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The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
THOSE WITHDRAWAL PETITIONS

nou can't kill all the fools off,
neither can you keep them out of
print The latest batch want to
petition both Taft and Teddy to
withdraw and substitute a compro-
mise candidate.
If such thing was desired why
was it not taken up at the proper
time and place-the convention?
President Taft was nominated at
the Chicago ccnN ention. If Teddy
must also run, let him trot. If the
in the regular order. The American
people thought they wanted a
change some years ago and they got
it, If they want the same kind of
change again and nothing else
viii do them, let them have it, Mr..
Taft has made good president the
present term; If elected there is
every rasoen to believe he will make
better one the second term.
This last move doesn't mean any
thing. 1t sounds more like polite
al press agency article purposed to
keep up feeling and agitation at a
time when effect campaign work
should be the order.
The following dispatch from
Washington, noting the failure of
this plan, in part explains what Re
publican newspapers have fell for"
in publishing the first article sent
out:
Washington, July 9.-The scheme
of the Progressive Republicans in
the house of representatives to try
and launch a campaign against Pres
ident Taft by the circulation of pc
titions asking him to withdraw as
the Republican nominee for the
presidency. proved to be a flash in
the pan today.
When pressed down, the mem
bers who had participated in the
conference which developed the idea
Joined the don't mention my name
club. Those who started the effort
to gain help from any of the
regular Republicans, found 1t evil
dent soon that but very little sup
port would be forthcoming from
that quarter.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
THERE SHOULD BE MORE
MINING AND PROSPECTING.

There should be more mining and
more prospecting in Colorado than
is being done at present.
Delta county could supply a de-
sirable field for some of il. Our
coal measures are only partly de
veloped; we have gas flowing out
through natural creSices up along
Dry Creek, and doub less n great
supply of oil below the shales and
oil sands which are Il part of our
geological system.
In the more precious metals there
is placer gold dn Black canon. and
the little prospeotin which has
been done there and in Red canon.
has shown encouraging gold and
copper values.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
NEWSPAPER WAITS.

Jack says Name treats him like
dog" All, but is the treatment
general or particular" What do
Won mean" Does she treat him
like her dog" - Baltimore Amer
lean.
'Then, senator, you do not de-
mand an investigation" NO; |
tried that once with mother, when
| was a kid. and had been stealing
jam / got considerably the worst
of it. Louisville Courier J Journal.
What sort of chap is Wombat
to camp with?" Hes one of those
fellows who always takes down a
mandolin about the time it's up to
somebody to get busy with the fry
ing pan. Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
"Can you tell me anything about
the existence of money trust
that absolutely controls the circula-
ton of funds?" NO" replied Mr.
Dustin tax. 81 don't know of any
such undertaking; but it's a mighty
good sugestion.-Washin Star.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
MIDSUMMER CONVENTION OF
COLO. STOCK GROWERS ASSN

Farmers and stockmene from all
parts of the state will meet in
Glenwood Springs July 22-24, for n
big agricultural vention and for
the midsummer convention of the
Colorado Stock Growers association
and district convention OF the
Farmers Union.
A rate of one fare for the round
trip to Glenwood Springs has been
made by way of the Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad. Tickets will be
on sale July 21st and 22nd from all
points Salida and west. and July 20
and 21 from all points east of Sa-
Ida.
Full particulars regarding fares.
etc, will be cheerfully furnished
on application to local Rio Grande
agent. or Frank A. Wadleigh, Cen
eral Passenger Agent. Denver. Colo.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
THE ROAD UP GRAND MESA.

