The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-08-09
BURLINGTON FAvORTTE RECEIVER
OF RIO GRAND, SUCCEEDING YOUNG

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r. e. W. railroad Wednesday, by Federal Judge j. Foster
Symes to succeed Joseph H. Young Mr. Young resigned
lgnaton at that time 1t is rumored in Denver that
Young was given full years salary of $4,000 in advance
Beacon is favorable to the Burlington railroad and
control the Missouri Pacific railroad which recently Sc
cured merger with the D. & R. G. W-Salida Mail
Now gentle reader when you pay your next freight
bill please think, if you think if this clip
printed above is true, and imagine is you
others who pay freight must directly pay that $4,000
federal judge has said and yet there no
good reason why incompetent should be
summarily discharged brakeman or engineer
The public stuck for $4,000 itself of Receiver
appointed by Federal Court, who turned out to be
frost Gunnison county cattlemen will pay nice piece
OF this ID extorton Western Slope fruit will
pay lot Miners will contribute their quota But
it must be paid and besides the must earn operat
ing expenses and dividends the says So But the
court does not that you farmers growers min
ers and cowmen must make expenses and profit your
industry. We wish had flow language that would
enable US to opinion of this of thing
| WESTERN SLOPE papers bring the rather surprising
news that at the County Commissioners concave ou
last week resolutions of confidence the honesty
integrity of the convicted commissioners from this
ty passed One of the best grand jures that
sat in the Seventh District indictments against
these officials and many others for various nfractons
the law When the accused be tried Pat Hanlon
was disqualified to draw the petit jury by affidavit of the
indicted men, and DR. Hyatt, coroner, appointed by
the Court to perform that duty He exception
ally and minded petit jury and they unhesi
tatngy convicted indicted person brought before
them except c. c. McWilliams in whose hung jury
occurred Judge Logan in of the able opinions
ever handed down from the District bench here
up the evidence on motion for trial and refused the
the motion. Also he sentenced these Now sub
nit that if the County Commissioners of the
slope really feel confidence in these convicted
the record made in the it is quite possible
they under the old law Like Likes Like" that
investigation of their activities is much
Mepx yhO drritb
ing that have enjoyed right Remember that
the grand jury expressly advised that civil actions
brought from these commissioners many
thousands of dollars alleged to have been wrongfuly
drawn from the treasury That action has yet
taken but doubtless will when the present litigation
settled In this connection might that their
appeal to the Supreme Court for writ of supersedeas
filed last Saturday August 4th, and will up
hearing early in September.
Following is the resolution reported have been
passed. also the of the members the
committee:
ing of Milton P. wech chairman; T W Mcneil, ssecre-
and ]. W. Shy 49, -e' S''''''' ~ : 0''''e''
Whereas Our members, Will whalen Ted Knowles
been charged with Irregularities Office and placed in
an improper light before the people, and prosecuted
der the charge of misappropriatng public funds
Therefore, Be Resolved That is the sense of this
and in opinion op be IN sp gGpa
and this association holds the utmost faith in their honor
honesty and integrity.
i AMONG all the comments touching President Hard
ings death note not that reach the
real His demise brings mind forcblv
the fact that mental distress had practically all to do
with his passing did the in rendering
President Wilson hopeless paralyc Mr.. Wilson con
ceived that he could win the American people to his
League of Nations by personally carrying his message
them His effort fat failure The people met and
listened to him respectfully because he Presi
dent but they had been baptized suffering through
their participation in the and they more
of it They turned deaf to his pleas and Mr. VIII
knew that his mission had failure 1t proved
on his mind and made easy the breaking an al
ready weakened physique. Mr. Harding sought to make
the plea for his international Court is nothing but
the League of Nations under another name he too
met with firm and even positive refusal accept
When he left these shores for Alaska he trip was
failure All during his absence the thought defeat
bore down him. 1t sapped vitality, diminished his
reserve forces and he ready victim of the first
trling indispostion Both these men were sincere in
desiring to put the participation of this in
European affairs Both got their from the same
sourcesthose who profit therebybu the people are not
going to become involved if they help it, And now
arises the thought is it within expect any Pres
dent to successfully the load the
affairs of nation of this size? The Presidency almost
invariably ncapacates the holder position to an
extent that takes them off long before time Roose
vet youngest and most vigorous died excessive
work wilson's health was greatly impaired by his first
term and his second produced what equivalent to death
The country has too complexities the executive
to meet without overriding his strength Presidents
manage to shift many their burdens to their cabinet
officials others less fortunate in those same