The Ordway new era., 1913-08-29
0vertures Made
for Compromise
In Old Contest
Indications Are That Contest
Against Ordway as County
Seat Will be Settled
Amicably

Developments Of the past few weeks
indicate that the matter Of the final
location Of the county seat of Crowley
county will be settled in Ordway's
fsvor soon for good and all.
Compromise has been in the air for
a lone time, it being understood that
the contestors have met with consid-
erable opposition in more than one
way in their contention that the elec-
tion locating the county seat At Ord
way was illegal, and SERIOUS steps have
been taken looki- to an early COM
promise.
A proposition was submitted to the
people of Ordway recently, through
the Chamber Of Commerce, which en-
tailed the shouldering, by local people,
of part Of the financial burden car
ried by Sugar City in her contention.
This proposition Was, of course. given
little consideration, and counter
proposition Was read before an open
meeting of the chamber early in the
week, and prepared for submission to
the contestors by the Chamber Of Com
merce. This proposition ia, 10 short,
that in consideration of the with
dIawal Of the contest suit, the people
Of Ordway, or its most influential citi-
zens, will use their influence for the
sale of stock in the county fair asso-
citation, and exert their efforts to pro-
noting better feeling between the
people Of the two towns that all may
bury the hatchet and put their shoul-
ders to the wheel for the good of the
county - . whole. This proposition
has boon submitted to those in charge
of the contest from the east end Of
the county aud their reply had not
been received at the hour of going to
pIess.
The proposition submitte before
the Chamber of Commerce by the
committee appointed for that purpose
is as follows:
Ordwav, Colo, August 25, 1918.
To the Ordway Chams ser of Com merce ::
Your committee, lately appointed
to confer with like committee of the
Sugar City Chamber of Commerce on
the promotion, first Of all of an era
of amity and good will between the
people Of the two towns IN particular
and of the whole of Crowley county in
general, and to that end, to devise
ways and means to adjust and settle
certain matters Of present contention,
beg leave to report as follows:
No matter who or what is to blame
for it, it is not to be denied that the
civic amenities which ought to exist
between Sugar City and Ordway peo-
pie have been seriously disturbed dur
ing the past three years to the det.
riment of the interests uf the people
of both aud of the whole county.
To restore these amenities, to add
to and build them up, to the end tnat
all may cheerfully and harmouIously
work together for the common good,
and the material and moral advance
ment of the whole county, is work
we'll deserving the very best efforts of
the "peace makers" the county over.
The greatest fighter in the tiercest
war of modern times, when the neces-
sary fighting was over. i'm &c ortalized
himself, more than by his military.
prowess, when he took, in brotherly
way, the hand of his chief adversary
and said, "Let us have peace" and
truly lived up to that proposition all
the balance of his life.
Your committee most sincerely be-
lieves the time is ripe, in Crowley
county for peace.
Therefore. after conferences with
the com mittee of the Sugar City Cham
ber of Commerce and conversations
with many representative citizens of
all parts Of the county, and In order
that both towns may receive and enjoy
the promised blessing to the "giver,
your committee recon mends the sub
mission, by this chamber, to the
Sugar City Chamber of Com merce, the
following proposition Of settlement of
our present differences to-wit:
Ordway people shall aid iu all rea-
sonable ways to induce its friends to
subscribe stock in the Crowley County
Fair Association.
Subscriptions SO taken to be put in
bank, at Ordway, there to remain un-
til Sugar City shall secure the dis
missal, at the costs of the plaintiff, OF