The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-08-25

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No President has found it difficult to keep Con-
gress in line at the feed trough.
1t may be accident or design, but people generally
get the kind of government they deserve.
This country still has plenty cargo space, all
that is being carried is the Shipping Board deficit.
There two sides to the railroads question, but
Congressman won't hear of them until around elec
tion time. ar tat
If President Harding is losing his grip on Congress,
correspondents reporting that fact is not
apparent in anything that has happened to date
A fearful electrical visited Denver Tuesday
and killed and several injured by the light
ming Considerable property damage also occurred
The Rio Grande pulled off a wreck in Mesa county
Wednesday night by which the engineer. Douglas Arm
strong killed and 25 35 people badly injured
bridge damaged by high water was the cause.
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readers will the annual statement
is still held back from the public. 1t made and filed
of record long time since and has been in the News
Champ Office weeks. 1t f held bacs, for purpose
What that purpose is cannot say for but you
may be certain that it is not good one.
We that recently Henrietta gave big boost to
the way road work being done III the first district
We the road from Sapinero Gunnison this
and has been such bum shape since Bill
Gilaspey built it If anything has been done to main
tain it there is evidence of the fact.
The wild west carnival at Deer Trail to have
been a very successful affair One killed and
two badly injured during the first day. We recall that
several less painful injuries were received at
Gunnison but the ecat of killing absent, thus de-
tracing in degree from the pleasure of the
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big drigible balloon being built for the United
States by British consructionists blew her trial
trip before starting for this country About 40 persons
perished in the blast Among them many Ameri-
who were to be members of her crew across the
water 1t is believed two Denver perished with her.
Several thousand ex-service men, who their
from France feted acclaimed heroes worthy
of their country's undying gratitude tramping
the streets of cities seeking in vain for work But
wise administration rules that adjusted compensation for
the days they endured hardship and faced peril at
wage" of 81 day would be bad for their morals and
nhict great hardship the SO-a-day homes and
the $4,000 millionaries-Durango Democrat.
We that the Government has al come to the
Empires view that Grover Cleveland Begdol purchased
his liberty from the operations of the draft from
high patriots of the military bureau The
the disoya senators and representatives has
smoked out the patriots and Of them bid fair be
separated from their graft No punishment will
be meted They will simply be stopped selling
out their again right off and the opportunity
is now off the hooks special harm will them.
On our first page print call for a Mass Conven-
tion of Nonpartisan Leaguers 1t interest
very many OF readers. The have been
filed with slop telling the League is dead all
that sort of thing but it is very lively and bids
it in the coming election The fact that far
other organization has arisen people any
hope of relief In form of organized effort all the
hope of the aboring and producing classes So
long sell cattle and hogs for less than
produce them long pay high prices for shoddy
and sell wool for pttance long wages
sliding down and coal climbing toward the clouds
shall strive to find remedy The League trying,
that is enough
1t would be we'll to investigation to find
why parties lola persstently trying dissuade
travellers from coming Lake City spreading the re-
ports that the roads impossible the
from communications number of visitors have report
ed this effort The be shrewdly sur
missed, but it is neither neighborly honest
retain and hold patronage The people of will
find that they will lose seriously by such 1t
reprehensibe in gains anything
the end Gunnison, Montrose Delta and Grand
please note the foregoingLake City Silver World
We do note it and with extreme regret if true Lake
City is very desirable point visit and never fail
to recommend side trip to the Lake Fork metropolis
Also have never heard anyone knocking Lake City.
Lake San Chrstobal well worth the side trip
tourists cannot find pleasant diversion from the
main trail
The Gunnson Empire reports that JOS Carlstrom
and of the Paige he driving through
from Denver with five passengers grief the