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The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
aHAND VALLEY PROJECT

One full week has elapsed since Sec
retary Garfield signed the contract for
the construction Of the High Line pro-
ject with the Grand Valley Water U.s.
ers' association Of Grand Junction and
yet people are only beginning to un.
dens.and thA magnitude Of the project
and the wonderful future that is in
store for the people of Grand Valley.
To say that some fifty Thousand
acres of land VIII be reclaimed and
that it will thus add to the empire OF
the wetsern slope, is putting it mild
~. 1t means that another empire in
itself will be placed in the hands of
the people for their future use. It
means that the fentile lands that have
been idle and practically unproductive
for all these centuries will bear their
share of the burden of providing food
for the nations Of the world.
Fifty Thousand acres means five
Thousand homes and twenty five thous-
and people and most Of the honebulid-
ers mus. come from other states. Dur
ing the course Of construction an army
Of men will be employed for at least
five years, and the government will
spend at least $3,0O0,O00 in the work.
Grand Valley towns will thus be the
richer, not only from perpetual in
come, but from the temporary source
of construction. Grand Junction must
double, and maybe quadruple her pop
ulation during the next ten years.
Other towns will have a substantial
growth.
The halcyon days of Leadville or
Cripple Creek are cast in the back
ground. They produced great wealth,
and are still giving forth riches, but
their STORY tells of thousands who lost
their all and never made strike. In
the fruit lands of Grand valley there
is no danger of Bankruptcy. He who
tills the soil is sure of rcaping great
reward. 1t will be a story Of everyone
making money and happy homes, and
no one shedding tears at failure to
find the pay streak.
Grand valley will not enjoy her
good fortune alone The entire state
will feel the added impulse to the so.
cial and financial world, and when
the project is completed and the fertile
lands are producing, the greatest mon
ument ever erected to the enterprise
Of government and people will have
been unveiled, ond will become a foot
print in the sands Of time to spur fu-
ture generations onward and upward
toward q still higher goal.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
DE LONG AND WESTERN SLOPE

Senator DeLong of Grand Junction
made the legislative halls ring a few
days ago when he told the law max
ers of the wonderful possibilities of
the Western slope and especially of
Mesa county.
"Roam the wide world over" he
said, "visit every horticultural dis
trict you may find, and nowhere will
you discover lands equal to the fruit
lands of Mesa county. One acre of
fruit land on the wetsern slope is
worth an entire quarter section in
eastern Colorado. Tell me that five
acres of land in eastern Colorado are
worth a quarter section of the farm
lands of the eastern states and I will
say amen.
But there is no section of the globe
where land is more valuable for hort
icuh.ural purposes than on the western
slope, and / repeat that one acre on
the western slope is worth quarter
section in eastern Colorado, rich as it
may be-
Senator DeLong also made the state
mem. that the government had already
appropriated enough water for two of
the western slope projects to drain dry
the Grand river at low water.
The Grand Junction senator was ar.
oused at the "signs of the times"
which Indicate that the eastern slope
people are after western slope water.
This question was raised last year and
at that time Mr.. DcLong urged quick
action by western slope people.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27

have sense enough to know that you
are not only willing, but anxious to
make another race. You havn't had
enough. Your principles OF twelve
years ago are dead issues, but you
are willing to forsake principle for
nomination. You may be broadmind
ed and cultured but as presidential
possibility you are not ace-high with
the great majority of people Sym.
pathy played a prominent part in your
1908 campaign, but if you force your
way to the front in 1912 you will
meet country wide Waterloo for the
people are tired of you.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
A PARcELsPosr EXPERIMENT

