Show WILL FIND A WAY TO BUILD Tj THE TUNNELS W. W G. G Evans E Declares Declares Colorado wit Not J Long ng Submit to Intolerable Handicaps ps In Transportation Problems In reply to a an Inquiry try as t to what the next move more would he to secure the construction of the three tunnels so greatly needed to solve the problem of greater development of Colorado William G G. Evans of he The state te railroad railroad rail rall- road commission has I. I sued issued the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing statement I cI I cannot yet advise you what action or recommendation will be betaken betaken betaken taken by the state railroad commis commis- sion When the o official lal al canvas of the vote on the tri trl amendment has been made a meeting of the commission commission com com- mission will be held heM to decide Its course of action During the can al u a concerted concert concert- ed effort was made by representatives representatives representatives tives of several wealthy hy Interests to stone to death the tunnel tri amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment and the commission by mailing thousands of lurid circulars to voters voters vot Tot ers throughout the state and publishing publishing publishing pub pub- lishing repeatedly In many papers un untruthful untruthful truthful misleading advertisements ad attacking them and b by employing attorneys attorneys at attorneys at- at and other lJ raon n to go about the state misinforming voters and arousing they have succeeded succeeded succeeded suc suc- they must either bund bull the three tunnels promptly themselves or orbe orbe orbe be held responsible to the people of oC the tho state for continuing the dangers and suffering and heavy burden of expense entailed upon them by using the heavy grades high and often otten blockaded routes over Cumbres Marshall and Corona passes between Eastern and Western Colorado For delaying the developments for which economical transportation Is a necessity necessity of of the enormous resources resources resources re re- re- re sources of Southwestern Middle Western and Northwestern Colorado for for denying to the merchants and manufacturers r of D Denser nt and 04 othern other n gt 3 r rk k for far their geode any nom i farmers stock raisers and fruit i growers of the western slope good routes to their best market for deflecting deflecting deflecting de de- travel away from the state for preventing the expenditure of for products of Colorado factories and of among Colorado Workmen for useful laborI labor I believe a way will be bo found to secure the needed improvements One feasible and fair way was pointed point point- ed out by the commission another may be quickly found I 1 believe it to be absurd for anyone any anyone one to assume that the people of the state or of Denver will long submit to the continuance of at intolerable and unnecessary transportation handi handi- caps Transportation affects the value of every article bought or sold by any individual determines the development development development de de- of every state and limits the trade territory territory of every cit city Those In control of or it have ha their hand on every merchants merchant's and manufacturers manufacturer's manufacturers manufacturer's manu manu- business and must be held hold responsible for tor dealing fairly and without discrimination between states communities and citizens |