The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-10-21
THE SAN JUAN TUNNEL

u Is proposed 10 construct this
tunnel from some unknown point to
some unknown point at or near Wolf
Greek or cunbres Pass. THE CON-
MISSION HAS. THE POWER TO DE-
eide WHERE THIS TUNNEL WILL
BE. IT'S DIMENSIONS ARE FIX
EO. BUT IT'S LENGTH WILL BE
WHAT THEY MAKE 1T. One hun
dred miles Of standard ausse road can
be constructed by the Commission for
this tunnel. or they can likewise COM
pei the railroad to construct II and
ris tunnel as proposed would not
meet with the Requirements Of this Sec
tion Of the State and would practically
be vaiueiess-
SEC. 2A.-Provides for = bonded i'm
debtedness upon the taxpayers Of this
State for the sum- Of e.5oo. 900 90
or the CONSTRUCTION. EQUIP
MENT AND APPROACHES Of thsse
proposed tunnels. The bonds to draw
sive per cent interest and payable in
nifty years. This amount 10 about one
half the amount necessary to COM
IPLETe. u would - sufaeiert for ths
CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND
APPRoAcHEe FOR THE MoFFAT
TUNNEL (the only one that will ever
be censtrueted). So little would be
done on the two southern tunnels that
they would be abandoned for the peo-
pie Of this State would not vote such
an additional amsuut a. would be
needed for thsir eomplstien and the
section Of the State now favoring
these tunnels, after the completion Of
the MoHst Tunnel, would vote solid
against further bonded Indebtedness.
SEC. "a Authorizes the State
Commission (mostiy MosFat Road
men) to enter into contracts with any
railroad for the use Of the tunnel. This
Commission can levy very nominal
charge for the use OF the MOFFAT
TUNNEL and such an excessive tax
on the other two that they would be
compelled to junk their lines and
leave the Moffat Road open as the
only one OF value Could a defunct
road now in the banda Of receiver,
and about to be sold. pay s5oo. 900 90
more than Il is now costing them to
operate the road with little chance
OF increasing their revenue7 The earn
ing capacity Of the o. & r. G. for the
past year was $500 900 90. Under the
present conditions who would be In .
position to make . contract for this
rosd7 " the commission should de-
eide that the railroad should build
rs own traekaoe in addition to paying
the tax levied for the use Of the tun-
neis. what would happen to this roadf
SEC. 4A-ProvIdes that the D. a
r. G., or any other road. shall fall
or refuse to enter Into such . contract
as the Commission shall demand, the
Commission can order and require
the company TO mako thIs contract.
A refusal or failure to do as the Com
mission requires gives the commis-
sTRUcT, EQUIP AND OPERATE. A.
junked line ls the only result.
This bill appears to be Of great
',siue to transportation and to motor
ists. This same section provides that
the commission shall, once each year,
FIX CHARGES FOR THE USE OF
THESE TUNNELS FOR PURPOSES
OTHER THAN RAILROAD TRAF-
FIG. This means . heavy TOLL
CHARGE for everything that goes
thru the tunnels.
SEC. sA.-Provides further for the
sale Of the bonds and for contracts for
construction. In case q satisfactory
contract cannot be made for ALL oR|
ANY OF SAID TUNNELS, THE
STATE COMMISSION is AUTHORIZE
ED TO MAKE CONTRACTS (Ar|
THEIR OWN FlouRE) FOR ONE oR|
MORE OF SAID ruNNEls. OR PART
OF SAID TUNNELS AND TO cARRvl
ON UNDER ir's OWN DIRECTION,
sucH CONSTRUCTION or ALL on
ANY PART or THE WORK A. MAvl
eE NECESSARY AND ADVISABLE.
provided oonstruetion shall Be con-
conducted.
THE section slvss the commisslonl
full power and authority tc eonstruot