The Meeker herald., 1920-10-30


several miles of Its heaviest grade the elimination of
the snow on Cumbres Pass promises them an adequate
transportation outlet which the Rio Grnnde authorities
have long recognized necessity Tom Dsvne and his
mut.blionaire New York masters would lead the peo
pie of Southwestern Colorado to believe That the Pueblo
jobbers hive also joined In the conspiracy to prevent the
people of the Middle and Southwest Colorado from sscur
Ing an adequate transportation outlet
The undersigned citizens and residents of the West
Slope making this plea to Tom Dsvins and the fnnn
now when the state itself without asking their aid is
seeking to carry through this constructive measure they
cold, selfish plot for the West slopes destruction.
We call the C. r. Us specaI attention to the fact
flint in loi4 when through the G. r. 4 IL trouble with
its employees. million dollar insurrection debt
fastened upon the people of Colorado, the West Slope
citizens universally loyal and stood their portion
Of this debt which they had part In the making
without complaint.
But while our plea is a plea of state unfcaton of
state DEVELOPMENT and we present It to these powerful
financial powers because very desperation of
transportation need; have little hope thnt II will
reach sympathctIc ears For we remember TINT II
the coldblooded United ailrond Trust that recently
crushed the little Denver laramie that blocked 70 .e
gateway that tore from Mr. Mofat the Holland ana New
YORK 'hkerS aItet sucleht SUPPORT nnn Des' p sS'
road to Salt Lake We believe TINT same coldblooded
powerful combination now cohiois the oona noaels con-
from endeavorng to DO anything TO save the ont ROM
from desiructlonS We believe TINT that powerful com
cific, passing with Its trnnscontinennl line through
wyoming to the North the santa re and I've sou.nern
competitor. We feel convinced that this multi'oiionare
organization has decreed the nktns OF me AiorIat tohu
from Denver to Oak Creek ana decreed tha Tor All Tunes
the only outlet the people OF northwestern Colorado sh'
be allowed Is spur line from the Union racific IN
Wyoming down to Craig, ana a snort nhe from Srnls
to Oak Creek We believe further TINT ths powerlu
ra'roh communion ms decLeem mat ,'e OH! iea'
let Southwestern colorado shhi De aiowea ~ spur
line connecting WIN the sahth re III Ne" "ieAeo'
The undersigned citizens nnu residents OF the west
crn Slope beg that the people OF the EAST slope pe nt
prejudiced by the deceptive advertisement OF Tom De
vine and his mutbillonaire New York masters These
against the pioneers and the home builders OF North
western Middlewesern and Southwestern Colorado ana
solely IN the interests of the great railroad nngnnes OF
New York, who have their established and cnnpeting
lines the North and to the South They hnve fofceu
,r,, y,,r,,. and IN. n y l. In .ke I'M tbev eudpe,
~. .oua hoo"mso ~. +, n = own. c<o minea an the
LIZ, S, hm. ch,arv hcc"us. these limited railroad s
mo Ia, ,,r,ns.r. ~ Tho rails md other outpt Of the
o III. W.. y, ~ i, r,ornar,,,Ior RI, ro ~ Tho West Sloe
u H., Itnrarnnr .mn,ons IIovernnr RucteI
Id,a r presient Charles Iorv OF the Agricultural
soleee' pr. No.ia VI he . c ,,nr,ot and Colo
SUIT sui ,. ,. .,nrs.s, nj. cnn.tr,ctive measure
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We, citizens Of the West Slope most earnestly eau
the attention OF the business men or canon CITY! fuepo
Colorado Springs Boulder Fort Collins ana Greeley 70
the fact TINT they hive hnd the benef OF hnving the
great State Institutions located In their several cte
that the West Slope citizens have most willingly pro.
vided their proportion of the aexs for the support Q.
these grent Institutions tlnt we have received
upon West Slope scarcely state funds whatever TOT
such purposes anu we ask you now NOT 10 S,e s NY
r""r u hc lins md mem Of Tom peSne but that you