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The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
TRADE ACTIVITY AND
TARIFF DISCUSSION

Reports of marke. conditions and
the outlook for the future confirm
what we have so often said, that the
active resumption of business is wait
of tariff revision in which congress is
now engaged.
1t was hoped that revision would he
completed about this date, but as the
discussion in the senate is prolonged,
business men hesitate and ventures are
suspended because of the uncertainty
in regard to the form which the tar.
iff will ultimately take. Although it
is improbable that radical changes will
be made, the fact that the decision is
withheld makes this effect upon bust
ness unavoidable.
1t would seem that senators would
appreciate this phase of the situation
and bring the discussion to an end.
But their de.ire to talk is accompanied
by a mistaken estimate respecting the
Importance of their decision upon min
or questions, and thus the debate
drags to a weary length and the busi-
ness of the country is compelled to
wait
Because of this prolonged and use,
leos discussion, the public has reason
to hope that warm weather will soon
set in; for when Washington becomes
uncomfortable because of the heat the
senators will promptly conclude that
further debate is not so very important
after all. They will consult their own
comfort then, however blind they may
be now to the wishes of business men
who desire an opportunity to enter
upon new ventures. Both the house
and the senate will be in a hurry to
wind up the work of revision, as soon
as the days become sultry; and, FORUM
a.ely. that condition of Washington
weather will not be greatly delayed
Denver Republican.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05

committed. 3c :hat "a it may, we may
safely assume 4 1T the ;.rrest and con-
Niction of The oru.., ais would hav,'
cen much eus'or than urder the pres
ent conditions. And that sand kin
drcd reasons account for some os the
opposition of some cattlemen to the
forestry system.
The Post is thoroughly ont of sym
pathy with violence and law violation
and to n person who does not want 10
eondone lawlessness it looks like it IS
about time that sheep killers and horse
thieves should be sent to the same
place-where they belong.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
FACING HIGH COURT

In Washington few days ago was
court scene never before witnessed in
the nations capital and in fact IN
very few lower courts of the land. Six
men, among whom were a sheriff, his
deputy and some of the leading chti-
zens of Tennessee, were hailed before
the bar of justice, and all because,
thew, like many others. for n time, at
least. left manhood behind and rushed
iail and dragged forth a negro and
took his life when he had been granted
new trial by the highest court in the
land. These six men were part of a
larger crowd that ignored the order
of the court and took the law in their
own hands and killed this cOlored man
because they believed him guilty Of
criminal insult, white girl being his
victim.
Perhaps those men believed they
were doing the right thing in pulling
off the lynchiug bee, but it is such flag
rant ulsregaru OF the laws VI eho oo"n
try that puts stigma on the people.
Very few of the states have CLEAN
skirts. Even our own Colorado has
spilled the blood of prisoners when
they might have met more deserving
punishment had the laws of the state
been allowed to run their course. 'Tis
true, justice may be defeated at times,
but will the lynching of prisoners make
good the loss of miscarried iustices
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
THE WESTERN SLOPE

All eyes are today turned on the west
ern slope of Colorado. With glowing
reports going to the eastern markets
of n bumper fruit crop, with irriga
tionists aware that water abundant Is
ready for our ranches; the marble
works drawing the attention OF arch
teets 10 the beds of marble near our
doors; fruit lands being bought and
sold at prices never realized by east
ern land owners; the greatest power
plant in the west but ten miles from
this city and natural attractions that
are unequaled anywhere, why should
not the western slope of Colorado be
before the public eye as is no other
section of the whole country
From Denver Colorado Springs.
Pueblo and other large cities of the
state the word comes that this is to be
the banner year of Colorado's history
as playground for the world IS people.
One thousand people from central
states entered the gates of Denver the
other day and were heralded as the
advance guard of at least 100000 more
who are either on their way from the
east and south or are now making
final preparations for the trip across
the plains to the mountains of this
state.
Glenwood and other western slope
towns and resorts are sure of goodly
share of this tourist travel. Already
the doors of Hotel Colorado have been
thrown open for the season and from
the first day until the present time.
there has been a steady increase in the
laily arrivals at that unequaled west
an resort hostsary.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05