The postoffiee appropriations bill as
reported in the senate the other dav
contained a provision authorizing tho
postmaster general to pu. in force a
rural Nrrcels post as an experiment
in two counties to be selected by
him.
This proposed extension of the post
al service in rural districts is one that
the farmers have long urged, and it is
probable that if established in an ex-
perimental way in two counties, it
will ultimately be extended over the
entire country.
The farmers and the large mail-or-
der houses favor this addition to the
postal service. But the express COM
panies and rural merchants are, natur-
ally, opposed to it, for it would, on
the one hand, cause the postoffice to
transact much business now done by
the express companies, and it would
enable the farmers to send orders for
through the mails.
There seems, however, to be 50 much
to commend in it, that it is probably
only matter of time before it be-
comes fully established. There is no
question that it would be of great
help to the farmers; and the country
can we'll afford to adopt almost any
policy within reason which would
make farm life more attractive to the
former by increasing the means and
the facilities of communication. 1t
may be considered natural outgrowth
Of the rural delivery system, which
has given so much satisfaction that
no one would entertain a thought of
doing away with h.-Denver Repub-
hcan
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
FOREIGN TROOPS IN CHINA

1t is not generally known that Pc
king, the Chinese capital, is at the
present time practically occupied by
foreign military forces. Although
eight years have passed since the trag
edy caused by the Boxeus, and which
was followed by the mobilizing Of the
troops in Peking by leading nations,
China has been indifferent and per.
mitted the foreign troops to remain on
her soil.
So firmly have the foreigners be-
como intreDched that it is now puzzlins
to leading Chinese how to get rid Of
the 5000 men, which they claim "have
China by tho throat.
During the past year Japan remov.
I'd some Of her men and Russin express
cd her intention OF doing %, but the
ds1iss Of the Emperor and Dow.ssr
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
Saturday, February q, 1909
IN sAcKcLoTH AND ASHES

''From this time we concluded to
run the rumors- down before putting
them into print, but we fell by tn.
wayside, and last week there appeared
in the columns of this paper stories
that were untrue.
1.-The Avalanche tries to be truth
full paper, but it has not been living
right up to the mark the last week.
The above are paragraphs taken
from scare-head" article which ap-
peared in the Avalanche of Tuesday
evening. The Avalanche was making
an "explanation" as to the why and
wherefore of certain articles it pub
lished last week regarding conditions
mt Sho shone. The last issue of the
Post called attention to one of the
Avalanche stories and placed that pa
per up against it. 1t must either
brand DIR. G. a. Hopkins and Sheriff
Wilmoth as negligen. or the railroad
company as being party to a das;'
ardly crime, or take water. The Av'
alanehe took Yampah and donnipg
sackcloth and ashes made loud cry.
1t is true Sunday and Washington q
birthday interviewed between the eN.
posure by the Post and the confession
of the Avalanche.
Sunday may have had its effect and
the cherry tree story in which Wash
ington played the leading role may
have been the cause of a complete
turn in the policy of the Avalanche
No matter what the cause, the Av-
alanche openly eonfesses to leaving
the straight and marrow way and Of
wandering after the jade, Rulnor.
Another feature in the Avalanche
confession is found in its refutation
of the Denver Post story, fused by the
Avalanche). 1t says ait was filled
with mis-statements. The wonder is
tha. Patterson democrat would fall
for Denver Post story.
But the Avalanche is sorry. 1t takes
it all back, and promises to be good
Welcome back to the fold of dispens.
ers of truth and justice. Yea, thrice
welcome.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
DEMOCRATS AND TA1uF

Some few mouths ago democrats Of
this state were crying: "Down with
the tariff. Its burden on the Door
man and makes criminals OF the rich. -
But today the cry is: "Keep the tar
iff on sugar or our farmers viii be
ruined; raise the tariff ON wool or
our sheepmen must quit; place Q tariff
on zinc and give the miner . chance
to compete with the foreign labor;
keep the tariff ON cotton on our south
ern brother will be financially wreck
ed" and we might continue the list
by citing a score Of articles upon
which the free traders want q protect
i've tariff.
Since the history of the pos. forty
years proves that the democrats arc
deficient on what the country needs
it is very probable that the republic
ans will do as they think best and
thus ignore the people OF changing
policies.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
CAN HE DO TIP

