The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03
MAKING DENVER
BEAUTIFUL CITY
MAYOR spEER OUTLINES PLANS
FOR IMPROVING coLoRADo's
CAPITAL.
MANY GENEROUS GIFTS
OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE NOUN
TAIN PARK AND PUBLIC
HIGHWAY SCHEME.

Denver.-At the Y NJ. c. A. lecture
hall Monday night. Mayor Robert w.
Speer outlined the Denver he has in
view-a beautiful city, an artistic city,
the home city, the radiating center for
boulevards and roadways leading to
the canons and cliffs and beauty spots
Of the foothills and the mountain
range. Denver should be taking ad-
vantage always of the natural advan-
tages surrounding the city and the
first step is to have good roads not
in Denver alone but beyond the city
limits.
The mayor called attention to the
following gifts made to the city, and
lauded the giyers:
THE gentlemen who from their pri-
vate purses started the Colorado mu-
scum of natural history, should feel
proud of it's success.
"The Welcome arch stands as an
expression of Denver's hospitality.
1.-The George w. Clayton school will
give orphan boys of the future an
equal chance with others to make their
way in life.
THE credit of presenting the city
its only monument, that of Robert
Burns, belongs to our Scottish breth-
rem of the Caledonia club.
1.-The Eighteenth avenue entrance to
1,o RI Tod nv r
Mcclellan, will ever stand as an ex-'
preston of love to the city from a
poor man.
Colorado being the largest gold
producing state in the Union, 1t is
most fitting that in Denver. its capt.
tai, should be found the finest gold
collection in the world. Denver owes
Mr.. John F. Campion debt.
1T was generous act on the part
of Mr.. Henry NJ. Porter to present the
city with the Pratt collection of min
erals.
THE Pioneers monument will not
only stand as an honor to the pio-
neers, but credit to the man who
erected it.
THE public library cost over $780,
900, and without the gift of 100000
from Mr.. Andrew Carnegie. we would
not have that magnificent building to-
day.
mo man can look at the magnifi-
cent improvements being made in
Cheesman Park for the enjoyment of
all. without admiring the devotion
which prompted this loving memorial.
From histories we learn that the
cities which have outlived all others.
are those which have in some form or
other cultivated art and beauty.
Beauty in city is an asset, with more
drawing power than is generally rec
ognized. All cities are stockholders
and receive the dividends"
Among the needed Improvements
for the future. the mayor mentioned:
"The Platte river should be walled
and a shaded drive constructed along
its banks.
THE boulevards and opening Of
streets now planned, should be
pushed as rapidly as possible without
working hardship on the people
THE civic center made the mos
attractive place Of its kind in this
country.
"a magnificent pipe organ is needed
for the Auditorium. where each weel
free recitals are given for the people
"a splendid opportunity is present
ed for some one with means to Sc
cure and present to the city 10000
to 20,0OO-acre mountain park within
twenty to twenty-five miles Of thu
city, with beautiful valleys, canons
streams. cliffs and scenery unsur
passed, where the masses could spent
happy days and feel that some OF thu
grandeurs of the Rocky mountains be
longed to them. The donor of such
gift would 10 remembered for genera
tons to come"
In regard to good roads, the mayo
said: II
Our staterfs behind in road build
ing. the city has no sauthority to g
beyond It's limits. the surroundinl
counties are new and cannot afford t.
build the highways required, and be
lieve that we should go-to the mex
legislature and ask for road i'm
provement district, consisting OF Der
yer, Adams; Arapahoe, Douglas, Jel
ferson and Boulder counties, with au
thu yity to issue long time distric
boil DIS to build modern .roadways t
send our own people and tourists GU
to see the wonders surrounding us.
The Beet Growers Union. compose
Of nearly all leading planters nea
Brush. met and decided not to accep