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<br /> <br />~" <br /> <br />2588 <br /> <br />'bOLORADO INK> RMATION.wsletter - Thursd.s.y!.2l?ren., 1954 - PaI3~.;:h <br /> <br />. <br />Colorado ranked among the 10 iastest-c,:rc'.'.!..l1" states in the <br />oountry wi th a population rise of 6%, accordin"" to Changin'l: Tim.%. <br />the Kiplinger ma~azine. Denver was the 32nd fastest ~ro~in~ ciGY, <br />while Pueblo ranked 41st with an 18.6:' increase. Jefferson county <br />was Cmlorado's fastest growing oounty in 1940-50 with a population <br />gain of 81.2%..~.... <br />A major discovery of ric~ urnnium and vanadium bearing ore <br />was made in San Juan county reoently.... <br />County and vlty officials and representatives from civio <br />organizations from throu~hout the Yampa Valley will or~anize formal <br />protests for the proposed abandonment of passen~er service from Bond <br />to Craig by by the Denver k Rio Grande railroad when they meet <br />tomorrow at the Routt County oo'.<rt house.... <br />Aspen has been selected as the 1954 convention site by the <br />Colorado division of the IzacJr Walton League to be held JU:1e 4, <br />5, and 6, it was announced by officers of the Roaring Fork Chapter <br />of the League... <br />Arohuleta County commissioners or their representatives were <br />soheduled to attend a PUC hearing on a proposed natural gasline <br />through the county and pagosa Springs... <br /> <br />------------------------ <br /> <br />April 12 has been set as the date for another mee~4~g of the <br />Oolorado Game and Fish Commission to consider the location of four <br />regional offices. The commission took no aotion at its meeting <br />last week on the problem, which is part of a plan for reorganization <br />of the department involving decentralization of operations. <br />1n other actions the Commission approved plans and specificattons <br />by Damon Runyon and Assooiates for the Rifle Falls hatchery and trout' <br />rearing unit northeast of Rifle; approved a total of $10,0~0 for ' <br />renovation ~ Denny lake; and a request to close to fishing July 6 <br />to Aug. 10, incl., Red Dirt reservoir. and Red Dirt cre0k.... <br />The total kill of de3r in Colorado last year was 72,375, slig.'1t- <br />ly below that of 73,109 in 1952, but the bag of elk was up--5299 <br />last year compared to 3006 durin,~ 1952, tl:0comm~,ssion was told. <br />The deer kill was best in Garfield cou"ty, followed by Rio Blanco <br />county. and Larimer cou',ty. The, elk Irill was best in Rio Blanco <br />cou~ty; second in Ls plata county; and third in Garfield county... <br /> <br />The otero County TB association m~' print its own Christmas <br />seals this winter because of its division from the state association, <br />it was said. Heanwhile, reconciliation efforts were still going On.. <br />1n an effort for reconciliation, the Otero group postponed its <br />annual dinner meeting until aft3r the state association meeting in <br />Pueblo. . . . . . . . <br />Steve Reed has been appointed as salesman for large contractor <br />and indusbrial accounts in Denver by Power E~uipment Company. Lee <br />Dolsby. in the accounting departm~nt for seven years, has been <br />transferred to the sales department to handle the Southern Colorado <br />territory, including the San Luis and Arkansas V~lley, ~ail. <br />Sponsler, snlaB manager and secretary-treasurer of the firm, annoUhc- <br /> <br />ed.... <br />Tax abatements on 33 parcels of property in Larimer county were <br />approved recently by the cOIn''1issioners after 'iV. Ed '.'!ri".llt, assessor, <br />advocated the abatements because of errors in valuation or classifi- <br />cation in t~e 1953 assessments on which taxes are being Daid this <br /> <br />year.... ~.... .. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />