The Glenwood post., 1910-01-01

Kill the octopus; that is, kill off The
Glenwood Light and Water Company.
1t is a dreadful octopus as certain of;
GERS Of the town would have you be-
lieve. .Also Kill of The Glenwood Hot
Springs Company, and kill off the First
National bank. Kill off everything
that is not subservisnt % the ambition
of these would be politicians who have
hobbies to ride.
One way of killing, oa the Glenwood
Light and water company is to confis,
cato its property. The offer of s6o,ooo
is about one.sixth Of the value; of the
plant If tho cumhany refuses to ac,
cept this amount, threaten them VITA
an expenditure of $l25. 900 for the pur
pose of putting in a competing plant
and thereby destroying the value OF
the company's plant. That is the
method of procedure.
Kill of everything that will not
yield itself to control of those who run
the town. This is q. godi way to keep
them in Office. By keeping, then. in
Office you satiate theirs ambition or
give them chance fot, aszvelihood.
What good is free lawn during tha
summer time? 1t is winter now any.
way, and moreover. it is ION the, wrong
side Of the river. Cities pay enormous
prices for lawns of this kind and
thereafter they remain free from taxa
tion. Here a private enterprise makes
parks and lawns free to the enjoyment
of the public, and yet are obliged to
pay a heavy tax on it as a reward.
Close up the bath houses and the
Hotel Colorado, they accomplish no
good for the town. Their advertising
even is confined to their own business
affairs. They are purely selfish. They
do US no good. Kill them off.
In the litigation now going on before
tho federal court, Judge Lewis on
Thursday enjoined the town of Glen
wood Springs from seeking to carry
out its apparent design to ruin the
property rights of others. (Read the
order printed below.)
But so long as self-styled politicians
can keep the litigation alive or the
agitation against the company going,
just no long DO they believe that they
can fool the voters and perpetuate
themselves in petty offices.
In the meantime Glenwood Springs
is permitting the town of Rifle to be-
come the dominant town in Garfield
county. The people there are not In
dians that take all and yield nothing.
They get together and bring about re.
suits. The people of Glenwood Springs
enjoy first one thing, then another;
don't it make you tired?
All this is matter for the consider.
alton of the voters of Glenwool
Springs when they come to cast their
ballots to perpetuate this unfortunate
state Of affairs, or otherwise, on Tues.
day next. The result of the election
otherwise will be absolutely a nullity.
The extension or renewal ordinances
of the Glenwood Light and Water
company are absolutely valid and re-
quired no vote whatever of the people
to validate them. A vote was taken
notwithstanding and resulted in a tie.
This, the socalled politicians thorough
ly we'll understood after hearing the
remarks of Judge Lewis from the
bench on Thursday.
II the town wants the works of the
Glenwool Light and Water company,
these extension franchises provide that
the town may obtain the same upon
paying q reasonable compensation
therefor, which can be ascertained by
condemnation. If they want the works
why does not the city council condemn
them and pay a reasonable price there
for. A refusal to so act proves that a
reasonable compensation therefor is
what the present council is unwilling
to pay. II condemned = jury Of inn
Lpartial freeholders would designate