Gilpin observer., 1902-04-17
CHANCES TO INVEST
GRAND FIELD IN COLORADO


Synopsis Of Letters From. Many Colo
RADIO Editors-ExceIIent Openings
In Every Part Of the State De-
scribed In Response to Request of
the Denver Chamber Of Commerce.
Denver, April 14.-With the hope Of
,enetiting the>people of Colorado, Pres
dent Malone of the Denver Chamber
" Commerce addressed the following
etter to the editors of the various
newspapers in this state:
Denver, Colo, Feb. 2S.-The Denver
Chamber of Commerce and Board of
Trade Is desirDus of advancing the in
erests of every district in the state,
believing that the prosperity of one
part of our state rebounds to every
'her. We request you to ask your
community for suggestions as to what
manufacturing or other enterprises
could be started in your district that
would be of benefit to it, and what
aatural resources could be developed.
Hoping for Il prompt reply, we are,
yours very truly,
"R. II. MALONE. President"
From the replies received. the fol-
owing has been compiled and to 1t
he attention of persons seeking invest
nent is respectfully called.
Alamosa would like a beet sugar
factory
Antonito offers opportunity for Il
woolen mill and securing plant.
Bonanza needs mills and reduction
works to treat low grade ores, also
.ailrOad connections.
Boulder needs good, large, first
.lass hotel.
Crestone needs capital to develop
mines, also Il system of water works,
electric light plant and pyritic
melter.
Conejos offers opportunity for WOODEN
nill and securing plant.
Center needs branch line of railroad
Desirable point for pork packing
souse, grain elevators and bank.
Creede would like capital for mills
md development work.
Carbondale could support starch
factory.
Crested Butte needs Independent
smelter plant.
Del Norte, starch factory and can
ming factory could be made to pay
Stone quarries could be opened. Iron
ore could be treated on the ground.
Would like u sanitarium.
Delta needs factory for the man
ufacture of fruit boxes. Has an OPEN
ing for Il pyritic smelter.
DE Beque would like oil resources
developed.
Erie needs bank, smelter. flour
mill and factory for manufacturing fire
clay products.
Florence would like wholesale grain,
fruit and produce house and another
oil refinery.
Fowler, good location for beet sugar
factory. Need more farmers. Could
support a vegetable cannery. Ideal
location for 4 sanitarium.
Golden, water power generating
plant could be built.
Guffey needs mining development.
Hooper has Il good location for beet
sugar factory and wants oil fields de-
veloped.
Jasper wants mines developed.
Louisville has opening for Hour mill.
Longmont, beet sugar factory as
sured, oil operations begun. No new
capital needed at present
La lara could support beet sugar
factory and bids fair to get It,
La Veta would like mining property
in that vicinity looked over by experts.
Morrison, development of the clay
resources, lime rock quarries, building
stone needed. also oil and ochers in
red, yellow, green and black.
Moffat needs live real estate men
who will assist in bringing capital to
prospect for oil.
Mosca could support beet sugar fac
tory. Would like glass factory.
Monte Vista could support cream
cry. Needs system of water works,
electric light plant. Good place for
beet sugar factory.
New Windsor needs and Is negotia-
ting for a beet sugar factory.
Palisade has an opening Tor fruit
canning factory.
Pitkin offers go1d opportunities to
mining men.
San Luis needs branch line of rail-
road. Could support IL beet supgar fac
tory.
Saguache needs "A railroad, n bigger
Touring mill and and big hotel.
South Fork needs Il tannery and
large planning mill, telephone connec-
ton with valley towns and n tourist
hotel.
Steamboat Springs, opening for a
starch factory. machine shop. Needs
railroad facilities.
Villa Grove, needs more agricultural
development.
Whitehorn, no present encourage
ment for any industry. Good ore show
ing, but no development. IL mining
succeeds, u brick yard could be op-
Grated.
Westcliffe needs new hotel; old one
burned. Mining and oil prospects
await development.
Wagon Wheel Gap would like more
advertising as summer resort.
Walden would like better railroad IA
cilities and development of mineral
resources.
Walsenburg needs tannery and sau-
sage factory. More reservoirs needed.