The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-12-03
Good Roads are Popular.

feel eomplimented on account of the
Denver visitors who faced cold and
sweeping wind to drive from Denver
to Idaho Springs last Monday after
noon in order to talk Good Roads and
assist US in the work OF securing an
automobile boulevarde over the noun
tains to the valley. In spite of
strong head wind they made the dis
tance, scaling Floyd Hill and other
high peaks, from the Denver postottice
to he Idaho Springs postoffice in about
two hours and TWEEN ty minutes. The
odometex registered little short OF 35
miles as the wagon road distance be-
tween the two points while the railroad
distance is nearly 80 miles. The party
consisted of DR.. F l. Bartlett, Presi-
dent of the Denver Chamber of Com
merce: Chas. A. johnson, President of
the Rocky Mountain Highway Associa-
ton; Charles P. Allen, Chairman of the
State Highway Commission; W. f K.
Mill, Jr., Secretary of the Denver
Motor Club; Hon. j E. Maloney. May
or of Littleton and secretary and en-
pineer Of the State Highway Commits
sion and A. W. Daugherty, represen-
tative of the Denver Times. They
came in two large motor cars, eacn IN
charge of an experienced chaffeur.
The party was met at Floyd Hull by w.
l.. Hush. chairman of the Good Roads
Committee. Hon. John w. Olds our
representative and Commissioners l.
D. Ellis and Link Stevens and es-
corted into the city. Speaking oi
Floyd Hill members of the party
stated that that they had no difficulty
in getting over that "bug near to the
motorists" and that if the motorists OF
Denver knew that it was no more dill
cult they would use it more even IN its
present condition and steep grade.
One remarked that these motorists
would drive part way into the noun
tains and when they reached the steep
ascents would turn arou I'd and return.
They were most enthusiastic IN their
admiration of the wonderful and va
riety of scenery that greets ones eyes
and rivets his attention from the time
of entering the foothills until Idaho
Springs was reached, and as several OF
the parties had travelled in Switzerland
they stated that there was nothing su-
perior to this trip and that Idaho
Springs should be pushing to get bet
ter grade road not only to the city
but that all the roads such as those
leading to the Chicago Lakes, james
peak and the adjacent high mountain
lakes should be put IN proper con-
dition so az to attract the attention OF
the automobile tourists when the
boulevarde is finished They were all
enthusiastic over the outlook and proph
esied that if we went to work with
vim we could secure an appropriation
for this purpose.
In addition to these Georgetown was
represented by Mayor Ben Catren, Sen
ator B. J. O'Connell and Representa-
tive John W. Olds while Empire sent
wide awake bunch Of hustlers to repre-
sent their Commercial Association. This
delegation consisted Of Ed Clark, Tom
Martin, H. E. Sturm, J. L. Cutting,
Bob Christianson, George Marie, Frank
Brady, Tom Mcdonald and E. Z. koch.
They were all most cordially welcome
and their presence was appreciated oy
our home association.
The meeting was held in the Opera
House and the citizens showed their
appreciation of the visitors as well as
their interest in the work of the Com
mercial Associotion by filling the
room from the highest seat in "nigger
heaven" to the foot lights. Music
greeted the ears as the people entered
the building and it was gratultousiy CIV
en- by Leach's orchestra and was enter
tanning and of high order OF merit.
The meeting was presided over oy
President A. r. Comstock and it is un-
necessary to state that in this capacity
he "did himself proud" and kept the
the audience in an excellent frame
of mind and to show their appreciation
of the several visitors, in ADDITION 10
their own interesting and entertain
ing personalities snd individualties'
He congratulated the citizens on the
interest they manifested in turning out
20 largely. He spoke very effectively
Of our mining resources and smpna-
sized the fact that we want to get rs
many diversified interests as possible
and looked upon the Coed Roads move
msnt - one of special Importance ana
one that would prove . most useful and
profitable adjunct to our mining indus
try. He introduced DR.. Bartlett whose
plain conversational manner OF pre-
sentine his subjects caught the audi