Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-13
SAN JUAN OF TO-DAY

NxieuI anu Nuiut VI AhiA~'--'
san Juan. and the mining people
throughout the world are learning oil
this fact. Nearly thirty years has
not been so long to change a Wild and
unknown wilderness to one oil he
most productive and best known
Countries under the sun. There we're
,imes when even northern Colorado
pnpers called IL San Jewan and spoke
Il through their nose. That was Just
a little like jealousy, but those fei-
lows have learned better manners
and have learned that nothing can re-
lard the progress of the richest min
ing country on earth. !, is true We
need a few things down In the San
Juan but we are going TO get them.
some OF them this ycnr. We are go
ing to build some railroad and teie
phone lines and bore thousand more
tunnels and shafts into the mountains
We know we are going to do these
things because we've got the money
We have no, had 10 beg capital for
recognition for long time and we
do not expect ever TO beg again
Many capitalist ha1Rt his oonscr'
vntsim or downright ignorance pre-
vent him from making fortune In
the San Juan. and we are glad OF Il
for better fellow with more nerve
came and made money We can use
more capital In this country but we
will experience no difficulty In getting
il now. since the production OF our re-
sources and Industries is attracting
money from every quarter OF the
globe.
oh, but those were tough times
when we had TO get down on our
marrow bones and beg capital 10 take
what we had and sit down and watch
II make money while We were study
Ing how TO md something else we
could present TO another philanthropy
int
The people OF the San Juan who
have held on and waited. and those
who viii continue TO do so. are bound
10 come out on top. True. some of
our newcomer friends call us moss
backs and ncstors because we decline
To leave our nests. but that won't
hurt US. 90 ON with the good strng
gle Every one who has tried II
somewhere else. nearly every one has
come back TO stsy-some couldn't
get back.
There are many people In this
country who know nothing Of the op'
poriunities presented In the great
field of our natural rosourcea--tb they
came here like people wander 10 any
part of the globe aimlessiy and with
out interest tn learn or energy TO per
severe, II is good tha, not NIL en-
gage In mining, but II In better that AS
many do. Tor without them the south
west would still be wilderness.
The man who has done most To aH
sist worthy mining enterprises has
been the greatest public bonofactor
The mining people are the salt,
and don't overlook H. They are the
people more than all others combined
who have made Colorado the banner
mineral producing state of the union,
furnishing substantial basis for
every other industry and interest
which thriycn In the state to-day
Every community which has honestly
tiled 10 advance the development of
it's nearby resources has prospored
In Colorado. and those who haks
been most active have succeeded best,
Unfortunate indeed. has been the
community that had In Its midst those
who labored to retsrd the develop.
ment OF the mineral resources. The
west should not lose time In trying
to find seat for one of that class.
We want only the pushcrs, those who
try To do and are willing FOR others
to succeed In worthy effort No
place should be made for the wolf
who Is unwilling to permit the sue
cess of others unless tribute is paid.
All such should be relegated to he
rear of the industrial procession.
The present year In the San Juan
will be Ito greatest since the frat
exploration. Those who have toll
ed and struggled 10 upbuild have
cause now for greater effort and they
should stand shoulder to shoulder.
helping each other wherever they
ean. The man who may have 10
wait another year will be no worse
OF by the success of his neighbor
The more people we have with
money the easier IL is TO get a dollar
DO not dread your neighbor's sue.
cess. He may buy something II he
doesn't do more. Root out the
knockers and kickers or put bells on
them 80 we can tell when they are
coming Put on those shrill little
bells that can be heard n half mile
Don't let anybody carry hammer
unless he earns an honest living With
II. else we will have TO create state
law against carrying hammers. Al
ways boost for the san Juan and
don't tell lies.
The Herald has no fayors to ask
AT the hands OF the new Republican
officials when II comes to looting the