The Meeker herald., 1885-10-03
DENVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
A Hrisf Account of ths Exercises Con
nsrtsd with the Dedication OF the
New Building.

ing building on the corner OF foufteehth A"o
lawrence streets, Denver, has Just been com
ple,ei and was dedicated with appropriate
services on the I'D inst.
The handsome hall wa, Oiled In the after
noon by fully so people, representing The Va
rious commercial and manufacturing interests
OF the ei,y TO participate in the formal ofrning.
The room was proiusey drape'i with higr, and
large number OF plants added TO the beauty
Of the scene.
The exercises op~ned with the "PolonAise'
by II G orchestra, composed for the occasion ana
dedicated to the Chamber OF Commerce. After
a PRAYER by Rev. Mr. Reed, Mr. Mcnamara, on
tehslf OF the building committee, surrendered
the KEYS o. the building TO Presidsn, Wood
bury. The entire cot Of the building has been
s3s 900, every cen, of which has been paid.
The principal address OF the occasion was de-
lIyerei by President Woodbury., and ~As lis
tened 10 with close attention by the large audi
eree. The following arc short extracts from
this addreisi
Thi. /. au Institution more for public than
private bensh and while II 10 expected To b~
of value In zach member, l am sure the lead
ing thought has bern the general gOoi. " VS.
established under sorp- difncnltiss, Yet IN only
YEAR nil nail YOU arc w
. beautiful structure was ever erected BY
a body Of inrrchaats In q city OF this maxni-
tui- In remembering iis fmall Il rinning
YOU will also be reminded OF shat you may uo
10 msk- II greater. and all iis nes 'sa ~ ~
| avp-ar ir.. difficult. II you journey into the
mountains, every hill you climb will bring you
nearer the -no.y range; and time, paii-rrr
| shd p-fsry-fAnc- will take you Ia i's summit
Your Chsmb-r st.f'si on lie l1urp'y last year
By er-e,ilg ihi. elaborate -tiheu you hsr-
crossed the g-utly-rts,ng prsirt-s To the foot
hills, and from Your elevated position fh~r- .
new road, upon an easy grade. Ia di'erfn-si,
i.aiiue TO the heisht yon seek TO attain. This
stru6iurr, which h. eopsuu ri year oi your
time. should b. emhirma,iral Of the y eiefy
uhien built ii-foundAiions broad aud ..@p.
with wall. ,ymnr,'ieal and enduring. HER
.fr To be gaihsrsj th- threads OF commercial
iis'ie~ and soyrn into fabric That shan r.
cord your ~l..io,n. torcsirh; and public spirit,
| nd serve q. guide for those who follow you.
| Herr are TO h- established correct pfipeiph T
trade and oote-ntrp,ri Into nH-d hsh.'', IN
doing which, you .ill guard the reputation al
the Chamber carefully as your ovp u
should never tniorc or engage In that which
you suuh ruigsc =, Individuals Error fos
you pcnoaa'ly, ani which you would rrlrc',
etnn6, 10 n-tamorpho-s d Into wisdom LOT ihr
Chamhrr. AsNou ar hrildins = tccirty cal
ciiia,e,, 10 brnsh, both yoar.eis.s and tho put.
| iir, and In which yog must necessarily si-pd
Considerable tiu.., 20 ~ must BE- usiebr'i u u
runiiru., To l-r desirable, iis Just pr'nsips'
ftasnits uu' 10 'uAf tlfsr'' ~ ugeiH's' 'u WV
! s!f-. and 10 your homo, on tho oihrf.
Sa,af- ha. dDur much for YOUR city. but
II. mu., b. supported ry your osn tkrrtioua,
ani shr i-irsnis Il from all. sna not from
f'~. No orublie-ririi.'! man With = niskrVs
-,fth Of pride at-ba' him, vii permit fru OF
hi. f-ias. .ei,is-rs IN iator con'inuoasly for
the public good. In which he Is 10 ,hafr, Ard
no, eoririiu'. hl. osn time and It's i-ne- 20
sssi'i In The rurs. HE presence ~ public
me-. tiny.. even II his mouth be s~Aisd. i an
encouragement. bccaas- I, -rhih.i. his Wiling
ur.s and in,rrs', bai cotiinrsi Atsrncr fvn.