THE ADDRESS of John Hays Ham
mond last week to the graduating class
of the Colorado School of Mines is wor-
thy of study by every young man in
this state. lit was not distinguished
by fiowery period or oratorical climax
but for the plain, practical common
sense it contained. Coming from the
lips of the most noted mining engineer
in the world, man whose success lies
not so much in his polished education
as in his energy and practical appG
cation of common sense principles, the
guide to young men. If we were to
undertake to condense Mr.. Hammond g
speech into two sentences they would
be Remember it is no disgrace to
work" and Whatever you do, don't
ga. the highead.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
OUR BUSINESS MEN

A glance at the windows of the Glen
wood business houses assures the Wis
itors to the city that we are up-to-date
in everything. A few days ago,
young man from Indiana was in the
city. He had spent some time in Kan
sas City and Denver and Cheyenne anu
was well pleased with the appearance
of their stores and business houses
Upon arriving in Glenwood, he walked
along the business streets and, meeting
the Post man, said: "I am surprised
at the stores in Glenwood. Why, I had
no idea that western town OF this
size could have such up-to-d date busi-
ness houses This proves to me that
Glenwood is a good place, for town s
business houses reflect the class Of peo-
pie to a great extent. In the east, the
stores cannot be compared to the ones
I see here. Phe west certainly has the
east beaten for live business men"
1t is only when some visitor tells us
these things that we realize what we
have in our midst. We are so used to
seeing fine displays in the store win
dows and to securing only the best
from the counters and shelves of the
business houses that we forget to stop
long enough to fest the eye on the
good things. But make n special trip
along the streets and look at the dis
PLAYS. 1t will do you good. OF course,
unless the business man advertises, he
NAV not have as good trade as If he
| did. but the business man that is up-to
date knows that without being old.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
THE COUNTY FAIR

Although several weeks must elapse
before the Tri-County fair will be open
to visitors, it is not too early for those
in charge, as well as the people of the
county, to begin preparations for the
big event.
Unless the fruit and ranch men of
these counties are willing to exhibit
their produce, there can l,e no fair.
Last year the display was very good,
considering the time that was given 10
the work, but this year should see one
of the grandcst displays ever placed be
fore the eyes of the Colorado people
We are assured of a bumper crop of
fruit and this means that. finer fruit
will be raised in Grand Valley than
ever before, and by sending the best
from their orchards the Grand Valley
people will do more to advertise their
respective localities than ever before.
Let the 1909 fair be hummer.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
PRAISE FOR THE GRAND VALLEY

Again has the fame of the Grand
valley as q fruit section been made
manifest. Horace w. Day, one of the
big commission men of New York, has
lust returned to that city from tour
of the western slope fruit sections.
All over the west he found consider
able damage to the fruit especially the
peaches.
"But,'' he says, ''in Colorado
found the situation entirely different.
They saved their crops by means OF
emudging with thousands of small iron
orchard heaters. nsing coal oil as fuel.
They will have big crop of peaches. -
And thus another man has seen what
Colorado, and especially western Colo,
RADIO and, in western Colorado, espe-
cially the Grand valley can do. Fruit
men all over the country have their
eyes turned to the Grand valley on &C.
count of the fight against the frost
which we made a few weeks ago
that epoch-making fight which demon
strated for the first time in the his
tory of the world that fruit crop
can be saved in spite of the frost.
The Grand valley, and all western
Colorado, needs no wildcat real estate
exploitation. The simple truth suf-
fices.
Mr.. Day, in closing his interview,
estimates that between twelve and fif-
teen hundred cars of peaches will be
shipped this year, principally from Pal
isade, and Paonia, as against less than
half that number last year.-Grand
Junction News.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
NEED OF GOOD ROADS

