The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-02-16

MATTE l. MILLER, Local Editor
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Crested Butte; Colorado.
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STILL, it's easier to get square peg a round hole
than to get a square deal in a sphere OF influence
THE world survives in spite Of a broken heart, but
statesmen warned that it probably won't survive a
broken back.
THE railroads are now asking the government for a
few additional billions tide them the dvi-
dend period They base their request the fact that the
government has just given aid to the farmers We note
that Mr. Mellon thinks we'll of their request but he al
most has fits soldiers bonus.
THE Grand Junction Sentinel calls attention to the
fact that point in Alaska had lower temperatures
than Gunnison- Thanks. Next summer may be able
to call attention eastern point where it is said
be hotter than either he'll Grand Junction but viii
probably be wrong far the Junction is
INSTEAD of working SO hard to find way to seps
rate the people from enough the proposed soldier
bonus, why reissue the billions of money retired
since the in the effort return normalcy which
proved abortve? If the country not overloaded
with then possibly it would stand the strain Of
a Slight imitation now;
MR. BRYAN, it is ed, will run for the senate
from Florida II he gets elected there will be one
OF brains and integrity in that body who be bbed
bulldozed His views prohibition have never APP
peaed to but in that he honest and his private
life is clean hounds tooth, We could stand any
amount of Bryans in the United States Senate.
ONE cannot help thinking that c. A Lemmers is
mighty good example of how much general ignorance it
takes TO make Efficiency Commissioned. 1t sad
day for this administration when they turned Mr. Lem
loose with the privilege. of writing letters the
editors of the state who crticng the tax boost
After reading lot of his letters impressed with
the idea that he could make good chamber maid in
livery stable f 1' 'nf rec
WHEN the bill was before the legislature last spring
to build state cement MILL the cement trust flooded the
members of the house with literature trying to show how
the state would lose all kinds money if they
the cement business And they defeated the bill Now
it's the thing in the of Henry Ford wanting
the Muscle Shoals plant and manufacture fertilizer
for the farmers at reasonable price The mails
heavy with their bunk, and it's having effect for every
and then the little "me too papers trying
belittle Ford and trying to work of the trust
stuff and pass it off as their own-Hotchkss Times.
I'm the early days of our race the Almighty said to
the first of manknd In the sweat of thy face shalt thou
eat bread and since then, if except the gth and
of heaven good thing has been be enjoyed by
without first having labor And nasmuch most
things have been produced by labor it follows that all
such things belong of right those whose labor has
duced them But it has happened in all of the
world that have labored and others have without
labor enjoyed large portion of the fruits This is wrong
and should not continue To to each laborer the
whole product Of his labor, nearly possible is al
worthy object of any 1t strange that
any should dare to ask just Gods assistance in
wringing bread from the sweat of other mems
Lncolns address to delegation of New York workngmen
1865.
HAVE you written that letter to your Congressman
and Senators asking them support Henry Fords Muscle
Shoals proposition and oppose the removal of the Forest
Service and the transfer of its activities the Interior
Department? you have neglected the matter for the
Lords sake take enough interest in your affairs to
write This editor is fully convinced that if the peo
pie would keep tab what their
doing it would prac tcay correct half, at least, of
ills. All the congressman and half the Senators
going be reelected defeated this fall They will
not ignore your requests at this time Write those
NOW and while you at it why tell them you
want that Truth-in-Fabric bill brought out and passed
1t would be worth something to each of to
brand the cloth you buy telling you just how much
shoddy there in it. p f.