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The Inland Box and Label Co.'s Building, Denver.

men of much learning and brilliance,
some having a worldwide reputation.
The Central Presbyterian church, 10
Gated at the corner of Seventeenth and
Sherman avenues, Is one of the most
beautiful buildings in the city. 1t Is
newer than the other large churches
and the interior~is finished in man
ner corresponding with the outside
structure.
Trinity Methodist is, perhaps, most
widely known for its organ which Is
one of the largest in the United States,
and was gift to the church. costing
$40, 900
ST. Johns cathedral, at Broadway and
Eighteenth, is the place of worship OF
the largest congregation Of Episcopal
ians in the city and though not an ar
tistically built structure, is noteworthy.
The First Baptist church, at Eight
eenth and Stout, is one of the four
largest churches. Some idea of the
wealth of the churches may be gained
from the fact that this spring, inside Of
six weeks, a debt of $50, 900 on the Trim
ity Methodist, was raised, while at the
same time, debts varying from 81 900 to
$40, 900 were cleared up on other and
smaller churches.
The Roman Catholics number more
than any one other single denomina-
ton in the city Some of the most sue
cessful charity projects are carried on
under the auspices of this sect Several
institutions of learning have been es-
tablshed by them, while their churches
are numerous.
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small amounts are now brought in from
the East to satisfy the home demand.
Pig iron for manufacturing purposes
in Denver comes from the Pueblo plant.
The same institution furnishes the iron
for stove founding, for which Denver Is
well prepared, containing one OF the
largest foundries between the Pacific
coast and Chicago, turning out from
$4,000 to 100000 worth of stoves per
year. Colorado's iron product also goes
into boilers for the mining districts; ore
cars, which are manufactured yearly to
the value of several hundred thousand
dollars; gas and steam pipe, which Is
manufactured for the home trade to the
exclusion Of foreign goods Of that char
acter. Another demand for home-manu-
factured iron in pig comes from the
grill manufacturers, of which there are
several in the city, ana who have been
useful adJuncts in the building trades.
Pig iron from Colorado ore Is taken by
the car wheel manufacturers, who have
made Of Denver center for the selling
Of wheels to Western railroads. and
who produced 10000 last year.
The iron industry furthermore is
growing one in Colorado. With pros
porous conditions such as are promised
within the next few years it must take
rank second to gold mining. There are
huge mountains Of the ore totally un-
developed, and these, too. in close con-
tiguity with coal which cokes as easily
as the finest Alabama or Pennsylvania
black diamonds Near by are generally
limestone deposits necessary for reduc-
ing the ores to conditions for CONNER
cial uses.
The total value Of the steel rails pro-
duced in the state last year is reliably
estimated at S7,616,937 pounds, and the
estimated production of merchant iron
was 31,674,891 pounds In 1894, which
was the most prosperous year the iron
industry ever enjoyed in the state.
there were produced 149.22S,579 pounds
Of rails and 14,939,763 pounds Of mer-
chant iron.
The richer manganiferous ores are
used by the smelters very largely for
fluxing purposes. Leadville has furnish
ed large quantities Of iron ore to Chica-
80 iron mills, the great South chicago
companies having considered them su-
perior to all others.
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It Is noticeable that one feature at
tracing the admiration of tourists and
visitors to Denver is the Colorado Min
ing Stock Exchange building, struct-
ure of which Denverits are always
proud, and the complimentary remarks
dropping from the lips Of visitors to
the city are a continual f1attering and
