Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-05-03

Will tpay? Didit pay to searcl
the earth for food products upoi
the fertile plains of the Mississip o
Valley? IL agricultural industr,
made wealty nation there, theI
mining industry will make grea
and mighty empire of Colorado
and the mining regions of the
| Rocky Mountains. vii! il pay
Has it not already paid? Look a,
Colorado with it's arid plains and
rugged mountains her yawnlng and
dreamy gulches. See her in less
than generation OF men taking
her place, the peer OF all and the
superior of many of the older states
Will 1t pay? Look at the magnifi :
cent city OF Denver, tho brightest
star in the constellation of Ameri-
can cities, builded as il by magic
in half generation at the foot Of
the Rockies whore but yesterday
as II seems in the memory OF many
OF its citizens, only the howl of the
coyote, and the whoop of his still
more savage associate, ever broke
the stiffness of nature in which it
had been wrapped for ages. See
her stately and magnificent build
ings, her many institutions of
learning her vast libraries, her
churches and public bulldogs
look at the smoke of her smelters.
listen to the hum of her mani
factories, to the din of her business,
and see ber 100, 900 intelligent, in
dustrious and enterprising people,
as they throng the streets with
smile uf conteptment on their faces;
listen to the laughter of her chill
dren on the play grounds Of her
magnificent schools and consider
that all this is the work of less than
two score of years Of delving in
the gold mines Of Colorado. II
will pay, for the evidence exists
that il has paid, and will never
cease to do 80 while our mountains
hold their place.
But says the wild Eastern in.
vestor, If 1t will pay, why don't
you find capital right in Denver to
develope your mines? Listen
moment. When your father went
forth strong 10 the faith OF his
young manhood, to develop the
fertile prairie OF the Mississippi
Valley. he needed capital TO assist
his courage and labor. Whole
counties OF land as good as his
quarter section needed the same
aid. He appealed to the Eastern
who never stopped TO
ask the question, If farming will
pay. He never asked, why don't
YOU borrow your monAy Al home.
but investigated, satisfied himself
and loaned the necessary capital
upon mortgage.
The mountains of Colorado like
the prairies Ct the Mississippi Val
ley contain more possibilities than
there is capital in the new West to
develop, but enterprising Eastern
capitalists. who have invested are
taking hold Of mining enterprises,
and they do not. as was in the case |
af loans frc m agricultural lands. |
demand a bond, the penalty Of
which is to forfeit pound of flesh,
cut from nearest the heart, bIt nre
to invest their money in
treasury stocks of mining com
panies managed by prudent prac-
tlcal and Intelligent minibg and
business men, and take for the use
Il money so invested their chances
or a share 10 the future profits of
he mines. In this way, mines
worth millions are being developed i
md Colorado's wealth assured
Would they do so think sou, il i
would not pay2 That they do so
md arc continuing TO do so every
lay ia an eloquent answer TO the
question, will il pay?
The conditions are snch that the
,est opportunities ever presented
0 the investors are offered to-day I
The profits OF gold mining for the