The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-23
By MICHAEL F. DACEY

By MICHAEL F. DAcEY
 DENVER, Dec. 23.-Denver's cam paign for "500,OOO in 1880" is going forward with a new zest following the decision of the State Supreme Court uphohing the legality of the legislative act creating the Moffatt tunnel bonding district. ...
 The district, including all of Den yer and all or portions of several counties to be mostly benefited by construction of the tunnel, has been authorized to issue bonds to the ex- tent of s6,700,000 and the work oi boring the tunnel that will pierce the Continental Divide 50 miles west of Denver is expected to get under way shortly.
 Building of the tunnel will elimi. nate numerous steep grades on the Denver and Salt Lake (Moffat) Eail- road, greatly reduce the mileage be- tween this city and the Pacific coast, and open up vast area of agricul- tural and mineral lands on the west ern slope of the Rockies, in Colo. rado. Denver will be the distribut- ing point for this newly created empire. .... -....-
 A recent canvass of the city indf. cated population of approximate. fly 280,000 a gain of nearly 25,000 since the 1920 Federal census.
 Keen interest is manifested not only in Colorado but throughout the entire West in the coming inaugural of William E. Sweet, Democratic governor-elect. Sweet will have 8 Republican Senate on his hands, and la lower house practically evenly di vided between Republicans and Dem ocrats, and his efforts to put ovel the constructive and progressive program which he pledged during his intensive campaign will bt watched closely. He has threatened | to Invade the home district" of any who "unreasonably" op pose his constructive" efforts. Governor-elect Sweet was bitterly Eopposed in both the primary ant general election, being accused o Iradicalism and preparing to turl 1 the state over to Eolshevism." The cry of Socialist and radica has calmed down somewhat sinc' election, and the governor-elect ha been busy addressing civic, busines and social clubs on his proposed leg islative program. He startled mem bers of the exclusive Denver Clut however, when he told 125 leadin citizens there, whose total wealtl was estimated to exceed half bi lion dollars, that they should qui chasing their tails around" in thei Edesire to amass greater fortunes and devote more time to the stud
 of industrial problems and exercis
 more justice in their settlemen
 Sweet is termed millionaire" hin self. ..8
 The meeting at the Denver Gu Twas strictly private affair, but has leaked out that the industria Ecaptains who heard Sweet wor lgloomy countenances through hi Ita1k, especially when he urged tn [prfnciple of living wage and strong lily denounced child labor.
 The atmosphere is reported
 have cleared considerably when Gov
 ernor Shoup, Republican fncumben
 followed Sweet on the speakers pla
 form with few pfthy remarks.
 Sweet had made reference t
 "three fundamental propositions
 for the solution of present day eel
 homie, industrial and social prol
 lens. s-s.
 "This talk of three fundaments
 propositions" Shoup is quoted g
 saying reminds me of three task
 I have found hardest to complete: "1-To climb fence that lear [ toward you. agf .4 t
 T "2-To kiss q girl leaning ava 7 from you.