The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25

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time the Indebtedness was all paid
Off
This and many other pointed argu-
ments We're presented by Mr.. Sample
ner Both he and Mr.. Moore agreed
that the people should wait on the
government to build this canal. even
ii IL will take some longer time to
get it. Both gentlemen also declared
that a ACKNOWLEDGEMENT canal
meant a perfect canal: a privately
construeted canal meant a canal just
sufficiently good to permit the con-
tractors to get their money and meet
the terms of the contract
George A. Currie was then called
upon. He is for government con-
struction first. last and all the time.
He pointed out the undesirable feat
ures of standing for bond issue by
a private concern for the construc-
tion of the big ditch He thought no
time should be lost in notifying the
officials at Washington that this city
and valley will not for moment
hear to any proposition. for the pri-
vate construction of the canal, and
he thought that local men and out
side men who had interfered with a
private proposition, such as that of
the Magenheimers. and George Smith.
Commerce; that such action on the
part of these gentlemen was IAN un-
friendly butt-in.-' Mr.. Currie thought
that the feature mentioned by Mr.
Sampliner concerning the Magen-
heimers would nave TO control the
water rights in case the government
does not build the canal, should be
pointed out clearly to Mr. Bailinger
as a condition dangerous to the best
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Then Mr.. Currie referred to the
editorial appearing in the Denver
News at the direction of Thomas NJ
Patterson. the owner of the Denver
News and Times, the same editorial
being reproduced in The Sentinel yes
terday. and to other articles in the
interest of the High Line canal and
government construction of the same
appearing in Mr.. Patterson's papers.
Mr.. Currie declared that ex-senator
Patterson deserved the thanks of the
people of this section for his interest
in behalf of the project and his in
Washington
Mr.. Currie then presented the res
olution given below. which was
adopted by unanimous vote of the
board of directors:
Resolved. That the Grand Junction
Chamber of Commerce, on behalf OF
the entire people of Mesa county. ex-
press to the Hon. Thomas M. Patter- |
son their appreciation of the interest |
he has shown in our High Line ca
nal project. and for valuable assist |
ance ne is rendering us through his |
Rocky Mountain News |
and Denver Times-in our efforts to |
have said project constructed through |
the United States reclamation service.
we heartily endorse his editorials as |
ABLY presenting the views of our peo-
PIE ana the reasons why the govern
ment should construct this canal
Resolved, That these resolutions be
printed in our local papers and that
a copy be sent to Hon. Thomas NJ.
patterson by the president
Then Secretary Mahoney read the
Following resolutions, passed at a re-
cent special meeting OF the Chamber
OF Commerce and sent to Secretary
bailinger, but which have not here
totoDe been made public, and which
plainly indicate that the Chamber of
commerce and the people want tho
canal built by the government and
not by private capital. The resolu-
tions follow:
Whereas. Word has been received
oy the chamber of Commerce of
>'fch thdt the interior de- .
partment has ordered the reclama-
lion service to discontinue the work
of construction on the Grand Valley
project, commonly known as the High
Line canal; and, e"
Whereas. No reason is known and
no reason has been given why the
work of construction of the canal
should be discontinued at this time:
Ind,
whereas The people of the Grand
.aiiey nave complied with all the re-
luirements OF the interior denarsl
nent necessary to secure the Ala ~
he reclamation service IN 6nf1S,n.