Gunnison news-champion., 1919-06-06
AFTER R. R.
HEADQUARTERS
MONrROsE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE STILL SNATCH
Some Reasons Why il Win be Neces-
sary to Show Our ,Neighhors Few
Things II Agitation h Kept Up.

sary to Show Our .Neighhoss Few
Things II Agitation h Kept Up.
Altho some Montrose business mer
have written disclaiming the action Of
its Chamber Of Commerce in passing
resolution asking that the Rig
Grande third division headquarters
be removed from Gunnison to Mont.
rose, the committee appointed by that
body still continues its activities, ant
the press Of that city continues ts
give alleged reasons why the change
should be made.
This is far from being Q neighboriy
spirit. News-C Champion has boosted
Montrose on all occasions, but oul
people want to see that town prosper
by bringing in new enterprises fol
the Western Slope, not by snatchine
at what other communities enjoy.
The Enterprise Of Montrose print,
a long article Of which the following
is part:
. Why ID. 4 r. G. Division Head
quarters Should and Has Not
Been Moved Here FFsa Cunnissa
Thirty-five years ago the head
quarters Of this division Of the D.
4 r. G. was placed at Gunnison and
it has been there ever since.
That is the only reason that can
be obtained from any railroad Of
fetal as to why the Offices are not
moved to Montrose, where is To-
Gated the center Of business.
Last year the division superin-
tendent spent most Of his time in
Delta. ihis year he is kept at
Montrose the most of the time, and
no person can be found who can
give a reason Why Montrose is not
the logical place for the offices Of
this. division.
OF course the local officers have
nothing to do with the location Of
the division and quite naturally
refdse to say anything about the
matter, but any person can zee how
much more convenient and pleasant
their work would be II the homes
and Offices of the officers and work
ers were in the most important
town and in the center Of the divi-
sion where the business originates.
Montrose is a pleasant place in
which to live. 1t is a city Of homes
with a pleasant climate and all the
conveniences and associations that
make residence pleasant.
With the paving Of the streets,
the erection of q hundred thousand
dollar court house, magnificent
civic building, great federal build
ing, a good hotel, sanitarium, fifty
thousand dollar Congregational
II. - Es1Ircs hn,~.o ~ <<pxuv
magnificence, large central school,
several other important buildings
and a vast expenditure on good
roads, the improvement of the de-
pot will be in order. ~ :
The removal Of the division Of
fieers will be appreciated by the
people of Montrose and undoubted-
fy will please the division officers.
So, in the opinion of Montrose, ths
only reason division headquarters ar
at Gunnison is because they were 10
trary they are located at Gunnison
because it is the geographical center
the business center and the operating
center of the division.
It is the natural division point fol
engines running from Salida to Ou'
ray, something that Montrose is moi
and cannot become, because Of its 10
cation. It is the junction point fol
three branch lines with large feede,
tonnage, namely Crested Butte, Pit.
Kim and Baldwin, and b within . few
miles Of the LAke City branch june
tion. Nontrose has ons junction point
the ouray branch. s..,....., q. -, !.
Our business is steady the yeal
round. That Of Montrose comes In :
lump when apples and sugar beet,
Are ripe. This is the center Of thu
inevitable snow bucking that Gomez
with winter ON the mountain lines n
Marshall pass, Cerro summit, Crestel
Butte and Lake City.
The required buildings already herr
would have to be erected at some
other point.
There are never less than sever
freight crews kept at Gunnison, usu
ally ten or twelve. Montrose has one
or two. We doubt whether it has any
1t the present time. This is because
Of the comparative geographical 10,
cation Of the two towns and not be
cause headquarters are here. Th<
same crews, repair hops and engines
must be kept at the csater Of budnesl
regardless Of the dispatehers ofFict
location. There are about three timel
rs many engines and crews ct Sar
gents 80 miles east Of ~ as It Mont
rose and always will Be. Third divi
sion headquarters we1o for HlAuy
years Transferred = 6olida, but Gun.
nison was 30 much more convenient
that they were moved baek. II weult
seem absurd to move them to the ives,
end where . comparatively small par
Of the business originatee: !.
But lie Enterprfse win probably
de4y this statt1ent 'abGnE the a1nau11
Of business originating near NenfrpGe
Perhaps that e1y - - exAeg1tafe(
idee q HI ~ zhpcetances ~