The daily sentinel., 1905-06-20
\ SHOPPERS RATE"

i. There is a demand being made +
i. by the people along the entire 1.
+ Grand valley, from the towns of !.
+ Grand Valley, Rifle and De- 1.
1. Beque, for a rate to this city on 1.
= Saturday and over Sunday. the +
+ same as enjoyed by Glenwood +
1. Springs. +
= OF course Grand Junction is 4.
/. not a resort; but when it comes I.
+ to stores and a business city +
+ Grand Junction is the CONNER +
!. cial center of western Colorado +
= and especially of the Grand val +
= ley. j.
i. Several gentlemen were in this +
: city yesterday from up the road +
]. who stated that if a rate, the !;
+ same as is made to Glenwood +
+ Springs on Saturday, We're given +
= the people from Grand Valley =
+ and west along the line of the +
= road. Grand Junction would reap +
+ large business from all that +
+ section. +
+ As was stated by these gen i.
T. tlemen. the trains run exactly +
+ right for the people who would 1.
e desire to come to Grand June +
i. ton to trade. A resident of any /.
: of those towns can take the +
+ train at or about 10 am, land +
+ ing in this city shortly after !.
1. noon: remain here until pm. +
i. and arrive home at seasonable +
i hour on the evening trains. !.
+ 1t is a matter of business for i.
i. the roads out of here to give a 1.
4. rate to Glenwood Springs over +
+ Sunday, on account of its being +
!. a resort, and there is certainly J.
1. as great reasons for the roads i.
1. granting a rate to this city for +
/. business reasons. /.
+ The Chamber of Commerce of +
= this city should make strong +
+ appeal TO the passenger depart /.
1. ments of the Rio Grande and +
+ Midland roads for this rate With !
+ the splendid traffic furnished the +
+ roads entering this city, the pas l.
= senger departments can afford +
i. to grant this shoppers rate" to +
+ this city. 1t is far more import /
1. ant to the railroads that there +
r shall be built up at Grand June i.
j. tion a large commercial city, 1.
+ drawing trade from a large terri +
+ tory on the lines of their respect +
= i've roads, than it is to accommo- /.
+ date the people with a rate that +
!. Will take them TO a watering +
:. place or resort. +
i We are not attempting to take +
= away from Glenwood Springs +
+ anything that is properly hers. +
+ We would not, if we could, have +
+ the rates TO Glenwood Springs +
+ other than what they are at the +
1. present time; but there is ample l.
I. reason why this city should have +
) the same rate from the towns +
+ along the Grand valley, the rate +
+ to he known as a shoppers +
+ rate" to increase the CONNER +
+ cial business of this citV 4.
+ The large stocks carried in +
+ the mercantile houses of Grand +
+ Junction give opportunity to the 4.
+ people from all this section to +
+ satisfy their wants without re +
+ sorting to making purchases in T.
+ remote cities. i.
/. 1t is to be hoped that a very +
+ pointed sentiment in favor of /.
I. this shoppers rate" can be en- J.
+ gendered here in this city. to i'm +
+ press the railroads running in :
i. here with the Importance of this 1
!. rate to the city's commercial in J.
T. terests. =
+ We must not rest satisfied l.
+ with the amount of business now +
]. being done. With the opening /
+ of the Uintah reservation and /.
!. the fact that Grand Junction is +
I. the most accessible city to all l.
+ that territory we must reach T.
I. out on broader lines than mere +
+ ly attempting to care for local +
+ patronage from the section inn +
1. mediately contiguous to this city +
+ We are the center of large +
j. trade territory, and without we +
!. make an effort to secure this +
+ trade, we are overlooking oppor- +
+ tunities which are actually ours 1.
I. from all natural conditions. j.
+ To make it true that "all i.
i. roads lead to Grand Junction i.
+ we must make the roads possible +
r to travel. +
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