The Delta independent., 1909-11-19
The Western Slope Congress

lhe Western Slope Congress.
The Western Slope Congress which
held its initial meeting in Grand juno
tion last week, became by resolution,
permanent.
Hon. Horace T. De Long and Thomas
F. Mahoney, both of Grand Junction,
were appointed president and secretary
of the association. Mr.. Taylor, of
Delta, had the honor of acting as sec
retary of the first meeting of the Con-
gress. The following executive COM
mittee was elected:
F. E. Drach, Garfield county; ]. B.
Killian, Delta county; j. H. Rankin,
Mesa county; E. G. Bacon, Ouray
county; L. A. Kennedy, Hinsdale county;
J.hn Galloway, San Miguel county; O.
C. Skinner, Montrose county; w. S.
Montgomery, Rio Blanco county; C. H.
Lecendy, Routt County; j. N. Ashley,
Gilpin county; c. G. Pratt, Gunnison
county.
Among resolutions adopted were the
following:
AhoS 0oNCIhOI D6 re-
quested and urged to supplement the
objects of the Colorado Tourist and I'm
migration Rates Convention, to be held
in Denver, Colorado, November Is.
1909, by letter or call, adding thereto
the following objects towit:
ITO consider and take appropriate
action to obtain adequate transporta-
tion service to move Colorado products
to market.
THAT the Governor be urged to rec
commend and the legislature be urged
to grant by appropriate enactments ad-
dltional powers to the Railroad Com
mission of Colorado and particularly
the following, towit:
Power to fix and establish reason
able rates:
Granting the power and making it
the duty of the Commission to ascertain
the physical valuation of all proper
ties in Colorado belonging to common
carriers:
Granting to the commission power
to appoint special examiners to take
evidence and report to the Commission
and to employ necessary clerical as
sistance and counsel; and appropriat-
ing an adequate fund with which to en-
able the Commission to effectively car
ry out its objects and exercise its pow
ers;
1--WE urge the Denver e. Rio Grande
Railroad company to make Grand juno
tion, Colorado, a common shipping
point with tariff schedules not exceed
ing Salt Lake City common point sched-
ules.
1--WE endorse the efforts now being
made to improve the efficiency of pub
lie schools by means of consolidation of
school work and transportion of pupils
and through the introduction into these
schools of courses of studyswhich will
meet the needs of rural life.
"We urge our senator's and repre-
s9ntatives in Congress to exert their
influence to obtain suitable appropria-
tions for the construction oflneeded
public buildings in the larger cities of
the Western Slope.
"We urge upon the Congress ;of the
United States the necessity of enact
ing law preserving to the people the
numerous and valuable power cites still
unappropriated, which are now being
pretended by temporary orders of with
drawal. by the Secretary of the Inter
ior, and providing that title to such
power sites shall remain in the United
States, subject to use by the citizens
thereof under such terms and condi-
tions as Congress may deem advisable
to impose.
"We approve and urge a continuance
of the Conservation policy of the Fed
eral Government policy for the purpose
of adequately and effectively protect
ing all unappropriated natural resourc-
es contained within the public domain.
"We urge upon the Governor and
members of the Legislature of Colo
RADIO the necessity for liberal appropri-
ations to enforce the inspection laws.
requiring inspection of nursery stock
and growing fruit trees"