de-. him eun'rietris on ''- urunI sidr. Nrcd
1; h- .sii io any oi!ir-f q. member that " this
orsaniss,inn Il to t--urn- weak and iosirfire
{, h- no, In that particular Jsrt which be V
expected to tr holding upi ~ th~sr ssnnes
sasi si.hsss ..s- g. by oes piser.i 10 I. si,son
.ymue,stsa al .srueiur-. ga is your snciest con.
e.nira,oi aud strengthened by thi. example Of
yoar tower. and by zach fn~fntef's tefsonsi
effort 10 gather siray thfrAas OF public infrr-
-, and bling them hrrr To h. voyrr into sef-
vir-,bl. material In which all may ,h,fc
Many of you arc old personal ffi-hds- somr
Of you tzy- irsmJci and hunr.frd and siep'
together a. sodirrs. and sifoi eide ~ eide
sinis., isA'i.n hall. You should nov labor -
uhi,eily To pfr..fyc as !; "a. then yoar duty
To destroy. Anf you should aim a. accurately
nos YOU did then. II your aim sweep, tho
whole hor.s1u. ~ a. TO hit RH t- h-af and
tni's :, II u t- cu-, 'ou may make an ss'n,
I,hlur nos.e-,n.. ii,ii- smoke, bu, you will
e, no game. Whatever you wisely determine
.tpuli hc ,ior- ior beavers Interests, aim
s;faish, =; the mark sni ,io1' only -hcn you
have a gosi rcaiy. ts" crciy honofahl- 81
fort 10 'ecrrc shAi you want.
One of tic ,arllc.; s,atemen's ] rcmrmbcr
tn have h-zri ~h-n ! arrived In Dsnvcr .
yuuns man, aud shcn the p'rulatinn uAs
about iro ,hnusard, "a. that Denver had
nothing frurn -hi h city could bc made. and
never ~ouii have. From stray noots I have
heard the same dlsmal croak every year .incr.
hut Dcnssr has steadily cor'tnusd TO rro~i-r.
The man ubo .,noi on the corner Waiting and
Watching for disaster -ss hustled ABIDE by
r.,inlia-. s.day uurkrnrn erecting . laprr-
cent ;-r- ,nnum building for the live man and
u.nt io,hc coun'y commissioners Tor .i,ua-
ilnp In the toorhousc.
Colorado has four great industrial kinvs-
agriculture, PRECIOUS or,., live stock. and man.
u'sr'urc. Can any Iopulou. Eastern .,Air
claim such an array o! resources, I, They sll have
oh-, .oinr Of them tao. but nohr the four.
WIZ not the same results folos the satnc con-
di,iols In Colorado a. In Massachusetts,, Po~-
..slrg the natural resources, IA " anything
but question OF ,iuc when they will be equal.
ly as extensively ,mploycdi Ten years ago
no, one of thrsc great Colorado king. contrib.
utcd materially "a Denver. To-day they az
grrgaic from thirty to forty millions, The
raw materials FOR manufactures sttl mostly
lie uatouebcd under the rocks and The sod.
yet the men engaged in Denver manufacturing
EQUAL the entire population OF the city little
m &c than ten year. ago. Tens OF thousands
OF farmers can .tiil nud ~aterc'i lands north,
south and ca., OF the city. Large as has b~-
come tie traffic In ores II may .till be wonder
fully incre,.cd. Local live stock industries
thai should employ Thousands Of men, are still
awaiting development. These arc among the
yossIbilitics--bay, even tho crrtainties-and
one OF the ohjcci. Of your Organization Ia to
as.is. in working them out. The interests are
too extensive aud varied. aud would bc bsyond
the power, II sought to be handled by this or
g,nizatlon as primarily constructed, without
years Of time. Hence The establishment OF .
series OF exchanges. each compoecd Of men In
harmony and experienced in u. leading Idea.
which under the fostering care OF the parent
body may divide the labor and secure the beet
results In the shortest period OF time.
When President Woodbury. concluded an.
Other beautiful selection was given by the or.
chcs'ra Letters and telegram. OF courratula-
tiou were real from the officers OF similar
bodies in the East, and the exercises concluded
With shor. addresses bv the presidents Of
1h.ru uf th, ,trhanv,s connected with the