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B. F. BUSH
NOW HEAD
OF D. & R. G.
E. T. JEFFERY SUCCEEDS GOULD
AS CHAIRMAN OF DIREC
TORATE.
Now York, Jan. 4. —The election to
day of Benjamin F. Bush, president
of the Missouri Pacific railway, to the
presidency of another Gould road, the
Denver and Rio Grande, marks the
culmination of rumors long current
xespecting the latter property.
It also effects a closer connection
and identity of management of these
lines.
Mr. Bush succeeds E. T. Jeffrey, for
twenty years the head of the Denver
and Rio Grande, and in turn Mr. Jef
fery succeeds George J. Gould as
chairman of the Denver and Rio
Grande directorate. Mr. Bush will
be in absolute charge of the opera
tions of the Denver and Rio Grande,
but according to a statement made by
Mr. Gould, management of finances
■will devolve upon Mr. Jeffery.
In order to qualify as a director of
the Denver and Rio Grande Mr. Bush
succeeds J. B. Andrews on the board.
It is possible that other changes in
the personnel of the Denver and Rio
Grande management will be announc
ed soon.
The bankers connected with the
Gould properties decline to comment
upon Mr. Bush's election, but in finan
cial circles it is believed that the
changes are due to their initiative. It
is understood that the Gould estate,
which retains a large Interest in Mis
souri Pacific and Denver and Rio
Grande, will continue to give Mr.
Bush a free hand and that plans for
the expenditure of millions of dollars
have been approved formally.
The securities of the Denver and
Rio Grande several times have shown
marked weakness during the last few
months and rumors of receivership
were freely circulated, but as often
denied.
Today the common and preferred
•hares of the road and the funding
bonds manifested a considerable da
gree of strength.
According to a statement made by
Mr. Gould after the meeting Mr.
Jeffery although resigning the active
management of the Denver and Rio
Grande will continue in charge of its
financial affairs. Mr. Gould asserts
that the change has long been con
sidered by Mr. Jeffery and himself
but was postponed from time to time
to afford Mr. Bush an opportunity to
become conversant with the Missouri
Pacific situation before assuming ad
ditional duties.
"One of the principal reasons of the
new the statement con
tinues, “Ib to take another step to
ward bringing the properties belong
ing to the Missouri Pacific family un
der single operating management di
rected by officials located at traffic
centers on our lines. We are pro
ceeding conservatively, indeed, tenta
tively, In carrying this idea into prac
tice, but we feel that the very evident
success of our initial step in the case
of Missouri Pacific justified the belief
that we are adopting a sound policy.
“Another purpose of the change is
to afford Mr. Jeffery relief from the
burden of supervising operating do
tails to enable him to devote himself
to questions of policy and particular
ly t?o make It possible for him to ad
vise and assist me in connection with
the financial affairs of our various
properties. While Mr. Bush will take
over the duty of managing the phys
ical properties of the Denver and Rio
Grande system, Mr. Jeffery will con
tinue to have direct charge of its fin
ances and will exercise general sup
ervision over the affairs of the com
panies comprising it Mr. Jeffery
thinks the change will result in Im
proving opetating efficiency.”
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER’S
CASTOR I A
W. C. Thomas made a business trip
to Portland this morning.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Canon City, Colorado, Dec. Us 1911.
To the Board of Directors The Park
Center Land and Water Company.
Gentlemen:
Your commitree selected to express
the regrets of C.e board upon the loss
through deatli of one of our members,
Mr. J. E. Barron, beg to submit the
following:
RESOLVED, That in the death of
J. E. Barron The Park Center Land
and Water Company and each mem
ber of this board, have personally
suffered a great lose;
That this board recognizes the abil
ity, sterling honesty and uniform
courteous disposition of the deceased;
That we realize that, with his thor
ough knowledge of the conditions of
the affairs of this corporation, his
place will be hard to fill, but we
in sorrow bow to the will of an All
Wise Providence;
That we feel that we but voice the
feelings of the entire business com
munity, when we extend to his rel
atives and many friends our heart
felt sympathy and condolences.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY HUTTON,
D. A. AGNEW,
M. C. JAMES.
Committee.
