The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-03-23
H0,f0R COLORADO
COMMITTEE OF 100 TO RAISE BIZ
FUNDS TO ADVERTISE STATE.
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Glorious Sunshine and Superb Climate
Does Its Share, But Needs
Sanne Substantial Help.

Denver beginning The campaign 40
raise a fund OF 100000 to properly
advertise Colorado. Secretary l
Burns Of the Colorado State CONNER
cial Association. has framed letter,
which has been approved and VIII pc
signed BY the committee of 100. TO be
sent TO no less than go GOO OF Colo
rado's business and professional men
The letter tells the purpose IL is hoped
20 accomplish.
The committee OF 100 has elected OF
hcers as follows James ID. Hustled
president: Charles VI Heberton OF
Boulder, vice chairman, and Capt X l.
Martin one Ot the heaviest mining op-
orators in the state. treasurer Sub
committees have been formed, the
chief OF which is the executive. James
D. Hustled. X l. Martin. W A. Hover.
Max Kuner. William Maher, Bulkel@y
Wells. Jesse F. Mcdonald. Fred q
Morat. Irving Howbert Of Colorado
Springs. w l. Clayton Of Greeley. Al
bert a Reed Of Boulder. Senator Hor-
ace T re Long OF Grand Junction.
Alya AL4ms Of Pueblo. B 0. Ayles
worth Of Fort Collins. and Charles NJ
Heberton Of Boulder are the executive
committee and they are the names most
prominent in every one OF the towns
mentioned This body OF men viii
have fun control OF the collection and
expenditure OF the money
Active charge has been given for the
time into the hands Of DR. Charles NJ
Heberton Mr.. Heberton was at one
time surgeon general Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. but came 10 Colorado
and has since becG4Ie one OF the Dig
gest sheep growers in the state, he
comes from Boulder to Denver to take
charge of the work
The circular le'ter with which II is
hoped to stir Coloradans is III part as
follows.
This letter Is addressed to the tax
payers and property owners OF Colo
rado Every word is OF vital interest
TO you
Colorado II the greatest state IN the
extent and diversity OF natural re
sources In tho entire national Union
We have better climate. more oppor'
tunfties for Investment, more scenic
attractions and more room to grow In
than any state west of the Mississippi
river
we have the money in Colorado
Shall We spend a little OF II TO get
more? II Is "A business proposition
Every farli that is induced to settle
in CuloraGn spends money in this state
To bring dfty families into this state
then. means an expenditure of S5O,oo0
annually II we can increase the popu
lation to 100000, this would mean tc
add about 400 900 families to our pres
ent population. which means in round
figures that $500 900. 900 in excess oi
the present amount will be expended
for the necessities of life in Colorado
This Is a large sum. is 1t mott But II
Is possible 1t would cost $1,000 an
nUally to do this .
The letter recites what the com
mercial association already has accom-
plished with its lectures and travelling
exhibits. and outlines similar work pro
posed. 1t concludes:
Tho association should he able tt
employ the best special writer's pos
sible. to obtain a chief OF a press bn
reau. to see that every reliable news
paper and magazine in America pub
fishes articles from time TO time de
scriptive Of our resources. and the sa!
aries. postage. printers bills and in
cidental expenses will take anothel
10000.
"Wil YOU contribute anything Il
this fund.- The people of California
raised a quarter of a million dollars
last December with which to advertise
California through the California De
velopment society"