Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-08-25
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DENVER, Col, Aug. Goth, 1897.
EDITOR PLEAsANTvILLE PREss:-In my
last spoke of opportunities for business
being about the same as in New Jersey;
but statistics gathered by authority
wOnld suggest q difference. The noun
tain and plain abound in wealth from q
neurological point of view. 1t is said
Colorado exceeds any other state in
mercury, copper, bismuth, native sui
pbur, gypsum, gadOlinite, aluminium,
asbestos, carbonate of soda, magnetic
iron, mica, tin, zinc, cinnabar, coal, iron,
oil aud stone of endless variety can be
found all over the state. 1t cannot be
said that Colorado is manufacturing
state. Her abundant advantages, how
ever, in mineral resources give promise of
great achievements in the future in
the production of iron, steel and
leadwares. Situated as the state is, in
the centre of a great wool growing
country, and within easy communica-
ton with the timber and cotton fields
of the South, it is predicted by those
whose prophecies have more than come
to pass concerning other great develop
ments, that there will in due time be
wooden mills, cotton mills and furniture
factories in all important towns of the
state. With the exception of the num-
erOus smelters at various points Denver
and Pueblo are the only places where
manufacturing is carried on to any con-
siderable extent and the Importance of
the works of these two cities is not a
little surprising. Denver alone has 315
establishments that are classed as man
ufactOries. By scientific explorers, it il
said, there is supply OF coal in this
state to last all OF the United States for
century. Official geological surveys
give coal bearing strata underlying
Colorado of 80, 900 square miles.
There are twenty seven oil wells near
the town OF Florence, with production
of HOO barrels of crnde petroleum per
day. The Standard Oil Company owns
them, of course, and compel us to pay
eighteen cents per gallon for the product,
but when these wells were owned by
Others a charge of ten cents per gallon
was made. The Standard froze them
out by charging but five cents per gallon,
and now they can get eighteen cents
easy. Unions and Combines are On every
hand. If you are a plumber and want
to do little repairing for yourself, you
might as well send for the plumber and
pay him seventy-five cents an hour for
you can't buy thing, unless you can
show licensed plumbers certificate.
The city of Denver has some abuses
that our Eastern cities would not allow
to exist in the way of wheelmen scorch-
ing without light or bell The tramways
here are narrow gauge and no wagons
can use the tracks. Yet a city like Phila-
delphia would not think of using alamp-
post at the intersection of the principal
streets as fountain, running stream
of cold water and a tin cup for thirsty
pedestrians.
Nor would you see large galvanized
box on each corner for the reception of
loose litter or refuse. If you want a job
of any kind you must have political in
fuence or else be Scotch, Irish or English.
A "tenderfoOt" has no show unless of
foreign descent. If we could move this
climate to New Jersey or Pennsylvania
what a Paradise it would be.S
The waters in Cherry Greek did consid-
erable damage last week to property
along it's bank. A clOudburst in the
mountains was responsible. Therushing
waters and quick sands claimed one
victim. Patrick Murray was standing
on the creek and he slid in the sands and
the water rolled him over and over until
he was drowned.
The wave Of prosperity was very much
in evidence last week by the arrival of q
carload of baby coaches. Our news
papers have ceased to ridicule the idea of
Uncle Sam appropriating a liberal sum
for our Senator Wolcott to have good
time in Europe this summer. 1t was for
a purpose of course. A good many of
our miners have started for klondyke.
More anon,
W. Newell Stetzer.