Sugar Tariff Defeat Spurs Colorado Beet Factory Plans
After the senate committee voted not to report the measure to abolish the Philippine sugar tariff, Great Western Beet Sugar announces three new plants in Brush Fort Morgan and Billings costing 1 million dollars each. The move is framed as shielding a growing Colorado industry from paralysis and supporting investments totaling hundreds of millions in coming years.
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Senate
Philippines
Brush
Fort Morgan
Billings
Montana
Charlies Boettcher
Great Western Beet Sugar Company
Washington, D.C
Colorado
Boetteber
Congress
Hoettcher
Manila
San Francisco
Washington
Lodge
Boettcler
High School Booster Club Founded by Carena Lee
Miss Carena Lee originated a booster club among high school students shortly before Thanksgiving to support a public instruction course presented by the school for the benefit of the library and students.
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Carena Lee
Cheaper Gas for Greeley Plant Upgrade Planned
At Greeley Gas and Electric Co annual stockholders meeting last Friday the board approved immediate construction of a new standard water gas plant and improvements to handle rising demand. The process uses oil and coke in a different method to reduce oil use and yield a steadier product. Plans call for completion soon and delivery to Greenley by August 1 with price reductions to follow.
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Greeley Gas & Electric Co
Greenley
Fortune favors the bold in the endless hunt for riches
A reflective piece on fortunes and desire, noting that luck favors persistent seekers who keep chasing opportunities even in small ads and chance encounters. It suggests fortune is distributed unevenly among those who never quit pursuing it.
Helena Forest Park Plan Aimed at Mount Helena Slopes
Helena citizens back a project to plant 900 acres of Mount Helena slopes into a forest park. The plan calls for Western yellow pine and red fir with other species and a 6 by 6 foot spacing, enabling future timber while preserving the park’s integrity. The Helena Improvement Society, with aid from the federal forest service, has a planting plan and a one half million tree goal, requiring a special nursery and wide cooperation with local farmers and suppliers.
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Helena
Montana
Mount Helena
Europe
Helena Improvement Society
Government Forest Service
Weld County
Thomas W. Wilson
Eaton
B. H. Florance
Park Merchandise Company
O. C. McWillaams
Replevin
C. A. McWilliams
Garrigues
Wilson
Credit ruling on unplanted crops shakes mortgages
Judge Garrigues ruled last Thursday that mortgages on crops not planted are invalid. If upheld by higher courts the decision could have far reaching effects and revolutionize local credit practices.
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Garrigues
Law stands on 1899 salaries act for district clerks
Supreme court upholds law fixing district court clerks and county official salaries at 2000 while repealing challenges that conference committee amendments violated constitutional printing rules. Strait v Pueblo county confirms lower court decision in favor of county officials against claims for back pay.
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Supreme Court
Pueblo District Court
County Commissioners of
Pueblo County
L. B. Strait
Justice Steele
District Court
Pueblo
Strait
Conference Committee
International institute of agriculture gains world backing
A Rome conference spurred support from Argentina through the United States for an international institute to spread agricultural knowledge and innovations globally. The effort aims to publish new farming observations worldwide and coordinate rapid diffusion of technical improvements across crops, livestock, and machinery. In Colorado, Prof Paddock and C P Gillette discussed county horticultural societies linking Garfield Mesa Montrose and Delta to better unite 1000 fruit growers with Grand Junction as a meeting hub. E P Taylor, Illinois-educated, leads ongoing local organization efforts.
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America
Italy
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Argentina
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cuba
Denmark
Ecuador
France
Greece
Japan
Luxemburg
Mexico
Montenegro
Holland
Persia
Portugal
Peru
Russia
Roumania
San Domingo
Sweden
Servia
Switzerland
Spain
San Salvador
United States
Denver News
Grand Junction
Denver
Paddock
Gillette
E. P. Taylor
Agricultural College
State University of Illinois
State Agricultural College Plans Central Farmers Organization
The state agricultural college advances a plan to unite farming interests into a single central body with district vice presidents. The system aims to enhance annual conventions and district reporting, under the horticultural department’s supervision.
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State Agricultural College
Call of Springtime
The Denver News essay discusses springtime feelings as a pull at the heart rather than weather cues, linking them to universal life and unity in nature. It references Herbert Spencer and science’s view of life’s unity, noting spring’s call shared by humans and flora as winter ends and buds form.
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Herbert Spencer
Denver News
Opportunistic ads show buyers snapping up distressed properties
The saying notes men learn while shaving on a fool’s chin and often profit from others misfortune by purchasing a store or property forced to sell, with many such opportunities visible in ads.
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Enos Mills
Frederick Paxson
Ginn and Company
Burkhert
Boosters’ Club
Prof
F. M. Merton
Margaret Statler
Miss Lee
Mariel Wasley
Elizabeth Banta
Nellie Thompson
Luella Daven
Lizzie Camfield
Myrtle King
Buster Brown
Bostonia Orchestra
Katherine Ridgeway
Greeley
Grace Filkins
Meeker School
Meeker Building Improvement Society
Katie
Gooseland
Meeker
Young Booster Club
Greeley High School
U. S
Agricultural College Planning Large Association
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