Report accepted and unanimously
adopted.
E. C. HIATT. President
HENRY HUTTON, Secretary.
HENRY HUTTON,
M. C. JAMES,
D. A. AGNEW,
R. HOULE,
G. V. HODGIN,
CYRUS WEABER,
Members.
MAX BEYER TAKEN TO
REFORMATORY TODAY
Max Meyers, the cowboy who has
arrested here last Saturday night on
the charge of forgery as he was
boarding a train for Pueblo, was ad
judged guilty in district court st 11
o’clock Tuesday morning and sentenc
ed by Judge Wilkin to an indetermin
ate term In the state reformatory at
Buena Vista. Beyers, it will be re
membered, cashed a forged check for
ten dollars at Bethel's clothing store
last Saturday night and attempted to
leave town, bnt was picked up by Po
lice Officer Jerry Moran at the rail
road station while waiting for an east
bound Denver & Rio Grande train
to leave the station. About a year
ago Beyers was apprehended here for
stealing some clothing and only last |
week was released from jail In Pueb- |
lo where he was placed on the charge
of beating a livery bill.
Whiskey and bad company are saM
to have been the chief elements that
lead to his downfall. Although over
21 years of age, Judge Wilkin did not
send him to the penitentiary but sub
stituted a reformatory sentence with
the Idea that by saving him at this
time from the stigma of the peniten
tiary sentence the way might be made
easier for his reformation.
JUSTICE WILL PERFORM
1912 WEDDINGS FREE
Denver, Jan. 4.—Justice E. R. Mor
ris of Denver, today announced that
he will perform marriages free cf
charge during leap year, If the bride
will acknowledge that she was the
prime mover and cause of the ex
traordinary occasion.
Judge J. G. Schwelgert In conversa
tion the other night said: "You will
be surprised when I tell you that the
tobacco raised for the wrappings on
domestic cigars is cultivated in Con
necticut, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
and not in the south as many sup
pose. The tobacco grown In Virginia
and the Carollnas is used for smoking
and chewing tobaccos and very sel
dom in cigars. Take two seeds, about
•alike and plant one in Connecticut
and the other in Virginia, one will
grow a light colored tobacco and the
other will be dark. It Is the soil that
makes the dlssimlliarity In the pro
duction from practically the same
seed.”
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CANON 0131 RECORD. THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, ltlß
STRIKERS AND EWPOYES
CONFER REGARDING TROUBLE
The miners at the Rocky Mountain
Fuel company’s ‘mine at Williamsburg,
who went out on a strike
morning on account of the installa
tion of a new system of weighing the
coal as it comes from the shaft, are
still idle, but the indications are fav- j
orable for an amicable adjustment of
the trouble. Several meetings have
been held between the grievance com- 1
mittee and the company, but thus far
no satisfactory basis for a settlement
of the controversy has been agreed
upon, although they are believed to
be nearer together now than was the
case yesterday as a result of these
conferences. The property is being
operated by a few men who refused f
to walk out when the strike was caii- f
ed and nothing is being done by the
disaffected miners to influence their
action pending negotiations looking to
a re-establiahment of the old condi
tions. A couple of deputy sheriffs
have been detailed to watch the situa- |
tlon and are in close touch with af
fairs at the mine. A rumor was cur-1
rent yesterday that the strikers had
men stationed at other collieries in th* (
vicinity urging their employes to quit J
work, but the authorities deny that
there is any truth in the report. The
strike is being conducted In a quiet,
orderly manner and no serious diffi
culty is apprehended. Many of the
men at the Ocean Wave mine, where
the tie-up exists, are not unionized
and concerted action la relation to the
trouble is lmpoesible..
FORCES SETTLERS RELIEF
BILL THROUGH HOUSE
Washington, Jan. s.—On motion of
Representative Taylor, the house
Thursday took up and passed his bill
granting an extension of time to des
ert land settlers in Weld and Lorimer
counties, Colo., in which to make
proof on their entries.
Taylor successfully fought the ef
forts of Mann and other Republican,
leaders to postpone action on the
measure.
