Daily Republican., 1888-03-24
a Trip West.


city on Monday, February 9Th for .
trip to Denver, OjlorAdo, has returned
home, aud tpeaks In glowing terms Of
the trip and OF the place. On the way
ont he stopped for one day ut Kansas
Qity and reached Denver at 71b
O'Clock 90 Friday morning. On March
18th and 18Th, when the people In this
section were enduring the blizzard, the
weather In Denver was delightful aud
90 warm that men were working out
doors In their shirt sleeves. On the en-.
suing Friday there was fall Of snow,
and on Saturday 1t WAS extremely cold,
the mercury dropping bslow ssro, but
owing to the peculiar atmosphere the
cold WAS not felt as much 20 Il is here
when at the freezing poiai. Sunday
was more moderate And Q very Q ne day !;
by Monday the snow was all gone, aud
on Tuesday the streets were 90 dry
that the sprlnklers were used to keep
down the dust, while the warm sun
caused the streets TO be Allied with peo.
pie, who were out promenadinE or rid,
ina
For the next two weeks the weather
was splendid, and oil outdoor work
was again going on. The industries Of
Denver ara many and varied; there are
large foundries, msohine shops, carriage
factories and two smelters for Rold and
silver ore Business 10 good, and there
10 plenty OF work at good wages for
nrstyolass mechanics. bat NO room for
botoheF, trAmps or drones. There are
stree, oars oil over the city ,and the fare
Ia only 3 oents from or to any point
The city also has the finest public
school system, Mr. Guthrie says, that
he ever saw; there are fifteen or twenty
school houses, and politics are unknown
In the Board Of EiucAtion. A high
school is now being built which is st
least twice as large as tho one In this
oity, and II, the came as all the public
buildinRe,,s being constructed Of native
stone. The population OF Denver 10
variously stated ~ being from 10000 -
30 600, and every body seems healthy,
happy and oontented.
Mr.. Guthrie says that It 10 noticea sle
that In ail Western cities and towns
the hrst thing that strikes the eye upon
approaching Is q schoolhouse and
church, and TO this fact he attributes
their general prosperity. Among the
DelAwAreans who are now residents Of
Denver that Mr.. Guthrie met, was DR..
Anderson, formerly OF Dover, who went
West about six years ago. He has been
very euccessful, and Ia now on the high
road TO wealth and prosperity. Law
yer Williams is another Eo.Awarean
who has been In Denver ak or seven
years, aud during that time has built
up large and lucrative law practice;
he 10 nov recognized ns one OF the lead.
ing men OF the community. A Mr..
Galloway, also from this State, 10 en-.
gagged IN the china business, and has
an establishment there about equal to
LSwton's in this city. Thomas Walker,
formerly Of this city, is the proprietor
OF o large foundry, and does q thriving
business.
He Is . moulder by trade, and some
years ago became 30 badly affected
with asthma that he Was unable to fol.
low his business, and he resolved to
remove TO Denver, In the hope that
change Of climate would alleviate his
disease. He had by industry and econ.
omy secured q comfortable home In this
city, which he was Obliged 10 sacrifice,
bat the result has exceeded his most
sAnRuine expectations. He 10 now .
hearty, robust man, aud fully able to
attend 10 his business. He makes .
specially Of sash weights, In which he
has . monopoly, and supplies them not
only to all parts Of ooloIaio, bat also
10 other States.
Dinver has some Of the finest
churches TO be found anywhere, and
the Methotists are now building one
that will, when completed, cost $3.50, =
900. The streets are wide, but unpRvsd,
As the hard, natural sol makes the best
road beds In the world. The court
house Is large and imposing building,
fully twice as large rs ours, while the
city hall is about ~ large % our court
house. They have = paid fire depart
ment, and although Denver Ia but an
infant compared to some of her sister
oities, She 10 In many respects far In Rd-
VanO0 of IL EN-,