The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-10-26

many lift the shortening of the roaI
several miles Of its heaviest grade the elimination
transportation outlet which the Rio Grande authorities
have long recognized as necessity Tom Devine and his
pie of Southwestern Colorado to believe that the Pueblo
people the Middle Southwest Colorado from secur-
ing an adequate transportation outlet.
The undersigned citizens and residents of the West
cia masters of the railroad world with the hope
when the state itself without asking their aid, is
carry through this constructive they
may at the last moment reconsider and cease in their
call c. F. & special attention to the fact
that in 1914, when through the G. f. rs trouble with
fastened upon the people of Colorado, the West Slope
citizens universally loyal and stood their portion
of this debt which they had in the making
without complaint.
But while plea a plea state unification.
state development and present it to these powerful
powers because of the very desperation
transportation need; yet have little hope that 1t will
coldbooded United Railroad Trust that
crushed the little Denver Laramie that blocked the
that from Mr. Moffat the Holland and New
Bankers after sufficient had been pledged
to build the Moffat Tunnel and to complete the Moffas
road to Salt Lake We believe that same cod-blooded
mittee the Mofat Road and prevents that COMMITTEES
from endeavong do ANYTHING the Moffat road
bination in New York is determined at the Union Ps-
Wyens % he Norh the Fe and the
Pacific srtng Colorado to the South shall have real
has decreed the unng of the Moffat Road
from Denver to Oak Greek and decreed that for all times
be allowed is spur line from the Union Pacific in
to Oak creek We believe further that this powerful
railroad combination has decreed that the only real out
let Southwestern Colorado shall be allowed is
line connecting with the Santa Fe in New Mexico
The undersigned citizens and residents Of the West
prejudced by deceptive advertisement of Tom De-
vine and his mutbionaire New York masters These
advertisements Colorado advertisements. They
are against the pioneers and the home builders Of North
western, Mddewestern and Southwestern Colorado and
o
New York. who have their established and competing
lines the North and They have forced
Tom Devine the c. f. & l. to take up their cudgeI
not alone because the G. F. & l. coal mines the
East Slope but chiefly because these United railroads
great C. r. I. Corporation. But of the West Slope
Hadey and President Charles Lory Agricultural
College Dr. Norlan of the University
State Grange and other Colorado patriot and Colo
RADIO builder has endorsed this constructive
We citizens of the West Slope earnestly cali
the attention of the business of Canon City, Pueblo.
Colorado Springs Boulder, Fort Collins and Greeley to
the fact that they have had the benefit of having the
great State Institutions located in their cities,
and that the West Slope citizens have willingly pro-
vded their proportion Of the aexs for the support Of
the West Slope scarcely funds whatever
appeal of sectional prejudice emanatIn from Wall Street
through the lips and pen of Tom Devine but that
veopment and our desperate transportation needs We
pledge you that these three tunnels are practical and
feasible that there is sufficient tonnage without
further development to insure saving the railroads
sufficient to take of the tunnel bonds. We
vinced thorough Investigation that the state
will only have to lend its credit for this
ton and that it will not add dollar of the
taxpayers of the State of Colorado.
Citizens of the East Slope West Slope pro-
vide opportunity for children tomorrow your
section provided opportunity for you yesterday. We
joined hands with in providing funds soldiers
when our common government was in peril. We want
to be Joined closer economically commercially
now. We of the Northwest do be for all
time upon little spur line Union
Pacific in Wyoming They of the Southwest do want
to be limited for all time little spur line running up
from New Mexico. We glad secure any of these
roads but want primarily to be joined O great
an a cpuar cofnI
the East Slope We have these centers as mar
the products of mine wei field We
able to tap coal mines. reach forests, We
want TO build the school fund in the
lie schools. We want to develop prop
erty Values that may do much in sustaining
the great state institutions of the East Slope and
maintaining the expense of state government.
want Colorado to become manufacturing
as greater agricultural and mining We want YOU
to join with us in the biggest constructive
was ever put before the State of Colorado
and citizens Of the West Slope prosperity
future depends securing adequate TRANSPORT
outlet ask you to disregard the shrewd and deceptive
ads the powerful sppeal to preudce sectional hate
of Tom Devne and his multibillonaire New York mas
ters, and vote for the Tri-THnne Amendment Amend
ment No. g.
OF RouTT, MoFFAT AND GRAND COUNTIES