The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-06
DENVER FURNISHES
STRIKING EXAMPLE
Even the Alleys ale Flooded
With Light After
NightfaIl

Denver, Colo, March Light. blazing
from every section of the city At
night is the best policeman pen
yer has ever tried Since the
municipal authorities OF Denver set
TO make thisa CITY of Lights in
stances OF law breaking after night.
fall have almost entirely ceased The
plan TO use lights instead of policemen
was the outgr0wth of experience. Re.
sidents in poorly lighted sections OF
the city complained to the mayor
that additional arc lights were needed
to insure the safety of their homesand
lt was found that when plenty OF arc
lights were supplied In the residence
districts offences against the law
ceased to such an extent that the
number of policemen could be greatly
decreased Now the city Is lightelf by
rows of arc lights, placed at brief
Intervals along its residence streets
aud Throughout its business district so
tlat Il is almost impossible for a law
breaker to apply his calling to better
advantage after night-fall than IN day
time.
Recently the city adopted a plan Of
lighting the alleys In the city which
rougher element When the alleys
We're flooded with lights it was seen
that order was easily kept and the ne.
cessity for policemen vanished. owing
to the vast amour. of lights used Den.
vers arc lightsare furnished at SEQ per
year, while cities using less light. Of
the same nopulationas Denver, pay on
an average of S7l per year The addi-
tional expenditureof light is more than
compensated for by the decreased cost
81 the police department. and the ex-
pense Of Furnishing malefactors who
dock to poorly lighted cities to carry
on their work in darkness.
An immense brosze WELCOME
Arch has been erected at the Union
depot blazing the words Welcome"
to all who come This arch cost S25
600, is sixty feet high, weighs seventy
tons and is lighted with 1000 four
candle power lamps. 1t is intended as
a greeting TO the thousands of strin
gers who come to Denver each day
especially in the sumer months when
the tourist travel to this state brings
an army OF visitors daily
Especial illumination is Planned for
the meeting of the Democratic ma
tional convention which assemblies
her in July. The city will be made a
blaze Of lights not only as a welcome
70 the delegates, but as a prOtec-
ton against law breakelswho may fol-
low the vast crowds TO Denver.
Because of his excellent lighting
the city of Denver is policed by a
smaller force than Is requiredby any
similar city of 100000 people ia the
United States. One policeman covers
as much territory on thebrilliantly
lighted streets as two could take care
OF before thelights was turned on the
dark places, Exceptionally brilliant
lights are used In the public parks and
the grounds Of public buildings A
special department OF the city govern
ment Is engaged IN theinspection OF
wiring for light on all new buildings
and enforcing the ordinancesprovid-
Ing for safety IN lighting arrange
ments. Because Of the heavy penalties
inflicted for neglectlng precautions
of safety there Is seldom fire
caused by electrlct current
So famous has Denvers crime.pre-
venting lights become that many east
ern cities have sent committees com
posed of the officers OF their police de-
partment here to inspect tie Workings
of thenew plan. So many large com
yentions are held in Denver every
year that the police force is called
upon to deal with criminals who come
here expecting TO ply their calling
with comparative safety in the great
crowds The brilliant llghtingof the
streets and alleys Affords greater
protection against his class 81 unwel
come guest than the most elaborate
by the police.