Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-26

Its Population, Streets, Scenery and
social and Political Character

Its Population. Streets, Scenery and
social and Political Character
tstics.
Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
DENVER, COL, August 17--"The
young giant Of the West' is the name
Denver IL now entitled to. The census of
1880 shows her the possessor nf over
81 900 souls, gain of 10000 in 10 years.
It liz predicted by many of the older bust
peea luen here that, ut this rate of ipcrnsse,
ColoradO's metropolis, III less than 10
yeats, will have II population If 100. 900
The principal attractions to visitors and
tourists here are the magnificent srlusets,a
roypl mountain view, tho long, S,rnight,
aud l-vri drives, prrtrrt euough w in
spite u saint with II love az fnst horses, for
which Denver tXcels. | think durug all
my lime her" ! have NOT sspu il "enn'
hursr. Many attribute tina TO tho smooth
NESS of the sire cts and the entire absence
OF cobblr stoutH ar paving uf ANY kind.
Broadway. because of It's width, length,
nnd quality Of surfnra. bus hrcu turned
into vrtiinble race track Here during
tho early evening hours do tho wenlth,
beauty aud fashion cougrtlql,e to indulge
in friendly tr'alA OF sp,vt with their turn
outs thH aninEe'neut is unt confined to
the hicrn'r SIX nlnnn nRka 10 mistake
about TINT lut the far A,x ia hrgs
number., holily srep ,mt on the COURSE
and nviIr nomp-tiiinn with their nnnli
friends. It's n worry exe'iing and exhtl
lein,iuS scene and the most disinr Z, s'rd
perthi. 1t ~ the neighborho0d viii, una
wares, look on, and applaud ~ loudly III
the j,Gsry. Nany of people, especially
strangers. wuu er that the city nu,hnriits
permit snch fart driving within ,he city
limits. Bat Tins is Denver yGl knew. and
many. very many things, are permitted
here, that would perhaps. shook liz, mhit-
iiants Of some OF your stnd oh EASTERN
cities.
About the people of Denver what
about them Weil of nj places III the
far West to study human nature, think
Denver takes the prtinluni aud nbon the
best place to do 1t here, is at the post
office. From the crowd that gathers daily
here, an experienced EYE has III excellent
opportunity to select all the GLASSES OF
people that compose this community.
There is the LINER, stalwart and ruddy
the old settler of uncertain age, means or
profession; the gambler and the COW boy
and last but by no means least, the
''tenderfoot,' who has left his hu,ne in
the states TO seek his fortune IN the great
West. Indeed the crowd here
is 40 great, thut in order to systematize
the delivery of mail matter, each one has
to stand III line and take his "mrn."
"About how much mail il there delivered
ia Denver a day p | asked Of one of the
carriers, about two tons, on an aver
age" he replied This statement car
you take INTO consideration tho nutuher OF
transient visitors We have hpre. The CON
veyance used TO Garry thI, imm nsa
amount of mail matter is huge stage,
drawn toy four horses.
| The prrat Suinmrr amusement among
the Denvuri;es is camping out" Rich
and poor, they all go ; the few in style,
the many in wagons, heaped high with
bedding, provisions aud human beings.
Il il a wholesome, merry and adventurous
custom, and one that will long be in vogue,
while ihe Rocky mountains are so handy
besides, they fill cur 'long-tslt want, y
immensely, viz the sea-shofe. We have
no boats, no bathing houses, Nc, md the
'Rockle-' have to safer in consequence.
Real estate 10 holding its own here in
Denver, ami while not active during the
heats Of July aud August, is ueverth ,less
changing hands al last springs prices
with the prospect Of nors rapid move
ments in tue fall. Ine large number Of
small tenement hnhS heing butt will not
ba more than sufficient to supply the de-
mani tl'l- fall When the influx from the
mountains coues il. for the winter Ronts
may be u hadG lower. but will be higher
than ever IN fpw weeks. There will he
a full supply OF business houses, which
fact niHl moderate tina rents asked IN the
spring The general condition uf trade,
the standing of tho merchants rs indicated
by the banks, and the prospects for q good
fall trade, can all be pronounced excel Mt
Denver's financial basis WAS never on 2
lirmer foundation.
The Democracy of Colorado arc going
to make II hard fight to carry the State this
fall. There is little doubt that II every
Democrat ia the Stale made 1t ms parlic-
ulur business 10 be at the poll, on election
day they eau do it, ns Hancock and
English are gaining friends @very day.
The municipal elections last spring
showed astonishing Democrats: gains all
over the State. La IIaadyi!lt alone the
change was suilic ent to tip the balance in
the State add give it TO the Democrats.
Since then the situation has vastly
improved.
Another important consideration is that
the majority Of the immigrants to this
State ARE Democrats. The Leadvlle
election last spring clearly showed this.
Colorado Is the only new State, except
Texas, that receives any Southern immi.
grafton. Southern m6u will not live in
Kansas and Nebraska, where they are
ostracised for opinions sake. II they
don't 80 to Ttxis they must come TO Col.
radp, and they do come by the thousands
In addition 10 Southern Immigration
proper there has huen an enormous in.
tiux bere from Missouri. Besides these
voters nearly one-hulf of the Immigrant,
from the Northern States are also Delno
Gratis. About oue-third OF the Northern
people coming to Kansas aud Nebra5kt
remain Democrats, though in IA hopeless
minority, aud it is fair to assume iargol
proportion here. Therefore in view d
these very plain facts, 1t Democrat,
victory III November il in a mcasur,
assured