The Glenwood post., 1918-08-24

| ton would give the Nation a man it
needs and Colorado the right kind of
presentation in Washington. Make
him your choice at the Primary, Sep
tember 10th.-Adv.
| it was plain that no redress could be
hoped for through Judge Payne. This
committee consisted of S. p. Sloss, Ea
gle county; NJ. J. OMAHA Park coun-
| ty; d. r. C. Brown, Pitkin county:
Merle D. Vincent, Mesa county; Jerry
Mccarthy, Rio Blanco county; c. W.
Darrow, Garfield county, and H. A.
Schoelten, Ell Paso county, and after
its appointment the meeting adjourned
to meet at 2 o'clock at the Orpheum
theater, the court room being altogether
too small to accommodate the crowd.
Afternoon Session
At the afternoon session Judge
Downing called on a number of well
known men, representing various inter
ests, to discuss the question and to
show the loss which would result in
case of the consumation of the present
plan to put the Midland out of bust
ness. A number of people had come IN
from the country, under the impression
that only an afternoon session would
be held, and these people were so anx-
ious to hear Mr.. Cartons statement
that he was prevailed upon to repeat
it for their benefit.
When the committee reported they
recommended that the meeting issue Il
statement and petition which they had
prepared and that the same be presented
directly to Secretary McAdoo by
special committee consisting of NJ. J.
OMAHA of Park county, C. w. Darrow
of Garfield county and Merle D. Vim
cent of Mesa county, and that fund
of $4,000 be subscribed by the various
counties interested, be provided to pay
the expense of the committee on such
trip. This suggestion was adopted, to-
gether with the statement and petition
which is as follows:
Statement to Secretary McAdoo
To the Hon. W. G. MeAdoo,
Director General of Railroads,
Washington, D. C.
At public meeting of the citizens
and patrons of The Colorado Midland
railroad the following statement and
petition was prepared and adopted, and
committee appointed to present it to
you:
1t appears that Mr.. Payne, your gen.
eral counsel and the Colorado Midland
Railroad company cannot agree upon
terms for the operation of this road.
and that the receiver of this company
has been authorized by an order of the,
court to cease operations and dismantls
and sell the plant, and that operations
of the road have in fact ceased. It.
further appears that your general
counsel has left the question of future
operation to be provided for by the
authorities of the state Of Colorado.
We do not assume to express an opin-
ion upon the merits of this controversy
or to suggest terms upon which 1t
should be settled, but we respectfully
call to your attention. however, the
provisions of the act of congress Of
1918 entitled can Act to Provide for
the Operation of Transportation sy-
TENS While Under Federal Control, for
the Just Compensation of Their Own
ers, and for Other Purposes" which act
among other things provides "That
every railroad now under control or op.
Grated by another carrier company, and
whic has heretofore competed for traf-
fic with other railroad or railroads of
which the president has taken the pos
session, use and control or which con-
nects with such railroads and is co.
gagged as common carrier in general
transportation shall be held and con.
sidered ~ within Federal Control -
hsrein defined and necessary for ~
prosecution Of the war and shall BE-