praise to the efforts of the association
inaugurating the magnificent enterprise.
1t is repeatedly stated that in no sec
ton of Uncle Sans broad domain is
there another exchange building that
can compare to the Denver institution
in magnificent proportions. coupled with
as rich and handsome construction,
architecture or finish as does this feat
ure of the great industry of Colorado.
Situated in the heart of the city the
Imposing loftiness of the building tow
ers over all surroundings.
1t is surmounted by sky piercing
dome. on which stands guard the well
figured representation of typical pros
pector in position Of having just made
rich discovery with his handy earth
pick.
Here it is on every business day the
throngs Of business men, mining men
and others gather for an hour or two
for the bewitching recreation of daily
Ing with the fluctuating market. and
the intense interest surrounding this
place has in an hours time placed men
In opulent circumstances, who might
otherwise spend a life time In plodding
the usual highways Of business life.
barely subsisting. ......-
No agency has done more toward the
development of the gold and silver
mines of Colorado than the Colorado
Mining Stock Exchange of Denver, and
during the past four years the activity
that has prevailed around that edifice
has been the means of enriching very
many people, some Of whom were resi-
dents, and many Of whom were non
residents. By the system Of corporation
formations and the listing of mining
stocks many valuable claims have been
developed by stock companies, placing
hundreds Of people of ordinary means
in possession of producing gold prop
critics, that would otherwise have been
secured by wealthy syndicates. When
stocked and placed on the list at the
Colorado Mining Stock Exchange many
Of the well known gold producers in
through the active agency Of the ex-
change treasury stock has been dis
posed Of sufficient to do the necessary
development work, and in this manner
wonderful results have been attained
in Cripple Creek gold mines. Small in
vestors have been enabled to obtain
large sums of money from advance in
stocks and in dividends from the pro-
ducers from a small speculation.
Steadily patents are being obtained
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to mineral ground owing largely to the
energy of the members of the exchange,
thereby placing shareholders in pos
session of valuable holdings which can
not be taken away from them. All Of
this comes about for the reason that un-
developed, but promising properties,
may be listed on the exchange provid-
ed they are honestly handled, and with
out such assurance no property can be
listed. During the year the exchange
will be officered by Ramsy C. Bogy,
president; R. H. Buck, vice president;
J. M. Calkins, secretary; Denis LIE Due.
treasurer, and the following directors:
L. c. De Morse, A. c. Foster, T. @. De-
laney, H. E. Insley. Calvin Bullock.
George M. Mitchell, s. P. Beall. Charles
L. Huff. D. N. Bash and j. M. Down
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ances for separating the precious met
ais and as consequence the city occu-
pies an enviable position as a market
where such classes Of machienry may
be purchased. She supplies, almost to
the total exclusion of others, the West
ern mining states and sends large
quantities to California and British CO.
lumbia, Australia, China, Japan and
South Africa.
Denver manufacturers control pat
ents on numerous Of the most modern
concentrators and other devices for
gold saving and have retained the pro-
fits accruing from the sole right to man.
ufacture the same. One firms factory
occupies three and one-half acres of
ground and turns out s25O000 worth of
machinery per year. 1t carries a pay
roll aggregating SS5,000 per year and
gives employment to 125 men. There
are ten other large firms engaged IN
the business within the city limits and
numerous smaller ones,
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HOTELS.

