Gunnison news-champion., 1913-12-05
Or Waa,ngton Letter
RESOURCES Of WEST
10 BE UNLOCKED

sAf aNeli shssetsi ssa nsssos~l ps,lscy
st'ea wsli be- just 70 I'll ssps.o.. d
Ssr eoaniry snd eppss~sive - nase.
The ssass ~sss sssss .oss psu-
Pa2'oss se~ sscA . aossos.s. We
Aese IN the whsss hosse s.A = ~
>ssa ID the Issss'ss E~psssas.s .ss
- comm~sd sAs s.s..sAsosshl.
sHhaencs Il sks'Ps.cha SusIo~ss.
80 OF The cAsapio.s Il - -wsA
90 idea" n 49, l.sa.s Ssss.s e.
@seere IN sAsis eppasiaias 70 -
s'Aeme d .asep,y. sAy - sssa
cannon ssoSsd saAs ths lssA.s-
Ghsp II wllsna end I.s.e snA ssAss-
ss TO wsa cossAsucaave vi0asys
VINO uAs TaE kEYp
Mr. Psncka kas sAeUu ~ hoe 10
enck up oss sssousa~s Who sASll
sAo~ ~ hoe 10 sslsck shsa. uske
sAem svssIskIs ts ske - a sAe
psopie ssd ss sAe sane tine ssS.-
0sArd them sGsisss The ne.opolissie
esrslars9 La se give . Ssw e.
saples 10 ills~sssss whst I nssa:
Colorsdo If tksssssasd wssA .a-
Asstrlal paralysis bscsuss thsss
lasee cool companies sss ssssssll,as
Usth their nsn and rsfuse 10 con-
ssder srbiasstioa. lst the stsae Of
Colorado owns one hssdred thoss-
esd acres Il cool lsnd-nsch more
Man the totsl POSSESSIONS u tl.sss
sAsse cool o0psaiss-oaA the Unit
- States Goversaent costsolls with
~ the bosdess If Colorado. hssdssds
q thousands Of scres q cool land.
Mill man nor stsAs nor The ustionsl
0overnnent ssens cspsbls Of sGosd-
i.s the people relief.
Again, . isv men dicssas the price
a lumber in this cosssFy. Most Of
eAem Stole the ti@bsr lsads they
Possess, but Ossvss lswysss keps
sAem oss II sAs pseissstissy ssd
sAowsA tAsa Aos 70 isrn the lun-
be- tsua. IT, UsissA s>aAss Gov.
ssaosat osss osss siahse tAaa tAa
trsa end spssds nillio.s sscA yss.
caesssviAG it, bot il cannot coapsl
The esust 70 rsdses tAs price BY %
mssA - 9 penny On the thosssnd
fssG.
ADaia, John d. RockeielIer end
The Standard oil Company enjoy q
maa0ply Of the oil business Of this
ccsaasy, md through this monopoly
hsvs srcsaulsted iosssnss which
make sAs wealth Of Kidss end Cros-
sss Dook like . Congressman salary
sftss - hss settled with wsshinG.
toa hoAsl keeper Now Uncle Sam
coassols more oil lands than the
StssAsrd Oil Company and its suxil.
liariss. but he cannot influence the
price Of oil by 30 much - the srsc'
tIoa Of . cent per gallon.
l night multiply these examples
indefinitely but it is unnecessary
The seed Of change in policy mus
be apparent to all. Where is thu
ststesman Who can blaze the ne~
trail?
A CORPORATION TIP
The Rio Grande Railroad Com
pany has shown the people of Colo
RADIO one way in which the thing car
be done. The Rio Grande does no,
mine coal but it uses a lot Of it. Il
had no desire to be at the mercy Of
its fellow corporations who wert
engaged in the coal business, sc
some years ago. through an auxil.
Larry company, it leased several scres
Of state coal Ian 10 in the heart Of the
Las Animss- Huerfano coal fields. Il
has neves mined a ton Of coal on
this land and it never will so long
as the coal companies furnish il
with coal at what they consider
a reasonable price. II the Rio
Grande Company can use our land:
to safeguard its interest, don't you
think we might be able to use the
same tactics in regulating the price
which the people Of Colorado shall
pay for lheIr winter supply Of fuel: