The Lamar register., 1920-10-06
ONLY DENVER OPPOSES
The Five Million Bond Issue For Good
Roads in Colorado.

yer Civic and Commercial Association
sent broad cast throughout Colorado
letter setting forth its reported at
titude regarding House Concurrent
Resolution No. 5, better known as
"The Five Million Dollar Bond Issue
for Good Roads" Many of the Com
mercial bodies of the state are max
ing reply to this attack in no uncer-
| tain terms. 1t will be noted from the
| Following answers rs made by the TT
: Collins Commercial Club, that Den
ver's attitude Is, to say the least, very
unworthy and of such small calibre
| IS to show how narrow guage Denver
can really be. Every voter SHOULD
read the proposed measure which APP
pears on the official ballot numbered
9 and cast his vote in favor of its pas
sage. Read carefully the letter fol-
lowing:
| Fort Collins, Colo, Sept. 22.-Mr.
Arthur J. Dodge, Business Manager,
Denver Civic and Commercial Associa-
Ion, Denver, Colo. Dear Mr. poigc.
Your letter of the 1th inst, stating
that the Good Roads Committee Of the
Denver Civic and Commercial Assoeia-
ton objected to the Five Million Dol
lar Good Roads Bond Issue, for the
reason that orc-half the amount was
10 go directly to the counties without
a general road plan. and that the other
a. n fn
Highway Commission TO meet the
Federal aid appropriations, and your
committee doubted if the Federal
money would be available for 4 con-
s;dcrable time, has been received and
carefully read.
The Good Ro1ds Committee Of the
Fort Collins Commercial Club does
not agree with your committees views
and beg leave to submit their reasons
1t is gratifying, however, to note
that your committee approve a liberal
bond issue of, say S5,0O0,OO0 per year
for road purposes, provided proper
highway law can be secured under
which such money can be wisely and
economically expended.
We believe that IF it is the inten-
tion Of your body to oppose this bond
issue-THE ONLY MEANS OF Sc
touring IMMEDIATE AID FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAIN
TENANCE OF GOOD ROADS IN
COLORADO, you are committing a
serious mistake, and retarding the pro
Vress OF the development Of the state.
The proposed bond issue affords the
only relief from BAD ROADS. To say
that YOU favor liberal bond issue but
object TO the only bond issue propos-
ed. is to aid the betrayal of the pro-
spects of GOOD ROADS in Colorado.
The House resolution, under which
the Bond Issue is submitted, provides;
Fifty per centum of the proceeds
from the sales of said bonds shall be
divided among the various counties Of
the State, according to the mileage OF
State Routes and State Highways
within the counties, and the remaining
fifty per centum of the proceeds from
the sale OF said bonds shall be used
bv the State Highway Commission
only to meet and accept Federal aid
awarded to the State of Colorado by
United States Congressional Acts"
Your first objection is based on an
opposition to the continuation of the
cooperative arrangements between
the counties and State. Permit us to
call your attention to the fact that the
various counties of the State have al
ready agreed to pay total Of nearly
81 .oOO. 900 to enable the State High
way Commissioner to secure funds
due Colorado for 1919 and 1920, the
State having been unable to meet the
Federal allotments.
We might also call your attention
to the fact that it would be impossible
to pass o Bond Issue for Good Roads
without alloting some fair portion OF
the fund to the counties, and as equally
impossible to carry Bond Issue II
the roads on which the money wns TO
be expended, were designated before
o vote was taken.
We believe that the proportion Of
the Bond Issue that the counties will