Moffat Road Extensions Tied to Great Northwest Coal Interests
Denver authorities report that David H. Moffat plans extensions to the Moffat Short Line with backing from George Gould and Edward Harriman interests. The move aims to reach Routt county coal fields, connect Dotsero to Granger, shorten Denver to Salt Lake distance, and enable coal and ore traffic to flow via an independent Moffat route.
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Moffat
Mr. Moffat
Colorado
Routt County
George J. Gould
Denver & Rio Grande
Missouri Pacific
Edward E. Harriman
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
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Great Trunk Rail
Gould
Dotsero
Salt Lake
Harriman
Granger
Wyoming
Oregon
Puget Sound
Orient
Rocky Mountains
Stephen eight hour bill wins second reading in House
Denver reports the Stephen eight hour bill passed a second reading in the House amid weak opposition. Mr Garcia led the minority but with scant support, while Mr Bromley opposed the general provisions yet voted with the majority to preserve the bill as introduced. The chamber rejected amendments and cheered as the bill was adopted.
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Denver
Stephen
House of Representatives
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Conejos
Bromley
Prizes Posted For Sugar Beet Acreage Pact
Glenwood Springs subscribers to a promotion fund decide to accept Grand Junction sugar plant's offer for an experimental 1000 acre section in the Roaring Fork Eagle and Grand river valleys. O W Daggett of Gypsum is to aid the solicitor in securing the acreage. A $200 prize will go to the best five acres in any valley and $50 for the best five acres in each valley, totaling $350 in prizes.
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Autocratic Court Lines Up Trepoff as Governor General
Grand Duke Sergius urged General Trepoff for St. Petersburg governor general as the czar follows hardline policy. Father Gopon escaped through Finland and crossed to Sweden with Finnish aid.
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Tin plate mill work advances in Pueblo yards
In Pueblo Colorado two large gangs and several Colorado & Wyoming railroad crews begin grading yards south of the new tin plate mill and lay tracks joining inner and outer lines. The steel framework of the mill is complete and it could employ over 1500 workers when running. Machinery for the mill totals more than eighty carloads to be installed in summer. A forty foot high forty in length steel ore trestle will run alongside ore bins to carry ore lime rock and coke feeding the furnaces.
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Pueblo
Colo
Colorado & Wyoming Road
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Surnaces
Denver G A R Encampment Receives State Aid Request
Denver veterans seek a 25000 appropriation from the Colorado Legislature to cover expenses for next summer's Grand Army of the Republic encampment. A House bill is to be introduced this week. They cite Massachusetts precedent of a 50000 grant for Boston veterans.
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Identity of Mount Cutler victim linked to Bessie Bouton
Denver reports identify Milton Franklin Andrews of Hartford as the man seen with Bessie Bouton of Syracuse at the Albany hotel last spring. If the Colorado Springs body is Bouton, Andrews or G Bouton who registered in Denver may face arrest for Bouton's murder once verification is complete. Chief Reynolds travels east to confirm identity and pursue charges.
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Syracuse
New York
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Reynolds
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Andrewe
Colorado House passes bills for Soldiers and Industrial School funding
The Colorado House on third reading passed bills to fund part of the Soldiers and Sailors Home and the State Industrial School for 1905 and 1906. Franks S. Tesch reported large insurance fees and a major 1904 tax payment, while debates covered Spanish language printing, a state railway commission, and funding warrants with long-term bonds at 3.5 percent.
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Interior Department
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State Board of Equalization
United States Congress Tackles Irrigation and Inauguration Costs
The Senate advanced several irrigation and land use measures including withdrawing Uintah acreage for reclamation and approving earth and timber use on public lands. Debates covered Santo Domingo supervision, Philippine trade, and the cost of a national inauguration fund.
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Colorado News Items Wide Range From Library Gifts to Frauds
The Denver hearing on the Kansas Colorado water suit closed January 25. Thomas A. Davy is Nominated for Fort Collins postmaster. Carnegie plans a $10,000 library gift to Silverton with $1,000 yearly upkeep. Boulder Carnegie library nearing completion with $45,000 of $60,000 raised. Wang Lung dies in Denver after 30 years at the joss house. Paxson returns to Colorado University. Women at Boulder campus fund loans for working students. Loveland upgrades to second class city. population 2,457. Western rail tariffs set for Colorado point business. Stratton Independence mine at Victor burned. loss $30k-$40k. Mexican body found near Florence. Several bank formation filings approved. Trinidad court convicts Lazaro Trujillo of murder. life sentence. Denver police report 9,570 arrests last year. 2,345 drunk jailed. Denver telegraphers to annual ball Feb 28 in Pueblo. Burglary cases in Denver rise. all culprits captured. Denver Chamber aims to grow membership to 3,000. Pueblo notes counterfeit ten dollar bills circulating. No more state timber sales. Regis ter Woodruff told to reject further timber purchases. Loveland Reporter sold to Canon City man. Grand Army post seeks Denver HQ for encampment. May dates adjusted. Counterfeit buffalo bills circulating. marked D, numbered 32809292. Cranston sues Stratton estate for 4885 dollars. stamp shortage alleged in sale of Independence mine to Venture Company.
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Supreme Court Upheld Beef Trust Conspiracy Verdict
The United States v Swift & Co case known as the beef trust was decided in favor of the government. Justice Holmes affirmed the lower court ruling under the Sherman anti trust law. The opinion upheld injunctions against packers and described a nationwide bid and price fixing scheme among cattle dealers and stockyards aimed at monopolizing interstate commerce.
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Oppose Barber Water Bill Protest Intensifies Statewide
Denver January 31 Farmers and ditch owners from across Colorado gathered to oppose House Bill 3 by Weld representative Barber. They argued the bill would split the year into irrigation and reservoir periods, benefiting large corporations and harming farmers and ditch owners. A large meeting at Albany hotel included delegates from Weld Fremont Pueblo Otero Bent County and other irrigation outfits who pledged to rally against the bill.
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Supreme Court Beef Trust Decision Cements Interstate Commerce Rule
Washington January 31 Att orney General Moody comments on the Supreme Court decision in the beef trust case saying the opinion by Justice Holmes upholds the government and the lower court decree. It holds that livestock moved between states for sale is interstate commerce and that combinations to restrain competition in such trade fall under the anti trust act.
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