For the second time within a yeal
Colorado democrats have sent "com.
p. d. O." message to the Hon. William
Jennings Bryan, the Peerless Ono, the
Boy Orator of We Piatt- thricc Ge
feated plesiden.ill aspirant, IT., etc.
etc. And for tt, second ;i:nc he las
answered the call
il. was but few days before the
1908 election that he made his first
hurried visit The democratic boHes
had learned that if Colorado was to
give her electoral vote to Mr.. Bryan
votes to do the trick would have to
be secured in Denver. The final re-
suit proves the wisdom of calling Bry-
an.
But times have changed. 1t is true
the Patterson Speer fight was on last
year, but it was not believed that q
democratic Legislature. would renounce
the state platform if elected.
And the speer-Patterson fight went
fight went merrily on.
1t may be the foxy 7. NJ. P. thought
to scoop" the Speer forces when Mr..
Bryan reached Denver, but if 50, he
was sadly disappointed. The smooth
one from Lincoln had many pretty
phrases to spring on his hearers, but
for every cut he gave speer, he gave
the Patterson people long, deep
slash.
In urging the democratic legislature
to keep their pledges he had sort Of
sick at my tummy" way of dealing
advice. ,"If you can't get what you
want, get tine next best, but for my
sake, get something" he seemed to
say. And here ne was talking to a
legislature that il overwhelmingly
democratic and which should be able
to keep all pledges If the Speer-
Napier bunch ever meant to keep
them.
Bryan, the spellIbinder, and the 70.
ceiver of coyote hide from Speer
Napier democrats Of this city, was
then csaled to unite tho forces He
came and talked for two hours. Dur
ing his as1dress he touched all ques-
tions, bat never once committed him
ELF to one policy. His whole talk
,eemsd 70 hinge ON 1hat old deuoeratis
NJ: "llake 10 people bsaievs you
,se deiae sometAins aaywsy."
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
wmoz s,zA1.1 II s.7

After tho plans bad been laid ast
year for the defeat OF the republican
party in Colorado, the people were
promised that "Speer construction
crews" would be sent out instead Of
the Populist "wrecking gangs," that
were won't to fave the Tight-of-way
whenever the republican party went
out of power. But. where are the
construction crewsf"
A"direct primary election law" is
about to be palced on the books. 1t
will be drawn in accordance with the
dictates of the machine. Colorado will
go down in the list of states that have
the primary election law, and that will
be about all, SO far an reform is con-
cerned. Double elections will be pro-
vided, q sort Of referendum TO give
the people opportunity Of approve or
disapprove tho work Of party conven-
tions. These primary elections will be
paid for by the tax payerA The cost
will be considerable. Il applied to
practical affairs, such as tho eonsstv-
alton of the water power Of the state,
a better undeastandiAS Of the state's
resources, it would be OF service to
the people. But a "direct primary
law" framed by the machine ought to
appeal to the risible faculties Of even
"reform administration
A direct primary election law is
aimed at compact political parties and
organizations. Its intent is to dis
lodge them; its reason for being on the
books is to do away with the political
machine, otherwise it would be mis-
nomer. In the legislature the political
machine has undestaken the amend
ment and passage Of law which is to
put the machine out Of business. How
afruistic this Is Of the machine!
While one branch of the assembly
is preparing to put its creator out OF
existence, if the reformers are to be
believed, the other is at work on the
great financial panaeea Of modern
times-the "Oklahoma bank guarantee
bill," that is to place all state banks
in Colorado on an equality. The old
established institution will have no
bulge on the bank that is started to
take advantage of the new law. The
bigger the bank the larger its contri-
button to the communis. idea of one
institution propping up the other.
Colorado has weathered political up
heavals in the past, and it will muddle
through the freak conditions that are
to be created by the Seventeenth gen-
eral assembly but the people ought to
take to heart the lesson that is con.
tanned, namely, that NO matter what
assurances may be given beforehand,
the democratic party in power is IRE.
sponsible, and a detriment to business.
1t is revolutionary even when At its
best.-Denver Republican.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
MATHIS WERE getting desperate

Over half the legislative period gone,
ad nothing accomplished. Absolutely
nothing. But what shall we do. Why,
pemd for Bryan and make the do moth
inos look like thirty cents. Did the
Representatives and senators elected
Last fall on a platform of definite
promises tell the voters during the
campaign that they would carry out
the pledges of that platform in case
Mr., Bryan was brought into the state
to whip them into line? Did they tell
the votens during the campaign that
they would be true 10 the people and
to their party pledges if the newspa-
pers and the people made it so hot for
them that they could not do other
wise! No, good people. There were
NO provisions in those prediction
promises of candidates. and campaign
spell binders. Those promises were
positive aud unequivocal and not con
ditioned upon the importation of Mr..
3ryan into Colorado to ,courge tn, Il,
into doin gwhat they voluntarily de.
clared to the voters they would do.
But such is Colorado democracy.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
IT MUST BE admitted that NJ

