Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-30
DENVER AFTER EIGHTEEN YEARS.
The Rapid Rise of the Queen City
of the Plains-Incidents on
the Road.
Correspondence of the DEMocRAr.l

Correspondence of the DEMOCRAT.
DENVER, COL, November %, 1885,
After lapse of eighteen years I have
again visited the city of Denver. 1t is
with feelings of astonishment and bewil-
derment that gaze upon upon the
massive buildings and solid-built business
blocks, where, at the time of my early
residence, Indian villages stood and
merry troops of papooses sported in the
sands of the Platte river and Cherry
creek. At that time business was con-
fined within the, radius of a few short
blocks, and cattle with believing tongues,
yoked and chained to immense 'prairie
schooners," hauled nearly all the supplies
used by the early pioneers across the
boundless prairies between Denver and
the Missouri river.
THE CHANGE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS
Has been so great that the old landmarks
have been almost entirely obliterated,
and the believing of the yoke-strained
oxen has been supplanted by the screech
of the locomotive whistle.
10 an old-timer who has seen the In
dams in all their native decorations of
paint, feathers and dirt, upon the same
ground now occupied by the Grand Tabor
Opera House, the presentation of "Around
the World in Eighty Days" and the at
tack of horde of "make-believe" In
dians on a smake-believe" u P. R. r.
froI al
=" live" Indians had been compelled to
90 through their various acts of warfare
in an 100000 opera house, they might
have been as unnatural in their move
ments as those dusky nomads in this ex-
travagant exhibition-but doubt it.
One of the largest, and what is said to
have been one of the most enthusiastic
audiences of the season, greeted the XII
rally Brothers and their troupe in around
the World in Eighty Days" at the Tabor
Opera House last night. The Kiralfys
have their
SEVERAL CORPS OF BALLET DANCERS,
And Denver-like Salt Lake-when the
kiralfys arrive, has solid representation
OF "bald heads" in the front tiers of
seats in the parquette.
A talk with some of the business men
of Denver elected the information that
the business outlook is very bright and |
business is a great deal better than at a |
corresponding time last year. On all sides
there seems to be hustle of healthy
business, and the demand for building
material is said to be great. The we'll
kept pavements and clean streets are
quite contrast to the
NEGLECTED STREETS OF OUR OWN CITY,
And are quite rebuke to the sweet sing
ers OF "Zion's" praises. The use of only
one horse upon street cars which are
larger than those used at Salt
Lake. looked to me like an s'extravagant
use of economy"
Your correspondent met with cordial
reception at the Office of the Rocky Noun
ain Neps, and though having only few
to spare for observation, was
very favorably impressed with the efforts
d this live western paper. Quite funny
Incident happened at one of the eating
stations while we were coming down to
Denver on the d. & R. G., which will
elate for the benefit of some of the COM
nercial travellers who try to astonish peo-
lie with the breadth of their information.
certain drummer for an Eastern house
.ot into an argument with fellow
passenger as to the population of I
he city of Denver. In the heat
Il the argument he asked one
the waiter girls for Gazetteer" so
hey could decide the issue without fur
1er argument. The girl did not know {
hat Gazetteer" was-not having such c
n article on the bill of fare-and think ,
lg the drummer was making fun of her
ne gave him look of scorn that might {
ave knocked out" larger man. The e
aveling man looked like he was in con- Y
ltion to subside into the recess of knot !;
ole, and the argument was afterwards :,
ecided on the train. II
COLORADO HAS NO USE FOR TRAMps, =
the following notice, which is posted
nearly every station of the various
ilroads, attests: Notice, tramps and r,
that o'clock is late enough G.
r you to be seen around this town, and
you do not heed this notice you will be W
dealt with as trespassers. it
ne same system could be adopted with "
oft in the towns of Utah, and thereby q
that part of the country of the loafer
,ment. r.
Denver is having a big fight among it's q
y officers and local politicians, and one Ii
her Aldermen got bounced y out of W
ice for not being taxpayer at the 81
ne he was elected. A "picnic" is ex- OF
cted before they get through with the to
slness, but SO far the "bounced" are al
wing it their own way. su
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