The Glenwood post., 1907-04-20
BUSINESS MEN
MEET WITH MAYOR
And Discuss DesirdbiIity Of SOmer.
Set-pldCitd Railroad and Glen
woods Finances

A number of citizens met at the
court house last Monday evening in
response to a call by Mayor Schwarz
The mayor was late in arriving which
led to the suspicion that he had gone
to the tent show.
He stated that the meeting had been
called to see if some steps might be
taken to induce the Rio Grande or
some other company to build rail
road from Somerset to Placita, thus
placing great portion of Gunnison
and Delta counties in mnch closer
contiguity to Glenwood and also Den
yer than at present. 1t was stated
that the people in the North Fork sec
ton were very much alive to the needs
of such a road, as they realized that
thereby much of the congestion in the
Grand junction yards which last fall
alone resulted in claims being filed
against the railroads for $50, 900 dam
ages on spoiled fruit would be avoid
ed
The matter had been brought to
the notice of Mr.. Lyle who
had tried to interest Mr.. Schlacks of
the Rio Grande hut had received but
little encouragement from that official.
He stated also that Mr.. Holmes had
examined the original plans for the
ut-off prepared by the Colorado Fuel
& Iron company and claimed the road
could be built for S400, 600.
Mr. Holmes then explained his trip
to Denver in which he consulted D.
C. Beaman who perLitted him to
gaze on a blue print prepared by the
company engineers some years ago.
He said Mr. Beaman would not allow
him to take these papers hut would
furnish them to the Rio Grdnde Off
cials at any time upon request.
Messrs Kamm, Parks, Keck, Par.
kson, Lee, Dickson and Drach entered
into the discussion of the question
and all came to the same conclusion,
viz. that Glenwood is badly in need
of that line Of road but it was by no
means clear as to what we could
do to secure it.
1t was finally agreed that the may
or should appoint committee of two
to proceed to Denver and secure all
the information posi- BILE concerning
the proposed line and make report at
future meeting. Mr.. Schwarz asked
for time to consider this appointment.
The mayor then stated that the ex
penses of the town of Glenwood
Springs would exceed the revenues by
about "a, 600 this year and he asked
| for suggestions as to some plan to
carry on the business of the town with
the funds available, whereupon H. J.
Holmes made a motion that the citi
zens present request or demand that
the Glenwood Light and Water com
pany rebate all charges for light and
water for the town for the next FIVE
years Mr.. Holmes said the company
was getting a valuable franchise from
the town for which it was not paying
one dollar and he thought this sug
gestion only fair he said. He was
advised that this franchise was not an
exclusive one and was reminded that
there was nothing to prevent any
other company entering the field so
far as lights are concerned 1t was
also suggested that if the town mar
shall, night policeman, town attorney
and clerk would work without salary
during the balance of the year and
Mr.. Holmes do all the town printing
for nothing it might help some
There was no second to the motion
and thore the matter ended.
Mr.. Napier thought itiwas high
time to begin preparations for Straw
berry Day and made a motion that
preliminary committee of seven be
appointed for that purpose. The mo.
tion pre- vailed and the mayor appoint
ed Messrs. Parkison. Kamm, Napier,
Lee, Parks, Lang and Thorson.