The daily sentinel., 1912-07-25
MONEY UP FOR PARADOX ROAD
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Thousand club luncheon today, the
rest to be raised by this city. Chair
man C. p. Allen of the highway com
mission promises to reimburse the
people of this city and Paradox for
half of the cost of the survey, payable
after the engineering is completed,
and dependent only on the available
ity of funds for the purpose.
One hundred dollars toward the
$3.50 which Grand Junction must
raise was subscribed at the luncheon
and within the next few days the
Freight Rate club will start on it's
campaign to get the next $3.50. 1t
is believed that an engineering party
can be placed in the field before Sep
tember /.
w. p Ella presided as toastmaster,
in place of William Weiser, who
couid not be present W. S. Wallace
told of the big meeting at Molina,
on July 81, and declared that from
! . to 20 auto loads of people from
this city should make the trip. j.
II. Fisk followed with some interest
ing figures and information on the
road to Cottonwood lakes from Mo-
lima.
Frank r. Hall exhibited a big out
line map of the Paradox country and
explained the topography of the ter
ritory and the proposed route into
the valley from this city. His state
ments were heard with interest.
j. Nj. kinard followed with a re-
port on the trip made by the COM
mittee, of which he is the head. He
told of the development already ac-
complished there and the possibilities
OF further increase in population
when proper outlet could be as
sured. He closed his talk amid a
storm of applause
b. w. Marsh of Paradox made a
rafting good speech, in which he de-
clared that the people of the hidden
empire believed that Grand Junction
Afforded the only practical outlet and
mad the enthusiastic support of all
the people of that section.
He closed his speech by Offering
to pay half the cost of the prelimina-
ry survey.
James A. Becker had some inter
estins figures to give the lunchers:
81 have made close figures on the
matter, and | believe that 5000 cars
of ore and agricultural products can
be hauled out of Paradox in the
first car after a railroad is in there.
Fifteen hundred cars of live stock are
shipped out annually now" he de-
clared, and nothing that cannot be
fed is raised by anyone for lack of
a market. There is one mine alone
which has $4,000 worth of ore in
sight and has already shipped out
S6OO,O0O by the expensive haul to
Placerville"
Charles p. Allen. chairman of the
state highway commission, was the
next speaker. He was loudly ap-
plauded as he arose and before he
was through his ovation was a burst
of cheers. He announced that the
commission, as soon as money was
available would pay half of the cost
of the road. He said that after the
survey was made the commission
would reimburse the people of both
sections for, half the cost of the pre-
liminary engineering.
THE road is perfectly feasible and
practical declared Mr.. Allen. land
is badly needed. 1t is not an expen-
sive road and certainly should be
built"
Right here the toastmaster read
letter from William Buthorn, in
which that gentleman offered to give
$40 towards the road. He suggested
that the rest could be raised right in
the room. T. NJ. Edwards called at
tention to the rules of the club which
prevented money raising during a
luncheon. This was not popular