The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-10-28
Western Slope Citizens Appeal
to Colorado for Fair Play

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,hs snow Cunbess Pes. promises .asa = sAssssss
have long recognized = nscsas,y, Ton DIVINE ~ -
multi-bionaire New YORK vosld lead ~ ~,
jobben have also $oined in the conspiracy pssvsat -
people Of the Middle and Southwest Colombo rs
ing an adequate tansportadon outlet.
The sndersensd cirsens and resident. Of the wsa
Slope are making thu pa0 10 Ton Dsvins and tho nal
dai masters Of the railroad world with ths hope dks
when the state itself without asking their sid y
seeking carry through this constructive ~
may al the last moment reconsider and in tAas
cold. selfish plot for the Wes' Slopes destruction
We call the c. r. LIS special attention to the het
that In 1914 when. through the C. F. Ls trouble vttA
is employees, million dollar insurrection debt vas
citizens universally loyal and stood their portion
of this great debt which they had part in the making
without complaint.
But while plea is plea of state unficatioa q
state Development and we present il to these powerful
transportation need yet We have little hope that IL will
reach sympathetic For remember that Il
crushed the little Denver Laramie that blocked 70 the
Colorado shippers and consumers the great Galveston
York Bankers after sufficient support had been pledged
build the Moffat Tunnel and complete the Moffat
road TO Salt Lake We believe that same coid-blosSsd
powerful combination controls the bond holders
mittee of the Moffa Road and that COMMITTEE
from endeavorng do anything the Moffa rad
from destruction We believe that that powerful es@
bination in New York is determined MAT the Union Pc
cific, passing with its transcontDen,al line through
Wyoming the North. the Santa Fe and Southern
Pacific skrtn. Colorado the South shall have real
competitor We feel convinced that this multibonairs
Organization has decreed the unkng of the Moffat Road
from Denver Oa Greek and decreed that for all times
the only outlet the people of Northwestern Colorado shall
be allowed is spur line from the Union Pacific in
Wyoming down 10 Craig and short line from Craig
Oak Creek We believe further that this powerful
railroad combination has decreet 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 and. residents of the West
prejudiced by the deceptive advertisement of Tom De
vine and his mutib!llionae New York These
advertisements Colorado advertisements. They
uestern MddIeyesrern and Snrthvesern colorado and
solely the interests of the great railroad
New York who have their established and competing
line. 70 the North and TO the South They have forced
Tom Devine and the c. : K l. to take up their -udeel
not alone because the C F. l. owns coal mines the
East Slope. but chiefly because these United railroads
the purchasers of the rails and other output nf the
great g J. / Corporation But We Of the Nesl Slope
call attention that Governor AmmonS Governor Euchel
hadley and President Charles Lory Of the Agric clltura
College Dr. Norlan of the University John Morris of the
State Grange and every other Colorado patriot Colo
rado builder has endorsed This constructive
We citizens of the West slope earnestly call
the of men of Canon City pueblo
Colorado Springs Boulder Fort Collins and Greeley ts
the fact that they have had the benefit of having the
and that the West slope citizens have most Willingly
these s ta sds q @ a s we s hv s'Srt
upon the West slope scarcely state funds whatever for
such purposes and ask you ROW. listen the
appeal OF sectional prejudice emuuarn= from Wall
through the lips ana pen Tom pevne but tIat You
consider your state its closer uufci1iun
velopment and our desperate transportation We
pledge that these three practical and
feasible, that there is sufficient tonnage without
further development insure Il saving 10 rsruads
sufficient to take of the tunnel bonds We IRE
WINGED from thorough investigation that the stats
will only have lend credit tunnel
tion, that il will add dollar taxes to
taxpayers Of the State Of Colorado.
Citizens the East Slope oar West Slope viii pro-
vide opportunity for your children tomorrow lust as Your
section provided opportunity for you yesterday. We
Joined hands with You in providing funds and soldiers
when our common government in peril. We want
TO be joined closer 10 YOU economically and commercially
We Of the Northwest do not want to he fox ali
time upon little spur line down from the Juio.
Pacific in Wyoming They Of the Southwest do not want
to be limited for all time little spur running up
from New Mexico We glad secure any of these
roads hut want primarily be Joined 10 the great
industrial and commercial own state on
East Slope We have these cen-erS .S mar.
ket for fruit for cattle. sheep our hogs and
the products Of mine rs a> field. We want also
the home and factory builder East SLOPE to be
- able tap coal mines forests We
10 build the school fund in the the pub
lie schools. We develop water and our prop
erty values that may do much sustaining
the sfeat State institutions Of he East Slope and il
maintaining the expense Of State Sovef4fhsnf We
Colorado become greater manufacturing as well
greater agricultural and mining We want you
Join with in the biggest that
put before the State Colorado. residents
and citizens of the West Slope. whose prosperity anl
future depends securing adequate TRANSFORMATION
outlet. ask you disregard the hrewd and lecepdys
ads. the powerful appeal preTce sectional ha ats
Dt Tom Dey!ne and his multihIllonare New York mas
rers and vote for the Tri-Tunnel Amendment Ame6d.
MOI, NJ