The daily sentinel., 1914-05-14


declared in effect that the people of
Colorado don't want the reclamation
service TO continue its work in this
state.
The resolutions which we're
adopted unanimously and Will be
forwarded to w. A. Ryan. comptroll-
er of the service, at once, are as fol-
lows:
Whereas, 1t has come to the atten-
tion of this body through the press
and through other sources that Gov
ernor Il. NJ. Ammons of this state, in
the city of Washington, before the
house committee on public lands in
congress, did state to said committee
in substance. that the people of the
state of Colorado do not want the
government to continue the work of
reclaiming arid lands, in which
statement he assumes the RESPONSE
bility of speaking for the entire peo-
pie of Colorado: and
| Whereas, The people of Western
/ Colorado know about the splendid
work done by the reclamation serv-
ice and appreciate the results
brought about by this service under
the government reclamation law; the
work being done economically; the
cost being reasonable and the terms
for payment being such that the set
tiers under the projects are protect
ed; and
Whereas, a large per cent of the ir-
rigation works undertaken in this
state in recent years have been fail
ures, bringing disaster to those CON
nected with them, the settler, espe-
cially suffering from these results.
many of them losing their entire pos
sessions and have been compelled to
leave the state, taking with them
only unpleasant memories of Colo
rado: and
Whereas, There are still millions
of acres of good irrigable lands in
this state which cannot be reclaimed
/ by private capital because of the
necessarily high cost of such devel-
opment; Therefore, Be it
1 Resolved, By the Grand junction
! Chamber of Commerce in regular
meeting assembled, that the state
ments made by Governor Ammons do
/ NOT reflect the sentiment of the
people of the Grand valley and the
western part of the state of Colorado,
| and be il
Resolved, That we do not believe
the governors statements express the
sentiments of the rank and file of the
best citizenship in other portions OF
l the state, the so-called common
people, those who want the avail
able agricultural lands OF the state
developed upon a substantial and
economical basis and upon terms
which will permit the settlers to
build prosperous homes upon them,
rather than to have these resources
exploited by promoters and specula-
tors. and be 1t
/. Resolved, That We have conf
ldence in the good judgment and pur-
poses of Secretary of the Interior
Franklin X. Lane and his bureau
manager, who. under him admins
ter the affairs relating to public
lands and reclaiming arid lands. and
that without regard to party lines we
endorse these policies: and be it
Resolved. That we urge the >Colo-
RADIO senators and representatives in
congress TO support all measures and
plans calculated To aid and advance
government reclamation of arid
lands; and be 1t
Resolved, That We recommend
that, in the best interests of the peo-
pie of the state of Colorado, the peo-
pie who elected him to the position
OF chief executive of the state, that
Governor Ammons withdraw the
statements made relStiug to govern
ment reclamation wofss in Colorado.
and relieve the state from the en-
barrssment caused by these remarks
made before the public lands COM
mittee. and be it
Resolved. That copy of these
resolutions be sent to Secretary Lane
and the reclamation officials to uov-
error Ammons and to each of the
senators and representatives in con-
sress from Colorado and that tney be
published in the local papers