The Glenwood post., 1909-10-16
FOR PURE COURAGE and graaa

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er than Columbus voyage that resulted
in the discovery of the New World.
The modern mind finds it difficult to
understand the feelings with which the
superstitious mariners of that perioi
faced the unknown depths of sea and
air toward which they sailed. No Que
but a hero of most uncommon mold
would have ventured to lead the way,
or would have been able to command
the obedience of his followers until the
desired end was won. The fame Of
Columbus, like that of other truly grea.
men, grows with the passage of the
years, but the increasing prominence of
Columbus day is the result not 30 much
of a better appreciation of the services
rendered by that great man to humani-
ty and to America, as it is Of a -recoy
nition of the value OF his countrymen.
the Italians, as an element of the COS.
mopolitan population of the Unitei
States.-Pueblo Chieftain.
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GRAND VALLEY NEWS take, the
Post to task concerning our comment
Of last week relative to the two pro-
posed bridges for Garfield county. Ths
Post is heartily in favor of every i'm
provement in the way of road or bridge
that will benefit the farmers and the
pppnlp nf hn Nv,
shall feel delighted to know, as assured
by the News, that there is STRONG
probability that both thse bridges are
to be constructed in the not yery dis.
tant future. We still believe we were
right in the statement that the Una
bridge will be he more expensiv. 4,
construct and that it will accommodate
fewer people than the other. but both
are be .Ineeded and we shall hope thar
the News is right in the assumption
that the county commissioners will fnl
some way to build them both.
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GARFIELD COUNTY has received a
splendid lot of advertising from its dis.
play of fruit made this year at the in
terstate fair at Denver and the state
isir at Pueblo. BY such enterprise the
people from eastern states, as well az
those from the eastern and northern
portions of Colorado, are fast 6ndino
out what they have not known befor,.
viz: that the Grand valley is the peer
less fruit growing section of Colorado
and that the best fruit growing section
OF the Grand valley is situate in Gar
held county. This good work should be
continued and much larger and better
exhibit made at the Land and Irrio3.
ton exposition at Chicago in December
and the National Apple show in Denver
next January. Let our fruit men begin
now to prepare for both of these very
important events.
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THE DEMOCRAT-TIMES of Aspen
's bemoaning the fact that District A.
torney Gentry has seen fit to turn down
theease against VIII. McNichols, eharg
ed with embezzlement. What are yo,
kicking about, neighbor: Didn't the
people of Pitkin county give Gentry
rousing majority last fall! If he now
shows by his actions what he really
thlnks OF them, you should not lump
onto hlm as you are doing 1t woull
seem to us that one term of Gentryism
would have been enough for the peopl.
OF the entire district, but the last cleo
ton spoke differently.
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COOK AND PEARY are still "front
pagers and the indications are tba.
they will continue to crowd other pco.
pie OF. AS matters stand at prese,-.
Cook has not called Peary liar, but he
III slowly. but surely paving the way
FOR the world to do some tall old think
ing along that line. On the other hand
| Peary continues to hurl all sorts of
| charges against Cook. Public opin;on
still favors Cook in the CONTROVERSY
and to few of us who have sn,,,l
hopes of ever taking on outing to the
pole' 1t seems that Cook has decidedly
the better of the argument.
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The AVALANCHE is now calling
ror forest conservation act. Whew,
Mnat change. A few months ag,
henry was forninst anything that 81
Vored of protecting the forests of this
state. One by one the kickers are re,
turning to the fold and ere another
year all Colorado will be praising Mr..
fihchot for his timely interference In
the warfton destruction of the forest.
| of the state