Every resident of this part of
the county understands something
of the advantages which will come
from having a good road up to the
lakes on the mesa.
The enjoyment which the Delta
people will be able to get out of it
will nearly equal the advantages
which will accrue to Cedaredge.
Consequently the people of both
Delta and Cedaredge should unite
In every possible way to hurry the
building of the road.
In very many of these road build
ing matters the scheme starts out
with some hot air and ends with
puff or two of smoke. A little
money is sometimes raised which is
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
COUNTN'S GREAT CROPS AS
VIEWED FROM ROADSIDES

A ride OF ten miles out of Delta
taking place on the farms. Great
stacks OF alfalfa in the meadows or
in corialls proved that much of the
first cutting was safe from weather
dangers. Wheat in many fields was
in heads and in Il few more weeks
.,in Oe ready tor the reaper.
The potato fielGs were in fine
shape. well cultivated. free from
eeds with splendid growth OF vine
aoW protusely in bloc III in most OF
these fields the eaily tuber Is from
one-third to Cne-half grown. The
potato acreage this year ia doubt
less the greatest in the history OF
Delta county.
The beet fields also look fine. al
though they do not show SO uni
yersally good a stand us do the po-
tato fields. However. many fields
show a perfect stand. The beets are
growing very raj lazy and the acre
age OF this produce is also larger
than heretofore.
Ihe orchards were showing well.
Occasional apple trees which bore
heavily last Year. only showed scat
tering OF apples, but these. We un-
derstand. are confined to certain va
rieties. The trees In most OF the or
charas are SO loaded with the rap
idly growing fruit that thinning will
be neces ssary.
The peach trees this season have
presented the thickcst setting OF
fruit. and thinning has been under
way in the peach orchards for the
past three weeks. The principal com
mercial peach OF this county the
Elberta. will not be TO harvest be
fore the latter half OF next month.
Some early varieties Will be in mar
ket this month.
The strawberry season Is about at
an end and the red and black-cap
raspbcrIies are in market and the
dewberries win soon follow.
The sour cherries are mainly
gathered and the sweet cherries are.
beginning to ccme in. The crop
was very heavy this season and the
market was stimulated by the new
cannery at Grand Junction, which
ordered forty tons from Delta at n
price of three and one-half cents a
pound. about half cent higher
than the markets of previous years
when the crop was full. Gardens
are yielding well and melon patches
are getting good start.
The bumper crops predicted for
this year are making good. SO far.
and our growers have good reason
to rejoice.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
SHALL THE RAILROADS "PUT
1T OVER?"

The fact that Mr.. Bryan failed to
write a plank into the Democratic
platform assailing the railroad octi-
pus for proposing to limit the size
of the vacation trunk to forty-five
inches in length, would indicate tina
the eagle eye of the Great Common
er.
Right at the outset of the vaca-
tion season the railroads have an
will be allowed the huge trunk ere
its doom is pronounced. Ere the
Smithsons are back from the sea-
board and the Jobsons have return
ed from the mountains, the big trunk
will be under the ban and excess
will be charged for everything over
the prescribed forty-five inches.
Democracy, so-called, has been fill
ling the air with its clamor at Balti-
more, and has paid no attention to
this attack upon the rights of the
vacation seeker. 1t has failed to
come to the rescue of the man
whose wife never goes vacationing
with anything less than a fifty-nine
inch hat in her trunk. IL has left
him to face the problem of making
the hat fit the trunk or the trunk
fit the hat. 1t has let the railroads
put one over" on the plain citizens
who always buy trunks of such gem
erous proportions that the baggage
smasher always looks like an ant
wrestling a large piece of cheese.
If the promoters of the proposed
bandanna party wish to bring cheers
from the gallery at the outset, let
them put big trunk plank in their
platform. The advice Is given freely
and in most generous spirit.
Thou shalt not steal" fades to IA
whisper as a slogan beside Thou
shalt not limit the vacationer to n
forty-five inch. trunk. The large
trunk has always been the sign of
oppulence. 1t hints OF dozens OF
dinner gowns and lingerie to burn.
In its depths who knows what til
aras, jeweled stomachers and pic
ture hats lurk, to awe the porch
hunters at the average summer re-
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
WARRANTY DEEDS.

