The Dolores star., 1905-06-23
FELLOWS STATEMENT
IN aEeARo TO GORE CANON CASE

Government Engineer Declares That
Charges Against Him are False
Has No Desire to Injure Moffat
Road.
Denver. June 16.-The Republican
this morning prints the following
statement by Engineer Fellows:
Denver, June 1.-THE attention OF
the undersigned has been directed to
certain articles recently printed in
which insinuations derogatory to my
character have been published. In
| these articles 1t is intimated that my
| actions in reference to the construc-
tion Of what is known as the pro-
posed krs.nmlhg reservoir have been
improperly Influenced by personal con-
sl'Hrations and that. in short. l have
been actuated by desire for graft"
Since. so far as l know, all statements
made have been based upon the accu-
sations of parties opposed for selfish
reasons to the proposed public worss
| advocated by the officers of the United
States reclamation service. II is proper
Tor me to call attention to the follow
Ing statements which are absolutely
true:
In any way. directly or indirectly, had
any interest whatsoever in any COM
pany endeavoring to use the waters OF
Grand river for power or other pur-
poses. and my reputed connection with
the New Century Light and Power
Company or any other power company
mas absolutely no foundation In fact.
2 In all my acts since becoming
connected with the United States geo.
logical survey and the reclamation
| service l have been actuated solely by
desire to fulfill my duty to my en-
ployer. the United States government.
the interests of which are the inter-
ests of the people. in my eyes. of Colo
rado first and afterwards OF other
| states.
3. | now fully believe, as I have
constantly believed. that the interests
OF the citizens of Colorado and of the
other states through which the Grand.
(, the Green and the Colorado rivers and
their tributaries flow. will be best
| served through the construction of the
| Kremmling reservoir. and that its con-
struction will not prevent. but, in the
end, will be advantageous to the Den
yer, Northwestern 4 Pacific railroad.
| A. My resignation from the re-
clamation service, which was sent in
! about March LIST of this year, was alb
solutely voluntary and against the ex-
| pressed wishes of all. SO far as l
know. Of the principal officers of the
| reclamation service and had not the
slightest connection with the Kremm-
ling reservoir case.
! D. Various statements have been
made that the Gore canon dam site
had been withheld owing to Union Pa
| cifc, Denver & Rio Grande, or other
railroad influences. There is not a
word of truth In these statements. So
far as / am aware no other railroad
company than the Denver. Northwest
ern Il Pacific has shown or felt the
| slightest interest In the controversy
| and everything that has been done has
been done solely by the reclamation
service officials.
6. In short, there Is no graft; no
investigation Of myself or my actions
though / court such an investigation;
and no hostility between myself and
the reclamation service; nor have 1
any feeling regarding the Denver,
Northwestern & Pacific railroad ex-
cepting that OF friendship with the
strongest desire that it be built
| through Northwestern Colorado to
Salt Lake City, Utah. as advertised
and all statements and insinuations tc
the contrary are absolutely false. Re-
spectfully, A. II. FELLOWS.