The Elbert County tribune., 1900-03-15
Two Days
At Trinidad
A Lively Town and Hos
pitable People.
TRINIDAD, Colo, |
March 10, 1900. {

evening on the SAG train anC
went down to Colorado Springs,
where we remained over until 2:3(
the next afternoon. / did no
mind the delay, for | had con.
siderable business to transact and
was busy az hen with one chicken
, all the time. Saw w. B. Haines,
an old Elbert county man, who il
now running the third best restau-
rant in Colorado Springs on Pixies
Peak Avenue, and he tells us he
expects to do large business this
summer with the tourists. John
F. Mullaney, of Bijou Basin. has
Just opened law and real estate
Office in the Midland block and is
doing some business already.
On the way to Trinidad at
Pueblo p. B. Smith, editor of the
Salida Mail and president of the
Arkansas Valley Press Associa-
ton, and C. w. Bowman, of the
Canon City Clipper, got on board
and we became quite well acquaint-
ed in a short time. At Trinidad
two of the reception committee,
Messrs. Frank D. GGodale, editor
of the Morning Advertiser, and
Geo Il. Hosmer, another news
paper, man, met us at the depot
and welcomed us to the city. We
were taken in a bus TO the Colum-
bian hotel, the leading hostelry,
where nice rooms had been pro-
vided, and then were taken out
and. shown the town by electric
light.
The Trinidad Club Rooms,
nicely furnished on the 4th floor
of the 1st National Bank Block,
reached by an elevator, was the
place of meeting of the Association
and here at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
morning we all met. We held a
forenoon and afternoon session,
twenty-five or thirty newspaper
men being present, and it proved
very pleasant and fraternal
meeting throughout. Many ques-
tions OF particular interest to
country newspapers were brought
up and discussed, and strong
Legislative committee appointed
to draft needed laws affecting news
papers. When it came to electing
officers Frank d. Goodale was
chosen president, Otto f. Thum
of Pueblo Courier, secretary, j.
T Lawless, of La Mar Sparks,
treasurer. The editor of this
paper was selected as vice presi-
dent from Ebert county.
At 10 o'clock in the evening a
grand banquet attended by nearly
100 ladies and gentlemen, was
given the visiting newspaper men
at the Columbian hotel. II was
one of the swellest affairs we have
attended in long time and will
not soon be forgotten by those
present. An orchestra discoursed
sweet music and hundreds OF
electric lights shed brilliancy on
the enchanting scene. The menu
was very fine and many appro-
pirate toasts and happy responses
followed, the event closing at 2
a. III.
Carriages were provided at $3.50
this morning and the whole asso-
citation taken in the Sopris coal
mine, five miles distant, to see
one of the most extensive mines
in the United States. 1t is en-,
tered by tunnel in which is laid
a narrow gauge railroad track,
over which trains consisting ol
20 little iron cars holding abou
two tons of coal each are rapidly
drawn out of The depts of th'
mine by means of an iron cabi'
L went with about twenty ladie
and gentlemen down the inclln
into the earth quarter OF a mile
each of us carrying little coa
miners lamp and by its fiickerini
light gaining glimpse OF tn
actual working of large mine
We came out into a little roon
where wooden seats were provide
for one to rest. Here the super
don't who accompanied u
explained that we could travel 4
this mine through the variou
ram;f;caliops distance of 30 mile