The Glenwood post., 1909-09-25
Saturday, September 25. 1909.
DENVER HAS SOME GALL

other things, reminds us that the Den
yer papers-and, if we are to believe
their reports. the chamber of commerce
of the capital city-are displaying the
most gigantic chunk of gall ever heard
of. During the past few days various
Denver papers have been running stor-
les to the effect that the chamber of
commerce of the capital city expects TO
make grand stand play or effort to
have the summer home of the president
located in Denver That is certainly
pure, unadulterated gall. Of course,
we of Glenwood are not alarmed over
the loud talking of Denver for we have
it on them at every jump of the road
when it comes to having the ideal place
for the summer capital of the nation.
First. Denver boasts of being one
of the busiest cities in the whole coun-
try. Not day passes, but the Denver
papers are filed with "what we are do
ing and what we are going to do in the
way of building Thus. they are
proving themselves very undesirable
far a summer home for the president,
who, if he leaves Washington, would
leave that a quieter place might be
found and where he would be able to
get the rest needed after strenuous
session of congress. Denver would be
entirely too noisy and boisterous for
the summer home of the president
Second. Hundreds of people come to
Glenwood every summer to get away
from the noisy, tiresome city, where
heat is made more oppressive by the
'.sky scrapers We are building" Even
the most enthusiastic Denverite cannot
stand the pressure of his home town
during the heated summer months.
Glenwood is always cool and comfor.a-
BILE.
Third. All presidents love to take a
bath and Denver could offer nothing
more alluring than the murky waters
of Platte river and as the Platte flows
through Bryan country, no republican
president, and we seldom have any 9th
erkind, would want to battle in the
Platte for fear of its effects. Glen
wood has never failing score OF
springs of mineral water and swim
ming pool that has been pronounced the
best in the world
Fourth. Should the summer nome
of the president be located in Denver
and the president should want to take
adrive or ride, he would find his terri
tory confined to the beds of Cherry
creek or Sand creek. In either ease
the drive or ride would be entirely tou
''scenic" for the president. Glen
wood has countless drives through beau.
tiful canons, horseback rides can be
taken through the portals of the Garden
of Eden; plenty of room for golf, polo
shady parks for lounging and reading
pleasant avenues for strolls and the
best drinking water on earth
Fifth. Should the president wish 70
go hunting and his home was in Denver
he might arm himself with dozen long
range rifles and he would never com
within range of a single one of the
wild animals, discovered in the Denver
dens by one Ben Lindsey. Thus, hunt
ing would be poor sport for a president
of these United States. He might de
sire to DO little fishing, but wwhen it
came time for bait cutting, Bob Speer
and Tom Patterson would both want
the job and it would require vote of
the diplomats to settle the dispute.
Glenwood is surrounded with the best
hunting grounds in the west This is
proven by the fact that ex-President
Roosevelt made Glenwood his head.
quarters when he was chasing bears in
the wilds few miles from this city.
Trout fishing, plenty of it and nice ap.
petizing trout for all. 1t is thus all
onesided in favor of Glenwood.
Sixth. Denver is forced to build into
the air to find room. Glenwood has
plenty of room not only for building,
but for parks and national capital
building.
No, Denver is not in it. But should
she land the summer home of the presi.
dent she will merely have the home
for the president would spend his tina
in Glenwood and the affairs of the
nation would he handled from this
place.
It's too bad Denver is so slow, but
Taylor's bill making Glenwood the
summer home of the president is some