National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-28
here to live and move and have our being and

here TO live and move and have our being and
pay for II, yOu know"
average Eastern city There's very little diiier-
encc In the price Of clothing, but provisions range
from 20 TO 30 per cent. higher than in IN
moreSettled, or, rather, older communities. Ana
then our rents are 100 per cent higher.
Improved real estate in Denver pays the owner
70 per cent In the clear, and oftentimcs higher.
Building, which we can carry on the whole year
round, Is extensively engaged In in the suburban
part OF tue city just now, and shortly Wen have
difference In
THE EXPENSE or LIVING
between Washington and Denver. from what
you've told me and from VIII nj know, should say
that 500 there would go as far $50 here. But
you should remember that we are much more ex-
travegant than Eastern people, simply because Of
called Mr. Rothackers attention to the illus.
trntions Of Denver which appeared In the Graphic
ofMonday last, aud asked his opinion ofthem. He
"The illustrations are not exaggerated. How
can they be when they are, made from photo
graphs? But, as you can well understand, the nc.
oompanying text doesn't do us Justice, for the rea-
son that what is said of corporations or indlvidu
ais Is said by way of advertisement You express
surprise at tho elegance of our bsildngs,"
| (the illustrations were before us) "but II
| you'll consider how and why we come
| at all. You see that most of those who make
| rich strikes in the mines anywhere In the state
build residences in Denver, that being our metrop
urully seeks social attractions Denver supplies
them Our society there Is MS good in every respect
| as anywhere except, perhaps, Washington, which
| Is prominently a social centre. The advantage
| rs a growing country Is this Those who come to
us come fixed, financially They don't come as
| immigrants, aboard cattle.trnins, eating black
| bread and bad cheese. They come In palace cars,
with money in their clothes 70 invest in some way
Hence our prosperity in every way. Why sir, we
have smaller police force In Denver, pro.
portionately to our population, than any
other city, our public school system equals any
and is surpassed by none, our rate of municipal
| taxation ig but geUt--Q DTptty low Tnte n
growing city, you'll admit-nnd i eau positively
say that there has been no jobbery whatever, In
the development and Improvement of Denver"
| "What is the system of your municipality In the
matter ofgovernmentl" inquired.
"The system is much the same os In your Older
cities in the East. We have an aldermen's board
of twelve each member receiving MS salary 81 ,00C
n year, There are six wards in the city, and two
municipal representatives nre sent from each oi
l them. The city is Republican In politics by about
six hundred, the county by eight hundred, and
the State-taking Belford's vote bnsis-by three
thousand 1t will remain Republican, for aside
from the attractions of principle, the young men
coming there viii naturally join aud work with the
progressive aud dominant party"
How about social clubs?'
awe have several and very good ones. Our best
are the Denver and Standard Clubs. The first
have named is the leading club with member
ship of about one hundred and fifty, while tht
Standard, Hebrew club, is very prosperous. Botf
IN every Yer way VSy on Wv WIN ae you GU
pcndture rs the basis of all such organizations a
social clubs Well, we have money and we spend II
| lneTelOtc we nave CluDS anu BOOu ONES lOuCn
ing our social makeup would like TO say that
great many WnshingtOnians are among MS and thu
majority of them prospering. Ex-COmmissione
Bryan Is interested in mines and located at Idah'
Springs and my friend his son, is in the Legisla
tnre from that place. Major Vandenbergh from
, here is Mr. Bryan's superintendent. Jo
Williams, whom every Washingtoninn should re
member as Fire Commissioner and contracto
here, is with us, doing well, us he deserves TO d.
anywhere, as q contractor. He has contract TO
! the city sewerage, and 1 hear has received
another contract of some kind We wei
come men like Williums-mcn of pusl
and solidity-men upon whom you cai
count and bet--whom you can place nnt
! find. Lucus NJ Cuthbert, George NJ. Dunn, and ex
Commissioner of Pensions Bentleyare prncticn
law. But there are hundreds of washingtonian
IN Denver whose names can't recall justnow.
resident here, meeting people from every section
isn't stranger when he comes to Denver"
Thank you," said /.
GOOD evening" said the Denver editor.
L w y