Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-07
A RICH CITY.
Colorado springs "a Place OF
iquc Feat ures-Not Equal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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The tenderfoot, fresh from the Mid
land States. in visiting this western
world, is apt to havs his preconceived
notions OF things social, and. In fact
most thing terrestrial, so severely upset
as to require immediate revision. To an
1owan Colorado. and Colorado Springs
in particular, contains many and varied
surprises. The words "out west as APP
piled to this part of Colorado do not
mean frontier post with its attendant
new and rough-hewn social institutions
out west" has moved on. Eastern
ideas, culture and customs have been
transplanted. The pioneers began here
in many things at the point where the
east left off. II seems that they reached
over the great Mississippi valley, as 1t
We're, and ritied even Boston of every
thing except perchance her literary ira
Hditions. Things decidedly English, you
know" are to be seen on every hand
Colorado Springs has an alias full OF
meaning. 1t is Little Lunnon." This
name, doubtless dear to some, may be
accounted for by reason of the many
lex-Londoners living here as we'll as the
many English customs practiced by the
people. This Is not a made over COM
smunity. institutions have not been out
grown and revised in order oscatch UP
with the east. Instead of beginning
with log cabins. they built the mansion
modelled after the colonial style of arr
lchitecture, and furnished 1t In accord
ance with eastern ideas If l am cor
rectly informed, when the second resi-
dence wasserected calling cards and the
liveried coachman We're indispensable.
might cite an example of natural
selection as observed here in all things
a short time ago the city council decid-
ed to park four squares in the ultra
fashionable portion OF the city which
hitherto had been unused. OF course
none but landscape gardener of ma
itional reputation would do. The man
who laid OUT the famous Central park,
New York city, was imported. After
looking over the ground he submitted
plans which have since been adopted.
Sage brush and bunch grass will have
to go; the desert viii soon bloom as the
rose, If assisted by bountiful supply
OF irrigat ton water. Great wealth here
many tuliES pts-slDi' liON kpsSs,l-
BILE in most cities. No city in the world
can show the same proportion of very
wealthy men. Morethan score ofmil-
lionaires here. Thisis the mining king S
habitat. Wealth 10 the social test. Tho
historic three estates still survive,
slightly revised to meet modern condi-
'tions Wealth is king and those who
have 1t form the first class. That he6or
she belongs 10 one OF the first families
of Kentucky or the south is a common
expression in the society notes The
middle or moderately wel-to-do class.
as We know 1t In Iowa. is a hopeless mi
nority The private school tionrishes.
altho the public schools are excellent.
higher educational qualifications being
required of teachersthan In Iowa cities.
An academy for boys is also suggestive
OF the east. Colorado College. located
here, compares faycrably with Grinnell
College in curriculum and in attend
ance. The wealthy men here have
causiit the eastern spirit and the COLI
lege has profted thereby.
One thing fret noticeable to an Iowan
is the lack of variety of occupation Of
the people. Mining and its kindred
branches are the important industries
no factories being located here. Nearly
every one has some mining stock and is
therefore much interested in their rise
and fall. What are today 9 quotations
for blank stock ?"sis a query heard With
bewildering frequency by the uninitiat-
ed tenderfoot. The Cripple Creek gold
district across the range forty miles dis
Iant from Colorado Springs and the
city Of Colorado Springs together make
one we'll balanced city. Cripple Creek
is the wealth producing or manufacture
ing section of this city. over so per
cent of the Cripple Creek gold field
owners have their homes here. For 1900
the gold OUTPUT of Cripple Creek was
s2S, oo0.o 600. This in part explains the
VAST sums on deposit in the local banks
In the report of the First National Bank
for last December we find deposits to
the amount of s3.445.457.1S. The reports
Of the other three banks of the city
show similar amounts on deposit.
One hears many interesting stories OF
fortunes made and osth. A man was
pointed out 10 me a short time ago who
a few years ago. was worth million.
He is now a mason's tender. Another
owned the now famous Independence
iIiit z. IL VAS tiissi d picsls-ft- 1T
tried in vain TO find buyer for the
claim and machinery at $500. Some lit
tie time later he sold II to London
syndicate for $ll,000,0OO.
The mining exchange is particularly
Interesting to the tenderfoot. This in
stitution is similar TO the Chicago boar1
OF trade. The scores in the pits-the
shouting and the excitement-are high
~ entertaining to say the least. This is
the loading mining stock exchange of
tne United States, and second only, III
all the world. to tina. of London. Eng
land. The transactions on this stock
exchange amounted in 1899 to $32. 100000
which far exceeds that OF any other
similar institution in the United States
Many women speculate at the exchange
and are said 10 be 80 courageous as .hs
men. The Cripple Creek gold fields arr
fast making this city one of the CHIEF
financial centers of the west. as II is al.
ready the chief city of mining interests
AS place OF residence. Colorado
Springs can hardly be excelled. The cit,
is built on gravel bed-a broad mess
sloping gently toward the south, bound
ed on the west by mountain range ant
on the east the plain stretches out a.
far as the eye can see With It's all
charged with an elixir of life and scene
ry most grand why should this not be ;
glorious residence place? Certainly as I
health and scenic resort Colorado
Springs has few peers east or west.
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