Denver's four leading hotels are tho
Brown Palace Albany, Windsor and
New st. James. Accommodations at
each one on both the American and
European plans. Denver hotels have q
reputation far and wide. They are
strictly first-class. up-to-date, and art
fitted with every modern convenience
for the use Of guests. The Brown cost
over million. The Albany's feature b
Its location, being situated right in the
heart of the business district. The st.
James is only half block from Sir-
teenth street, Denver's fashionable
thoroughfare, and just across the street
from the Tabor Grand opera house.
The Windsor Is Denver's oldest hotel,
and is next to the Brown In size. It 70
an imposing structure.
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SOCIETY.
Denyer's Social Advantages Are Nu-
i merOus-Culture and Refine
ment.

merous-Culture and Refine
ment.
The social life of Denver has played
has attended the growth of this West
ern city. The society OF the Capital
city is in a great measure the society Of
the state. A majority of the oldest and
most prominent families here have at
some time resided in the mountain
towns, and the hospitality SO evident in
Denver IL but reflection of that so
generally noticeable in the smaller
towns.
Denver is city of homes, for there is
no city Of its size in the Union that can
boast so many large and beautiful resi-
dences. They seem to be built with a
view to lavish enter tanning, and most
of them are put to this use.
That this has helped to make Denver
what she is there is no doubt. A visitor
in Denver never leaves without having
made some warm friends. His stay has
been the occasion of dinners and even
ing functions, attended with an elabor-
ateness not surpassed in the wealthiest
Eastern cities This cordial hospitality
has brought many families to reside
here. 1t Is true, however, that at pres
ent purely social intercourse Is not as
much in evidence as it was three years
ago. This is explained by the wonder
ful growth in that time of club life. AS
women have always been the prime
movers in society, their recent fad for
intellectual pursuits has deprived the
city of much of the old delightful frivol
ity. Society leaders now consider that
they have not sufficient time for the
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next decade, and possibly within half
that time.
When the location stake which mark
ed the present site of Colorado Springs
was driven in 1872 by General Palmer
and his associates, the chief idea was
to found beautiful and healthful city.
Both there objects were attained in the
fullest measure, as the past and pres
ent of the city will demonstrate. 1t
was not designed that the city should
become great factory town and
center OF industrial activity, but that
1t should be an abode of health and
center of culture and refinement. For
eighteen years 1t was pre-eminent in
both respects.
In 1891 the discovery of gold at Grip
pie Creek was heralded to the world,
and the effect of this discovery has
been far-reaching and will continue to
prove a potent factor in the onward
march of this section of the Centen-
niaI state Residents OF Colorado
Springs were the first to acquire SUI
ficient faith in Cripple Creek to invest
their money and devote their time to
the development of what were destined
to prove golden bonanEas and what are
now storehouses Of golden wealth, and
of the ice-hound K,ondike.
CriDpfe Cfssk has done much toward
increasing the revenues of the Colorado
Midland. The prosperity of that road
in turn brought prosperity to Colorado
CITY. and that erstwhile quiet communl-
ty has become the capter of whlrl-
pool of activity. Philadelphia capital
lists erected chlorination works there for
the treatment of Cripple Creek ores
last year. The :works were a success
from the day on which the first wheel
,ko 0f business
has already compelled several enlarge
ments and additions to the plant and
the capitalists who built it are as pros
perous as they could desire to be.
Numerous other enterprises are talked
of for this section, their location being
generally planned for Colorado City.
The reason for this is that the bulk of
Colorado Springs people are opposed to
the location of factories or mills within
the city. The location of these enter
prises at Colorado City is, however,
benefit to this place, Colorado City and
Manitou in equal proportion. The three
cities merge into each other and their
union is only the ripened fruit of time.
The building of the Electric Short line
from this city to Cripple Creek via Bear
Creek canon, which is now practically
assured, will be g. wonderful stimulus
to this region. The great gold camp will
be placed IN close COMMUNICATION Will
the city, the time for transit being es-
timated at one and half hours. It is
expected that this road will be complet-
ed within a year.
In its early history Colorado Springs
depended chiefly for its revenue upon
its fame as sanitarium. Especially
upon the beneficial effects of it's climate
in lung troubles. OF late years our citi-
gems have almost lost sight of merits in
this regard. The unfortunate victims of
consumption in the East are no longer
catered to and the city has blossomed
out into a great mining center. Most
of the wealth for the development of
Cripple Creek came from this city. The
success of that great gold camp return
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INSURANCE.

There is one life insurance company
with its home Office in Denver that is
doing a wonderful business, much larg
er in fact than that of any foreign
company in this state. While the Den
yer life is purely mutual concern, the
board of directors, by making deposit
Of a $4,000 guarantee fund with the
state insurance commissioner, have
added any element Of strength that
may be claimed for a stock company.
This fund mentioned above is for the
protection Of policy holders, and Is in
excess Of legal requirements. The pol
icies issued increase in value every
wear
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CONTRACTORS.

Denver has some very large buildings
requiring the best engineering skill to
erect them and nearly all were built by
Colorado contractors. The fact testi-
f1es that there are located in Denver q
class Of men Of the best engineering
knowledge and talent and that any
thing in the construction line from
great buildings, canals. bridges to the
vastest tunneling in the mountains can
be undertaken and directed most sue
cessfully by them. One has only to 20
about little to become convinced that
all things in the building line are DOS
sible In Denver by Denver men.
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OIL

The petroleum deposits Of Colorado,
which were discovered twelve years
ago, have been developed until they
machinery oils to fully satisfy the de-
mands of not only the Rocky mountain
region, but also large portions Of Kan
sas, Nebraska and states north and
south. The states product Is controlled
by the Standard Oil company. which
has now ceased shipping the Pennsyl-
vania product into the mountain mar
ket altogether for the reason that 1t has
become unnecessary to meet the needs
of the people.
Fremont country contributes the sup
ply, and the fields Of that section Of the
state have not been all tapped. Large
areas Of the northwestern portion OF the
state are known to contain oil deposits,
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PRODUCE.

