The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06
CONSISTENCY A JEWEL


The Avalanche has done such beau
tiful job of crawfishing of late that
its few readers are wondering where il
which brands as an adventures a wom-
an well known in Glenwood, and when
the lady's friends pounce down upon
the establishment there is denial and
an effort at explanations
Then, after abusing the Central Col
orado Power company ever since they
began their development work in this
country, the Avalanche prints story
which is climax to all the other
abusive yarns, a story which implicated
to shocking degree Garfield county's
sheriff and the coroner as well, and
after being thoroughly and emphatical-
ly called down by these officials and
apparently being "seen' by the COM
pany, the paper comes out with state
the whole matter. We will pass by the
sensational attack made ON Il Christian
Science practitioner of Aspen and the
denial of that story which the paper
reluctantly printed and come down to Il
matter of perhaps greater Importance
and one which wall certainly occasion
greater surprise Wednesday evening
in speaking of municipal affairs at
New Castle Mr.. Holmes has this to say
about the proposed plan TO light our
neighbor town with electricity:
Another thing that is disturbing
them is the electric lighting of the town
One half of the council want to let "a
contract to a private company, to in
stall the machinery and they buy it
from them in few years and the other
half wants the town to pay for it and
own it from the start. Between them,
something will come of it and there will
be an electric light plant there in
very short time.
90 The side that-wants the company
to put it in has the best of the argu-
ment for then the city will get tho
benefit of the individual exertion.
Municipal plants, like community cream
cries and canning factories, are job lots
and the dear public is soaked.
'When the election is held next
month, this subject may be an issue,
and if it is the subject will be aired to
the advantage of everyone.
Some one has said that consistency
is a jewel and we are sure that con-
stancy is close second, but no one
can read the above quotation and con
trast it with Henry's expressions of the
past several years without at once rec
ognizing an entire absence of both these
virtues. Shades of Ben Franklin, who
drew the precious juice from the skies,
what means this change of front2 Can
it be that Henry's sense of judgmen.
and his appreciation of facts has been
improved by observation and the ex.
perience of practical men all over the
land? We scarcely dare hope for such
a result.
Can it be that Henry's Wednesday
evening opinion of municipality built
plants was tempered by the filing We'd
nesday morning by II. j. Holmes and
associates of papers in a new light and
power company, whose object is to
erect plant and unload ON the town
of Glenwood, or operate it as specu-
lation' Perish the thought! We all
know Henry's philanthropic and un-
selfish nature too well to believe any
thing of this sort.
For is it not known to all that the
Avalanche man s great interest in this
matter is solely because of his love for
the dear people and not because of any
prejudice or spite against anyone else.
Course. The Avalanche has already
started to praise Senator Taylor, and
we may next expect to find it attacking
the primary election law, and the Farm
ers' union, criticizing Governor Shat
roth and landing the Pinchot forestry |
system TO the skies. Next!