The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-03-05
COmstock's Communication.

COmStOCk communications.
My Dear MIR. Comstosk-
Your letter concerning the Metal
Mining Association at hand. Our
history and work in brief is about
this.
We organized tho 14th of June
1909 by small band Of mon interested
in our mines. Public notices were
given through the papers, postal cards
etc. Results, IS to 20 men attended
number of preliminary meetings.
We organized, elected 9 directors.
hired secretary and he at once
took the field going from camp to camp
in the mountain, stating the needs of
legitimate advertising Of our mines.
the necessity of headquarters. with
an ore display in Boulder, and that this
could be done only by concerted action
A mcmberhip was offered on these
terms. Mine owners, managers, in
vastors, miners, muchers all to come
in and stand on the same floor together.
Men working to pay a days way for
membership. Owners, business, man
ayers, etc, $40 for membership; all
to pay the same dues Of IS annually,
payable quarterly if desired l held
meetings in the camp school houses,
churches. town halls, any place l
could get. Drumming up my audience,
doing anything reasonable, any way.
So long as l get them. We'll, / got
them. 1t was a go from the first.
Then we made q second trip in which
several of our directors accompanied
me, meanwhile we issued 10000 of
folder entitled, Golden Boulder"
scattering them broadcast and we are
now issuing 100 page pamphlet Of
our mines, also opening our headquar-
ters in Boulder. Held quiet Labor
Day drilling contest, put our write up
in the "daily's" and made our Boulder
Co. Mines our official organ.
RESULTS.
| Our membership is steadily increas-
ing. This week we received applica-
tions for membership from Los Angeles
Calf, Birmingham, England, and
Omaha Neb. That from England came
he said from one of our folders, Col
den Boulder, having reached him.
| We can show where we have
been tho chief factors in bringing
SITS, 900 to 100000 in money. We
have been able to save some investors
in one instance $40, 900 beside enabling
them to secure against loss Of the en-
tire property.
We have put stop to many "knock-
ers' encouraged and put new life into
the entire mining region, uRtil we find
inquiry for our mines coming from
every direction, and yet we are only
nine months old. The future will sim
ply broaden our work for good.
The great factors of success are
1st loyal Board of Directors willing
to push.
End loyal membership.
3rd a good headquarters with ore
display.
4th paid secretary giving his en-
tire time.
5th a loyal newspaper "The last
shall be first
We could now use an assistant SEE
retary with the best results. Unless
you have a secretary, one who is able
to give his whole time, one who is paid
well for it, you will fail. No one will
do the work unless paid, if he would,
he would not be worth hav
ing
The expense of such an institution
would be mere drop in the bucket to
what it will return.
You have q good county, you ought
to be in the front rank, your resources
are just on the dawning of n mining
day that onght to mean splendid things
for Clear Creek County. especially for
Idaho Springs. If things are dull, so
much more need of work That is the
time to lift.
Wishing you every success l remain
JNo R. WOOD, SECY