The Ordway new era., 1922-04-14
4. Special Legislative Session and
our Chances to Get Properly Stung

r shoup has issued a call for a special session
s,ature to convened next week. Tuesday April Is.
he Posbor received his the latter part
Senator I and will leave Monday for Denver. Representa-
daS Nssn and Miller this district will also attend the
Lives Vromah """
sson ,4 +uo nronositions to he copsiaarod t nj;
One is the Moffat Tunnel improvement district bill
*s *sN hr is bill proposing the organization eonser-
ar S,D district the prevention OF floods in Pueblo
nH T one the most important special sessions
=. ,ho sote and it time when members o both the
F Senate should be right up in the harness safe
Aha interests of the balance of the state Denver wants
e ,gt hnne constructed and if Denver and her near
n are willing pay the bill it alright and the legis-
% will give the right to ahead create district
bni it is up the legislators to that 'oker
o will ultimately throw the burden of the back on
ynovers the whole state That is liable happen
IL siote a large is safeguarded to the limit.
The proposed Monat tunnel bill would create district
~ d6utey stated bounds and that district is provide
Necessary funds If that is all there is to it and Denver
, tynovcs in that definitely defined" district willing
Ia, them have it 'ook out" Mr. Senator and Mr.. Rep
Denative there's danger lurking Make sure of your
As for the Pueblo proposition it has the danger
a, added danger to the irrigated districts in valley
pdo seems be set plan, at the advice of some
dpee TO build big dam west of that place to hold such
1 waters that of last June until such water be let out
reasonable quantities flow down the Arkansas river with
m food proportions. Those OF You who the flood waters
Ae Arkansas river last June do you think dam would
hold that back, allowing only normal flow to com,
down at the will of the dam keeper, and prevent flood?
The the Arkansas last June on the
average of two miles wide. 1t is so miles from the Rocky Ford
bridge to Pueblo That would dam would have to be
hold body of water two miles wide and 90 miles long
lust hold the in those boundaries not considering al
The balance of the waters which kept rolling in al
the the food and in the side streams. Such body
South of Orway to Pueblo alone would require
h doubtless bigger than available spot there is West OF
Pueblo
0 course this proposed conservancy district apparently
F business and like the Moffa tunnel proposition
mgt be well given Pueblo providing the balance of the state
Bnt involved Pueblo would create district and those
THAT district supposed to pay the bill In other words
business interests in Pueblo have crowded and crowded the
arkansas river out of it natural channel and i: rebels
md breaks causing flood and the Toss of life and
property of those who have done the crowdng. Others
ought locations the high and dry lands and lost nothing
under the proposed plan they to be taxed to keep the
AHiom flooding the other fellows property,
The river should be given its full and natural channel
the money that would be required to build DAM which
Neh is questionable could buy locations lands and
rounds that would not overflow The blocking and dammne
river by the buildings in Pueblo doubtless raised the wat
he Arkansas river from Pueblo east to great extent
Hood proportions that otherwise might not have been
damaging food
what ever done at this special session :;ie members
qok with eagle eye to that the balance OF the
ae fully protected