The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-07-04
Boosting that Count.

Boosting that Counts
On Wednesday morning w. L. Bush,
A. A. Slower and J. j. Sherwin met
T. E. Fisher, General Passenger Agent
of the C. & S. Ry. at the depot and
had an interview with him in refer
ence to running special train to this
point sometime during or just after the
Democratic National convention to
bring the visiting newspapermen here
to see the town, mining in the Newhouse
tunnel and other points of interest.
These men represent all the leading
dailies, magazines and other standard
publications throughout the United
States. Mr.. Fisher joined most heart
lily in the plan and said he would run
1train here gratuitous and extend other
courtesies if the citizens would get the
newspaper men to make the trip. In
pursuance thereof a meeting of sew
eral of the citizens, who took an in
terest in this matter, was held in the
directors rooms of the Merchants and
Miners National bank and plans were
formulated for carrying out this pro-
ject.
An executive committee was ap-
pointed consisting OF Geo. E. Collins,
A. A. Slower, w. L. Bush, v, l. Nox-
on, E. A. Eaton, w. E. Renshaw, H
L. Roberts, Joe Boyd, Geo. Kimball
and to which was subsequently added
j. j. Sherwin and J. T. Mallalieu
On Thursday subcommittee consist
ing of Messrs. Bush, Mallalieu, Roberts
and Boyd went to Denver to size up
the situation. The first objection with
which they were confronted, was that
it was too late as SO many propositions
had been submitted for the entertain
it would be next to impossible to get
them to consider another. Without
being dismayed the members of the
committee explained what they had
to offer and then the scales began to
drop from the eyes and they were told
that their proposition was the most at
tractive of any and it would be pushed
The committee most heartily appreciat-
ed the excellent and efficient assistance
rendered by Messrs. Cunningham and
Hilliard of the Profit and Loss for
through their prompt and continuous
efforts the interviews were facilitated
and the committee reached just such
men as it was necessary to see.
In every instance thereafter the prop
osition met with the most enthusiastic
consideration and the chairman Of the
COMMITTEES on entertaining the visiting
presss and 'It is cinch, you have the
best proposition that has been presented.
We will push it for you," At the
headquarters of the Denver Press
club the committee met with the same
enthusiastic greetings and it was ar
ranged that at the reception to be Civ
en- next Tuesday night at the club
metropolitan and other papers, Idaho
Springs should send down q delegation
to mingle with them and take part in
the reception. The Chairman of the en-
tertainment committee further stated
they were getting out invitations to
these visitors and if the committee
would have a printed form of an
invitation gotten out at once, it
would be inserted SO as to reach each.
This was done and by three O'Clock in
the Afternoon some five hundred had
been placed at his disposal. The invi-
tation was as follows:
''THE CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS
Extends cordial invitation to visit
ing and local newspaper men to visit
their city on date to be set by the
guests, probably, Saturday, July, 1lth.
This is to be a complimentary trip
through the famous Clear Creek canon
and the Newhouse tunnel; trolley ride
four miles underground where mining
in all its branches may be seen.
Buffet car will be attached to special
train and refreshments will also be
served 1900 feet under the surface.
This trip may be made in six hours
leaving Denver after the copy for the
evening papers is sent, and returning
in time to prepare copy for the mora
ing papers.
WE WANT TO SHOW YOU A
BULLY GOOD TINE"
On Thursday night meeting of about
forty citizens met in Judge John Will
kins Office to hear the report of the COM
mittse, which was plainly and concisely
set forth by Messrs. Bush and Boyd.
after which vote Of thanks was ex-