The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-08

ADyERTIsE

From crying calamity and woe the
newspapers Of Denver have wisely
turned to tho work Of demonstrating
that Colorado not only is not ruined bu,
is the country Of all others for capital
ists, settlers, homeseekers OF every sort
Talk OF depopulation and all that has
ceased and tho genius Of western plucl
and spirit is asserting itsslf. The live
business men Of Denver are starting
right out to show the world that the
state is not dead or crippled. The Re
publican Of that city says:
1.-THE business men who are consider
ing the subject OF advertising Colorado
In the east are on tho right track. They
have taken the position that 1t is time
to show the people Of the east that
Colorado is full OF life, eve though the
industry OF silver mining is depressed.
The work they have mapped out for
themselves is Of the highest Importance.
1t must be done in order that Colorado
may recover the ground It has lost.
"The east has the impression now that
there lie practically nothing In Colorado
except silver. The inhabitants OF that
section seem either never to have
known or to have forgotten that Colo
RADIO is a great gold state. It's gold re-
sources are being developed rapidly. II
a single paying gold mine should be dis
covered In n Of the Mississippi valley
states, 1t would set the population wild
with excitement, and yet Colorado has q
hundred such mines, and there is but
little either said or thought about it.
The east has forgotten that this is one
Of the great coal states and that it's re-
sources in iron are equal, probably. to
those Of any other member Of the union.
Colorado has oil also, and building stone,
copper, lead and almost innumerable
minerals Of which chemicals are made.
Its agricultural and stock resources are
large, and it has all the facilities for
manufacturing that could be asked.
"These matters are unknown in the
east, or If known have been lost sight OF.
1t is the aim Of the business men who
met in the chamber Of commerce to de-
wise means to lay all these facts before
the public and thereby restore the JON
fidence OF the east in the ability Of COL
orado to maintain itself. The under
taking is a great one, but it is not hope
less. 1t may require a long time to re-
gain the confidence chat was lost, but it
can be done and the sooner the effort is
made the sooner will the desired end be
reached"
Now, lot US have q little of this sort
OF hard sense in Montana. Lot US cease
trying to convince the rest Of the coun-
try that Montana is a played-out mining
oountry-which 1t isn't-and push our
state along up to the head Of the column.
The way to get even with the east for
its vicious financial thrusts at US is to
invade the New England and middle
states and persuade their sturdy young
farmers and artisans to emigrste to a
country Of glorious opportunities, whore
land that will mako them rich may be
had for the asking, where crops are
nev~er-failing, where sunshine and health
abound, where all the conditions Of liv-
ing are more favorable than elsewhere
on the American continent.
What a pity We haven't a state immi-
grafton board! But so long as we
haven't, why should not our leading
communities form a league and push
for our share of the migration that the
country will see next year?