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

za1oie them again snd but a part Of
- opportunities o. the country and
- resources Of these mountains viii
- under tribute We car be happy n
- taEorlnz smiles Of our mountains
l-- Ne cz11Ot De strenuous and r--r
ere better 40 be dead and burned than
% 6e y ,n- zoi.s o. this stren1-
=E eza set the pace and ia any cas-
Id 1ot fziI for the lack Of an -f-
Ee can znt ne saouIt show the
I'D that IRE brilliant hue- Of the
-s2 indicate cot merely tracts ot
-lH-1tA4H Land bEI that they are in
sflF- OF the dazzling realities ot Ih-
--ez they dIsr!nE1lsh
md ne haze more ot the same kind
- the world should be made 10 know
II should be done now while We
al % EARN and ovsrfowinz with
-1tz are good enough material FOR oar
-poz@ II We cannot drag our noun
7s down int2 tfe world let Us d-aT
- world to th@- and for a time LEI
-s BE aeara AID known
The toas.mas,er introduced r. NJ.
Moscrip. As man WHO had labored in
and cut Of season for the test ~ .eres,s OF
Il4so Springs, and one ~ho Rad watched
i,s growth from infancy. Mr.. Moscript
s29ke as follows:
siT 4fE-tE4G=E-F ana members
rle chamber os commerce. 1t il almost
E-elsss for me to Try to interest you
'siioT ng 50 many good speakers I
lEsnt TO -sy that / have lived In Idaho
springs iOr a epriod Of about twenty
-Fe years or tWeEty-six years During
that time ! have seen Idaho S1rtuEz
-rHU from a village ~ 500 people 70
ne most beautiful city IN The noun
ans ! came here about 1850 and
5-srograeed even by the real estate
=n ia Idaho SPRING against buytnz
.pfs N Idaho springs came here.
'EeFer. and have lived to see the
own grow aat prosper mink that
j. oHIy tho kuocker that keeps II
rom being a town of 1000 instead of
g5g. We have good mines and zoof
L=~iiiries for rrea ting or@. Our mines
ave not been half found and within
springs double in population And
Te viii be glad that we have lived and
sje win close and thank you for
EoUr attention"
Adolph Nelson vas asked to tell what
west, but after gracefully acknowledging
the recognition accorded him, he begged
to be ex used.
{. 5. Birkins was introduced as the re-
tir'ng presideu, Of the Chamber, and
spoke as follows:
In one Of the public, schools Of our
Lass THIS question. Name SOM I'm.
p9rtaut things now existing that did
aot exist twenty years ago. one Of
raized his hand and permission having
been granted aim he promptly replied
Us II l were asked a similar qIery
Gathering 1t is difficult to imagine
what good things. We as body. might
arcomplish for our city. Improved hotel
accomodacloHs. better streets walks,
~ rks. the bEautifying OF our school
grounds, greater development Of our
mineral resources. city buildings thai
would be representative Of our city and
many other things that would not only
add to the atIract!Feness and stability
Of our community. but also to the con
Eenieuce. advantage and financial
standing Of every business man. every
property owner and every mining ma
who now is, or may become Interested
II our section
young attorney who was bright
and capab opened up an Office in
growing town. and instead Of going out
and becoming acquainted with the
people. Instead Of making an effort to
{ establish himself in their good graces.
( instead of making an eTort to become
sat in Als Office month after month.
waiting for the people TO come In and
get acquainted with him, waiting for
them to come to him and learn OF his
ability to serve them. One day he de
ciGgd to make a visit home and 50
placed on his Office door a placard bear
&
village wag who chanced to pass by
was attrac acted by the notice and being
thoroughly familiar with the conditions
under which the young man was exist
ing wrote underneath in large letters,
the words What for | believe tina
We IT light be llkeaed to this young at
tnrneE. while the efforts Of The Cham
Der Of Commerce have been very salts
factory. to results accomplishe
/. rsfferfng the effort expended. stlll to
some extent at least We are waiting for
! the public to come in and get a@-
qua iuted with US. waiting for them TO
come and learn of the good things We
have to offer them waiting for them to
sources: waiting for them to come and
become familiar with our wonderful
climatic advanta ges: waiting for them
to some nd see the ad ntages of To-
cation We possess and waiting for them
tn come and test our mineral waters
possessing uuGueStioued merit
In concerted action. br uniting the
effort which each can readily give, to-
night might be made the starting point
the nucleus Of a movement. that wonia
continue to grow. and grow. and gro"
until eventually the improvement
would he such that no one would have
cause to write on the placard of The
Idaho Springs Chamber Of Commerce
4e words. w hat For"
]. J. Sherwin spoke from text that
was near to the meat in the cocoanut-
fnauces He said:
Go to yoGr business men for money
and they VIII dig 1t up \ couple Of
gentlemen went around to-day raising
funds with which to pay account
owing to a clergyman about TO leave
town. They mad no trouble III getting
IT Only FIVE per cent came from the
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