The Elbert County tribune., 1905-06-22
FELLOWS STATEMENT
IN REGARD TO GORE CANON CASE
Government Engineer Declares That
: Charges Against Him are False
Has No Desire to injure Moffat
Road


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-
ton OF what is known as the pro-
posed Krsmmling reservoir have been
improperly influenced by personal con-
siS9rations and that, in short, | 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 works
advocated by the officers of the United
States reclamation service, it is proper
for me to call attention to the follow
ing statements which are absolutely
true:
i. / am not now nor have | ever
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
has absolutely no foundation in fact
2. In all my acts since becoming
connected with the United States geo.
logical survey and the reclamation
service | 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
RADIO first and afterwards of other
states.
8. | 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 & 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
know, of the principal officers of the
reclamation service and had not the
slightest connection with the Kremm-
ling reservoir case.
5. Various statements have been
made that the Gore canon dam site
had been withheld owing to Union Pa
cific, Denver & Rio Grande, or other
railroad influences. There is not a
word of truth in these statements. So
far as l am aware no other railroad
company than the Denver, Northwest
ern &c 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 |
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. H. FELLOWS.