The Fremont County record., 1882-08-19
Expo.itlc.s xsfes.

Ou thC sChul AoSS Ass<< 1850 6Ssst VI co.
GiIpin county f6r massive spcci-l
mems, walks on witl, nifof the buns.
Lake county shows Up ON the car
donates and other organizations Of
lead ores.
Gunnison Is strong on. coal am
thracite and bitun,inoSs as well as
fine ores in great qs4n6 6ty.
The roof OF The KSpasition build-.
ling is not Gpsnpisted. fi,ners and
tinkeis IRE tamRerins RI 4 yet
The colorsda Coal "a Iron Co.,
arc also apeqx sI,e Is5far6 wAieh
]1e tll!'ll j \ cuSab!e
The police arrangements stthe Ex-
position arc as perfect as it is possible
TO make them. The force is Nni-
foriniy polite and pains-,sking,
The Fremont County Commissio-
ners find in the agent OF the d. g. Il.
q. express compan. gentleman, not
only willing but anxious to further
the interests OF exhibitors.
The circle railway is at last run
ming on time aud raking in the
"rhinu" of the rural districts of the
Rockies these are all included as
among the suburbs of Denver of
course.
The mineral exhibits will all be in
place this week, with trifiug excep-
-tions. Clear Creek, Summit, 0uray
and Las Auimas counties, and Wyom-
ing Territory, the U. r. and A. L. &
S. II. r. r., are tardy ones.
We learn that free ice water is not
furnished visitors at tho exposition.
This is great oversight on the part
of the managers, as there are many
temperance people who will not
drink anything stronger.
Manager JohnsoE thinks that cor
morant corporations whose Unsuitable
maws aud souiless bodies arc holding
back freights destined for exhibition
at the Exposition, would not be tolc-
rated an hour, on the Atlantic sea-
board.
But little of the machinery dis
lined to take part in the Exposition
is in place, while some of il shipped
from Philadelphia six weeks ago is
en- route, to the great annoyance and
expense OF cxhfbft6rs WHO have had
men under pay two weeks to set up
and take charge of it.
The exposition commis sioncrs from
New Mexico, have among their ex-
hibits silver ore specimen from the
Lake Valley weighing GAO pounds,
worth 5000 A 1910 ounce silver
brick, marked $50 fine, is also dis
played II was made by merely melt
Ing the ore in cracible.s
The Great West justly condemns
the inconvepicnt location of the ex-
position buildings, and says: "The
place selected was to BENG fit few
land spectators who secured a ma
jority of the directors of the exposi-
tion TO their scheme" AS the grounds
are four miles from the heart of the
city the visitors msst be TO the adj
ditional expense of ear fare back and
forth which might have been avoided.
The Mining Commissioners at Den.
yer, met at the ST. James hotel aud
organized National Mining associa.
ton having for their object at pre-
sent the reduction ofrailroad fare to
the exposition. wcquote the follow
ing resolutions adopted.
T Whereas, There is now being dis
played at the National Mining In
Expoeiiioa the finest ore ex-
hibit the world ever saw. and be-
lieving that the interests ,of the great
many States and Territories, upon
which the success of Western rail-
roads entirely depend, demand
general and liberal reduction Of pas
sengcr rates; therefore, be il
r. Resolved, That tho press of the
States and Territories ref,resented at
the National Mining aud Industrial
Exposition be requested 10 use its in-
fiucnce to have the railroad COM
pAnies reduce their rates 10 Denver
and extend the time of the tickets SO
as TO allow of at least one months
stay.
The. first inception aud main &C.
tuAtiug idea of an Exposition was M
doub,edly wholly speculative. Itwas
q scheme to boom into something
more than nominal existence on
beautifully Autographed plata, sum
;try additions to'thc city. The d. & II.
CIR II, became at once a highly iu-
tcrestcd party as able to furnish
transportation and the circle railway
was built.
Latcr, broader, moro liberal plan
suggested itself, and though the ori.
ginators 90 far persistcd ia titst mo-
tives, As to put tho, building from
three to four miles away from the
main city, yet for an enterprise which
every Coioradan should look upos
with pride. for alreAly aiifasted
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