Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-31
Price Four Cents

l the culture and refinement of inc people. That is, if you have not
 been convinced of both by con | tact with some residents of Colorado or seen them in their lovely home I assure won
 that many could not be surpassed by anv.the ! world over. I have yet to meet the rerson
 who does not speak almost enthusiastically of
 this fitly named "Queen City of the Plains. , One great charm is it is so cospolitan. Every
 body stands on his own merit Many peonIe congregate here whose varied fortunes would
 form material for any quantity of sensational I novels. Some have risen mushroom. like
 rom deepest want to untold wealth. l put as many and more per- | haps' although their sad history is seldom
 told' nave come out here with their little all | ana through mlsrepresentations have been
 induced to risk it only to lose their hard | earned savings. There are others, too who l from some sad circumstance either to them 1 selves or through professed friends-often
 more sinned against than sinning-wisb to l oegln lie anew To such ones this country
 @ oners @eSpeelai nope. For this clear bracing ! atmosphere puts new vim into sluggish veins
 and bids everyone hold up the head and take | new chance for life. There may be soma drawback at first, but to the earnest worker as much and more encouragement can be gwen here than in almost any other spot on earth. To be sure, as is not to be wondered at, many branches of business arc overcrowded. Many invalids resort to Colo. raoo because their health demands it, and very likely having been out of health for some tune, as their strength returns. they are very glad to resume business at a nominal salary. The manager of one of the leading dry goods houses told me that every da9 they turned away applicants who otfere3 thelr services for S6 and S7 per week There IS great need of ioht mann
 tacturlng business of various kinds to employ
 those now living in enforced idleness. The expense or nVing Is much greater than in the
 East All articles which have great weiobt
 and are brought from distance must of
 course be sold for an advanced price on ac
 count of the heavy freight The necessities
 such as flour, etc., are about the same as will
 you, but the luxuries are high priced. Pears,
 peaches, etc. are sold by the pound instead
 of by the measure. Salaried persons
 seldom gain by living here except tha
 opportunity of enjoying a superb climate
 and better health perhaps os in
 creased expense for living takes up
 salary even if it be higher than has been pre-
 viously received But if anyone can come
 here possessing even a small capital and in
 vest judiciously in real estate not ricbt in
 the city but Ill the suburbs, he is quite sure
 ot Its rise in value, also mining property is
 more safe every year, and reliable invest
 ments can be had in any quantity.
 It Is difficult to procure desirable houses at moderate rent as the demand exceeds the supply. Of course, fortunate owners of pleasant central tenements can always find tenants and charge accordingly. But by gong out short distance one can find places more reasonable. You would be sur prlsed at the rapidity with which buildings are erected sometimes. "The mora hosies the less speed" as too much haste or noor workmanship has caused several buildings to fall. Indeed, have heard of their falling
 before they were completed even Many stores and houses are spoken for when the cellar IS being excavated. Rents range all the way from $20 per month for 9 tiny cot- tage to $l0O or more for house in a first class neighborhood, of only nine or ten rooms. You cannot go block in any direc- tion without seeing several new buiIdinps and going around in the street to avoid tbe material with which the sidewalk is filtered. But all this activity results in an extraordi nary number ot new and elegant buildings, among which are the Union depot Tabor block, Windsor Hotel, University of Denver. Tabor Opera House. the fine addition to the Wentworth now called the St. James and several others, also many splendid private residences
 Nothing more fully shows the growth and progress of Denver than it's fine hotels, of which it may well be proud. Until within a few years that need was much felt. Now the lack is supplied in the Windsor which accommodates over 800 guests, and the St. James which was completed and thrown open to the public on the 2Oth Now theS hotels fully equal in all their appointments to the best hotels East Re- side the above-named there are several oth- CTS where, at less price, traveIe..s can be very comfortable. For years everyone who visited Colorado must first see Denver. no matter to what part they afterwards resorted It was the Hub" of the State The repu- tation of Colorado as summer resort having become world wide, and it's climate having proven of so great benefit to invalids tourists from all parts of the world flocked here. During the summer there was per feet army. One could not believe he immense number of arriving and departing ones unless he has himself lived ill Denver, or been part of this moving pano- rama. The hotels were wholly inadequate to the wants of so many, and were overrun with guests, many of whom had to be turned away. Nearly every private house displayed the sign of Furnished Rooms" and to these the dusty traveller hied, glad of a place for the sole of his tired feet, even though ho must pay $16 to S25 per month for a single room, or as high as $50 to S75 for a hand some suite Of apartments, and go block or two to restaurant for meals, as one can rarely obtain board at the same place, though there are some fine private boarding houses The latter are quite scarce, and really good ones are in the minority.
 Until this summer the various railroads had separate depots, small and inconyenient Now, however, the new Union depot is occu- pied at the foot of Seventeenth street. It is 2 splendid building of native stone. This stone is very handsome, drab shading on pink. It is cut for building purposes into huge blocks, having rough surfaces. The waiting rooms, etc, are commodious light md airy, very artistically finished and fur 1ished, It is much finer than the Grand Central depot at New York It is lighted both by gas and the electric light and pre- ents very imposing and brilliant appear lnce when one arrives at night But must strop writing as I wish to mail this to- night HALLE