The Glenwood post., 1917-12-29
SUCH sELf|sHNESS
NOT JUSTIFIED.
Denver 5 ~ Hog Principle Is
Shown y Fight u state
HigiHli Cam ssisn
4 FEW PLAN Flcls'

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Recently = number Of attssaS Eass
been hurled at the State Hfohklys Sel-
mission, ostensibly to show apstkS ~
fairness Of that body, but N
for rrths, purpose Of catering spfs.
judices of the Denver peoF I'D soa-
vincing them that they are eIlt
with in an unfair manner By~ ~ ssses.
commission in the expenditure s6fs 4 the
highway fund raised by taxatiSA. III
fact that these vicious attacks III knns
ate almost entirely from the Denver
press indicates that they are the
mouthings Of certain financial inter-
ests which have eser sought to dictate
the expenditure Of; public moneys to
their own selfish ends and purposes
and for the monseasy benefit Of that
small portion Of the STATE which We
call Denver. III Z
The highways Of the state are its
most important assets. Whatever else
we may enjoy we can not come up to
onrs best unless We have good roads to
fafS,sA our people spd those who visit
ns . ready meaaS q access to al pszss.
.of the state. No state ean tStre
Of prosper and take her pfJeil1ss
in lie world without good re1a xtt,
asM cAnaty has rseeived much aid Y
encouragement from the state hig6
.eommision snd, through tho, ielp d
EEthss szofSsaf1affoa, has undertaken thes
construction of highway which is Of
great Importance to the entire state.
Because of the necessity for spend
ing state money for public highways
in various portions of the state aud
in accordance with the states needs,
instead of squandering it in the vicin-
itv of Denver and under the direction
Of the aforesaid critics, tie Post is
pleased to give publicity to letter
by the state association of county
commissioners in which that organiza-
tion places the whole matter before
the people in its proper light.
A portion of this letter is as follows:
The Denver papers have exemplified
the state unless there is united action
by the outside counties. With con-
tinued attacks on a policy of road
building, which aims to make a great
er Colorado, and no rebutal from You
who are carrying out this policy. Den
yer will reverse the present policy and
make it one for greater Denver at
the expense of the state.
1t is an evident truth that no town
or ctv can be created without high
WAYS leading to it. Therefore Il is
but justice that these towns and cities
| should contribute to the source which
creates and maintains them.
| The accusations, that the State High
way commission is Il political partisan
board and political machine is not
point, nor could it be made so under
the present law. The present commits
sion of FIVE members politically stand
three Republicans and two Demo-
Gratis, under the present Democratic
administration, and Governor Gunter
cannot change this complexion during
| ha
term next expires is Democrat, and
Governor Gunter re-appointed Repub-
lican in April.
The Highway commissioner is a
Democrat, appointed by both the COM
mission and the governor. There are
ten employes-Ave Republicans and
five Democrats, and is might be we'll
to mention that the chief engineer and
the two field engineers are members
in good standing Of the American So
ciety of Engineers.
The boards Of county commissioner
Of the sixty.two counties in Colorado
are nearly evenly divided as to poll
ties. Ffty-hve boards Of county com
missioners endorsed to Governor Gun
ter the reappointment Of the stats
Highway eonsaisioner. Apparently NJ
politics, entered into their considsra'
tion. s.s. ~
The average county road aaA, seats
I leviess fcr general road purpose fel