Taylor explained to the honse that
a large number of entrymen under
uncompleted irrigation systems in the
Greeley-Pondre Irrigation district lose
their entries if further time was not
granted.
The project under which they have
settled, he said, cannot be completed
before 1913. The time for making the
proof of entry will soon expire and
t*.:c department has no authority to ex
tend it further. He explained that
unavoidable obstacles had been en
countered in building the Irrigation
system.
Senator Guggenheim will take r
the Taylor bill in the senate and en
deavor to secure its early passage.
FOOD CURES HIS INSANITY.
Pueblo Jan. 5. —Fool as m tbsolue
cure for Insanity is a discovery made
in Pueblo today, when John Miller,
a farmer, was examined as to his men
tal condition in the county court
Miller admitted that he probably
had been mentally unbalanced, and
said that his condition was brought
about through fasting. Ho said a
physician ordered him to go without
eating as a cure for stomach trouble,
and that he had carried the plan so
far that he became temporarily lnsaue
from lack of nourishment, and was
taken in charge by county officer-
At the county poor farm he was well
fed, and almost at once recovered bis
reason.
LOVELAND COUPLE SLIP
AWAY AND GET MARRIED
Loveland, Colo., Jan. 6 —Miss Ruth
Givens and Clay West of (his city
were married In Boulder yesterday.
Several days ago Miss Givens left for
Denver, stating that she would visit
a sister in that city while her parents
were spending the winter In the east.
Yesterday West stole a inarch on bis
friends, met Miss Givens in Boulder
and they were married
Miss Givens Is the youngest daugh
ter of Walter Givens, has spent most
of her life here, and is considered
one of the most charming young
ladies of the community.
OUR PRICES FOR LUMBER
Will enable yon to hasten any building
plans you may have in mind
.. ■ . '
Restriction of timbered areas and government control of timber If
lands has not made a noticeable increase in the price of lumber, that is fl
when jj
Modem Milling Ideas I
are followed in its manufacture. The process of making lumber today
is not near so costly as a few years ago, and a much better lumber is pro
duced, too. Ours is first class lumber, made under modern methods,
and at prices low enough to
Save Money for Yon
You can easily determine the truth of this by figuring with us.
The Gibson Lumber Company,
REV. RICHESON
CONFESSES TO
AWFUL CRIME
His Attorneys Moke Public
Letter From the Mur
derer.
(By United Preoa )
Boston, Jan. 6.—Rev. Clarence (
Rlcheeon this afternoon confessed
that he murdered Arts IJnnell so that
he would be free to marry Violet Ed
munds.
His confession took the form of a
letter to his attorneys which was
made public by them this afternoon
The complete text of the letter Is:
THE COSFEB.BIOK.
“Deeply penitent for my sins
and urgently desiring as far as la
my power lies to make atonement
I hereby confess that I am
guilty of the offence for which I
stand Indicted. I am moved to
this eonrse by no Inducement of
benefit or lenleney. Henlons as
Is my crime, fied has not fnlly
abandoned me and my conscience
and my manhood, however de
praved and blighted. wIH not ad
mit of my still farther wronglag
by a public trial, her, whose pare
young life I have destroyed.
ruder the lashing of remorse I
have suffered and am suffering
the tortures of the damned. In
this I find a measure of comfort.
In my mental anguish I recognise
that there Is still, by the mercy
of the Master, some remnant of
the divine spark of eonsclenee
still lingering within me. I can
wish to live only because within
some prison walls I might
In some snuril measure redeem
my sinful past, help some other
despairing soul and at last find
favor with fiod.”
M ill Insist on Death Penalty.
Dletrlct Attorney Pelletier an
nounced this afternoon that he was 1
going on with his preparations for
the trial despite the confession. This
Is taken to mean that be will Insist
on Hlchnson get 1.1 nr, the death pen
alty.
