La Junta tribune., 1916-08-26

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/ planted that OF confederation, de-
spite the dangers inyoiyed.-Sena-
[ tor Ben Tiliman.
Z. p. Ripley, president Of the Ateh-
lson, Topeka & Santa Fe, has taken
over the Grand Canon Tesryoir and
hydroelectric project in Arizona.
| The enterprise involves the construe-
/ tion OF a dam across one OF the lat
erals OF the Grand Canon and the OPP
Grafton OF one OF the largest hydro
electric plants in the country.
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No town wIll grow whose people
are untrue TO IT, Its citizens can
either establish or destroy confidence
/ In II. Whoever destroys II i an enc
my to progress and traitor 10 the
| community. II they deny II. do not
invest their money In -, nor patron
[ iZe irs business establishments, they
are surely killing #, The prosperi-
~ OF town depends chiefly on the
confidence the people have in H.
.
Next Saturday President Va"
win be officially notified Of his nom
nation for reelection This will
probably be a decided shock to the
president, VINO Is already overburd-
ened with the affairs Gf state. the
settlement OF the threatened rail
road strike. the var IN Mexico. and
iHditiuE strict accountability notes
10 the European powers II will be
case o. this Is 80 sudden" but
history does not record an instance
where N, presidential candidate has
not survived the shock OF hearing the
sudden news He may survive this
/ shock, b'lt he will have a much more
serious one on the morning after
election
Our Colorado Elbsrtas are certain
| ly IN demand this year tor the ship
ping season does not promise a heavy
supply. In fact the crop is so short
that 1t viii scarcely cast a shadder.
a. James whitcomb Riley would
have called H. A few OF the people
IN the Palisade district from whence
the most OF our peaches are coming
have contracted 10 Denver shipping
association 10 let their fruit 20 at
sixty cents the case cash IN hand at
the receiving platform. Others have
backed lp on this proposition and
are going into the business OF free
selling on the chance that they VII
get more money. a. they no doubt
win il they work g, right
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The glad time OF tge year has ar
rived when the country newspaper
Il offered multitudes OF chances 20
give free advertising 20 fairs, expo
sitions fall festivals and the other
ellow. Just as soon as We complet.
arrangements for getting print pa
per free. having our wor. IN the Of
flee done free. induce Uncle Sam to
carry our paper through the mails
free. obtain a free pass 10 the gro
cery and the meat market. arrange
with the city for free water. with the
telephon. companies for free service
and the light company for free Juice
just as soon a. -. get these little
details arranged We are going to
throw our columns open and accept
advertising free,
In eastern Colorado thousands OF
acres Of land are owned by sspcula-
tors. Many OF them are non-resi-
dent owners. Their lands are being
utilized for grazing purposes by the
small farmers Of that part OF the
state. The so-ealled Herd Law. int
tiated by Denver newspaper and
backed up by its owners. would com
pei the purchase or leasing OF these
lands by those farmers. l. not that
a pretty logical explanation for the
real of the influences behind the
proposed Law TO force II on the state.
even though II has been denounced
by every organization made up Of
and representing the best interests
Of the farmers, small and large. IN.
dairymen. the stockgrowerr. the
business men,
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An estimate Of the progressive
character OF Mr.. Hughes. the repub.
llcan nominee for president. does
not rest upon the testimony alone of
HIS record and his associates In n
statement over the signature Of one
~ .It.at ~ Al.