IT MUST BE admitted that Mr..
Bryan is much more than an ordin-
ary speaker. He has very direct way
OF saying some very plain things. But
yet he is not always convincing. He
is not forensic and from an elocution-
ary standpoint he would scarcely be
claased as a great orator. He is
smooth, positive, earnest and interest
ing, but doubtless that which adds tho
most to his drawing power is the rad
ical stand he has taken for years on
public questions, and more than all
else that other fact that he has thrc,,
time. been defeated for the presidency.
Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that
he is more than "A common orator, but
it now looks os though his oratory Will
not prevail against .hat of Bob Speer
and Julius Aeheie. We shall see
what we shall see.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
AND WHY NoT7

During W. J. Bryans recent visit
to Denver he is quoted e saying:
~ think the democratic party is in
better shape at the present than it
has been in sixteen years
Again we ask, Why nati Has not
the democratic party rid itself Of .
perpetual presidential candidate; have
not the people cut out the sore that
has all but annihilated the party with,
Bryan a dead duck and the democrats
crying for protective tariff on sugar,
cotton, wool, zinc and other articles,
indications are that the 9. o. p. will
swallow tho whole bunch, and then
indeed will the democratic party b
perfect. -
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
IN THE NATTER OF
SOMETHING TO EAT

Secretary Taft will in all probability
visit Colorado in August, coming in
particular to attend the session of the
Trans Mssi sippi congress TO be held
iaunting trips of the next president
viii be marked by culinary compcti-
tons in much the same way that dur
ing Roosevelt 3 terms the struggle was
for the section visited 20 bring forth
its moe populous family to parade
before the chief executive. Atlanta
started it with its 'possum and sweet
potatoes, and since then whenever Mr..
Taft has honoroed city with visit
tho culinary preparations have been
rated most important.
If, as when Venice was building its
marvellous cathedral, the question was
''what rare thing have you brought for
our San Marco!" the query for the
next four years is to be "what rare
dish have you to set before our Presi.
dent?" then Colorado cannot. afford TO
hang its head and answer, "nothing
special" Nothing in particular, for
sooth! Colorado grows nothing that is
not special, class A, and particular.
There are several dishes peculiar to
Coolrodo if not in composition at
least in name, but these are indigen
GUS to the cattle camps, the cook
tents and the hunters, and not to be
drawn forth on such an occasion az
Georgia dragged its 'possum from OBJ
scurity. They are makeshifts, all very
well in their way, and most of Them,
like the flapjack, lie heaviest after
eating. 1t is mot FOR Colorado to
flaunt tha,e at such a time, but there
is an even wider range of Colorado
food products fit to spread before one
greater than king. From these can
BIO drawn, almost in its entirety, =
meal that grown in Colorado from
soup to nuts could not be equaled
though tho world be dragged. Two
Items aIone-salt and coffee-would
be lacking in the home market. But
orado etadetaoishrdhcmfwypvbgkqjao
there is a near-coffee made from field
products and enough Colorado salt
could readily be procured for many
meals in time to round out the whole
with a strictly Colorado menu.
And what a meal it could be made!
With pea-fed pork, ahalfa-fattened
lambs and beeves, milk-fed poultry,
wild ducks, Colorado peas, corn, aspar.
agus, cantaloupes, wateemelons, vege.
tables and fruits all of the unique and
unequalled Colorado flavor, even Col.
orado wines and cordials, if they
should be desired, pinions and wal
nuts, there need be missing from the
menu nothing that was not grown in
Colorado once deemed q desert and
everything in it would have superior
r'tanding in the markets and in tho
esteem of epicures.
If It should be desired TO make it
so there is no question but that Colo.
RADIO could close this competition in the
matter o feeding the president and put
an end to it, for all time, by serving
from its own fields a meal that no
other could ever equal 1t would
sound is.le like Dragging, like tax.
ing advantage of other states, but if
thew forA Colorado tn sfhov- r.-haf ~
can do in that line, then on their heads
the Ao1sequendes!-Denver Republic
an.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
THE FLEETS RETURN