A trip through Grand canon from Ea-
gle canon to this city will convince
you that some strenuous work is nee
essary if the summer visitors are to be
given the pleasure of taking trips
through this scenic wonder. A few days
ago, an Aspen man came through the
canon in his auto He lost thirteen
hours from Wolcott to Glenwood
Other auto men are sidestepping trips
to Shoshone because of the bad condi.
ton of the roads. The county commits
sioners have gone over the road and
know that with the removal of lot of
rocks, the road would be in bet
ter condition. Two or three men can in
a few days make a great improvement
in the road from here to Shoshone and
it should be done.
Let the auto men and county com.
missioners get together on the matter
of good roads and formulate some plan
that can be carried to completion. At
present the roads are disgrace to the
county.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
SOME DIFFERENCE

The recent claim of the Avalanche 70
the effect that organized labor through
out the state has a staunch friend in
Senator Napier does not seem to be
borne out by bro. Lake of Gunnison,
Mr.. Holmes great friend and ally in
the anti-Pinchot fight, if the following
from lakes paper, the Gunnison
News Champion, is true:
"We note that committee repre-
senting nearly all the labor organiza
tions Of Colorado, from the Farmers '
Union to the state federation, has
come out with q detailed report on
each member Of the last legislature
and their votes upon important meas
urss. This report aeeords highest
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
THE PEOPLE are being attacked

THE PEOPLE are being attacked
with Gland hunger as never before
in the history of the nation and we
see where the people in this respect
are wise. few days ago the finger
of scorn and ridicule was pointed in
the direction of the farmer and if one
betrayed to his city friends desire to
90 to the country and get farm upon
which to spend his remaining days his
sanity was almost doubted or his
friends would look upon him with pity.
But now it is altogether different.
"Back to the land' is becoming
popular slogan in the crowded cities
and farms once despised and consider
ed of no value are now selling for
small fortunes and the task of bring
ing the manless land and the landless
man together is now great problem.
This changed condition is due largely
to the fact that farming during the
past few years has been more prof.
table than ever before and the fur
thur fact that conditions on the farm
have been made more pleasant due to
improved machinery and appliances
and to better roads and easier means
of transportation. The calling of the
husbandman has been elevated and
dignified until now the intelligent far
mer is not only the most independent
man in the world but as rule he il
the happiest and one of the most in
fluential of men. All hail the farmer!
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05

persist in splitting on the aidewalks.
While such actions are not seen in
Glenwood, someone might forget the
existing ordinance on the matter and
deposit large and unhealthy bunch
of sputum on the walk.
The Chicago Tribune is also after
the spi.ters, and each day prints q
story of a happening on one Of the
Chicago streets. Its recent storty was
in part as follows:
"Recently one Of the Chicago Tu-
berculosis institute nurses saw an ema-
ciated man with cough spit profusely
on the sidewalk. She asked him If he
did not know he ought not to do It,
You shut up; know how to spit,
was all the answer she got. At the
same time tho man pulled a sputum
flask. such as is used by consumptives,
ont of his pocket and flourished it in
front of the nurse.
"This was in congested part of
the city. That sputum contained mil
lions of germs. They are now in the
dust in the air, and the chances are
that someone will breathe them. That
man knew the danger, and possessed
the means to prevent it. He is one of
the cas of consumptives who will not
be educated. The enforcement of the
anti.spit ordinance is the lesst that
public sentiment ought to demand in
such cases.
Since Colorado is looked upon as be-
ing one of the best states in the union
for consumptives to locate in for thelr
health, and since some of these unfor
tunate people find their way into
Glenwood Springs, it may not be out
of place to urge our citizens, as well
as our visitors, to refrain from using
the sidewalks for Repositories. 1t is
Just as easy to step to the edge of the
walk and spit into the water in the
cutters and thus send the disease lad
en- sputum into the river to be carried
away from the city. Don't forge. thai
in your sputum may lurk the germ that
would bring death or long suffering
to another of your fellow men.
Glenwood has the necessary ordin
ances and as a rule people are carcfr
but it will no. do to allow yourselva;
TO become careless in the matter. Just
remember to step to the edge of the
walk if you are not provided with
eputum flask.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
THEY MUST BE TRIED
AT LEoPoLDvILLE

