HomeMy WebLinkAbout790751.tiff June 20, 1979
WELD COUNTY CcMMI STONERS :
Bob Thomas, multi-millionnaire , purchased the Janitel
ranch and is in the process of plowing the grasslands to
the extent, according to him, of 6,000 acres . Within two
days time he has plowed four sections bordering my place
4i miles southwest of Keota.
This act is a crime. It has taken 60 years and more for
the grassland to cover the barren dust of the 1918 and
1929-30 dust storms that completely destroyed the ground
for any use whatsoever. Thousands of dollars have been
spent and many hours of labor went into seeding and
conservation. This summer the ,;:rassland was the best
in a decade.
But today the beautiful cactus flower is a burial wreathe
to the grassland as it lays uprooted and destroyed along
with the Buffalo and Gramma grass which had taken over
the sins of commission of others . That this land has been
allowed to be plowed is a crime. It is a greedy act by a
man who has just sold land near Ft. Morgan, to a Canadian,
for $4 million. " hy must this man rape our grasslands at
Keota? Why are you allowing this to happen?
He admitted to Bill Jackson today (Farm Editor, Tribune )
that he intends to plant and not plant to get the govtt
handouts. He admitted he will keep it for one or two
years and sell it at a profit (he paid $95 an acre for
the land) .
Here is a greedy ir.diiridual who admits he is worth $5
million, tearing up our grasslands . He will walk away
from this destruction and the wind will take over and
create the dustbowls of 1918 and 1929-30. How can our
govtt allow this crime to happen?
I wish to go on record that the potential destruction of
my land is NOW, and I call your attenti' n to the State
Statute #35-72 and the Senate Bill #1, March 23, 1954 to
give me redress . I call upon to you immedi ely charge
Bob Thomas, County Rd . 11, Ft. Morgan, Co . , with potential
destruction of my property. Yesterday e wind blew from
7 a.m. until 7 p.m. I could not spet5Y my property because
of the blasting and blinding wi and dust from the in es
s
plowed fields . �...�...__
Ti' ith Phillips
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