The daily sentinel., 1905-10-23

Commissioner William Ditman /
should have had the appointment OF 4
the assessor. This is conceded by
everybody who knows anything about |
politics. Mr.. Michaels, the Dit |
man candidate could have had the ap- /
pointment, had he not become little /
scared Grand Junction has about |
all the public Offices now and will /
probably hold them, if they can fix the |
slate for next fall.
600
The Cattlemen's convention don't |
want Congressman Hogg as dele
cate at large from Colorado. They I
go so far as to state that if he goes
10 the convention they will throw !
him out, unless he changes his atti- I
tude on railroad legislation. Gov /
Mcdonald appointed the doughty
Hon. Herschel NJ. Hogg. Doubtless /
Gov. Mcdonald thought he was doing
just the proper thing. The cattle
men don't agree with him on that
point. The convention is to be held
in Chicago and the delegates who
want the railroads brought to time on
rates, say they know Hogg's posi-
ton on railroad rates and it is for
ninst them and they don't know any
reason whatever why he should be a
party to their deliberations. Mr.. Hogg
has heretofore said he was with the
railroads in the matter and makes no
bones about it. We don't understand
how anyone would have been mis-
taken in Hogg's position, he is a cor
poration man all over and has about
as much sympathy for the common
people, since tasting the flesh pots in
Washington, as a COW has for horse
radish. The cattle business has re-
ceived body blows lately from the
beef trust and the railroads working
hand in hand and they want to know
why. That will be the primal bust
ness of the convention.
The branch of the Salvation army
that is working in this city at the
present time. seems to have hit upon
a fallow field for its work. All the
street meetings are well attended ana /.
at the one held Sunday night there /
was a great crowd present. In the |
minds of many people the peculiar
methods adopted by the members of
the army to gather people to the cause /
of Christ, is not uplifting. 1t has |
been proven though that the methods |
adopted are effective and reach a class |
of people which the church never |
seems to get hold. For ourselves
we like the solemnity of the general /
beautiful churches, the organs peal, |
the great congregational singing |
and all the accessories of the old !
fashioned service. But we make no |
criticism of the manner in which the I
Salvation army performs its work |
II has been proven great means
of saving the down trodden and those |
who will not attend divine service
The army takes religion to the masses
in that ba
churches. the congregations of which
provide places where the gospel may
be heard. But the church cervises
be heard. But the church services
reach to small degree only the
masses of the people, who need the
saving and moralizing grace of re-
ligion perhaps more than those whose
religious homes are in the churches.
Their work is mighty one, let it
20 forward.
A great movement is on, having
it's beginning in Salt Lake City in the
business mems league. backed by
Gov. Herber NJ. Wells and others
and now being taken up by Denver in
a most enthusiastic manner. to divert
the tourist travel, which now seeks
Europe to spend its money in eight
or nine of the great western states,
Nllltu nave lllt lllONl utaulllul ana
majestic scenery on earth to offer
as an mducement to tourists. When
II is considered that a hundred mil
lion of dollars are annually spent by
tourists in foreign countries, which
might be retained in this country.
If the proper representation be made
to the public of the great natural re-
sorts to he found in the Rocky noun
tain region. is is a prize well worth
heartily into the scheme and II will
soon take definite shape in a cam
paign which will advertise this entire
section throughout the east, as It
has never been advertised before.
The past several years has seen much
of the tourist trade diverted into the
Rocky mountain region. 1t is to Sc
cure ten times the number of people
to come to the west that this great
work will be undertaken. Every city
and town in Colorado should start
movement to second the efforts of
these two great organizations in the
two big cities of the mountain reg
ion What will benefit them directly
will incidentally benefit us.
The movement to turn tourist
travel to the west brings to mind that
we have here facing the Grand val
ley. one of the most beautiful natural
resorts in all Colorado. Just imagine
for instance that the Grand Mesa,
with its beautiful open parks, woods
and lakes was located within a hun
dred miles of Philadelphia or New
York, in what manner do you sup
pose is would be turned to use? In
less than n year there would be sever
al trolley systems running to the sum
init. hotels. and ~ other things
which contribute TO- making mag
niflcent mountain resort would be
provided and millions would be spent
to make it attractive. Some day,
how soon no one knows. but much
sooner perhaps than many of us
imagine. that great table land will be
made to afford a resting place and
play ground, not only for Colorado
ans, but thousands of tourists from
all parts of the east. The moutain
has no counterpart in all OF the
Rocky mountain region and is beauti-
full beyond words to describe. II
would require no engineering skin
particularly to run n trolley line to
its summit. the grades could be made
easy and that mountain tableland