The Meeker herald., 1920-10-30
Western Slope Citizens Appeal
to Colorado for Fair Play

~ OV4V4 QuO
3annel Amendment before the Republican State Platform
= Colorado nor those Of the G f. "sn e' hu he
represented chiefly the specnl interests Millionaire
When Tom Devne inspired the nd against the tunnels
that was to fill from onequarter whole page in
the to provide for this expenditure
was ultimately to come from New York City nnd from
this sumo United Railroad Trust.
Why does the United Railroad Trust oppose the TrI-
road Trust has direct transconnentnl ,versng
Colorado; they have cornered they want to keep us
City and other middle and far and western cities
and ther states because they have their nnsconnenta
being remote from the point of production the
raw materials ell tonnage must be hauled there md back
and communities because these
the point Of production and therefore do permit
10 opposing the TrTunnel Amendment because 1t knows
that through this tunnel construction unlimited
Colorado manufactures will hundred fold
ths product will be finished at the point of prouc
1on and the Railroad Trust will he forever denied the
twoway freight toll They through indepen,l-
sot rairoad competition freight rates for
"a Colorado will be reduced Onethrd and that they Will
aot be able to rob us longer
The undersigned citizens and residents o the West
81 Slope wnnt the people Of Colorado to know tina; the
widely published and expensive United Railroad
Trust Is deceptive and deliberately false in the following
particulars:
Mr.. Devine and his Millionaire masters deliberately
that the Tunnel Amendment was Denver scheme for
building of the MOffat Tunnel alone when they knew
that the bill itself provided that the three tunnels must
b built contemporaneousy the outset the
funds had to he apportioned 10 the three tunnels accord
transfer Of funds from tunnel fund to another
until the particular tunnel has been completed, that
sentation the Railroad Commission nnl that one
tunnel can be built unless all three tunnels are built
Tom Devne and his millionaire New York masters
sought mslead the people by representing that there
enough tonnage in Mddewestern and in South,
western Colorado to enable sufficient charge against
the railroads to provide sinking fund with which to ny
Of the principal and interest the tunnel bonds when
they know that today there is tremendous and heavily
congested tonnage 10th in AIddlewesiern and South
In the Of the tunnels will easily provide sinking
fund sufficiently large take Of all interests ana
& the southwestern tunnel nlnny miles Denver
Rio Grnnde Railroad. when they knew that both the
fired by the Denver & Rio Grande engineers and the
Railroad Commission surveyors are enr within , onS
road ~ nov located
The undersIgned citizens and residents Of The West.
en- Slope want Mr. Tom Devine and his Millionaire New
York masters know the cnormy of the Injury they
are seeking to people of the state of Colorado
IL blocking this constructive measure me larger poe
to the School Fund. North and South Dakota and Min
nesota well the manufacturing towns Of the East
slope Of Colorado in special need of the bnnous
anthracite and coal of the Western slope
Tho ROYALTY to the School Fund stimulated develop
uaent Of these wonderful conl mines Will quickly mount
On to many millions We beg Mr. Devine to inform his
multi-blliOnare New York masters that IN ,nelr Ign
against this constructive measure they are eNes lle.
colossal financial might to lessen and narrow the oppo
tunities Of Colorados school children
The undersigned citizens and residents OF the West
Rlore want Tom Devine md his muti-blloihire New
York masters to know that nearly a oil ,ne @ ,e
billion feet Of standing timber In Colorado Us upon .
West Slope md that in fighting This s,
urs they are lexsenng the opportunity OF 'he FAST s"
citizen to build and to own his home
The undersigned citizens and residents OF me YES.
aios,o wsnt Tom Deyine and his mutbillonhire New
York masters know that when they block he t"n n
yelopinR the lands OF the West Slope prevent me o"
ing Of reservoirs that they making 1t possoe 10. @
people Of California to secure prior nm ncy
in the waters Of the Colorado River wn'eh hre . ~
from the Colorado water shed: ana mat AZ IeS'. "
this policy they will prevent for nll times an
Of large portion of the Western slope ana oIce u
Of that vast fertile empire to remain p,il ", .mr
lrrRated nonprOductive desert we want 'herm :" S
that when they block the development OF the Wes' "p
thew will concentrate for al time the main nurhem VI
maintaining the State Government upon Inc East ''
taxpayer.
The undersigned citizens and residents ." me Vs. ~
Rior,o vnnt Mr. Tom Devne and his mult-bohire new
York masters know TINT they are putting ae Jo
Of Pueblo in a most unenvnbe light. For the merchn,s
and people Of Southwestern Colorado have given ,e
beers Of Pueblo their trade for years, nno w,e NE! @
been required during all this time 10 iit ever! ,r
Of field and mine mnny hundred feet IN the III! un NV -.
Il again. the jObbers OF Pueblo hnVe never y, rr,d
come IA their relief vet when measure Us oiiereo
that promises Aritldewestern >CoIorhu" h"". "s.
guage road, reduction Of 100 feet o, INV h,",n
Southwestern Colorado broad gauge r'"'o' 'e'"c
THE NORTHWESTERN TUNNEL Assoc'AT Io