The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-28

The Ideal Town for Conventions -
One Mile Above Sea Level.

Denver, Col, JAN E~.Snll a fl.
ture event in the minds OF the public,
the Democratic Convention az Den.
yer has already assumed the guise Of
4 present reality 70 railroad officials,
who are beginning to think out
schemes for taking care Of the crowds
without confusion, Regular trains
will be made longer, and many special
trains will be run Long before the
Democratic delegate has brushed the
dust Oft his plug hat and sent his
frock cost TO be reiurbished, the
operating men in the railroad offices
will be working overtime on emer.
gency schedules,
This selection OF q city so far West
as the place Of convention is without
precedent II introduces new pro
blems for the carriers. since the lines
OF railroad in this section are much
fewer than in the Mississippi Valley
and on the Atlantic Ssaboard. Den
yer has no fear leas, It's guests sui-
fer from lack olaceommedation. Ever
since I was a collection Of huts, Il
has been called "the tourists city,"
The railroads may dump thousands
OF delegates into il in two days, but
the Queen City Of the Plains" will re-
fuse to be disturbed, Denver didn't
offer Sl00.0o0 to the Democratic Ma
tional Committee for nothing. ii
knew what Is wanteld, and II is going
TO be well prepared for the crowd.
Work on the mammoth Auditor.
ium Is two thirds completed. OF the
total 1900 tons Of steel which will so
into the building, 1900 tons are now
in place, By far the heaviest part OF
the work is done, and the contractor
says that he will be ready to turn over
The finished job to the city on the
first day Of May The S42s,000 for
the erecting Of the Auditorium was
raised through Bond sale voted by
The citizens OF Denver,
The Auditorium is 260 feet long. |
los feet broad and 90 feet high. Its
normal seating capacity will be 900, |
put this can be increased to 1880 by
itilization Of aisle space, Committee
looms adjoin the main hail, and, ii
here is any overflow OF committees,
he Democratic Club, three blocks
listanct. is available.
From the timclinesS Of it, one
night suppose that the double-track-
ng Of the Union Pacific Railroad, be-
ween the Mississippi and the Rock
cs, was undertaken for the particular
'enefit OF the Democratic Convention.
The construction Of the second track,
" sections, has proceeded steadily
Turing the last four or five years, and
low the Union Pacific has the only
louble track lines west Of the Mis-
ouri River. Many Of the Improve
nents now under way will have been
nished when the political gathering
) held next July.
Westward into Denver the Union
'acidc will run special Convention
rains over its two main stems--one
ne through Nebraska from Omaha
nd the other through Kansas from
Kansas City The Nebraska route
,ill be taken by the delegates from
he North Atlantic States, While the
elcgatcs from further south will find
he southerly route more convenient
arriving at Denver, the trains enter
magnificent union station 1t is at
he foot Of the slope on which the
ity is built, and is within short dis
ancc Of the big hotels.
Excessive heat has been part OF the
istory Of most political conventions
he President-makers go back home
nd tell their families and friends how
hey nearly stewed in the convention
all at St. Louis, or Kansas City, or
,hcrevcr it was. The conventions
re always held in the summer and
omehow the weather man seems in
ariably to be lavish with humidity
nd knockout temperature. But
Denver says it will not be so there.
They don't know what il Is to have
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