Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-14
REISTER
T0BLAME
Nejghbor Blames Coun-
ty Commissioner
for Bad Roads
Kline, Colo, Feb. o, 1910.

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tnoueht would write lew words
LOT pupilca'Ioh on the proposed pridge
at mime. we an know good bridges
are good thihg IN any part OF the
couhtr!' anu II Wouiu pe good thlhs
10 nave W ieas. three more bridges
on ihe La iia'a river II we weer able
ana aio "os neeo our road funds SO
nuch worse IN many other places
NOW am personally acquainted with
MI 'eiS'e' anu Us helshpor anu
c''izeh MI heister Is all right, out
'oohs W me iihe 'he money that
'his priose VIII COST couid De USED
10 in"ch "'t'er advantage IN puiidihs
io"us NJ 'he peopic on tnis mesa can
'i'"i twe'horse ioau 10 Town win
TWO HORSES anu so they can prlhg
i,s"t Spring wagon OUT from iowh-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stopping TO rest
'e""i ""eh 'ne roaus are ury OF VIII
o"' S"'"'''ips "he'i inc roaas are wet
was on a committee sent to visit
the commissioners In Durango and
to lay out, or view out, route for
road. Wen, we did our part as far
as we could, but when we went be-
fore the commissioners we found them
against cur route and determined to
continue the road through the head of
Ridges basin, the muddiest hoghole
In THIS DArt nj the state Wall alter
three or tour trials We filally got the
commissioners to come out over the
road, thinking II we could get them
over the proposed route we could show
them that IL was cheaper and much
better thas TO try to keep UP the old
road anG less expense to keep up when
IL was once huilt and that II would be
on a sunny slope all the way, that
theS the commissioners. would glad
~ chahse and come with us. but. no,
they had us tried. convicted and hung
III advance. hnally quit talking, but
said TO them: You fellows hold the
money Dag but am road builder.
Ihen TOOK Mr.. Reister over the pro
posed route and tried TO do something
with MIN and he said, III the others
VIII go this way will. but l am only
one oil three and | cant do anything
aiohe. beheVed at that lime that
Mr. heister was against us and ] be-
',e'e 1t 'e'' anu ne was the coniiiiis'
'''"ei NOM '"'' Instruct anu We 'hc
o"u ''''.'''e' "eie sen. ou' ny near
e"'''o 'o'ee VI Tue peopie vi
mo P"'t Vi ''e County NOW, MI
o'Se' '"s"' W Vi stayed wi'n us
d,d /, ,o h., ~, -. 49, -
TO- o,r nrouosod 49,, III
,ba, ha non, !, a,,,nn Co. .,,s Ut
bridge without our consent be wou,d
have carried the day. but we failed
We lay 1t to Mr.. Reister, and what
have we in the shape of road from
Kline to Durango? We have a hill
three-Quarters of a milo long on a snow
side hill with places in 1t OF about
one-thlrd pitch. and for three months
in the year !. is absolutely dangerous
aud other times impossible. and this
black streak people call a road on a
snow side hill, has cost more money
than II would have cost to build a
good road on south slope where the
sun SHINES the year around.
Now who do we blame for this con.
dition? Mr.. Reister. And we go down
a steep hill into flat. muddy valley
when We could stay on high ground
Who do we blame for this? Mr.
Reister.
Then we cross this muddy valley
and have to pull out Of it again up
another hin