Daily camera., 1898-10-05
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GAGE VISITS BOULDER.
The Secretary of the Treasury Praises the
Athens of Colorado.

The Secretary of the Treasury Praises the
| Athens of Colorado.
In company with Col. Wesley Brain,
erd, his brother in law and partner in
mining, Secretary of the Treasury Ly
man Gage and his es.imable wife ar
rived IN Boulder this morning on their
way to Col Brainerd's handsome noun.
tain home near Ward. Upon arriving in
Boulder the party Immediately passed
to the Colorado & Northwestern train
standing on the side track and were in a
few moments spinning along the pictur.
esque narrow guage on their way to
Brainerd's camp. While waiting at the
union railway station in Boulder, Mr..
Gage and his wife were warmly greeted
by many friends who came down espec-
tally to meet the distinguished visitor.
To the Camera reporter Mr.. Gage
stated that he and his wife were in quest
OF the repose that inevitably follows a
| visit to the balmy and refreshing climate
of Colorado, and more especially that Of
Boulder without including which visit
to the state woul1 be lacking. The sec
retary would not touch directly upon
politics, but expressed some satisfaction
over the temporary relief from criticism
which his department is now enjoying
But" he added YEARLY ait cannot last
long. The war department will soon
cease to furnish materials for the critics
to harp upon and then they will return
to me-"
81 am especially pleased at the evi
dences of growth and prosperity which
see here. On my last visi, in company
with the colonel drove over the mesas
to the south and was astonlshed at the
scene of beauty presented by the snug
little city nesting in the valley. 1t had
grown wonderfully since my stay here
number of years ago for the benefit cf
my health and | could not help thinking
that if the growth and improvement con
tlnues Boulder cannot help becoming a
very important city in time. Has it kept
up the pace during the year?"
After listening to a recital by the Cam
era reporter of the healthy growth and
improvements in the city during the
past year, the construction OF the L. &
NJ, the Cuibertson mill. the location mere
of the Ch u auqua and the building of
large numbers of residence and business
blocks, the secretary expressed his salts
faction over the fact and heartily wished
that the growth would be unlmpeded
"Iregret," said the secretary recurring
to the war department charges that the
war so glorlously conducted should have
resulted in so much scandal But after
the charges have been shown to be per
fectly groundless, as am confident they
will. the people will with calmer judg
ment, view the war as phenomenal sue
cess
Mrs. Gage, who accompanied her hus.
band and who was formerly we'll known
in Boulder, is handsome woman of mid
die age, charming in appearance and
most genial in manner. AS she cordial
, ly welcomed former friends, she ex
pressed great delight at being in Boul
der again and regretted the haste with
which they were making their trip pre-
cluded the possibility of their remaining
here for some time. Boulder" she said
with pleasing smile, occupies warm
place in the hearts of both my husband
and myself and he has many times ex
pressed determination of purchasing a
home and settling here. Upon seeing
the Town for the fir t time after num-
Der of years. l confess the prospect
seems more inviting than evei."
Mr.. Cages trip to Brainerd's camp,
where his mining interests are SO ably
managed by Col. Bralnerd, is said to
have some connection with plan for
constructing a mill at that point to treat
the ore products of his property. He
and his wife will remain there for week
or ten days and will then start east in
time to meet the president in Omaha and
proceed to Washington in his party.
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