The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-02-26
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 10 the city. and
lauded the givers:
The gentlemen who from their pri-
vate purses started the Colorado mu-
scum of natural history, should feel
proud of its success.
THE Welcome arch stands as an
expression of Denyer's hospitality
The George W. Clayton school will
give orphan boys of the future an
equal chance with others 10 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.
THE Eighteenth avenue entrance to
the City park. presented by Mr.. W. w.
Mel oil will S.a
preston of love to the city from
poor man.
Colorado being the largest gold
producing state in the Union. it is
most fitting that in Denver. it's capi-
tai. should be found the finest gold
collection in the world. Denver owes
Mr.. John F. Campion a debt
1t was a 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 $400,-
900, and without the gift of 100000
from Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, we would
not have that magnificent building to-
day.
No 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
oit vel irh oil pYh
are those which have in some form OF
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 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 most
attractive place of its kind in this
country.
"A magnificent pipe organ is needed
for the Auditorium. where each week
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 20.0o0-acre mountain park within
twenty to twenty-five miles of the
city. with beautiful valleys, canons,
streams, cliffs and scenery unsur
passed, where the masses could spend
happy days and feel that some of the
grandeurs of the Rocky mountains be-
longed to them. The donor of such a
gift would be remembered for genera
tions to come"
In regard to good roads, the mayor
said:
Our state is behind in road build
ing. the city has no authority to go
beyond its limits, the surrounding
counties are new and cannot afford to
build the highways required. and be-
lieve that we should go to the next
legislature and ask for road i'm
provement district, consisting of Den.
yer, Adams, Arapahoe. Douglas. JEFF
ferson and Boulder counties. with au.
tn. rity to issue long time district
bol ds to build modern roadways to
send our own people and tourists out
to see the wonders surrounding u.s."
The Beet Growers Union. composed
OF nearly all leading planters near