Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-08-19
From The West.

Ed Register-Being here as a DEL
egate from the Lead Belt Unions
of st. Francois county to the 18th
Annual Convention of the West
ern Federation of Miners which
convened in Odd Fellows Hall, on
July 18th, and having friends in
Iron county, who would like to
hear from me and | cannot write
them all a personal letter, will be
pleased to have space in your
valuable paper. In the first place,
am nc newspaper correspondent,
as you will readily see by reading
this article.
| must say that l was %agreeably
surprised on seeing Denver and
the surrounding country which |
had always imagined very rough
and barren, but the surrounding
country what l have seen of it, is
very productive, especially in
small grains and fruits. Some of
the wheat fields remind me Of the
fields in northwest Missouri. AL
falfa is the principal hay crop,
being two and three times in n
season.
Denver has a population of over
100000 inhabitants, with good cleo
trio light and car service, the lines
extending out to different points
as far as 30 miles. There are ex-
c~ursions almost every Sunday to
different points of interest to WIS.,
itors, one of which is the Switzer-
land Trail, which winds up the
mountain until it reaches the sup
posedly highest point on the
mountain range. This trip is
called a visit to the clouds.
Denver boasts of a great many
fine buildings, with well kept sur
roundings. One of the most beau
tiful of which is the Capitol build
ing of which | shall not attempt to
describe as all of them would have
to be seen to be appreciated. The
steps of the building are n mile
above sea level and from which
you can command a good view of
a part of the city and surrounding
country. Here you can see the
snow-capped mountains which
look to be only a few miles off, but
| am informed are almost 100 miles
away.
| took a trip to Boulder, 20 miles
out, which has a population OF
over 5000 inhabitants. Here as
we'll as Denver, and all the western
towns, are crowded with visitors
and health seekers, a great many
suffering with tuberculosis, and in
many instances ones heart is
touched with pity for the unfortu-
mates. Some of them arriving
without means of support and in
numerous instances become a
burden to the community, but
am told this climate is great for
people suffering from that dread
disease.
This is a noted city for conven-
tons and meetings of different
societies. Last week a meeting OF
the Watchtower and Bible Society,
(their annual convention) was
held at the Central Christian
church in this city. Pastor Charles
T. Russell of Brooklyn, New York,
Tabernacle, who is reported to
preach to the largest congregations
in the United States, preached a
sermon on "Where are the Dead?'
Here are some extracts from his SER
mon: "Death is sleep, the grave is
the habitation of the dead from Ad-
am down" "The souls of the dead
lie in the grave, they will be raised
to earth again at the second COM
ing of Christ"
"The Millennium begins in 1904,
with the temperance of Christ
and will last 1000 years, Human
ity, born before the Christian Era,
will be resurrected in the form OF
the human body" He holds that
humanity born after the birth OF
Christ, having accepted Him, will
be resurrected in the spirit form,
to reign with Christ over the hu-
man. The Rev. Russell has
created a great stir in church cir
Giles here and several preachers
have answered him from their re-
spective pulpits.
Yesterday was the thirty-third
anniversary of this States admit
lance into the Union, and appro-
pirate ceremonies were held in the
City Park. Speakers of promi-
hence were in attendance. Cover
nor John F. Shaforth delivered the
principle grafton. By an act of
the legislature Colorado's natal
day has been made a legal holt
day.
AS | don't wish to occupy too
much of your valuable space, and
as I could not in a newspaper ar
ticle begin to tell of the grandeur
of the scenery in this western
country, | will close. 1t must be
seen to be appreciated. | beg to
remain, respectfully,
r. l.. LASHLEY.
Denver, Colo, August 2, 1909.