The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25

, gentlemen tie stated tnat senator
Teller gave him a letter to Secretary
Ballinger urging in the strongest
terms that the government build the
canal. Mr.. .Aupperle said that the
letter was as powerful and satisfac-
tory as could be asked. MIR. Aupperle
told of the stop in Chicago and the
talk with the Magenheimers. He
then detailed the work done up to
last Friday in Washington. He stated
that Senator Guggenheim. Senator
Hughes. Congressman Martin, all of
Colorado. were working hand in hand
with him and and Sen. Belong but nj
that time Congressman Taylor had
I not been seen Mr.. Taylor's friend
ship for the canal and the fact that
he Is working for the government
construction of same are certain.
Therefore there is not the slight
est foundation for some attempts
made here TO make the people be-
lieve that politics is cutting any fig
ure in the matter. The Democrats
and Republican officials are alike in
their fight for the government con-
struction OF the canal, and the influ-
ence of each side is about equal
Mr.. Aupperle stated that Mr.. Davis
of the Reclamation office. was giving
them every assistance. He told of
the early conferences with Secretary
Ballinger. the details of which have
been announced here.
The letter was on the whole very
encouraging.
Among other things Mr.. Aupperle
stated that Crawford Hill had prom
ised Senator DeLong the support of
the Denver Republican in the mat
ter Senator Patterson some time
ago promised his personal influence
and that of his papers. the Times and
the News and he has made that prom
Use good
John F. Moore. manager of the
Grand Junction Fruit Growers As
sociation, was called upon. In brief
talk Mr.. Moore emphatically declared
that the people must not tolerate the
idea of having private capital build
the canal: that the government
should and must build it. He de-
clared that he believed that there
would be n great depreciation in High
Line land values il the government
dropped the project and it was turned
over to private ownership. Mr..
Moore's remarks We're very forceful
and convincing.
A r.. Sampliner was then called
upon. and this gentleman was equal
ly as emphatic as Mr.. Moore in de-
claring that the only thing the peo-
pie OF the valley must stand for is the
government construction of the ca
nal. He declared that he was ever
opposed to private capital taking up
the big project. He presented a num-
Der of very strong arguments showing
why the government and not private
capital must build the canal IL the
best interests OF the people are con-
served.
MR.. SAMPLINER POINTED OUT
THE FACT THAT IT SEEMS GER
TAIN. ACCORDING TO THE TERMS
OF THE CONTRACT BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE OR
SHARD MESA CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY. CONCERNING WATER
RIGHTS, AND ACCORDING TO THE
HIGHTS UNDER WATER FILINGS.
THAT. IN CASE THE GOVERN
MENT DOES NOT BUILD THE ca
NAL. THE WATER RIGHTS WILL,
REVERT TO THE MAGENHEJM-
ERS. WHO ARE THE GENTLEMEN
BACK OF THE ORCHARD MESA
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
This brought out a startling phase
new TO most of the gentlemen nres.
ent. of the proposition. II would
mean that, should the government
not build the canal, the MagenheIm-
ers would be the only men with
whom the people could do business.
as they would control the water
rlghts and. as result, the private
company could make whatever do.
mands II desired.
Mr.. Sampliner also pointed out the
fact that. while under government |
construction. the land owners wouId
pay for the land and water in ANN
Al payments WITHOUT INTEREST
making the whole project cost prob.
ably u million dollars, II a private
concern built the big ditch these nav
ment5 WOULD DRAW INTEREST,"
tnd interest on such a big amount
Do,ini 30 nFmner ~ T.sr o. @oU years would almost