The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-03-09
R0US|NC MEETING.
MASS MEETING LAST MONDAY THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
ELECTS 0L0 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FORMER POSTMASTER S A. MOVES is
APPOINTED SECRETARY.

The mass meeting called last Monday
evening at the opera house, by the cham
Der OF commerce for the purpose of elect
ing board of directors, was attended by
more than a hundred citizens.
Mr.. Bonney stated that it was incum
bent upon the citizens of this camp to get
busy If anything were to be accomplished
in the district. He called attention to the
commercial organizations III the upper
end of this county and in Gilpin county
saying that both had already accom-
pished much for their respective sections
The Georgetown Board of Mines had sue
ceeded in building one railway and were
interesting capital in the construction of
another. 1t will not be a great while"
said the speaker until Idaho Springs
will be on the main line of great trans
continental railway, and it behooves us
to get busy now. The cham Der was or
ganized twelve years ago, and for a time
it was an aggressive body, but there was
some knocking, ard dsgruntled fee ling
became rampant and the officers of the
organization took back seat OF recent
years the president admitted that the
chamber had merely existed He said
that the object Of the meeting was to for
to the entire district
Editor Noxon Of the Gazette and the
editor of the Siftings-N News were called
upon TO make suggestions inasmuch as
they had taken a prominent part in the
criticism OF the chamber. Both respon-
ded that they were there for the purpose
Of receiving, and not max ing suggestions
Ex- president Birkins read a circular of
commercial organization which contained
many good suggestions. +. N. Moscrip,
talked on wagon roads, and said, "All
should be boosters. If we don't, who
will do our boosting? We have got to do
il ourselves, and we have got to have
money"
President Bonney stated that during
the past year the chamber had distributed
$4,000 circulars; 2,ooo booklets; 200
Mining Investors and had answered 500
letters.
W. l. Bush said that ne had been
a member since the chamber was organ
lied, and that the organization had been
severly criticised, which fact had much
to do with its present condition. He
stated that at Canon City, Fort Morgan
Fort Collins. Sterling and La NJ as, and at
other points throughout the state, COM
mercial organizations were doing much
good for their respective sections. He
wanted to see an organization formed
that would do something. He stated
that there is less eastern money coming
into Idaho Springs now than at any time
within the past ten years. There is more
interest being taken in mining than for
can get our share.
Phil Mixwell and W. L. Shaffer made
few remarks and were followed by Sen
ator Roberts who made the hit of the
evening by striking the nail on the head.
The senator mentioned the condition of
the park marking the spot where gold
was first discovered in paying quantities
in Colorado, and for which he secured an
appropriation of 81, 900 in the state leg
isla,ure several years ago. Then the SEN
ator spoke of boosting your home town.
He said that this began at home. If the
citizens of this town would patronize their
home merchants, instead of sending to
Denver or Chicago for the necessities of
life, the community would be a more
prosperous one. If the people who send
away for goods would purchase them of
the home merchants and pay cash, as
they are compelled to do when dealing
with Denver or Chicago houses, the home
merchants could sell their wares at
still lower price. He mentioned the fact
that visit to the depot to see the wagon
loads of freight and express packages of
foreign goods, would show very clearly
who were the boosters in Idaho Springs.
The senator mentioned the fact that
every subscription paper that was passed
around received q contribution from the
home merchants, and that the latter had
always been very liberal in contributing
to worthy causes. He thought the cham
Der could do much good if they accom-
plished nothing further than to keep
Idaho Springs money at home, more than
at the present time, and also called atten-
ton to the fact that the home papers
should receive more liberal support Of
the community. The senator received
applause for thus stating q disagreeable
truth. Several of the leading boosters
present squirmed uncomf ortably in their
- .:-. ,.,t,.,, ths a.n ator - "a 0eakinu ~
his remarks were not intended for them
In the least.
Atsoruey r. r. Graham said that he