The daily sentinel., 1905-03-27

10 ship goods into this territory from
the parent houses. This attitude has
doubtless been responsible for our
having no wholesale establishments.
Furthermore, we believe an agree
ment exists between these houses TO
keep out of this territory and TO
keep others out. So far as the
wholesale establishments OF Denver
and Pueblo are concerned, this un-
doubtedly is an agreeable arrange
ment for them, but Improbable to
us We want the opening wedge TO
make this a wholesale supply point.
Men with money and brains in com
mercial lines are knocking at our
doors, recognizing our advantages,
and. we might say, strategic CONNER
eial location. To these we must Of
fer a helping hand: first come, first
served Grand Junction don't pro
pose to play favorites. and If the
Denver and Pueblo houses wait too
long they may lose one of the finest
commercial openings in all the west.
90.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
Is FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, A
GREATER GRAND JUNCTION AND
CIVIC ECONOMY.
90.
To be blunt. we know the public
which interests itself in mining en-
terprises and mining promotions has
not much faith in the Unaweep dis
trict. very reasonable excuse for
this feeling Is that the district is
handicapped by being far from rail-
way transportation, and also because
at no time has there been means
whereby the ore could be smelted in
to matte and brought at small ex-
pense to the smelter to be refined.
With the ore roaster on the ground,
as now proposed, we believe that the
Unaweep will respond in paying div
idends as large, and probably larger,
than ever anticipated by those who
have always pinned their faith to
the district. Were the Unaweep dis
trict as close to New York or Boston
as it is to Grand Junction, it would
be made to produce fortunes for
many. That there is ore in the Una
weep and a great abundance of var
ious grades is unquestionable, and
the only reason that the mines have
not paid rich returns heretofore has
been the lack of facilities to handle
the mined product
90.
ALDERMEN ARE NOT ELECTED
IN THEIR WARDS AS AT THE
PREVIOUS CITY ELECTION. EACH
VOTER Is ENTITLED TO VOTE
FOR TWO ALDERMEN IN EACH
WARD OF THE CITY.
30. d..
A large contingent of labor's rep
resentatives reside in the Second
ward. 1t is generally conceded that
this ward will send, to sit on the al
dermanic board representatives of
labor. The democratic convention
recognized, when making their nom
nations, that 1t would be fitting to
select two gentlemen acquainted
with and having the needs of labor
in mind. In this conclusion the del
egates from all the other wards of
the city agreed. Hence. in selecting
Peter Chelius and ]. B. Bedwell, they
believed that they had made selec-
tions which would attract the full
strength of the democratic party and
much support from labor allied with
other political parties. Messrs. Bed
well and Chelius have had large
business experience. which will stand
them well in hand as representatives
of the city and the Second ward, and
the voters at large should poll
large vote for their election.
100.
There is only one thing charged
against Charles II. Wallis, democrat
ic candidate for marshal, and that
is that he tended bar. Some of the
purest, most honorable men in this
western country have done the same
thing. We hardly think the public
is fair in holding this against him.
Any business man in Grand juno
tion, if asked. would be willing to
give Mr.. Wallis a clean bill of health,
so far as his sobriety. moral recti-
tude and honorable dealing are con-
cerned. Is the only objection filed
against him maintained because any
one believes that the saloon owners
would have carte blanc to do as they
pleased under his administration? If
any such view is held. 1t is entirely
unfair to Mr.. Wallis. We, as well
as hundreds. would be willing to
stand sponsor for his enforcement of
the laws with them. as well as every