, 1901-09-06

The meeting of the business men of
the city at the city hall last night,
though not very well attended and
purely informal, owing to the absence
of both the chairman and secretary,
was enthusiastic withal, and resulted
in the formulation of a plan to invite
the coming state convention of news
paper men and delegates to hold it's
meeting here. All present recognized
the Importance of the proposed gather
ing and the good it will accomplish, if
held. along the lines laid down in the
resolutions adopted at the recent meet
at Cheyenne, and will urge upon he
committee to select this city as the
place of meeting.
1t was resolved last evening that The
Republican extend the committee a
formal invitation to select Laramie as
the place in which to hold the state
convention, promising all things need
full to make the meeting successful and
of interest to the whole state.
1t was said that no city in the state
is better fitted t entertain he guests;
no city that is more hospitable; none
that is more accessible, and none that
will feel more pride in being the host
at such a gathering of the leading men
of the state.
The plan of campaign outlined for
the committee by the resolutions was
heartily adopted as the platform of
Laramie in the matter, and this paper
feels free to assure the committee that
the Gem City is prepared to enter
heartily into any nov that will tend
to better the condition of the people
of the state.
Acting on the authority conferred,
The Republican hereby does formally
invite the coniunittee to order that the
coming state convention ito be held at
an early date and to be composed of
delegates from Zach county, who will
accept the position and give their best
%endeavors to the service of the state
in promoting the ends suggested" to
meet in this city, at such time as the
committee may select, promising ev-
erything expected for such a gather
ing.
The meeting last night discussed at
some length, although informally, the
erection of a smelter here. To that
end steps were taken to gather into
one report such facts and statistics as
would appeal to anyone at a glance
that Laramie has something tangible
to offer and a basis upon which he can
safely calculate.
Mayor N. F. Spicer, who is soon to
visit several of the mining camps on
a tour of personal inspection, was ask.
ed to prepare that section of the re.
port. and Hon. George w. Fox. who has
a broad acquaintance among the lead.
ing smelter men of this section of the
country, was appointed to correspond
with some of them as to the details OF
a smelter here. The two reports, when
consolidated, will be held for the in.
formation of the interested, and used
as the entering wedge in the construc-
ton of a working smelter.
There was considerable talk along
the line of the possibility of furnishing
steady employment to a smelter cspa-
BILE of handling, say, 100 toni of copper
per day and the supply of enough ma
terial needed in the work. Those IA
miliar with the mining conditions did
not hesitate to say that the mines SO
far developed promised all the ore
needed to keep a smelter Of that capaci-
ty going night and day, and that the
Laramie plain could be depended upon
for everything in abundance to carry
on the work, from fuel to the ingredi-
ents used in purifying the metals.
The meeting took a favorable turn