The daily sentinel., 1905-04-25


Citizens should keep in remem-
brance all this week that the Den
yer business mems excursion will ar
rive in this city on May 2 with the
famous Cooke drum corps.
30. o..
The boosters society is growing in
this city. Sometimes one would
think. from the hearty expressions
for the good of the city. that nearly
all of the knockers were dead.
20 o..
Republicans rarely burden their
consciences regarding the particular
qualifications of probable appointees.
So long as they are republicans. that
answers the question of qualification.
20. o..
The power of the press is well IL
lustrated in the trouble that the ex-
pose of the methods of the vice pres
ident of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society mas brought upon that COM
pany.
90.
Being almost desperate to make
some sort of capital out of the antag-
onism against Superintendent of Wa
terworks Vedder. the other evening
paper makes desperate efforts to be
wise on the situation.
90.
Bicyclists make just claim when
they ask the city to pay the cost of
rebuilding the bicycle paths. We be-
lieve it is just and right that the
city should bear the best part of the
burden of reconstruction.
90.
The mass meeting which will be
held under the auspices of the Wom-
ans Club, to enlarge the scope of
the Civic Improvement League and
to add to its membership every cit
izen of Grand Junction. should en-
list the hearty support of every man
and woman of this city.
90.
Nearly million dollars is paid for
salaries to the officials of the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society. A hun
dred thousand dollars to the presi-
dent and the vice president. and
equally large salaries to the other
subordinate officials, is more by far
than they are able to earn.
10. o..
The Pinkertons of Denver have
landed one of the most desperate
bank forgers in the country. Denver
is said to have the best private de-
tective force in the country, and us
ually the slick men who earn money
by their wits that other people have
earned, give it a wide berth.
90.
The policy owners of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, in defense of
the vast premiums that they have
paid to the company. must organize
to secure a distribution of that great
surplus of $4,000, 900 which is be-
ing used by President Alexander and
Vice President James Hazen Hyde in
the promotion of their own individ-
ual enterprises.
90.
The order to desist from riding hi
cycles on the sidewalks, issued by
Mayor Bunting. which has been so
generally observed, indicates that the
people as a whole have respect for
the law and are willing to obey its
mandates, if not oppressive. If it
had been possible, permission to CON
tinue riding on the walks would have
been granted until the paths were re-
constructed. but the city could not
AFFORD to risk the result of acci-
dents that might occur. laying the
city liable for damages.
20, o..
What the people want is ditch.
They believed for time that private
capital could and would construct the
High Line canal; but they have about
come to the conclusion that IL the
the High Line canal is ever built. 1t
will be through government aid and
direction. The people have turned
their hopes upon the government.
and we believe. with the proper eff
fort of the citizens, that the govern
ment will build the ditch. Anyway.
the way to get thing is to go after
1t. and we believe that the manner
in which the Water Users Associa-
tion is undertaking the matter will
soon bring knowledge that the gov
ernment has consented to build the
ditch,
30. o..
Carter Harrison. who served the
great city of Chicago several terms
as mayor and whose observations up
on the government of a great city
are worth something, says that the
hardest class of citizens to satisfy are
those who expect the law to make
exceptions in their cases. These are
the many who are engaged in occu-
pations where the violation of the
law makes profit for them. In deal
ing with this class Carter Harrison
says that there is only one way-all
others leading into trouble and tur-
/ moil-and that is to make them obey