The Holly chieftain., 1920-10-28


several miles of its heaviest grade the elimination Of
the snow cumbres Pass, promises them adequate
have long recognized necessity Tom Devine and his
mutbionaire New York masters would lead the peo-l
pie of Southwestern Colorado believe that the Pueblo
jobbers have also Joined in conspiracy the
people of the Middle and Southwest Colorado from secur
ing adequate transportation outlet.
The undersigned citizens and residents of the West
Slope making this Plea to Tom Devine and the fnan-
cia masters of the raiiroad world with the hope that
when the state Itself without asking their aid. is
Seeking through this constructive they
may the last reconsider and their |
cold, selfish plot for the West Slopes destruction
We call the c. T; is special attention to the fact
that in 1914 wlen through the c. F. & Is trouble with
It's employees million dollar insurrection debt
fastened upon the people of Colorado, the West Slope
citizens universally loyal and stood their portion
of this great debt which they had no part in the making
without complaint.
But while plea plea unfcation, of
state development, ;hd we present it to these powerful
financial powers teeuse of the desperation Of
transportation need yet have little hope that 1t will
the odblooded United Railroad Trust that recently
crushed the little Denver Laramie that Mocked to the
Colorado shippers and consumers the great Galveston
gateway that tore from Mr. Moffa Holland and New
to build the Moffat Tunnel complete Moffat
road to Salt Lake. We believe that coldbooded
mttee of the Moffa Road and that Committee
from endeavoring to do ANYTHING to save the oat road
bination in New York is determined HAT the Union Pa
@ passing in M win It's m s9 M a lime lime
Pacific skirting Colorado the South shall have real
hs m nnr s e a
from Denver to Oak Creek and ecreed that for all
the only outlet the people Of Northwestern Colorado
be allowed is spur line from the Union Pacific,
Wyoming down to Craig and short line from Craig
railroad combination has decreed that the only real out
let Southwestern Colorado shall be allowed Is spur
line connecting with the Santa Fe in New Mexico.
The undersigned citizens residents of the West
Slope beg that the people of the East Slope be not
vine and his mut-biionare New York masters. These
advertisements not Colorado advertisements. They
are against the pioneers and the builders North
AlfddleWeStern Southwestern
solely in the nterests Of the great railroad magnates Of
lines to the North and to the South They have forced
Tom Devine and the c. F. l. to take up thelr cudgel,
not alone because the c. F. I. coal mines the
great G. F. 81. CORPORATION But we Of the West slope
call attention that Governor Amlnons Governor Buchtel,
Hadfey and President Charles Lory of the Agricultural
coege Dr. Nora @ Of the University John Morris M Of the
RADIO builder has endorsed this constructive measure.
We, citizens of the West Slope most earnestly call
Springs Boulder Fort Collins. and Greeley to
the that they have had the benefit of having the
great State Institutions located in their several cities
md that the West Slope citizens have most willingly
vded their proportion Of the tae1s for the support of
the West Slope scarcely state funds whatever
snch purposes and ask now not to listen to the
Consider vour state its closer unfcoon ts eyeasr de
yeopment and desperate transportation needs Wei
pledge you that hese three tunnels are practical and
feasible that there is sufficient tonnage without
further development to insure saving the railroads.
sufficient take Of the tunnel bonds We con-
WINGED from thorough investigation that the state
will only have to lend its credit for this tunnel consruc
ton that it will not add dollar OF taxes to hel
taxpayers of the State Of Colorado.
Citizens of the East Slope West Slope will pro-
vide opportunity for children tomorrow just
section provided opportunity for you yesterday We
joined hands with in providing funds and soldiers
when our common government was in peril. We want
be joined closer to economically and commercially
We of the Northwest do not want to be for all
time little spur line sent down from the Union
Pacific in Wyoming They Of the Southwest do not want
10 be limited for all time to little line running
from New Mexico We glad any Of thsss
roads but want primarily be Joined to the grea.
industrial and commercial centers of state
the East slope We want to have these
ket for fruit for cattle, sheep hogs and
the products of mine well as field We want also
the home and factory builder of the East Slope to be
able to tap our coal mines, to reach our forests We
build the school fund In the interest Of the pub
lie schools We want develop water and prop
erty values, that may do much In sustaining
the great state institutions of the East Slope and in
maintaining the expense Of state government We
Colorado Become greater manufacturing we'll
greater agricultural and mining state We want YOU
to Join with us il the biggest constructive measure that
put before the State Of Colorado We residents
and citizens OF the West Slope whose prosperity and
future depends securing adequate transportation
outlet ask you to disregard the srewd and deceptive
ads the powerful appeal to prejudice and sectional hate
Of Tom Devine and his multbilonaire New York
terH, and vote Tor the Tri-Tunne Amendment Amend
ment No. g.