The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12
MHEKER, COLO. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY ls
WHAT RIO BLANco COUNTY NEED
A Number Of Prominent Business Met
Last ThursdAy Discuss Our Welfare

strongly opposed to raising my money
, for the Wamsuttcr-Streete road but
would bc glad to work to raIse the
money to build on to Meeker from
strect'r provided the rond went to
Wanxuttcr and connected with the u.
p. and not the Moffnt Mt Craig. We
are all burnt on the Moffat and are
not 0,tt to raise any money to connect
on to II. II is certain folks that Stree
ter cannot hurt us nny by his propOsi-
tion 70 lets get behind him and boOst
him to the sky. We nrc ready to come
half way to met him I'm any project
that will further the interests Of this
county.
There were two other propositions
brought mp and discussed. One wns that
Mr.. Bamlcrgcr Is about to start on
his road into Uintah Basin. 1t would
lie tlsa easiest way we would have out
OF our valley as the railroad would
follow the river right. down to where
lhIx rOad ends II was thought TINT Mr..
Bambergcr might bc induced to build
here n we were to put up hnlf mil
lion Of the required capital. 1t seems
n feasible project and Is worth looking
Into. And 1t Is the intentions OF the
men to do SO.
Still another plan was vcntured
which Is no doubt about ms good as
- ~. I tn fnlInyV
Miiland survey from New Castle down
Flag Creek to Mccker. This survey
was nadc some years ago ana had the
Midlsnd been given any support Mt hli
would have built down to Meek'r with
out doubt The Midland Is now hcihg
iunkesl and the rails sold for what they
can ret for them. The idea which wns
forwarded Mt Thursdays meeting wns
that tlx people invest In stock and the
money !bc used to buy enough OF this
Junk fzil to lny from New Castle to
Meeker, a. l.. Carlton vii" was n
IDrOmitrnt nun Of the Midland Com
pany has expressed many times his In
tcrest N this county. 1t wns Thought
that ~ might le interested in such n
proje9f, Mr.. Tony Wilson who went
TO Detiver Sunday was requested to
Iyto41s Colorado Springs on his
return and talk the matter over with
Mr.. Carlton.
| II was also decided Thursday even
Ing tllnt a committee liz chosen to In
tcryiew the Advisory Board Of the Com
merrinl Club and see II that culb were
i IN favor Of boosting these propositions.
The following men were appointed: w.
D., Simms. John II. Clark. G. NJ. Thomp-
son. j. 4. Rca. and J.. r. Crenghc.
Now these were the things which
were discussed nt the meeting. In
short time we will know what the re-
suit of the meeting will Ike. 1t is II sure
thing it will have accomplished much.
And 1t IL certain TINT we must all wake
up and isoOst our country or we will be
soon dead. 1t IL the general belief Of
most places such ns Denver that VIC
do not want n railroad. 1t seems that
some Of our citizens have given them
that idea. and II certninly has carried
weight There IL one thing certain II
you don't want II thing and will not
work for It you will never get 1t. No
lDdy is going to get out and do some
thing for you and let you reap the har-
vest. Not OH yonr life. 1t isn't human
nature II ever big concern comes in
here with railroad they are going to
want everything. They are not out to
mike money for anybody but them
selves and will do nothing until they
control everything SO they will make
1t all. There are too many opportm-
tiles for capital. to think they nrc
out to build Rio RInnco county for
charity or anybody clse's sake but their
own.
SO it liz Citizens of Meckcr and Rio
BIanco County II we nre going to get
out of the rut we are in, we must get
behind and Push.
Altogether: PUSH.