The Belgian government has refused
to either postpone the trial of Messrs.
Morrison and Shepard, the American
missionaries. who are charged with or
iginal libel for having declared Congo
officials guilty of cruel atrocities IN
their treatment of the natives, or to
grant change of venue. In reply to
the representations made from Wash
ington it has said that the legal OBJ
stacles in the way of the desired con
cession are unsurmountable, and that
the accused men must be tried at Leo
poldville, in the Congo country, an the
twenty-fifth of May, as originally ar
ranged.
This discouMeous attitude affords no
occasion for surprise. 1t is in har-
mony with the course steadily pursued
by the Belgian authorities since their
shocking maladministration of the Con-
go was first exposed. They have per
astently evaded and thus far have
succeeded in evading an impartial in
vestigation of the dreadful abuses tina.
certain American missionaries in the
region where these abuses were prac-
ticed were the first to bring to the at
tention Of the world. When hey are al
last compelled after prolonged and
brazen period Of denial to agree that .
inquiry should be formed,
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
INEXCUsABLE OUTRAGE

The Fruita Telegram indignantly re
sents the inference made in many of
the sta.e papers to the effect that cat
tlemen in that vicinity We're guilty bf
he ineycusabIe outrage in connection
with the recent slaughter of sheep near
Atchee in this county, and claims there
is no reason why the cowmen should do
such dastarl,v oeed. We agree with
the Telegram that there is no reason or
excuse whatever why any one sho;Cl
g have perpst -ai"1 such crime, but We
cannot get away from the fact that
come one did do it.
The paper admits that the sheep had
not strayed across the line agreed upon
by the cattlemen and sheepmen and
that the grass was good in the eattde
district, all of which makes the deed
all the more inexcusable than if the
conditions were different. But of
course this statement is only half
truth, for in reality no one has any Ii
cense to destroy the property of anoth-
er. The open range is as much at the
diPoeal, legally speaking. of the sheep
man rs OF the cattleman. The land be
longs TO the government and both sides
are using it through sufferance.
Had this territory been included
within q forest reserve and the sheep
graxing there through the permit of
government officials we do not believe
tAis dsspicAbie deed would have been
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05

ONE OF THE important meetings
to be held in Denver next month is
that of the National Educational as
sociation which will meet in annual
session for one week. Some Of the
most prominen. educators of the land
will be in attendance and an interest
ing program will be carried out. The
school teacher is a mighty force in the
land and almost invariably her infiu-
ence is for good in the community.
Some effont should be made to induce
large proportion of this educational
gathering to visit Glenwood before re-
turning to the various fields of labor
in the schoolroom. We must educate
the people to the wonderful advap-
tages of our great state and we can
scarcely imagine a better plan thar
by enlisting the school teachers Of the
country in our behalf.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
CONGRESS AND THE TARIFF

Someone has decided that the tariff
tinkerers will have had enough of the
hot weather in Washing within few
weeks and that instead of talking,
there will be more voting and the tar
iff bill will be passed in record time.
Perhaps the tariff bill would long
since have ben decided upon if the
democrats had stood by their platform
and voted for the reduction of certain
duties But they are not for lower
tariff as was supposed. In fact they
seem to want the tariff raised on many
of the trust made articles, for instance
steel. For several years the demo
Gratis have howled about the steel
trust, but the other day it came to
show down and the democrats were
found to favor high tariff on that
trust made article. They say the steel
industry is too young to go alone and
must be protected. 1t was n great
surprise, but the people are beginning
as being trus. men when it comes to
question between the trust and people
In Glenwood, We have people who
are talking against certain corpora
tions and at the SAME time they are
bending every energy to secure for
themselves a handso income on a
very little investment But what else
can you expecs? They are after the
coin of the realm just as ravenous'y
as are the other fellows and unless the
people keep close watch on them,
they will burden the town with an
annual rental that will give them more
easy money than they care to have
made known.
After all, are not the democrats the
zeal friends of the trusts? We be
lieve they are and that they wear the
anti trust mask for the purpose of get
ting in propositions where they can
vote as demanded by the trusts. L
will be remembered that the republl-
cans started the fight against the
trusts. The democrats accused them
of stealing their thunder. But the re-
publicans went after some of the
trusts and today they are pretty good
fellows. They are at least giving tn"
people more nearly n square deal.
What would be more natural, then.
than that the trusts should lay plans
to capture the democratic partyf They
did the trick and before the people
awakened to the real change in tactics,
the Colorado legislature was democra
tic and composed of trust men and
every pledge made to the trusts was
kept as for example, the election OF
C. ]. Hughes to the U. S. Senate.
The tariff debate is showing the
democrats up in their true garb as
nothing else could have done and when
they vote in punches of twenty-five
for higher tariff rate, we are led TO
believe that the trusts have swallowed
the democratic party head and feet
At anv rate. the democrats want the
steel trust protected.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
NOTICE OF D1scoNT1Nu4NcE-
Saturday, June s, 1909.
WILDCATTERS AGAIN

