The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-03-21
Tnn HERALD desires to call the &

THE HERALD desires to call the 1T
tention of the city council to the dis
ease breeding hole or lake just to the
rear Of this office. A number living
In the vicinity Of the pond have made
q kick concerning the nuisance and
the outgoing board could not stick
feather in its cap any easier than BY
doing away with the nuisance.
The Yankees again showed
their great superiority over the
English recently. When the harbor
authorities OF Calcutta advertised for
bids on locomotives the lowest Eng
lish bid was 1880 with delivery In
nine months. The lowest American
bid was $5,03S, delivered In six
months. When 1t comes to the
strenuous the American can't hs ba~t.
Undoubtedly, II the lower Whit
riverpeople desire to build a telephone
line after the plan outlined in THE
HERALD last. week, Meeker people
and especially Meeker merchants
would be willing to assist what they
could in its construction. A line
down the river would be the means
of turning many a dollar into the,
tilis Of our local merchants which
they otherwise would not get.
4 The Colorado State Forestry Asso-
citation is inaugurating a campaign Of
forest agitation for the purpose Of in
teresting the citizens of Colorado in
forestry and forest preservation.
That this is necessary is seen In the
fact that 45 years of fire and pillage
have reduced our mountain forests
from 5000 square miles to less than
one-sixth Of that area. The gravity
of the situation should arouse the.
public to sense of the danger.
As election day draws nearer, each
faction is beginning to show u little
more interest in the struggle, and
things promise to be lively about
election day. AS a matter Of fact.
either side has some good men up as
candidates. Vote as you please
vote for those persons You believe to,
be best capable of conducting the af-I
fairs Vt the town for the best interests
of the greatest numbers; but, don't
abuse man because he happens to-
be on the opposite side from you;
don't calumninte him because he
la. been chosen by his fellows az a
candidate for y !fankless Job. Use
all legitimate means to score vic
tory for the candidates Of your
choice, but don't sling mud.'
The new Moffat road has trouble
on It's hands already. The New Cen
fury Light & Power Company caused
an injunction to be served on the Of
flcials restraining them from making
any farther survey of the Gore canon
the Power Company claiming pri-
GRITTY of right to the land in question.
The Moffat people have secured the
old right Of way located by the Burl-
ington road years ago and do not ap-
prehend having any serious trouble
because Of the injunction. The reser-
voir scheme was undoubtedly sprung
by set of grafters with the intention
of holding-up the road. 1t is de-
plorable fact that there are always a
few unprincipled parasites clinging
to or clustering around every enter
prise that promises to benefit man
kind.
In the Denver Republican of recent
date, E. A. Brown who has II lodge
up the river, makes statement re-
garding the travesty Of the present
game laws. Mr.. Brown says
"Here is an illustration Of the RAJ
pidity with which the deer are be-
ing exterminated. Near my place
In the White River reserve is q
ridge over which the deer pass
every spring from winter to sum-
mer feeding ground. A year ago
last May, at the time of their move
ment, went one day to the top Of
the ridge with my field glasses,
and in an hour counted over 600
deer. Last May at the same time
and under the same conditions Of
weather and season, 1 coHld see
barely 80. At this rate we shall
have no deer left in year or two.'
Mr.. Brown approves of the closed
season on elk and antelope in the
proposed new game law but thinks
40 days open season on horned deer
too liberal and that the season should
be reduced to 30 days. He says there
should be game commission to look