The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-04
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Los Angeles. Calf, Nov. 20, 1919

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Los Angeles. Calf, Nov. 20, 1919.
Mr.. Editor:
Gunnison has turned out some great
men. Some successful men in the
world of business. In the list Of
those whom we remember is Guy Ad-
ans. He came to Gunnison with his
parents in 1879. and his first venture
in business was as train boy or
butcher on the Rio Grande road
when it first began to run trains into
Gunnison in 1881. After Learning
all he wanted to know about that
business he took position 1 think
as clerk in the Gunnison postofice.
Developing into manhood he secured
a position in the D. & R. G. baggage
department. and from there he got
into the railway mail service.
His ability in that line was soon
recognized. and his advancement was
rapid. For years he has been at the
head of the railway mail service for
the Rock Island railroad and other
trunk lines out of Chicago. which is
very important position. command
ing a good salary. He has the busi-
ness Of routing through transconti-
mental mails. and is the author Of
many improvements in dispatching
mails across the country. getting it
through to its destination in the
quickest way. l understand Guy Is
very popular In all departments Of
railway train service, and when not
busy rustling with our mails he
spends his time on his beautiful
orange grove in California. All old
timers in ,Gunnison who want a box
Of oranges all they have to do is to
write to Guy Adams. Covina, Cali
fornia. The last time I saw Guy he
was rushing through the lobby of the
Angeles Hotel. leading Archie Ste
venson by the hand-not to the bar,
because our city is dry. but he may
have been heading for some Orange
and Walnut Growers Convention, as
1 understand Stevey owns a walnut
grove out here. No doubt he Will be
delighted to send any of his old snow
bucker friends in Gunnison a sack Of
walnuts. Whenever a man In Colo
RADIO gets rich, fat and lazy he comes
to California and buys an orange
grove. then forgets his troubles.
The political game in Gunnison Co.
in the early days was interesting, and
it developed some Of the ablest
statesmen who gained national fame
in after years. Many bloodless bat
tie was fought and the victors were
usually the losers in tho end, for it
took all they could make out Of one
term to get reelected or defeated
for the next term. SO in the end they
would have been better off If they
had never run for office.
The mining camp of Tin Cup had
a newspaper. The editor was C.
Sum Nichols. Before he became an
editor he was in the circus business.
whether he was ticket taker or the
clown I do not know but should
judge his resourcefulness would equip
him to run any part Of circus. As
editor Of the Tin Cup paper. C. Sum
was tho most important man at all
Of the state and county republican
conventions, and you might think the
future destiny of the country rested
upon his shoulders. for where ever
the party leaders would be in council
there C. Sum would be telling them
where to head In. Tin Cup is forty
miles from railroad. St. Elmo was
the port Of entry. or nearest railroad
station. When the SHOWS got so
deep in winter that all freighting
was stopped, and the only thing ar
irving from the outside was the mail
by snow shoe carrier, c. Sum was in
bad fix with his paper. as 1t was
the usual patent inside" furnished
by the Western Newspaper Union Of
Denver. His circulation was tho
usual ten quire lot, "a sheets to the
quire or 240 copies. and when the
deep SHOWS stopped the freighters.