West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-08-20
A LETTER FROM THE WEST.
The Centennial State" And Its
Capitol City.

DESvER, Colo. Aug. ID, 1901
We think while We Editor was
headed this way, you might have
visited our city. We have many
attractions and pleasure resorts
without number. 1t would take
about ten days to take the town in,
in proper shape. We now have
three Geological Gardens and many
Parks, Museums, etc.
Denver is designed to be great
city, and no doubt is the coming
manufacturing centre OF the west
with its smelters and other indus
trial establishments, the value of
the product of which for 1890, was
over $40, 100000 while a cotton
mill with 5000 spindlcs and 480
looms, a knitting underware factory,
paper mill GIG feet long, q match
factory, etc., have been added this
year. Denver is not dead by any
means yet many people are crying
hard times and many will see hard
times unless they get out OF the city.
The boom of the past was adver-
tised all through the East by Real
Estate men of this city and the re-
suit is the city Is over-run With
laborers and mechanics of all classes.
In 1890 the population of Denver
increased 1000 and a large per
cent. of the increase was working
men, yet with all this flow into the
city there was but few idle men
until late in the fall, but during
the winter there was falling off in
building and all other operations
except public improvements which
has moved steadily along, employ
ing hundreds of men, many Of
whom are mechanics who come here
(as the saying goes) broke and were
compelled to do whatever they
could find to do at any wages.
Statistics show that the value of
buildings under construction at the
present time will amount to nearly
81, 900, 600 this does notinclude the
State Capital. No, Denver is not
dead and any one with money to
invest could not finl betScr place
to invest it.
Now we will loaye the city and
look to the smaller towns and sur
rounding countrY;we find that there
is employment for every idle man
in the city at from $25 month
and board TO $3a day at some
kind of work on ranches, saw mills,
railroads making ties chopping
cord wood and many other things
but no, they come to Denver and
must stay in Denver. There are
advertisements in the papers every
day for help out side the city.
Besides skere are thousands of
acres of fine Government land to be
mesteaded if we could only make
up our minds to tackle it, that
would be worth o fortune to us
sometime. Official figures show
that at least 20, square miles of
Colorado is underlaid with coal,
there IS iron of high quality in SIM
liar large quantities and practically
every other mineral. Last year
Colorado alone produced gold and
silver, lead and copper to the
amount Of $50, 900 Snd farm
products to the amount of 81, 900, =
600 which is not miss considering
thatwhite men FIRST settled here
in 1s49.
With anything like q knowledge
of the vast and varied material re.
sources OF Colorado PASTORAL, agri-
cultural, horticultural, mining,
manufacturing and mercantile
leaves no doubt in She mind that
this State will at no distant date
have population Of millions and
chat occupying the crown Of tho
Continent it is destined to be one
Of the brightest and grandost States
in the American Unioa.
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