The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

A big community meeting is planned
in the near future for the discussion OF
the manager form of government There
is no certainty as to when the meeting
will be held, but proper announcement
will be made after a decision has been
reached. 1t is now probable that the
discussion will follow big supper
served by the ladies of the Methodist
church and it is hoped that we may be
able to have with us the manager of
Montrose to address the meeting and
tell us how the plan has worked in his
city.
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The county commissioners have with
drawn their authority for the purchase
of supplies by anyone except members
of the board. In other words the mem.
bers of the board have decided to
make themselves the purchasing agents
for the county and while it will mean
a great deal of additional work they
feel that they are responsible for the
proper purchase of supplies and they
are willing to shoulder the RESPONSE
bility. The three commissioners will
divide up the work, each serving in
that capacity for certain time. Corn
missioner Coulter is the first to go to
the wheel in the new role and he will
assume his duties as county purchasing
agent on March l.
Potatoes are now bringing $3.65 per
hundred in carload lots and many of
the farmers are holding for $4.OO, con-
fident that they will yet get that fig
ure. One of the Carbondale buyers
loaded car Tuesday for which he
paid the grower almost $500, and it
is predicted that that high mark will
be exceeded before another week goes
by. One farmer sold five ears this
winter from ten acres and received
$4,320 therefor. Another ranchmap has
received from his crop from l2 acres
$4,000 cash and has 200 sacks left for
which he can take between 500 and
$500 any day he will say the word. Be-
sides these and many other similar
yields it is claimed that the potatoes
| that will be marketed from the Sweet
ranch this year will bring snug for
tune amounting to very close to $75, 900
WHAT'S the matter with the spud
growers?
Four of the town boys-we would
like to call them young men if their
conduct would warrant it-were taken
before the police magistrate last Sat
urday evening, charged with drunken
ness. The offense took place on the
evening when the Aspen high school
basketball teams played Glenwood some
time ago. The evidence was uudenable
and the boys all entered plea o.
guilty and fine was assessed against
each one. Mayor Thorson gave them a
very plain lecture, stating that it was
not the policy of the city to increase
its revenues by collecting such fines
and therefore, upon promise of future
good behavior, the fines were suspend
ed with the understanding that in case
of another conviction the fine for that
offense as well as the present suspended
fine would be collected. The boys all
pledged themselves to better conduct in
the future.
This week the Post received ship
ment. of news print which serves as a
reminder of the high cost of running n
newspaper. The cost was $332.50, ex-
elusive of the freight. Two years ago
this same shipment would have cost us
$1l2.50 and about a year ago ship
ment of the same amount cost us
$4,000, with the added difference that
that paper was better, or at least bet
ter color than any it is possible to buy
at this time. We haven't raised the
subscription price of the Post and have
no intention of doing so, but if some Of
our good friends who are receiving
record prices for potatoes and other
farm products, as we'll as those who
are benefiting in other ways by the
high prices now prevailing, will take
the pains to inquire how long the Post
has be.n visiting them since settlement
was made, and then see that we get
the same treatmnt they would think
they deserved were they in our place
we will greatly appreciate it at this