Robert L. Brooks and Mrs. Jaunlta
Freeman, both colored, were married
In the district court room at 8 o'clock
Thursday night by Justice E. P. Ar
thur of East Canon. The bride was
desirous of having the nuptial cere
many performed by Judge Wilkin of
| the district court, hat his office not
authorising him to officiate In such
matters ho recommended that the
matrlmoulal knot be tied by Mr. Ar
thur. one of the bailiffs of the court,
*nnd the suggestion was acted upon.
SANTA FE TRAIL AND
RAINBOW ROUTE TO BE
URGED AT CONVENTION
One route for the transcontinental
highway across Colorado, and that
route the Santa Fe trail and Rain
bow Route la the policy which a
number of Puebloans are advocating,
and they are going into the good
roads convention which meets here
next Thursday to seek endorsement
for thin route. Pueblo will have 60
delegates in the convention, and It Is
believed Pueblo, the Arkansas valley
and southern Colorado will have \
majority of the delegates present.
At Denver and Colorado Bprlng>
the good roads advocates are advo
cating three highways Into the state
and. while they concede the Santa Fe
troll and Rainbow routes are the
roads which are nearest completion,
they will talk of the advantages of
the White Pole route between Omaha
and Denver and the middle rout?,
known as the Sunflower trail, across
central Kansas to Colorado Springs.
Over $400,000 has been appropriat
ed for the Rainbow route and the
Santa Fe trail by the counties which
are crossed by these picturesque
scenic routes, while only $120,000 has
been raised for the White Pole route
and nothing at all for the Sunflower
trail. The Santa Fe trail la completed
to the summit of the Rocky moun
tains beyond Canon City and follows
the creat of the Royal Gorge, making
the most picturesque driveway ever
built by man.
It Is pointed out that the money *o
practically raised to complete this
route acrom the western half of Col
orado to Grand Junction. The most
expensive portions of the road are
built, while the White Pole route Is
completed only to Denver, and tour
ists desiring to cross tie Rockies, to
travel the most feasible and attract
ive route, must come from Denver to
Th»r* arr Thir, flrtat Thine, A boat Hantar Palmar*,
GREAT WONDER LINIMENT
IT AFFORDS RKI.IEF
If It Don’t
YOU OFT YOUR MONEY BACK
It I, Krpinllj Efficient a, aa
EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL REMEDY
FOR SALK BY
HUNTER PALMER
„ tJ .. CITY DRUG STORE
Old«,t Katahll.hrd Draff Store In tha Cltj. no Main Straot
AA,..*,
W. T. BRIDWELL
Real Estate Investment Agency
FIBE, tins AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Dml feapaalM I, U» W.rH. t „ H T1
Pueblo and take the Santa Fe tr*
out of this city to the summit of tha
Rockies.
While good roada advocates la Pu
ohio and ih* south ora half of tha
state concede that tha highways ad
vocated by Denver aad Colorado
Springs are feasible, they point oat
the fact that the southern sections of
the state and the Arkansas volley
have been engaged In a strenao*?V
campaign for good roada for the past
two years, while Denver and other
sections of the state have been lag
ging behind In this important
meat. *-
The result la that southern Colo
rado Is far abend of northern Colo
rado In the matter of good roods. Pu
eblo county leads the state is j£xl
road building during the but year,
and the plans for 191$ will Insure the
county continuing to set the pace for
the rest of the state daring the year.
The various organisations In Pu
eblo entitled to representation at the
good roads conference are getting
busy at the work of appointing dele
gates and this city will have a fall
representation at the convention.—
Pueblo Star-Journal.
DELEGATES WILL LIME UP
COURSE FOR CONVENTION
Florence. Jan. $.—A meeting of the
delegates appointed to represent Fre
mont county at the Good Roads con
vention In Pueblo next Thuroday and
Friday will be held next Wednesday
afternoon to d I stum a eonrse of ac
tion for the Pueblo meeting. The
chairmen of the various
of the county, as well aa other dele
gates. are urged to be present *
The Florence Business Men's
elation will be reperaented at the Pu
eblo meeting by T. H. Morrlsy, A. R.
Hadley. Alfred Durfee and the Flor
ence Motor club by George H. Wilkes,
George M. Delbert and V. A Hutton
Mian Belle Kutslob left the first of
the week for I»ng Beach, California