"It was never equaled, is the way
people express the welcome accorded
the Atlantic fleet upon its return
home last Monday. For fourteen
months, the sixteen battleships and
thousands of Jackies have been max.
ing social calls on the countries of
the globe. They have proven them
selves good representatives of this
country, and never have they done one
thing to mar the kindly feeling exist
ing between our land and the other
nations.
Their cruise of $4,000 was success,
full. The dove of peace that started
with them stayed with them through
out the long but interesting voyage.
Croakers and war predicters are silent.
Only the sound of the cheering mil
lions of American citizens can be
heard.
They have done nobly and, as Presi-
dent Roosevelt says, other .nations
must follow. What was thought inn
pepsible has been accomplished and
instead of returning battered and torn
or with some of the vessels missing
and resting on the bottom of the sea,
the sixteen fighters are all spic and
span and even now are capable Of re-
peating the long journey. Truly the
American people should be proud Of
her boys on the .battleships. They
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27

HAVE OUR county commissioners
taken advantage of the law providing
for levy of one-fifth of one mill for
advertising purposes? # there is any
thing Garfield needs just now it IS
more good people who will help in the
work of developing this wonderfully
rich country. The matter is well
worth considering. Are we doing all
that is possible to bring the people to
this land Of proniset
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27

have given good sccoant OF them
selves in the cruise of peaee and should
they be called upon, Will give an even
better accounting in q battle with the
CREATES. nation among our foreign
neighbors. They are the stuff, hats OF
to them and their officen, who ass 10
aea capable In the time Of need.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27

AND JUST As we thought the win
ter was about over, why-we get some
more winter. But let s not worry over
it. There's some comfort anyway in
the thought that Wen have nice,
moist summer, bye and bye.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27

good position in case of Bryan S ell
ection. Someone may say Barney
was too busy making laws" but the
legislative records fail to show the
laws he fathered.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27

The above table, which is copied
from a translation made for the Liter
ary Digest, shows this country to have
q total Of l27 men in China. All are
stationed at Peking.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27

Empress gave added reason for the
presence OF troops, should sudden out
hreaka follow.
The following table shows the com
parahive strength Of foreign forces in
China:
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
WHEN IT BECOMES

WHEN IT BECOMES necessary to
sond to Nebraska for a man to tell a
democratic legislature what to do foe
'the people of the greatest state in the
union, it sholld be about time to quit
e'ecting democrats.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
wnnn was aA.,rzY7

In looking over the list Of those ct.
tending the Shafroth luncheon given
in honor Of ". J. Bryan, the other day,
the name Of our own Barney Napier
was conspicuous by its absence and
tha in the face Of the fact that Bar.
ney Is an 70 have been promised
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27

Il NAY BE the speech of Bryan
caused T. NJ. P. to laugh up his sleeve,
but wen wager a three-line pay local
against pumpkin thai. Bob speer did
some chuckling under his hat.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27

WHETHER Mr.. Bryan accomplished
any good by his visit to Colorado re-
mains yet to be seen but it was really
funny the way each faction of Colo
RADIO democracy considered his speech
a severe arraignment of the other fac.
tion.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27

Is II NOT rather uncomplimentary,
to say the least, that Mr.. Bryan had to
be brought all the way from Lincoln
legislators elected on definite plat
form pledges! Is that the way Colo
RADIO democrats redeem their pledgess
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27

"xERP YOUR PLEDGE or resign NJ
ays w. J. Bryan, of Lincoln, Neb.,
and the words were as funeral knell
to "Mr. Napier. wI,o has known
Mr.. Bryan 80 hong.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27

WHAT A TERRIBLE fix this state
would be in if Bryan should die.
With demrtra who arc incapah,, CT
deing thin-;s when in power, aasairs
would become cry bad.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
WITH co1oRApo unacr II

OF quack political doctor, who has
entrusted the case to bunch of stu
dents, the sister states need feel no
surprise Mt the result.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-27
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HE CAME, He saw, he straddled.