The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
NEW WOMAN AT
THE BALLOT BOX
Virginian Witnesses Novel Feature OF
Election in Colorado
TALES TOLD ABOUT DENVER
lis Handsome. Heavily MortgaGed
Church BuiIdings-Tabor Grand
Opera House Monument TO Its
builders Poverty.
TALES TOLD ABOUT DENVER

DENVER col. Nov l5-special.-
since writing my last letter an election
aas occurred ga this city. at which the
democrats won. one. 10 me, novel
foaturo of tho election was 90 see women
in carriages going from house 20 house
picknr Up voters. a. their own sea- OF
course. and taking them 20 the polls 10
vote. While % great many, IT may saiciy
he said Ga majority of women take no part
IN political matters, the few VINO do so
seem 90 enter into 50 with all the vim
and interest OF ola politicians.
But I have observed that the better
element OF the female popuace shrink
from The privilege OF the elective fran
ch.e accorded ucm. The world VIII
never DE rid Of the traditional Ola charac-
tors. who anon rush in where angels
fer to tread. III this State should ever
have tno slIue amount of population to
the square mile as Virginia. what AN
army ol these unique characters it would
contain.
The area Of this state is 1og41 square
miles or H1.1.S-J acres The plains por-
lions constitute about onc-third OF the
total area. the balance SIS mountainous
and rocky F0ur-nfths of the state has
an elevation of 400 t) 1900 feet above
the sea- tcFclty-two peaks from which
The snow never disappears rise 10 heish.s
from $500 t1 1850 feet. The vast Nhd
anu f.--el mountains are ho' "s "''t
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SITUATION or DlNN l.h.
There SENS TO ben q prevailing helet
Win many Who have never neen 70
Colorado that this city Us DID or ON me
edse or the Rocky Mountains such.
however. is not the case 10 ls located
scout rftcen miles east from the hrsL
foot hills of the Rockies at the confluence
OF Cherry creek and the Platte river To
call such stream in virginia nFei'
one would De laughed to sccm ass there
are times when st contains insufficient
water TO drown cat And as To Cherry
creek, excepting at times of heavy rains
or cloud burst. it is simply stream or
sand I am told that far down in the