The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-03-17

Springs Mr.. May said:
1t is rather diseoncertng to a youth
of my experience to be assigned such a
tonic. week ago the chairman OF
the committee on speakers invited me
to make an address ON the enlarge
I nfent OF the Powers of the Chamber Of
Commerce. and the Results to be OBJ
tained.' | carefully prepared a speech
Unat would make Robert G. ingersoll
turn over in his grave" daughter y
Mir. May was interrupted by one Of the
audlence remarking that Robert q
ii reflection his knowledge Of cur
rent events Il spent week rrepar7,
spoiled by the chairman of the com,
mittee. regate you instead
| with few remarks on what the E.ks
/ are going to do Tor Idaho Springs this
summer. | do not want to say that the
/ iiIIs members comprise the brains
/ and simew of Idaho Springs. We do
say that we have among our members
many of the best people of our town
| people who believe in doing things.
/ and they nave agreed to do their share
~ advertising Idaho, Springs in the
familiar with the work that is being
done by the Is T, o. E. we will men
Ton what We did at the td l95t s f94nen
| Colorado. its climate and resources
and worked them up about a mile high;
| If they woalG come out we would
show them We VIII show the grand
lodge when ii comes to Colorado in
| 1905 what the people of Colorado can
Dallas. TeSas and a few other insignih
can't places won't count So now We
| have got them coming. The Ellts are
people that spend their money. You
all know the q y. r. people are NOT
blessed Win 'h5 fS w2Tlis Iiis Goods to any
live. red-blooded people. Not how
little, but how much can | spend We
expect 5000 visitors that Will aver
age so after paying their railway
fare, which Is more per person than
any council on earth would spend. We
| a rD them SDpnd all tl1
| money in Denver. Many Will go over
the Loop and on their way from Silver
| I,ume Will distribute literature Ou
! idaho Spring SITS mines. scenery and
it's health giving waters. and in vari-
ous other ways convince them that
Idaho Springs is about the best pla""
to stop. IdahC Springs expects to -"
down with 200 out of the. $50 member
ship. We viii have MOTT unique COS
| tunes and on the brightest lot Of boys
YOU ever saw in your life. tApplauseD
We will also advertise the town in
typical of the interest of our town
| and showing that we will be the
| largest producer of gold and silver
when it is properly developed. We wil
distribute specimens of our ore We
me one live town of the state. All the
members of the committee will show
the Elks and their friends what Idaho
In Concluding Mr. May said what
you need is to kill off few of those
lnem they are not. G.aughter.l YoI
do not realize that you will benefit
| from the acquisition of 1000 or 5000
citizens. even If you are only pounding
a drill Instead Of pounding driil
, you may be running a mine OF, your
| own. And I want to say that if any
| thing comes up affecting the veal
and welfare of the town. do not turn II
over to the chamber nf commerce but
lend helping hand yourselves"
w l.. Bush was assigned boosting"
subject, "What Is Needed" and he was
equal to the occasion.
| Mr. Toastmaster and Gentlemen:
| came across the poem. Opportunity,
| written by the late senator John J. In
gals day OF two ago, and made up
my mind that no better opening for ad-
dressing YOU tonight could be had
than quoting it in full. which l Will
do:
Master Of human destinies am -
Fame. love and fortune on my foot
steps wait
| Cities and fields I walk: penetrate
Deserts and seas remote. and passing
by
Novel and mart and palace, soon or
= knock unbidden. once at every
gate!