Revised by the Grand Mesa Abb
stract company. Delta. Colorado. for
the week ending Tuesday. July 8:
J. +. Clark to Edith II. Clark. 9
lots Delta s3.97O.
f. l.. Howard to n. A. Thomas.
TT. Crawford $1,000.
A. X. Dixon to Elizabeth S.
Pyne. 81 A. Eckert $1,000.
C. ID. Clements to Clara Bell Gle
ments. 23 A. Paonia $4,000.
c. d. Clements to o. II. Clements,
&. 23 A. Paonia $4,000.
s. "A Wade & to c. ID. Clements,
% A. Paonia 81.
Frances G. Horning & TO A. l..
Peterson. lots Paonia 81.
w. J. Lance to j. A. Winter, s
A. Delta $500.
Clara l.. Crabill to A. w. Carr.
tr. Cedaredge 81.
Clara l.. Crabill to A. w. Carr.
tr. Cedaredge 81.
Victoria c. Bonnett to Hoy Bon
nett, 2 lots Delta. 81.
d. A. Butler to r. c. Butler. tr.
Delta 81.
Il. X. Williams to L. w. Kirk
patrick, tr. Paonia 81.
Il. p. Anderson to Alexander Pet
trie &, tr. Paonia 81.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12

sort? The architect of the Saritoga
trunk made an imperishable place
for himself in American humor. In
years past humorous publication
would as soon thought of leaving out
its mother-in- law joke as to forget
its jest about the Saritoga trunk.
To allow the railroads to compass
this hideous plot right when party
platforms are being made, is to
question our national political fore
sightedness. Judge Lindsey will
overlook the chance of his life if he
fails to thrill his fellow bandanna-
ties by declaring: You shall not
press down on the back of the bag
gage smasher this crowning infamy
of dinky vacation trunk Den
yer Republican.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12

often consumed by a few surveys
and other little preliminaries. A
new plan in some places is for To-
cal organization to take hold and
help push the work.
1t is true that the local resort
comany has sold some of it's stock
with which to build an automobile
road to the Grand mesa lakes. A
survey has been made but no au-
thentic report had of same. In so
far as this paper has been inform ed,
no active work in the way of grad
ing or making the road has been
done.
The matter of building such
road should not be one to brook of
interminable delay. Certainly the
people who bought ock are espec-
tally desirous that the road shall
be built without unnecessary delay.
One report intimates that the
newly made survey is much longer
than the present road up. Might it
not be possible to grade down the
dips and spurs of the present road
to make it possible for auto trav-
ell? Might it not also be possible
to do this more cheaply than to
build the road on the new survey?
Upon this plan, if it is practical,
the basis of the work would already
be furnished, and it would be
known just where every lick of the
work would have to be done.
1t looks as though road, over
which teams and vehicles can al
ready travel. and which, as we re-
member, has no very heavy noun
tain grades, could be made an au-
to highway at least as easily-and
perhaps more quickly-than an en-
tirely new road could be built which
has for starter nothing more than
ap reliminary survey.
The main thing, however, is to
get the road to building and to push
its grade to completion.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12

The same old inclination to blum
der crops out conspicuously in the
newest Democratic platform. its
biggest plank being the tariff for
revenue only" paragraph. This time
IT. trends more strongly toward free
trade than did Cleveland s platform
In this connection it will be rem
embered that because the people of
the country wanted change, Mr..
Cleveland was elected, but the one
experience was enough. The balance
of trade was against us and it be-
came necessary to issue bonds in
sums of fifty and one hundred mil
lion dollars to supply the outgoing
sold, which was taken from us for
want of a protective policy, and
then loaned to us again at rate
of interest calculated to give Eu-
ropean nations still more gold But
that was not the only distressing re-
suit. Our industries were depressed
factories closed down, capital was
withdrawn from circulation because
of panicy conditions and an army
of unemployed was marching across
the states in quest of work or bread.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
NEW STEEL BRIDGE TO
BE BUILT AT OiATHE
LCATION MAY NOT BE EXACT
LY THE SAME AS ONE DE-
STROYED BY FLOODS.

