Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31
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vention OF one Of the big political par
ties. She had set out TO capture the
Republican national convention. and
had raised IA guarantee fund Of $780,
900 as proof Of her ability To take care
OF such n great gathering. but Chi
caso beat her out In the quest Ns-
appointed but not discouraged she
Immediately started out after the
Democratic national convention. and
landed It. the beautiful metropolis
perchcd among the mountains OF Col
orndo and the 100000 proving nm
irresistible lure to tho Democratic
donkey. And no next July. when tho
eastern cities are KwclterinE In the
summer heat, the aforesaid Democrat
ic donkey will jog contentsdly up to
tho cool and airy heights Of Denver
with his loyal and enthusiastic
followers and mud the city In gala
attire and the big new convention hall
finished and ready TO receive the hosts
OF delegates who will gather To Sc
lcct the standard bearer OF tho party.
There are those who take n Bkep'
teal view OF the situation and declare
that the auditorium will never be m
ishcd In time and that the city viii
not be able to entertain 80 large
gathering Of politicians as will gather
to frame the Democratic national
ticket. In rcfutation OF this pcssi'
mistic view. the enthusiasts point with
confidence to the rush work which Is
being done on the haifnniShed build.
ing. and cite the fact that on former
occasions Denver has taken care OF
big conventions. such m the Grand
Army OF the Republic and the Eiks.
and that tho hotels and boarding
houses Of the city will not fall short
In tho latest demands upon them.
AZ for the auditorium II should have
becn finished long ago. but innumcra.
bio delays have occurred since ground
was frst broken over year ago.
Last October the contractor Of the
building lost his contract because OF
his slow methods. and the work Is
now being pushed by the National
Surety company and the Empire State
Trust company OF New York. The
side walls OF the big structure have
been finished and the work Of swing
Ing the giant steel roof trusscs has be-
gun. and ms soon as finished the con.
crete. electrical and steam heating
men are ready to begin work.
When completed the Auditorium
will be l6s feet wide and 260 feet
long. The walls will be % feet high.
It will seat 1880 people by utilizing
aisle space. The normal seating ca.
pacity will be 5000.
.rt,., t,,I1Jtoy ,.,i1I ho onuinpod With
n large number of committee rooms.
but not enough TO take care Of all the
committees of the national conven-
ton. Important committees will be
housed at the Democratic club build.
ing. three blocks away.
The Auditorium will cost $4,000.
The money to build 1t was raised
through sale OF bonds voted by the
citizens OF Denver.
The main hall will be flexible as to
the arrangement of seats and boxes.
At n convention as large rs the Dem.
ocrauc rostrum will be stationed
on the west side Of the big hall for the
speaker and his attendants. 1t will
be surrounded by seats in circular.
arrangement 30 as to bring the speak |
er into the unbroken view OF the en-
tire audience. ..
One OF the best features Of the audi |
torium will be its acoustic properties.
A speaker on the rostrum will be able |
to throw his voice to the extreme |
corners Of the hall in the ordinary
tone of n speakers voice. as readily
as to those near him.
Advertising was what Denver had
in view when the committee went
around jingling the 100000. Adver-
tising .is what all Colorado purposes
to get out Of the convention. To ac-
complish this every effort will be
made to get the delegates and the
visitors out over the state. Tho Col
orado railroads will give low rates to
the mountain resorts, SO that when
the cold gray dawn Of the morning
after breaks upon the unterrifled
It may cool its fevered
brow In banks of eternal snow, 1t
may slake its parching throat in any
one of dozen mineral springs. 1t
may bathe in mammoth pools Of hot
mineral water, fish In well stocked
streams, eat fresh fruit in wonderful
orchards. wander in beet and alfalfa
felds and admire Alpine scenery.
One point on which the easterners
will have to take on their hats to
Denver Is that It is cleaner than the
average eastern city. Alongside of
New York 1t is like the kitchen of
Dutch hausfrau, and Gothamites
should insist that their commissioner
If street cleaning be made a delegate,
.vnn IL the hoard of alderman have 10