The Arvada enterprise., 1920-10-28
Western Slope Citizens Appeal
to Colorado for Fair Play

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4 L. srenuousy opposed the endorsement Of the Tri-
Tunnel Amendment before the Republican State Platform
or Colorado nor those Of the C. F. 4 !. alone. but
represented chiefly the special interests Of his bonairs
New York the United Railroad Trust of America.
When Tom DevIne inspired the nd against the tunnels
that was to iii from onequnrer to one whole page In
every newspaper OF Colorado he must have known that
the money provide for this tremendous expenditure
was ultimately to come from New York City and from
this same United Railroad Trust
Why does the United Railroad Trust oppose the Tri.
Tunnel Amendment The answer Is simple. The Rail-
rond Trust has direct nsconnenta line trnversng
cornered They want to build Salt Lake. Omaha, Kansas
City and other middle and far eastern and western cities
and their because they have their transcontnentai
lines already established there and because these centers
being remote from the point Of production Of the
materials all tonnage must be hauled there and back
The Railroad Trust wants to destroy Colorado It's cities
and communities because these communities close to
the point Of production and therefore do not permit the
Ia opposing the TrTunnel Amendment because 1t knows
that through this tunnel construction and the unlimited
Colorado manufactures will Increase hundred fold
the product will be finished the point of produc.
twoway freight toll They know that through independ
ent rnrond competition freight rates for
all Colorado will be reduced One-thrd and that they will
not be able to rob us longer.
The undersigned citizens and residents of the West
srn slope want the people OF Colorado to know hat the
Trust deceptive and deliberately false In the following
particulars:
Mr.. Devne and his blllionnire masters deliberately
sought to mslead the people of Colorado by representing
that the Tunnel Amendment was n Denver scheme for
the building Of the MOffnt Tunnel alone when they knew
that the bill itself provided that the three tunnels must
be built concmpornneOsy. that Mt the outset the total
funds had to be appOrtOned to the three tunnels accord
transfer OF funds from one tunnel fund to another
until the particular tunnel has been completed, that
Northwestern and Southwestern Colorado each has
sentatIon the Rnlrond Commission, and that one
tunnel be built unless a three tunnels are built.
Tom Devlne and his Millionaire New York masters
70 e eEs % ngd ' m son
western Colorado TO enable sufficient charge against
the railroads to provide sinking fund with which to pay
off the principal and interest the tunnel bonds when
they know that today there is tremendous and heavily
sougested tonnage both In Mlddlewestern and South
In the use OF the tunnels will easily provide sinking
fund sufficiently large TO take Of all interests nnd
principal charge They located in their ad the portals
Of the southwestern tunnel miles from the Denver
< Rio Grnndc Railroad, when they knew that both the
East md West portals of the Cumbres Pass Tunnel as
fixed by the Denver Rio Grande engineers and the
Railroad Commission surveyors. each within one
hnf mile distant from the rondbed Of the Rio Grande Rail-
rond as now located
The undersigned citizens and residents Of the Vest
Slope want Mr.. Tom Devine and his Millionaire New
York mnsters to know the enormity of the injury they
In blocking this constructive The larger pOr-
ton of the workable eoa of the Western Slope belongs
nesota MS the manufacturing of the East
Slope of Colorado In special need OF the hituminous
The royalty to the School Fund from stimulated develop
ment of these wonderful coal mines will quickly mount
up to many millions We beg Mr.. Devinc to inform his
multibllonare New York masters that In their fight
agninst this constructive they cxcrting their
colossal financial might to lessen and narrow the oppor
tuntes of Coorados school children.
The undersigned citizens and residents Of the West
Slope want Tom Dcvne and his multihilllonalrc New
York know that nearly all of the twenty-five
billion feet of standing timber In Colorado Is upon the
West Slope md that fighting This constructive meas
they lessenlng the opportunity Of the East Slope
u
The undersigned citizens and residents Of the West
York masters to know that when they block the building
these three tunnels they also prevent people from de-
vcopng the lands of the West Slope prevent the bud'
Ing of reservoirs. that they making 1t possible for the
people of California to secure prior and vested right
In the waters of the Colorado River which run off
from the Colorado water shed and that result OF
this policy they will prevent for nl times nm irrigation
of large portion OF the Western slope and force much
of that vast fertile empire 10 remain perpetual non
Irrigated nonproiuctlvc desert We them to know
that when they block the development of the West slope
they win concentrate for nll time the main burden OF
maintaining the State Government upon the East Slope
taxpayer.
The undersigned citizens and residents OF the West
Slope Mr. Tom Deyinc and his multi Millionaire New
York know that they putting the lobbcrs
of Pueblo In most unenvlablc light For the merchants
md opc of Southwestern Colorado have given the job
hers of Pueblo their trade for sa while they have
been required during all this time to lift product
OF field and many hundred feet In the air and lower
II again the iohbcrs of Pueblo have never attempted to
come their relief: yet when is offered.
thnt promises Mldtllewesicm Colorado another broad
Gunge road reduction Of 1900 feet OF lift promises
Southwestern Colorado broad gauge road reduction
THE NORTHWESTERN TUNNEL ASSOCIATION
BY r, l.. 1Ol