The daily sentinel., 1905-09-25

along. and thus the links of our
endless chain of opportunities follow
one another TO make us grateful that
our lines are cast in such pleasant
places.
The railroads Of the state are en-
deavoring to put the shoe on the
other foot. by having the assessors
called before the state board of ap-
praisers to tell why they have been
assessing agricultural lands too low.
Just whether this is feint or a fight
the future Will have to tell.
600
70 found schools and other great
Institutions with one hand and de-
bauch the ballot with the other. calls
to mind the scripturai denuneiation:
'Ye are like unto whited sepulchers
which indeed appear beautiful out
ward. but are within full of dead
mems bones and all uncleanliness.' ''
They are going to put up the bars
some more against gambling in Den
yer. The result of these periodic
movements against the gentlemen of
the green cloth in the capital city is
descernible for a period of time that
would have to be stretched to cover
the active life OF New Years reso-
luton
If Uncle Sam will kindly give us
a new postonlce building. one in keep
ing with our magnitude and dignity.
and construct the High Line canal.
our cup of happiness will be full. and
in the end his cash box will be re
plenished, and his eyes delighted with
the esult of his handiwork If the
people OF Grand junction and the
valley will make a long pun and a
pun altogether for these they VIII
be surprised how quickly they will
come. 1t is no visionary dream to
expect these things. but it is vision
airy to expect them without an effort.
All things may come to those who
wait. but the fellows that work get
them the earlier.
A glance at the indisputable evil
dence given in detail by the Palisade
Tribune in It's last issue shows chat
twenty fruit growers from ninety-siN
acres of ground have shipped this
season 10000 boxes of peaches. for
which they receive, net. seventy cents
a box Now anybody can figure that
these ninety-six acres yielded the
! -.,,.,n,.e "a am rrp,hnr rf thao,
growers have peaches to ship yet
There may be better places than this
famous peach belt of Mesa county, for
the making of money and living on
peaches and cream but il is safe
to say that none of our Palisade
friends are going to be hard on shoe
leather in a search for any or these
tabled spots.
| It is announced that Los Angeles
is going into, court to force the Moi
fat railroad TO permit the building
OF a dam in Gore canon in order that
the great scheme OF taking water by
canal 10 California may be aocomp-
Iished. We have been permitting
Californians to eat our fruit for the
past year or two and now comes the
''hankering for our streams. We con
gratulate them upon the delicate,
manly thirst they have acquired and
the distinct Improvement thus indi-
Gated in their tastes. but as matter
OF economy we would suggest that
Mohummed should come to the noun
tams rather than attempt to move the
mountains to Mohammed They viii
not only have the advantage of the
water by coming here. but our climate
to say nothing of the grains. spuds.
melons and last but not least, fruits
flowers and forage.
coo
As the heads OF the organizations
thar furnish the money for political
campaigns are being called to ac-
count, so let the heads OF the organi-
cations who receive the funds be call
ed upon the carpet by Congress. The
president. we believe, Is honest and
sincere In the Efforts to accomplish
reforms along other lines, and above
4 All men he is the one TO carry siren
4 uOsitN into tohkISHSluhAA lhNt9tlT
cation in this matter. 1t is not a
1 question of which party was or is
the recipient of these favors, but it
i Is a question OF debauohery Of the
( ballot. and every patriot. no mat
ter what his party alliance may be,
is Interested. The faith and conf
4 dencc the American people have in
Mr.. Roosevelt is so great. and ap-
< parenly so well founded that he
need fear no embarrassment because of
4 surface Indications; and II the un-
4 covering Of facts should prove that
j these appearances are not misleading.
$ the cleansing OF his own party would
n be an achievement i'm keeping with
\ the magnitude OF the life OF the man.
4 and would the more firmly establish