The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-03-26

your wrath upon our heads. But we
did not send representative to your
county on account of the expense
which would 10 entailed, an expense
which this Association cannot under
take because of the fact that il statis-
ties from one county were Sc
cured through personal solicitation,
all counties in the State would
elamor for the same thing This
Association is supported by MEM
bership dues of $40 per year. and all its
work of advertising Colorado in East
tern newspapers, publishing literature,
mailing literature all over the world,
and collecting information from the
State must be met from these mem
bership dues. And in spite of the fact
that Clear Greek country contributes
not one cent to meet these expenses,
the Association is advertising them and
boosting them just as much as any
other mineral county in the state. We
play no favorites We are honestly de-
string to boost your mineral resources,
and we are anxious to publish any ything
that we can lay our hands on that will
do 50, but We are dependent on the
commercial organizations, newspapers
and residents of your county to give US
that information.
We don't ask money from your aoun-
ty, but we do ask for information, and
we know you will agree with US when
we say that the commercial organiza
tions and residents of your county
should be willing and glad to give US
that Information when we call for it.
None of this explanation serves to
recall the figure ''2" in number of
mines in Clear Creek county, however,
as you say. Our folder, containing the
statistical table as published in the
Post, goes to press this afternoon, and
am going to make room for correct
ion of the figure in special note. For
lack of time to secure other data, l
shall take the figures as given in your
paper for authority, Twenty large
mines and LAG smaller shipping mines.
We may be ignorant, but you see we
are always ready to be corrected.
That we are not Indifferent you already
know; and it's not carslessness.
We were the first to take hold of the
statistical record for Colorado. Last
year was the first year that anything
like complete statistics were compiled; /;
those who know of the rebuffs and
difficulties this Association has encount-
cred in trying to get the statistics in
past years, and know of the failure of
all-state or unofficial, no matter what
body sndeavorsd to secure them-at-
tempts to get statistics, think that the
Association accomplished something
wonderful in its compilation for 1909.
We do not think it is wonderful in the
sense of being statistics as they should
be compiled, but we know this:
Last year the Association ''broke the
ice and people throughout the state
are seeing what a valuable thing COM
plete and accurate statistics are in ad-
vertising the state. Next year stats
tics will be a little easier to obtain, and
each succeeding year will see the work
becoming better and better until ths
day will come when each county will
subscribe funds to give chosen body
expense money to send out representa-
tiyes to scour the state and get stats
sizes that will be the "last word in the
line.
Until then we must work along in
the same way that we have been-earn-
estly, honestly and always fairly. We
know that 1910 statistics from Clear
Greek county will be easily obtained,
with your aid, and this lengthy expla-
nation, has, we hope, shown you that
the Commercial Association is doing all
in its power to boost Colorado fairly,
and has no desire or reason for being
unjust in its dissemination Of informa-
ton. Although Denver practically fl.
nancially supports this organization, we
do not boost this city, as all inquiries
asking about Denver are turned over tc
the Denver Chamber of Commerce.
We again thank you for printing the
editorial under discussion. 1t has cor
reeted US, helped your county, and we
hope it has secured for US your coope-
ration in the gathering of information
about Clear Creek county in 1910,"
Mayor Peter Sweeney, of Alice, was
in the city on Wednesday enroute to
Longmont, Colorado, where he will
spend few days visiting with his rel
atives. In order that his visit might
have additional pleasure and salts fac
ton, he dropped into this office and left
several ''plunks" to apply on subscrip-
tions and thus made the giver and re-