The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-09-22


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cusc. +I,o-c !. one -, .... .,.,., thinl, I coul
s,i,-, ,-o, q yz.,,o,,. -,..r.. a., to why hay
f,j,gl r., avail myself If ,.,,ur kind iuvitatio
~ n,.,p,. ,,,,. rr ,-,,,- columns for any CON
j. mu,,i..tf,,7r ,-,tg,, wish to send to you re
ativ.. "a my, If. ia ;n.. West-and some q
them. at least. would he more plausible tina,
were the purna's-but -haII trust to you
/ magnimitv to ACCEPT my mere word for til
| fact that t.sr4. are excuses which, / believe
! Won vo,,lI consider sufficient.
- one who has spent the greater part o
his inf, :, the comDaratiycIv ;tncicnt East
there ar, MANY things of striking interest ii
4 CITY like Denver. Certain physical feature
stand cut IN contrast with those of his nativ
town. SOME. Of which are accounted for b,
the rev.ucss of the city others by its pcculiai
location. and stin others by the climate. Tit
a!.sessce Of frame and preponderance of bricl
paIsd:n.ss. residences frequently but one story
H. & with roofs @. little pitch, many vacant
LIS near the business and AL through th'
residence Gistrist irrigation bitches in the
outlying sections conveying water from til,
mountain stream to the dry plains an occas
ioult caI..p wagnn passing through the
streets with thc whuc family including ever
the Cow. and Dog, huge furniture vans con
tinu.'ly coming and going. little tent settle
rnents in the suburban regions-theSe are
some If the things that indicate 20 ths
EaStcraer Z, different manner Of living and "A
different condition Of life tom those he has
Lei, bch,nd
All of these features have developed nat
ucu!iy. IRRIGATION bitches and hat-roofcd
houses ar, the logical sequence of a very dry
climate. loaded furniture vans moving both
toward and from the depot are the result OF
.H unsettled population. These deductions
ar- ca .iy made. But when it came to find
ir- come law whereby might account for
tne general uurcli1'ility of the people with
whom I had dealings. it took many months
Tor Hlc 70 .cach conclusion that was at all
satisfactory. Had not been 100 hard to
c-.l lace ! might have rested content with
81 c.t~. inference from the following incident
tu:t. took place over Il year age:
Twas riding into town in street ear when
self beside ne. We easily drittcd INT" con-
r.r'at,o1 and atter exchanging opinions on
thrweather ana the probable outcome OF the
Eastern war, he became somewhat personal
telling me he vas just on his way to the
an pF'sl '''i% ~ ~ - ~ -''N
where he and his wife were going 70 spend
several months
ITS his way" he said in confidential
tones as nc leaned toward me, This altitude
is zoo much for the w1uieu-inakes them
nervous a1d irritable and all that. Now my
wits" lowering his voice to a mere whisper
gets positively huGAonsc and that's why
have to so OIL with her to sea level about
svcrg two years"
Hence I might have blamed the altitude for
affecting the dispositions of the Denvcrities
50 that one feels he must thoroughly try be-
fore moderately trusting them, had not be-
come accustomed to The prevailing practice
Of s.harain., everything to tho altitude when
II canuo. ne easily accounted for in any other
wa, So continued - phiiosophize about
che mat tcr- t!rtu finally concluded the pop
risltip- ut Denver i typical of that OF every
re.y town that has scarcely got beyond the
nio.!cc- stage, The carly settlers were prin-
ciDaiiyur ,ire .,drsEt,!rcsoinc type: they made
li.y money or lost their small POSSESSIONS in
prospecting. Professional gamblers found
this q good field in which to work. and no.
tor.nasi- had Characters found comfortable
s.,.:l,siou IN :. i,cz: city 50 lar removed from
the outposts of cistliz atom. Settling ia Den
ver YES fo;. rurely speculative purposes so
that tic prime III olive which moved settlers
. q cone mere wa, money. These first immi-
grants are coo near the foreground not to
have Ic.- races OF their character plainly
s;ar..f;e. upon the present generation.
Il may - said, and truly. that the great
proportion o. chc citizens of Denver consists
OF tliosr vsac nave come sircc the first days
Of speculation Many reputable persons have
ip:tud rAcir IFs,r here for good reasons; yet it
IS "a very cr1LenEiIc. that an unsettled people
l. pretty certain 20 be an irresponsible one.
The STABILITY "f q persons character j. often
dapculgat apou the stability OF the persons
sill. = man who has passed a very re-
s1cr tIalc citizen IN Il community where lie
wa SHOWN: has an unusual tcsr put upon
,.,r. ,ac,. f., q S,rangcrto everybody else The