The amount Of staples and perishable
goods passing through the great whole
sale and commission houses of this city
Is disproportionate to the size Of the
city. These houses supply almost
the whole state and handle goods ship
ped into every adjoining state. The
cheapness Of transportation has made
all articles in the produce market
cheaper and cheaper year by year and
consequently the amount consumed has
grown at a greater rate than the in
crease Of population accounts for.
There is no city in the world more IA
vorably situated In respect to all kinds
Of food products.
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SURGICAL SUPPLIES.

There is one immense establishment
in Denver making a speciality of surgi-
cal and dental goods, that is without
rival in the entire Western country. It
is complete in every detail and full
stock Of supplies Of every description
is kept on hand. Rubber goods, sick
room appurtenautes, invalid chairs,
silk elastic hosiery. besides everything
required by dentists, surgeons and ply
sicians in the way of tools. etc.. Is al
ways to be found there.
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Mining Exchange Building Fifteenth and Arapahoe Streets Denver

and the territory so designated is con-
ceded to be sufficient to supply the
world for years to come. Denver Is the
base Of operations for the oil industry
Of the state, the men at the head hav
Ing housed their business with offices
and warehouses of great dimensions
and employing large number of citi-
zens in preparation for delivery Of the
various grades.
A twenty -five-mile pipe line, extend
Ing from the fields at Florence to Pue-
bio, and carrying the product to refiner-
les in that city. is an instance Of the en-
ergy that has characterized the devel-
opment Of the industry. The sales of oil
in the city aggregate about $500. 900
annually.
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GLASSWARE

The china and glas ware stores Of the
city Of Denver are fst-class In every
respect, and carry immense stocks.
These stores supply all the mountain
towns in the stat and neighboring
states with .cnhs ehins assws,e queens.
two Of the establi ments would COM
pare favorably i4 sTery detail with
those Of New York Chicago and other
large Eastern citl They are COM
plete, and have bee1atted up at large
outlay Of capital. lie large stores are
all importers and r,ceive weekly con-
sisnments Of specifics from foreign
shores.
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MARBLE.

The marble and onyx industry in Col
orado is rapidly assuming extensive
proportions. There Is one company do
Ing 80 per cent of the business, that
cuts It's own material from the mount
aims, principally those Of Gunnison
county. and ships 1t directly to Denver
where 1t goes through the shaping
and polishing process. Colorado marble
is equal in every respect to the finer
grades Of the Vermont and Tennessee
article. Samples of 1t, placed by the
Denver Onyx and Marble company,
can be seen in the capitol building, the
Brown hotel, clubs and business blocks,
The material and workmanship Is ex-
Quisitely beautiful.
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DRY GOODS.

The dry goods interests Of Denver are
very extensive and as fine in excellence
as that Of any other city. The stores
are very large and the latest that is
stylish in goods can be found in them
and bought at the most reasonable
prices. Nor are things the most cost
ly denied the patrons Of the stores here,
as 1t Is q well known fact to the mer-
chants that Denver wants the best, will
have the best and gets the best-sup-
piled by the local dry goods interests.
The huge stores of the city are pat
ronized by the entire Rocky mountain
ohm
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Inc scenery OF mountainous COLORADO
has been compared to the more rugged
portions of the Alps. In fact, Colorado
has been called the Switzerland Of
America" Probably in no other state
in the union can the grandest scenery,
mingling with the most pastoral, be
found SO near the cities and towns.
The geologist, the poet, the historian,
and the student of nature have dwelt
on Colorado with floods Of ink The re-
sorts, from the cliff dwellings near Mos
ca, to Estes park, have been written
up until their fame is universal. Pixies
peak, with the wonderful cog railway
ascending its summit, is more promi-
nent because visited more frequently.
The mountain of the Holy Cross, formed
by two transverse canons oe immense
depth filed with perpetual snow. Gray's
and Torrey's peaks, two Of the highest
Of the Front range, dividing Grand
spective height Of 1881 feet and 1895
feet; the famous Loop on the Colorado
Central branch of the Gulf; Cripple
Creek and Victor, the celebrated gold
camps, the amaZement of every tour
ist; Elk park in southwestern Colorado;
Manitou, the Garden of the Gods; Will
Jams canon; Eagle River canon; Cure
can't needle; Glenwood Springs; Lake
San Cristoval, which has been called
gem Of exquisite crystal purity" the
canon Of the Grand river; -Animas can
on; the Royal Gorge; the Palisades"
on the South Park line, and the Won
derful San Juan country are but items
in an insufficient recapit1lation OF the
beauties Of the state.
In the immediate vicinity Of Denver
are canons filled with picturesque cab
ins and resorts. These little Alpine viii
lagos are numbered by the legion. And
they harmonic with the peculiar beau
ty Of the Colorado mountains, the con-
trasts of pastoral with rude and unex-
plored wildness, for in the northwestern
portion of the state the pristine beau
ty Of the country is only marred by in
frequent settlements, difficult Of access,
or the trail Of an occasional stage coach.
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PAPER BOXES.

