Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-12-12
A BAsE ESS CHARGE

4, lasr weeks issue Of the Silver Plume
STANDARD We note the following
silver Plume IS rather unfortunately
situated in one respect. a. ITS location s.
near the western boundary. OF the cou' y
makes /, very susceptible to the attacks
OF knockers in other parts OF the county.
who never miss an opportunity fDr dss-
oouragiug people from investigating
.uiuipy conditions IN this section. Tie
Idaho spriugs knockers, Of course, Fep'e-
sent 10 every body who f,lis into their
clutches that there Is nothing IN the
upper End Of the county and that Idaho
Springs is the whole ihiug has all the
mines and produces all the mineral
And then ifanyoue succeeds 10 getting
past Idaho Springs sith desire Of see
ing for themselves Il what they have been
told Is true. they have 70 run the gauntlet
Of Georgetown knockers agaiHs; Silver
Plume, who assure then that that camp IS
the best and L inquiry Is made about the
Plume and # there is anything up around
there they are told: 20, no there's moth.
ing up there worth anything" or some
thing to that eFec:. %
We regret that Editor Clark. in hi
endeayor TO get action upon his Georgs
town nsighbors, brings Idaho Springs
into the above wholesale indictment
We do not believe as far as this place Is
concerned, tina, there IS the slightest
foundation for the Standard editorial.
on the other hand. the people here have
the kindiies, feelings for what IS known
as upper Clear Greek. We are so far
away that even we're We disposed, there
: Nc need for running down the mines
there. A. the editor says, they have
their ? cord. and that viii stand longer
than the unsupported assertions OF any
one. The newspapers here, every week
N The scar, have something good to say
oi ;he rsiucs Of not only Of the Plume
hut cf Georgetown and Empire, aud IN
q measure they are endeavoring to work
as faithfully for the county as whole a
aHy Of the newspapers al the other end
Of The county. IDAHO Springs does not |
have TO build herself up al the expense |
ef any other section o. the state. She |
has good mines and lots Of them. Her
busy mills show that something Of I
tangible nature Is always doing here.
Sne is giving something for The uc ney 4
Invested and tha, Is certainly better /
argument thad in trying to run sections
down
The truth IS al. of the sections covered /
il the STANDARD are OF sufficient meri, !
to stand on their own bottom. and there
Is no need for jealousy or dirt fineinR.
Some years ago Idaho Springs set the
pace for the entire county by systemetie-
ally and enthusiastically calling the at
tentiou OF the world io the undeseloped +
resources Of the district surround NJ it,
and the response has been so generous
and attended IN many instances by the
opening o; properties that are enduring.
She has set hot pace. and If the other /
sections have been slower in following /
or the results have no, been so quick +
the fsult certainly does rot lie at ou.
doors.
There IS NO reason that we can see
wh1 the Piume people should not have |
an excellent foundation for the building
of prosperity that will equal. il no,
excel, anything in the past. She has
mines with wonderful record, and it IS /
known that those mines. uuder proper /
development. will again respond Literally.
She IS entering on a milling period that
gives promise Of great and benefcient
results. In this. also. she is following |
IN the footsteps Of Idaho Springs On |
the whole we think that Brother Clark. |
instead Of berating the people down |
here for alleged back k-capping. owes US
vote of thanks for pointing out The
way to the best use Of the advantages
that God has bestowed upon his chiidr, N. |
Get rid Of that scolding habit, Brother
Clark. as quickly as possible, and Join in
the good work OF general upbuiid:ng.
In casting about for suitable present
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