The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-05

Good Roads and other improvements
and we believe that what follows is
right along lines of improvement of
this city.
| Winter is on, this town is long, and
it, at times, is very difficult to reach
the place desired only at great dis
comfort.
1t seems to us that a private party
who would have the endorsement of
eighth of the people of Idaho
Springs that they would patronize a
Bus Line, run right the same as they
would Street car that it would be
started.
This about the idea that has been
work Cd out for such a convenience for
this town.
The Trip will consume somewhat less
than an hour Start from the Big
Five TuAnel down Colorado st to 18th
st over to the depot and down Miner
ST to the School House in Grass Valley
and return.
On the next trip inste ad of going to
oid5o ~ " IhS baIi LodSS oii
Soda creek.
Let the fare be ten cents.
Have the driver take messages, get
packages for people, mail letters and
be courteous. For any service let him
charge five or ton cents.
| The people h. would accommodate
/ trrnt hn min n from
making it SO they could live in the sec
ton of town NEST desirable to them.
| School children On bad dgys would use
| it. business men Of the town would use
it, the noon rush and also the evening
crowds.
Women would find it more conven-
lent to do shopping.
The bus would meet the trains and
driver should know the best boarding
houses, the best places for meals etc.
There are people who are unable to
walk over and take baths yet who
would be glad of chance for a
ride.
In the summer months of course
there is not a single doubt but through
the short excursion season he
would have more than he could handle.
1t has been the writer's observations
that this town does not afford to the
travelling public enough amusement to
cause them to stay and spend what
money they wish. When tourist has
money to spend he wants to spend it
and still get value received and see and
do something different than it is pos
sible to do at home.
The party who has this Bus line
should arrange to have at least one
party a week and take them to the top
of some of the mountains.
We one and all should try and de-
wise way and means so that the tourist
will stay with us and stay contented
and then when he does go away have
him feel that he wants to come back
again; that he must tell some of his
friends of this ideal Sace to spend a
vacation.
We do not alone want to cater to the
sick we want to make this tourist
town.
Granted that some will say that we
have not the accomodations, but wh en-
the critic compares the Accommodations
now with those of few years ago,
think that he will find that we are in
pretty good shape to handle twice as
many as we handled the past summer
To cite one instance | refer to the new
and ample hotel Accommodations that the
Sanitarium Co. now have for caring
for about thirty people very comfort
able
The average sick person when he
goes to a place wants to be more than
cured he wants amusement.
In the evening safter dinner every
tourist and great many local people
would take bus ride from one end of
town to the other just for amuse-
ment.
1t is the writers firm opinion that
convenience the same as larger places
patronze their street cars -
What has been stated in the foregoing
communication has been successfully
tried in other places. 1t is simply a
question of starting the experiment
and then sticking to it until it becomes
popular and it then be profitable. We
want our people to ''git up and git"
and not sit down and sit. In order
to ascertain the feeling of the readers
in reference to this street bus line,
this paper will be pleased to register
the names of those who would patron
re such a convenience. You can eth
er call and tell what you think or write