1t is with no desire to enter into Il
newspaper row that the Post refers to
the manner in which several companies
of land sharks are just now attempting
to flimham the unsuspecting public by
marvellous claims made in circulars and
by glaring advertisements in n few
newspapers in the state which by rea-
son of these ads have been bribed into
printing in the form of editorials glow
ing accounts of the wonderful product
iveness of lands which the editors had
never seen and of which they knew al
most nothing at all.
The Denver News Times has openel
crusade against these wildcatters and
the Denver Post has come to their de-
tense, for a consideration, its usual
method of operation. Colorado has to-.
Grated altogether too much of the wild
eating, both in mining and land trans
actions and the state has suffered there.
by.
One of the chief offenders is seeking
to exploit tract of sand hills and al
most worthless land in the San Luis
valley, for which there is not and can
not be had an adequate supply Of
water, and all under the claim that this
acres will support an ordinary family
and give them an occasional trip to Er-
rope or some such rot as tina. and per.
haps the worst feature of the whole
business is that instead of selling the
land outrigh. so that people may know
what they are to get it is proposed to
sell CONTRACTS and then auction tine
land off in an indefinite and haphazard
manner
While it is true that it is almost i'm
possible to over praise some portions of
Colorado, notably the Grand Valley
country, it is also true that our real
estate men and land companies deal in
a Straightforward and businesslike
manner with prospective buyers and
we do not undertake to sell to eastern
men a corner of the moon. We show
them the identical land that is for sale
and the wonderful productiveness and
profitableness of Grand valley lands
are matters of record and proof which
none can dispute. No one wants to bay
ga pig in poke'' and that is what
the San Luis proposition looks to be.
The Post has rejected the advertising
sent us on this project because the
whole plan looks fishy to us and we
believe in projecting the public against
fraudulent schemes to lure the dollars
from the unsuspecting. Colorado is the
greatest state in the Union and the op-
portunities along legitimate lines are
simply marvellous, But the truth is
good enough. No good but much harm
will come from perversion of the
facts and the sooner would-be promot-
ers find this out the better it will be
for all concerned.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
STRAWBERRY DAY will soon

STRAWBERR DAY Will soon be
here and we should make sure that We
are ready for the occasion. The i'm
provements now being made throughout
the town should be pushed vigorously
and the streets and alleys as well clean
ed up as possible before the date of the
big festival. Let us remember that we
should always be on our good behavior
on Strawberry Day. 1t is our ona
great advertising day of the year. Let
us all get ready to put the best foo.
forward on June 10.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05

they secured commission Of their own
appointment, and even this biased and
interested body was obliged in its re-
port to admit that wrongs had been
committed and that reforms were nee
essary, although it extenuated to the
utmost the terrible facts of the situa-
Enquirer.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05

praise to Senator Twining and Repre-
sentative Lehrritter Senator Tully
Sect and Judge Hicks. the democratic
floor leaders among platform members
of the two houses are also highly prais
ed, but the bunch of party traitors like
Cove, Napier and Howell were caus
tically arraigned.'
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
AN OPINION has been rendered bv

AN OPINION has been rendered by
the Unised States attorney general to
the effect that the government cannot
cooperate with private parties in the.
matter of government work and it is
feared that this will, temporarily 1t
least tie up the High Line projeet near
Grand Junction, -, ~
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
AFTER THE sP1TTERs

In an editorial the other day, the
Colorado Springs Gazette took har1
and singing rap at the people VITO