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Show CENTENNIAL STATE SEND3 MEMORIAL TO WASHINGTON Masons have Just llulshed Betting In tho Washington monument Colorado's Colora-do's contribution to the Hhuft in memory mem-ory of the llrst president. It Is a be.'iutlful specimen of tho Colorado Yule marble, tho same material that lias been selected for tho two million dollar Llnco'u memorial to be placed o,i tho bilnk of tho Potomac Just wwt of tho monument. This mnrhlu comes from wlth'n tho Sopris national forest, which furnish-es furnish-es n large part of tho timber used In tho quarrying operations. Tho maintenance of timber supplies for tYs and for other quarries and minM Is, according to forestry olllclals, an Important part of their work It wl 1 ahveys bo their nlm, they say, to maintain a supply of timber for tilts local demand as an aid in the development devel-opment of ono of Colorado's great resources, re-sources, of which Governor Amnions, who enmo to Washington to arrange for tho placing of tho stone, Is very protid . Tho stono Itsolf will present n rectangular rec-tangular fmce 2 by 4 foot upon wnlch tho name and seal of tao stuto am Inscribed togethor with tho year In which the state was admitted. It Is on tho 290 foot landing Insldo the monument In tho middle of tho east wall and Is thus one of tho highest of tho many tributes which lino tho lower part of tho historic obelisk. It la now drn;ied from tho gnzo of the public awaiting a diito to bo sot by Senator Shafroth for slmplo unveiling ceremonies. |