The bridge crossing the Uncompah-
gre river just south of Olathe hav-
ing been completely wrecked by the
recent floods, the county commission
ers have found it necessary to erect
new steel bridge in its place, says
the Montrcse Enterprise. In a
trip down the river Saturday the
commissioners completed a transac-
ton granting them the right OF
way to open quarter of mile of
new road west through the C. p.
Foster ranch and thus the new
bridge will not cross the river at
the same place as did the old one.
but will be situated in what is
thought to be a better and safer To-
cation The river has destroyed
three-quarters of mile of the old
road bed together with the bridge
and, in order to prev ent the same
thing occurring again the location
of the new bridge and road will he
be changed.
Bids are out calling for estimates
on the new briuge and engineers
representing bridge bui- ding com
panies will be here shortly to look
over the situation and confer with
the commissioners.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
THE ONE PRESIDENTIAL TERM

Our Democratic friends hit upon
one idea for their platform which
we think is right, and one which
the Independent editor has advo'
Gated for the past ten years-the
one presidential term. There is
every argument in favor of a six
year term for a president, then let
him go to Africa or wherever his
inclination may direct. but effect
Hally kill the presidential bug in
his hat by making it one term, and
one term only. for one man. Nat
urally this will require a change in
the constitution, but that, as well
as the manner of electing United
States senators, were mistakes that
ought to have been corrected years
and years ago.
Under the present system it is
reckoned fair to give a president
tory, because one term of four years
is almost necessary in which to get
the machinery of state to working
smoothly. Again, a president elect
ed now must necessarily have party
strings which cannot be cut during
his first term if he would be eletced
by his party for a second term.
He can go into his second term
however. without regard to polite
al strings, and, with his experience
and knowledge of situations, can
serve the people with greater salts
faction than it was perhaps possible
TO do during his first term.
In all but the experience, the pres
7dent could enter upon his one six
year term free from political tether-
ings. 1t would. in fact, seem to re-
move the Objectionable influences
of politics from the president.
This may sound like plain talk
about a president. but a president is
human. and human nature amid the
same surroundings is much alike.
Which ever party is elected, let
us have the six-year one presiden-
tial term
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
CEDAREDGE COUNCIL
ACCEPTS WATER PLANS
CALL FOR BIDS ON CONTRACT
WORK HAS BEEN MADE BY
THE COMMITTEES.

The town council met in special
session last Thursday for the pur-
pose of comforting with Engineer
Payne and to inspect the plans and
specifications as drawn up by him
for the water works plant for the
town of Cedaredge and which will be
extended to Orchard City.
The plans specify an intake at the
Rowbotham ranch on Surface Greek
which runs to the Ross corner and
chased on the Johnson land where
will be located settling basin. fill
ter bed and reservoir. From there
an eight-inch pipe will carry wat
The plans and specifications will call
for nothing but first class material
and workmanship and the contract
or is placed under sufficient bonds
to protect the system which must
be guaranteed for two years. The
whole seems very fair and will in
sure the town an excellent system.
Condemnati IN pro- d ngs will prob
ably be instituted to secure the
necessary amount of water. and
thereby insure ample flow for all
time.
That the town means business is
evidenced by the call for bids which
is to be found in another column.
These bids will determine just what
may be done, and if not excessive.
the town may go ahead regardless
of Orchard City. which seems to be
moving very slowly in the matter
Champion.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
But little distance south of Del

But a little distance south of Del
ia a great tunnel has been driven
a distance of four miles through a
mountain for the purpose of taking
water from the Gunnison river to
reclaim desert land. In addition to
this great canals have been dug.
fine concrete work completed and
five or six million dollars spent to
make things grow where nothing
grew before. This has been done
oy the government; Llanned and &C
complished by Republican admins
trations. 1t is one CT many such Iec-
lamation improvements. Is it pro
grassive, or does the wrod pro
gressive" merely signify political
wind
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12

1t is interesting, as well as anus
inc to note the scramble of the
Democratic papers to discourage
Roosevelt since the nomination of
Woodrow Wilson. 1t was great fun
to encourage Teddy while it only
seemed to mean the splitting up
of the Republican party, but it is
different as soon as the nomination
of Teddy on third party ticket
promises rival attraction, and
one which might draw some Demo-
cratic votes
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12

