The Glenwood post., 1907-03-09
COUNTY BOARD
HOLDS SESSION
Appoint Road OverSeerS and ApprO-
pirate Money for AgitdtorS---
Cut Down Expense at
Silt Ferry
GRANTED PIPE LINE FRANCHISE

The county board met last Monday
and continued in three days ses-
sion.
The clerk was instructed to write
to Jonn Michaels, manager of the
Fluit, Honey and Produce association
at Grand Valley requesting that the
rock and debris around the association
building be cleared away.
The board ratified the sale of two
desks, one to William Cardnell and
the other to G. G. Rowe.
The clerk was authorized to notify
R. S. Ferguson that hereafter the
county would allow but $25 per month
for operating the ferry at Silt.
Road overseers were appointed as
follows: District No. 1, Lewis Rey
nolds; No 9, W. j. Murtle; No. B.
James Austin; No. A, 7. j. Bishop
No. 5, John Hart; No. 8, 4. B. kig-
gins; No 8, l.. D. Hudson; No. 10,
A Zerbe.
Petitions of Charles Fl. Harris and
D. |. Bailar for water commissioner
of District No. IS We're read and a
vote being taken, Mr.. Bailar was re-
comm ended by unanimous vote.
c. W. DarIow appeared in behalf
of himself and associates asking per.
mission to construct pipeline from
the southern limit of the town along
the county road to Cardiff. The re-
quest was granted.
Fl. J. Holmes appeared before the
board in behalf of the following reso'
luton
Glenwood Springs, Colo Feb. %
Hon. Board of County Commissioned
Of Garfield County.
Gentlemen: Resouting is all very
we'll in its way, but the wrong you
would right can only be done by
everlastingly getting after it II
you are a good fighter you will follow
up your Iesoluting with some effec
tive work. President Roosevelt likes
/ a good fighter and we are all will
, him in stunning quitter He hai
cha allenged us to battle royal over the
forest reserves and land leasing law
He wants a grazing tax and lane
, leasing law. We don't. He ha
| the engines of war and we have onl,
our feeble incessant protest. Let u
eoad him with that until he looks ou
way and understands our needs as W,
, see them.
r No matter what the outcome ma,
| be we will be better respected if WI
, 6ght as hard and as often as we can
! We must fight many ways to heat
! off the determined effort of the admin
ing us double for building up an EN-
pire in this part of this great nation
This government never sought t.
charge the other states for their graz
ing lands, then why usr
This work calls for cash and
should have it at once, Will you al
county commissioners of Garfield
county nelp the taxpayers of you
county to the extent of $500, that th
lands of our county may be saved fo
homeseekers and plenty of cattle al
E lowed to roam on the public rang
until such times as the farmer seek
$ and tills the soil? The cattle indus
try of your county is no small iten
and it seeks your protection now,
g The money to be used in paymen
of expenses of test case upon thu
legality of the grazing fee, and in de
t Tending the right of the citizens o
] the county from arrest in allowing
, authority of the laws of Colorado, ant
f for such other expenses as may b'
! necessary in defending the right o
, the people of the county to the use o
$ the open public range. said money t.
$ be left in the hands of the count.
g treasurer and subject to the orders O
f the county commissioners as to then
may seem proper
The petition was signed by 32 peo
pie, 81 of whom are residents of Glen
wood Springs and only one of the 81
! we believe, having stock upon thu
] forest reserves or public domain
= After some discussion the commits
= sioners who seemed to be in an eas.
$ mood made the appropriation ant
: Hank departed with smile of vic
9 tory on his countenance.