The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-25
With the State Editors.

The editor and wife took few days
on this week and accompanied the Colo
rado Editorial Association to Hot Sui.
phur Springs where the annual midsum-
mer meeting was held on Monday and
Tuesday.
The editorial party numbering $50 or
more, and including the editors, their
wives and families. left Denver Monday
morning at S:l5 over the celebrated Moi
lat Road. Through the courtesy of j.
w. Kelley, general passenger agent, spe-
cial cars were provided for the party and
transportation was furnished for each
member. The trip over this wonderful
line is grand one and the scenery en-
route mast be seen to be fully appreciat-
ed. The train climbs more than a mile
IN height in the first 60 miles out of Den.
yer and the track is as smooth as any
railway in the world. In stretch OF
twelve miles of this wonderful railway
We passed through 30 tunnels, the long
est almost a quarter of mile in length
The first 40 miles leads up from Den
yer to the base of the great Continental
| Divide and brings us to Tolland in beau
tiful Boulder Park. From here it is
twenty-three miles steady climb to Roll
and's Pass Corona stationl the highest
broad guage railway station in the world,
ll,660 feet above the level of the sea
Here the party left the train for few
minutes and, standing on a huge bank of
snow, were photographed. just before
| reaching the pass we saw the old Cali
| lornia wagon trail constructed at great
cost many years ago.
Leaving the pass, after a stop OF %
minutes for dinner at Arrow, we descend
INTO Middle Park, passing numerous
saw mills along the way. The noun
tain sides on the western slope are GOV.
ered with dense growth OF the finest
| and tallest timber we ever saw, but many
1 mountains have been swept by destruct.
i've forest fires and millions OF feet of
valuable timber destroyed. We saw
hundreds of thousands of railway ties
piled along the track all through the
| mountains. These will be used in build
ing the line further west.
We arrived at Sulphur Springs at 3
o'clock and were met at the depot by
| the band, the reception committee and
almost the entire populace OF the town,
and escorted down the principal street
TO headquarters. The good people of the
/ Springs had made elaborate preparations
To entertain their guests and nothing
was left undone to make their visit As
pleasant as possible. There we're horse
and burro races, an exciting broncho
busting contest, and at $3.50 o'clock the
big event OF the day took place-the
great mountain trout fry. The citizens
! II Hot Sulphur and vicinity had spent
several days in securing 1000 pounds Of
tdne, trout from the nearby mountain
Streams and these were fried outdoors
IN the bank OF Grand river in huge pans
and served to all together with all neces,
sary trimmings. 1t was great and nov,
81 feast and was thoroughly by
several hundred participants. A dance
in the evening closed the days program.
Many Of the visitors availed themselves
Of the opportunity to enjoy a plunge and
bath in the hot sulphur springs, from
which the town derives its name. This
was one OF the most enjoyable treats of
the trip, although the hot sulphur water
lid not agree with all. Speaking for
the Tribune editor and wife, the plunge
was greatly appreciated, and proved
more beneficial than many other things
usually taken "in the cold gray dawn Of
the morning after" We would like
nothing better than to spend week or
two at the springs, take plunge daily
in the hot water and fish for trout in the
Grand and tributary streams between
times. Tuesday morning the association
held brief business session in the court
room, presided over by President Charlie
Adams OF Montrose. The editorial party
started on the homeward trip at noon
after one Of the most enjoyable trips ever
taken by the association. The attend
ance was the largest in its history.
Hot Sulphur Springs is the county
seat of Grand county and is located 1l0
miles northwest of Denver in Middle
Park. The town is prettily located on
the Grand river, has about 800 inhab-
itants and lies at an elevation OF 1860
feet. 1t is quite summer resort, the
hot sulphur springs and excellent trout
ishing attracting many visitors. Three
large hotels are located here and all lines
Of business are well represented The
town expects to be made division point
Of the Motfat Road. The town has one
newspaper, The Middle Park Times, ed
tied by j. f. Brown, who did everything
in his power to show the editors good
time. Mayor Moore was the busiest
man in town while the editors we're there
and was equally at home in directing the
trout fry, managing the ball and vel
coming the guests.
On our return to Denver in the even
ing the party was taken to the city park
as guests Of the Denver Chamber of
Commerce and banqueted. Here ad
dresses were made by President Fried
man of the Chamber of Commerce, Lieu
tenant Governor Harper, Mayor Robert
w. Speer, President James w. Kelley Of
the Denver Press Club, President Ad.
ans of the Association and others.
James w. Kelley, president OF the Den.
yer press club and passenger agent OF
the Moffat road, has recently been mar
ried to a charming Denver newspaper
woman and Mrs. Kelley was presented
with a beautiful cut glass fruit dish by
the members OF the association, Presi
dent Adams OF the association making
the presentation.
The midsummer meeting of the Ed
itorial association Of 1907 will be remem-