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

pOfB VI tue Floftnce (uanUcf Ot Sohh'
merce met Wednesday afternoon with
Secretary Bradbury OF the Canon City
Chamber Of Commerce relative TO the
tsi-tunnsl amendment which win be
voted upon at the election next
month Mr.. Bradbury has been elected
. member Of the executive committee
Of the Anti-Tunuel Association. and
Frank 8. Hosg Of Pueblo il president-
This association IL doing everything
In its power to hght the measure. and
4r. Bradbury found strong sentiment
against the measure in Florence
Mr.. Bradbury sxpIsinsd the propo-
s1tion at considerable length aud
brought out several points which
made It evident that the tunnel meas
urs was proposed solely In the inter-
ests Of few Denver bondhoiders of
the Moffta road. who are anxious to
realize on their investment even 20
the extent OF turning the road over TO
the state. which Il Is declared viii be
the ultimate outcome II the tunnel bill
is passed. Mr.. Bradbury says: IF
the state votes to appropriate s1ss
500. 600 (which means $3.50 per cap
fta for every resident OF Colorado) for
this work taxes win be Increased so
per cent and the resources and credit
OF the state OF Colorado will be
strained to such an extent that all
measures for good roads and cduca-
tion will be backed on the map for
years to come. This matter 10 OF the
utmost importance to the people OF
this section OF the valley. and imam
ciai aid should be literally extended
% Aght this measure"
Mr.. Bradbury stated that Canon
Qty would raise $500 toward the
fan1. and requested Florence TO sub
scribe at eiast half this amount. Tie
county commissioners will be asked
for $500. Every business man Of
Pueblo 10 working against this tunnel
measure. and II Is planned to raise
SO 00o In that county to carry on the
campaign against the bill.
A finance committee. composed OF
George Palmer. Dan Isaacs and Lynn
Smith has been appointed TO solicit
subscriptions In behalf Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce to nght the bill. and
II 10 hoped that there will be ready
response BY the business men, Flor.
ence can surely raise this money IN
and the need urgent
Both political parties In Fremont
county are united on one issue-the
TriiTunnel bill Both parties will 20
down the line against the bill The
southern part OF Colorado must
awaken to the fact o. the meaning OF
its provisions for this locality. While
the bin only provides for the sum OF
s1s.5oo. 900. vet u is conceded by
those who are In a position to know,
that the completion of three such
tunnels would cost twice this amount.
Assuming and believing that this is
correct, II means the taxes of this
state will be raised $1,000 900. The
interest on the bonds alone would
amount to s1.5O0,ooo per aDnum. and
800. 900 to apply on the principal II
these bonds are TO be retired within
50 years. In addition TO this the State
Railroad Commission is empowered
by this bill to levy an additional tax Of
1 mill each year. which would amount
to sl.5ooooo.
make the statement and use as one of
their strong points Of argument that
the saving In freight rates for coal
alone from Routt county will pay the
inteDest and principal In 20 years. II
.tihs be true. why should the bill pro-
vide the commission with the power 10
make this additional levy OF mill to
apply an interest and principal.
BY the terms OF this amendment the
State Railroad Commission is given
full power to handle these funds as
they see at, While the bill provides
that all three tunnels shall be con-
struct d contemporraneously. this
does not mean con'emporaneou COM
pletion. The bill expressly provides
that the commission can switch the
funds from one project to the other.
This means that a few men can be
used for the construction Of two tun-
nels and hundreds OF men used for
the construction and completion of
one tunneI-the Moffat tunnel.
The Moffat road 10 defunct. and rs
per cent OF the stock is (or was
short time ago) owned and controlled
BY william @. Evans. Gerald Hughes.
Senator Phipps. Charles Boetcher. F.
a. Moffat, 8. NJ. Perry, Lewis e. Pier
son and the Denver Railway Securi-
ties Company, the latter being owned
and controlled BY these men. The
MolrAt road IL running behind about
$1,000. 900 per annum. Are the people
Of this state going to assume the bur
aon that these nnanciers are unable
% handler n the MoRat tunnel and
~ sountry Il Is expected 70 develop