The paper box and label industry in
Denver was established in 1887, and Is
now one of extensive proportions. The
only genuine labels between Chicago
and the coast are made here. Every
modern machine necessary to success
fully produce specialties rapidly and
cheaply have been put in. Prices are
made as low as can be safely done
without sighting the quality Of the
output. 1t Is an interesting fact no
paper boxes and labels can be brought
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BROKERS.

Denver has a nunber of enterprising
stock brokers, who are well equipped
for doing an immets pc business. One or
two Of the firms ha-e special wires con-
Meeting their establishments with the
markets of the Eait. They have also
tape tickers and otler modern conven-
fences for use of thdr patrons The fas-
cinating pastime of Rllying with stocks
Is indulged in by I large proportion
of Denver citizens
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LEAD.

Lead pipe, sheet and bar lead, block
tin pipe, pig and bar tin, solder. Bah
bit metals, antimony and zinc, besides
stereotype and linotype metals used by
newspapers are made in Denver. The
trade of one firm in particular Is of such
proportions as to reach all over Colo
RADIO and neighboring states. The fact
that Colorado itself is great producer
Of the raw material, makes the latter
comparatively easy to obtain in most
any quantity
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SHOES.

One walking the streets Of Denver Is
impressed with the fact that 80 few
people are seen on the city streets bare
footed, despite that the climate and tne
dryness Of the ground make such sport
pleasant, more 80 than elsewhere. It
would thus seem that the peole Of the
city have found that the stock Of the
Denver shoe stores are Of very excel
lent quality and cheapness. The shoe
stores Of Denver are many In number
and large and they are supplied in
large part by Q number Of wholesale
stores located in the city.
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Iron is one of Colorados chief natural
resources. Large bodies Of the ore are
in various stages of development, and
in few localities the mines have pro-
duced immensely. At Pueblo large
mill is operated with all the facilities
for turning out Bessemer steel rails
for railroads, which are equal to any
made in Pittsburg, Illinois or Wiscon-
sin. The production of merchant iron
and steel at the same plant has reached
such immense proportions that only
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BILL POSTING.

The bill posting and distributing
trade in Denver is one Of great import
ance. On many of the bill boards are
artistically painted pictures represent
ing some particular business or indus
try. A number Of merchants and busi-
ness people find this form Of advertis-
ing profitable, they say. The boards are
scattered all over the city. One Of the
companies gives steady employment to
about forty persone.
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The religious fraternity In Denver
comnrises the larger part Of the popula-
ton. 1t is claimed, and justly, that Den
Yer is not afflicted with absolutely des-
titute families and though this IN a
measure. is due to the generosity OF
the well-to-do citizens, the pastors Oh
the churches, with the numerous char-
Nv organizations are very Jealous
,yorlers and the work they accomplish
in tbis field is remarkable. The church
edifices are, many of them, very hand
some and the pulpits are filled with
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METAL

The metal manufacture Of Denver
has been established for over eighteen
years. 1t includes all the main branch
es Of metal working-boiler works,
sheet iron and Steel automatic cars and
all forms Of mining and hoisting ma