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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1910
Page
4
The Greeley Tribune was founded in 18 by N C Meeker and published by The Greeley Tribune Publishing Company. H Wolfe served as manager with offices at 722 Seventh St in Greeley Colorado.
A criticism of corporate neglect in railroad safety and labor standards. The piece argues it is cheaper to pay widows and orphans than to invest in safer infrastructure and signals. It cites the Cavanaugh case, claims crew bias, and predicts little lasting accountability or reform.
The article notes alarm over Union Pacific plans for a 400 foot wide right of way through Greeley. It argues the city has already spent to block the railroad and may incur further costs if the title quieting suit succeeds. The text emphasizes the road's aim to win and warns of municipal financial impact.
The Weld County Farmers club held a two day convention at the Unitarian church with full attendance. President Bliss and organizers worked diligently as lectures and reports covered the allotted program with vigor. The event set a model for future conventions in the city.
The piece contrasts sentimentality with stoicism, noting it as a defining trait of some people and communities. It cites poets Shelley and Burns and Byron’s farewell as examples, arguing that scorn for sentiment often masks a troubled inner state and erodes trust.
The passage argues sentiment is not meaning and warns that sentimentalism fuels vice and crime. It contrasts grand figures like Cromwell Rienzi Washington and Lincoln with the dangers of overemotional culture while claiming true progress arises from disciplined effort and the realities of invention, law, and science.
A belated pun about Andrew Carnegie circulates in Washington. The tron master was aboard a ferry at Norfolk when the president visited the port. The compass malfunction led the captain to appeal to the mate who blamed the steel magnate, a quip cited by the Troy Times.
A Popular Electricity piece explains how x ray imaging can detail fractures and inflammation in teeth and supporting structures. It highlights checking fillings bridges and tooth position as well as assessing infantile teeth and the transition from milk to permanent teeth for anomalies.
Interior decoration work at St Peter's Catholic church advances with J D Hoover shaping ornamental plaster that enhances acoustics and Gothic detailing. For the first time in 25 years there will be no St Patrick's Day ball in Greeley, with a Camfield hall ball on Shrove Tuesday February 8 offering the last pre-Lenten opportunity for revelers.
Kersey Jan 25 after weeks layoff crews resume work on the Denver-Greeley Valley ditch part of the rent system to supply water for 70 000 acres in southern and eastern county. The project provides employment to many at Kersey and surrounding areas with most contracts awarded to Kersey farmers who use winter months for ditch labor.
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