The Glenwood post., 1914-11-28
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AieeAos 80 carried the uDAps riahk to
~ Nd, that they would est - vosk
|GanA saise something .aA th.s h,csne
~ 0eBsrtiag aAA i. til. vsy peiisx.
IL OovosaAens of the tns0saAsss draia
Il tssosr days in the s.spsrt ol ttssei
vas1A ~ ren.aats a the days that
vsse.
II Wat was the nsslts Upsn an
thsss sPaen1id aseas asaresly ., Aes-
bF1ah - been pulled, sesseely aH aess
~ bssa cleared AID cultivated. o.
nany sf these quarter sections the Ia
aisa swner has erected . little tepss
saA here he lives in poverty and in
nDt- instances in squslor and filth,
still - much as ever, Notwithstanding
the 5srtility of the soil at his feet, the
dspsadent ward OF Uncle San.
O. his recent Trip over his district
this latter was brought forcibly to the
atteatiOn of Congressman Taylor who
has been asked, especially by the peo-
pie OF Durango, to induce the govern
mont to give some consideration to the
white folks of that district to the end
Tat they may be spared the further
embarrassment of seeing those choice
areas of rich rand remain as worthless
and unproductive as they were prior to
the settlement of this country by the
white man.
| When Congressman Taylor reached
Pagoa Springs he was met by . dele
cation of Durango business men in au-
tosnsbiles and taken to Ignacis and all
shame that such splendid land, the very
cream of that fine country, should re-
nain Idle and unproductive just be-
cause the Indian owners refuse to work
1t or allow it to be worked by others,
THIS maintaining dogin-the- -maneer
policy that the people Of that communi-
ty do not relish at all!
A. solution to the problem the cit.
iseno Of Durango suggest that the feder-
al government find some way to order
three forties out Of each quarter sec.
tisa sold At public anction to tie high
~ bidder, for the benefit Of the In
lisa owner, and thst the go~ernmest
tAsa improve the remaining fsrty, cleas
lie ok sagebrush, plow it and il neees
|asy put it in crop build . comfortable
house and barn en- it and then eDsour
Iaee the Indian to use q little enefs,
end dig his living from the soil
Osagress.aa Taylor went s,l eve
the propssisisa very carefully, n
while he does not know that snythisl
Of this sort can be accomplished, h
will take the matter up with the India
service and see if some plan cannot b.
. adopted that will be great improve
nent ever the present plan Of tying VI
this splendid land and discouraging set
, tlement and improvement which is s.
. badly need in that country.
In other parts of the district Con
gressman Taylor foand other pressing
. problems which the people expect hin
to solve. In some Of these matters tn
way is easy while in others il is yer.
difficult.
, The big question in Montrose, Delt
and AesA counties is the reclamation
' problsn. This problem, with all it
various phases and angles. looms up bi
l in these eoupties and overshadows ev
! erythiag else.
Froa tie northern part of the stat'
! Greelsy, Fort Collins and Boulde,
: eomes . dsaaaA for the Estes nations
: park, . aovsasat that 10 by 40 mean
lpopular in ssssreD since it aeeessitate
! tag - ~ federal resources which
is gsssrslly bshsvsd y not wairante
:, At this taae. p
AT ~ svtats Nr. Taylor has fount
= si.ss u ha0sa - interview his psopl
- y tAsir nssls a.d desires, that !
will ~ - at IN st less for son'
. Thing - d sftsr h ssts back ts eo'
gress.
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