The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1920-10-30


% many hundred Net W.. the sAosteaas tn. rosa
ssvsssi miles of iss heaviest rads the sins,io Of
transportation ou''~ which III. Rio 0rsnds authori,is,
ha.. iong recognized necessity Tosa ps,n- aud bic
pie Of Southwestern Colorado believe that h~ pucAi.
oo-rs have also Joined in the conspiracy to pssvcr,
Ing an adequate transportation outlet.
The undersigned citizens aud resident. Of the We.
c,s master" Of III" raoo" "s,s ,, .aa 70. 1ss
when the itself withovt .skInx their Aid n.
seeking carry through this thev
may 1t the last moment reconsider and e~o.- In tAss
cold. selfish plot for the West Aiot-.s de.,ruc,on
,h., =" I'M. s me-. -, % sp"r,s' sscn,!oo to the fact
liz own rmu,ov1, . ",,i,,a. s,,. u"un," WIN
fastened upon the people Of Colorado the IVES, s,..
citizens were universally loyal and sos, Their ,o,.
1t great debt which they had no part IN nm, ..tnv
without complaint.
I'm, Will. mr. ,,.. 1. . r, -, 800, .,,,,-. -.
state icycIoDmcn, md w ,r,, s'ae "n,''a.,"n
financial, ,o.cr. hccnus, n, d.. -. :" w. 49, ~. ~
ir"n.n"ru,I"" n.I. .' ~. N,,y desperation %! o..
reach .ym,, ,h.,ic .ors r. -. .'. III" .' W.
the same colo, bioo. United Rni,rna T., ,h., ,.sr'ix
crushed the little Denver larmm,- that blocked the
Colorado shippers and consumers t;nlvseton
Ent.wny That tore from Mr. Moffn the Holland New
York bankers after sufficient support had pledged
road to Salt Lake We believe TINT snme cold bln,siss
powerful combination now controls the holders
mittee OF the Moat Road and that Cotnintss
from en'envorng I" do anything Moffat Rad
from destruction We believe that that powerful
binnton In New York Is determined mat the Cnicn Pa
cific passing with Its trnnscontinenta line throusA
wyoming to the North the Santa Re and the southern
competitor. We feel convinced that multi Millionaire
organization has unkng III the Aoffat Road
from Denver Creek and dccreed that for ali times
the only outlet the people Northwestern shall
he allowed Ii q spur line from tn. Union Pacific in
Wyoming down to Craig. and n short line from CraIx
to Oak Greek. We believe further TINT this ppwerfui
railroad combination dccrecd TINT the only real out
let Southwestern Colorado shall he allowed Ii u spur
line connecting with the SANTA Fc In New Mexico.
The undersigned citizens nnd residents OF the West
Slope beg people Of tie East Stone In not
prejudiced by the deceptive advertisement of Tom
aud his multi Millionaire York masters These
advertisements are Colorado udy easements They
against the pioneers and the home builders OF North
western Mddewcsern and Southwestern Colorado and
aOely interests great roilrond ynutex OF
New York. who have their established and competing
lines to the North and to the South They have fores0
r -, ,
ION levine anu 'he =, T.: 10 Jake up their cndIe
not "cne oeTuuse ne :. !. owns soa MINES on tue
ss s'ops, Sut ch'.! p'e"uSe 'hese United r"ir"naa
Ere"t y. =; ."Eo'''n i'u, We OF me "est Slope
cn nttehton una, Governor Aninons Governor f'uchte
iinaley ana fres""n, ,hes l"ry OF the Agricultural
Soese Dr. Nor',h III Tue University J"hn Morris OF the
S'nte orange anu ever! 'hr '""r'd" patriot ana Colo
r'"o hniider mas endorsed TINS c'hsrnct'" measure
We citizens West SLOPE most earnestly call
the attention ine, of Canon CITY Pueblo
Colorado Springs Boulder Fort Collins md Greeley
the uct TINT they have hnd t,c benefit of having the
great State Institutions located In their several cities
and that the West Slope citizens have most willingly pro
yIed their proportion OF the taexs for the support
these grent state institutions that we have received
upou the West Slope scarcely no sne funds whatever
such purposes. and ask you now not TO the