, fifth vice president; w. II. Card
| ner, Greeley, sixth vice president; II.
A. Morgan, Trinidad. seventh vice pres
ident; Charles Deus, Pueblo, secretary ;
| w. J. Shroads, Pueblo, fraternal dele
gate to annual state conference of Fed
Grafton Of Labor. The next annual
meeting will be held in connection
with the state convention.
| Denver.-Public utilities in Colorado
have an assessed valuation for 1924 of
S22S,2l9,9iO, and taxes against all
these utilities for this year will be
levied on that valuation. This was an.
| nounced here in the annual assess.
ment report of the Colorado Tax Com
mission upon completion of assess
ment of all railroads. telephone and
telegraph companies, express and Pull
man companies, private car lines and
local public utilities.
Idaho Springs.-Mining men here
tell Of high-grade specimens Of syl
vanite ore and glowing accounts OF
the recent strike up Chicago creek
about one mile from the heart of tn.
city. This ore strike-beleved to bt
the most important in the district dur
ing the past ten years-is located u
virgin ground and was made by tht
Perry brothers after 100 feet of de
Velopment had been completed.
Boulder.-Suit for $4,000 damage!
was filed here by ]. G. Williams, Boul
der grocer, against local taxical
concern. Williams, who was seriousl,
injured Dec. IA, 1923, in a bobsIet
crash which took the lives OF fou
University of Colorado students. sue
the owners of the taxicab compan,
whose automobile was towing the sic,
on its fatal journey.
Denver.-Mrs Minnie l.. Graves. As
years old, who was shot four fines h,
her husband, Abner Graves, 90 year!
ola, In their home here, died at tn,
General hospital.
Denver.-The fight of the state q
Colorado against reorganization of III
Denver & Rio Grande Western raj,
road under plan approved by tn
Interstate Commerce Commission ma
be appealed to the Federal Courts /
an effort to block the proposal. I
the decision Of the commission the re
organization plan opposed by the stat
was adopted in its entirety save fo
notifications forced by states alto
neys last January. The reorganization
authorized under the commission
ruling provides for Issuance of 500
SoS,OOO general mortgage bonds as C,
mulative income bonds from Feb.
1924, to Feb. /, 1929, and for issuanc
OF SlG,445,OOO preferred stock.
Kiowa.-W. J. Wilder, a governmer
hunter for the eradication of pred:
tory animals, last week bagged twer
ty-three coyotes in the vicinity of Con
anche Center community. Wilder's I,
tai OF slain coyotes last year was is,
RancherS in this section have suTfcro