, 1900-03-29
BUSINESS
The Spring Opening out in Fine Shape
in All Branches-Fine Weather
and Everybody Conf
dent.

hio'ciy - tht oulhlOSd Nhllty
when the future looked so bright
for all kinds of business industries
and for investment as at Che pres
ent. The winter has been an I'M
usually mild one and work of all
kinds has gone forward during the
entire winter months with almost
as much expedition as during sum-
mer.
The spring is opening early and
on every hand there is renewed
activity in mining, building, and
all classes of industry. New bust
ness blocks are being constructed,
others are being remodeled and
enlarged, new business enterprises
are coming in and the demand for
room keeps ahead of the supply.
1t is certain that the coming
year will witness the largest min
ing development in the Battle
Lake, Grand Encampment, Gold
Hill and Big Creek districts, that
those localities have ever known.
New coppermines-ship
in all the districts mentioned
are not probabilities, but assured
facts. The development of the
copper mines located in the Battle
Lake copper district has reached
such a stage that they are no long
er experiments. The output of
the Ferris Haggarty copper mine,
the Rudefeha, the past year has
been something remarkable, aver
aging 20 tons per day for the past
six months. This statement is
not put forth for the purpose of
deceiving some possible investor,
bnt as a fact. This output of $50
cars of copper ore has actually
been sent to market, and there is
every indication that within the
next six months or year at least,
the Battle Lake country will have
from five to ten copper mines that
will be shipping ore to market.
Real estate in Saratoga has
about doubled in value the past
year. Lots that could have been
bought for $50 in March, 1899,
cannot now be had for less than
500, and business lots that COM
manded only $500 last year are
hard to get for $1,000. AT this
time there is not a vacant house
in town,-scarcely a vacant room,
and many dwellings are now in
process of construction. Rents
are one-third higher than last year
and before the end of the present
year they will be double what they
were in 1899.
There is wonderful prosperity
ahead for every branch of indust-
try, stock, agriculture, mining and
business in all its branches, for
the people of this valley, and es-
pecially for the people of this city.
Saratoga will be, as it is now, the
important town of the valley for
all time to come, and will be to
the mining towns and districts
surrounding it what Colorado
Springs is to to the mining coun-
tries tributary to it. Don't be de.
ceived in this matter. There will
be mining towns everywhere in
the mountains, wherever there is
mineral in any quantity, but those
towns will all be tributary to Sar-
atoga. None of them can hope to
eclipse her in growth, population,
or Importance. This fact is clear
to the mind of every business man.
Saratoga will be not only a great
business centre, but a great resi-
dence centre. Great mining in
dustries will spring mp all around
III the rich mining region and
there will be branches of almost
every industry conducted in all
the mountain towns, but men will
!, come to Saratoga to build fine
residences and invest their money
in realty or commercial business
and banking.
Now is the time to invest in
real estate in this city. The price
. of lots may be expected to nearly,
, if not quite, double every yeai
from this on. If YOU have money