Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01

at the Chamber of Commerce rooms
to discuss matters pertaining to the
irregular service the c. & S. railroad
has been rendering patrons since
they began retrenchments several
weeks ago, by laying off the morning
mail train, was largely attended by
our most prominent business men,
The chairman, in a few well chosen
remarks, stated the object of the
meeting, and general discussion fol-
lowed, in which everyone stated their
views. 1t was the consensus of opin-
ion that the railroad was doing all
the last storm, but the opinion pre-
vailed that reducing the traffic tc
one train worked a hardship and
caused mail, express and passenger
business to be very irregular, as
some Of the merchants stated that
they had to sit up as late as eleven
o'clock at night to receive perish
able express. The following resolu
tions were read and adopted:
WHEREAS, the Colorado & South
ern Railway company did on or about
November 18th, 1913, discontinue the
morning passenger trains north and
south on the Clear Creek division of
said road, thereby causing great in
convenience in mail, express and pas
senger service, and
WHEREAS, the passenger and
freight business has been larger the
present winter than for several years
in the past, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the citizens and
business men of Gilpin county, in
mass meeting assembled, that a COM
mittee of three be appointed to con-
fer with the officials of said road
regarding the restoring of said trains
and be it further
"3ESOLVED, that the secretary of
the meeting be empowered to notify
the mayors of the several cities and
towns ON the. Clear Creek division of
our action and invite them to appoint
like delegations to act in conjunction
with us in laying the case before
said railway officials
Discussion of the practicability of
completing the branch road on the
Moffat line was then taken up. 1t
was shown that the grade is complet-
ed to the top of Walling hill and but
a few miles of easy grade remain to
complete into Central City. 1t was
also shown that the citizens of the
county graded two miles of automo.
bile road alongside of this proposed
extended grade at only fifteen hun
dred dollars expense. A resolution
was presented and adopted, as fol
lows:
'RESOLVED, that it is the sense
of the meeting, that the secretary
be instructed to communicate with
Newman Erb, president of the Den
yer & Salt Lake railway as to the
branch line from Central City and
connecting with the so-called Moffat
road; pledging the support of the
citizens of Gilpin county to the build
ing of the road at once
1t developed that some of the
heaviest taxpayers of the county
were in favor of the citizens of the
county completing the grade to Cen
trail City, providing Mr. Erb would
lay the steel.
A committee of three, consist
ing of w. J. Stull, John C. Jenkins
and Henry C. Bolsinger was appoint
ed to confer with A. D. Parker. vice
president of the C. & S. relating tG
the restoring of the morning train a.
per resolutions. No further busines.
appearing, the meeting was adjourn
ed, subject to the call of the chair
man.
Not only have the people of GilpiI
county suffered much inconvenience,
: through the decrease in passenge
service, but for the past two week
: evening train has been so uncertain
I no one knows at just what hour o
Q the night he is to receive his mail
/ 1t is understood that this delay l
. not due entirely to snow, but to tn
r inability of the crew that runs tn
s passenger train to also handle til
!. freight in the afternoon and the
/ double back to Forks Creek in tim
to bring up the evening passenge
train.
S The treatment the c. & S. has a,
s corded its patrons in this count
# during the past few weeks has nc
n merely been shameful-it has bee
s. outrageous. Had the business d.
q creased to ruinous extent. ther