The trusts should be controlled,
surely, yet there are many things
great aggregations of capital for car
rying on industries are blamed for
which they should not be. The
trusts are not to blame because you
bought an au omo'bile; not to blame
because you have one or two tele-
phones in your house; not to blame
because you belong to half a-doze
lodges, and not to blame for many
other expenses, necessary or unnec-
essary, which help to make the fig
ures in your. living expenses so
large that tou can see them almost
mile. Perhaps you even subscribe
for a home newspaper at 50 year
but then, that is an item of ex-
pense you can cut off at any time by
ordering the paper stopped.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
What rankly visionary

What rankly visionary boosters
some times accomplish for a town,
can be even more quickly accom-
plished for a nation by rankly Wis
ionary politicians. In each case the
effect requires time in removing.
1t takes time for it to wear off
and for the people to ct back to the
old maxim that the least govern
ed people may be the best governed
Deople'
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
OPENED IN NEW YORK.

G. ID. Hilles, secretary to the
president, selected as chairman of
the national Republican committee.
formally opened the campaign in
New York Wednesday. James b..
Reynolds of Massachusetts. was Sc
lected as secretary of the committee
and Mr.. Taft expressed himself as
well pleased with the committees 8
choice.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
GYPSUM A CHEAP PRODUCT.

According to the report of the U.
s. geological survey, there were 2 :
323,970 tons of gypsum mined in the
United States in 1911, valued at
$6,462,035, which would be about
SO per ton. Naturally its mining is
cheap or 1t would have to bring
l better price or remain unmolested
Usually it can be mined as cheaply
as coal.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
ADVERTISING RATES

Professional cards of one inch single
column space. per month ST. If paid
for by the year in advance $40. If paid
for six months in advance, IS.
Advertisements of four inches or more
run by the month without change, Is
cents per inch. Advertisements reset
each week. 20 cents per inch for each in
sertion.
Readers, outside of classified advertis-
ing department. 10 cents per line for
each insertion. In classified department.
cents per line.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12

The man who builds for himself a
home is a progressive citizen. The
Republican party has always been
progressive party, and it is even
now finishing one of the worlds
greatest achievements. the PAN
ANA canal
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
Again it NAV he remembered tha

Again it may be remembered that
there is positively no excuse for
complicated form of ballot. Our bal
lot should be so plain and simple
that a child could understand it.
With its load of side Issues, with
which a fool Legislature has weight
ed it, it would be bad enough at
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12

In thirty years in politics (and
other sports) we have seen many a
winner; but we have never seen a
poorer loser than one-time prom
ineent citizen hailing from Oyster
Bay.-Pueblo Opinion.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
In the Matter of the Estate of Jus

In the Matter of the Estate of JUS
tice Il. Kennedy, Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
That, on Monday the twelfth day
OF August. A. ID. 1912, being one of
the regular days of the June term
of the County Court of Delta Coun-
ty. in the State of Colorado, /, A.
X. King, Administrators OF said es-
tate will appear before the Judge
OF said Court. present my final set
tlement as such administrator, pray
the approval of same, and will then
apply to be discharged as such Ad-
ministrator. At which time and
place any person in interest may ap-
pear and present objections to same,
II any there be.
Dated at Denver, Colorado. July
Sth, 1912.
A. X. KING,
Administrator OF the Estate of
Justice Il. Kennedy. Deceased.
July 12-August 2.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12

Some of the Western Democratic
newspapers are now trying to do
away with the threat their platform
makes to wipe out a protective tar
iff by cartooning it as only "a cam
paign bluff, which would be a weak
as well as contemplate argument,
even If it was true. 1t doesn't re-
move the plank from the platform.
and the West is not the only part
of the country which free trade
would effect. If the wages of work
ing men are too high. however, as
some proclaim, that will be quick
and sure way to remedy that and
many other matters.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12

The Montrose Enterprise pro-
claims that the Taft party does
not know what a real progressive
is" Well, Mr.. Wise Guy, why don't
you inform them? Is it the fellow
who writes "Houn-Dawg" songs. or
the man who builds Panama
canal?
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12

One of the bets posted in Denver
according to the Post. is 500. even
money, that there will be no Roose-
welt party in the campaign this fall.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12

There are one hundred million
people in the United States and each
one is entitled to his separate and
individual opinion.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12

We think this is pretty good
paper for dull week, don't you?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26

-.~t eve tiis Daper for E many Eold