The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12
Commercial Association

The Board of Trustees of the Idah,
Springs Commercial Association, met
in the Clerk 8 Office last night. Those
present were President A. R. Com
stock, James Upderhill, w. B. Kelso
N. H, Brown, w. L. Shaffer, E. P.
Swanson, G. l. Spessard, George X
Kimball, Fred D. Wiley and John T.
Mallalieu, Trustees, v. I. Noxon OF
the Publicity and w. L. Bush Of ths
Good Roads Committees. The minutes
of the previous meeting were read and
approved. T.
A communication from the State
Board Of Immigration was read call
ing attention to the law allowing the
Board of County Commission ers to levy
a small tax to be used for publicity pur
poses and on motion the President of
the Association was requested to ask
the presidents of the Empire and Georg-
town Associations to join with him in
presenting this matter to the county
commissioners at their meeting next
week.
W. L. Bush, as Chairman of the
the Good Roads committee, reported
that he had interviewed c. A. Johnson,
of the Rocky Mountain Highway Com
mission and had received the assurance
of cooperation in securing necessary
legislation in order to grade a boue-
varde from the valley to the west end Of
Clear creek county. He also waited on
way Commission and received all kinds
of encouragement Mr.. Allen stated
that if the survey maps were sent in to
place on file the Commission would de-
clare it state road. This means that
after the work of grading and construc-
tion is done, the state will keep the
road in proper repair. Mr.. Bush went
to Golden on Thursday to consult with
the county commissioners of jefferson
coanty about their end of the proposed
route and they were equally emphatic
in their approval of the measure and
stated that they would have maps made
ohA hiSa WIN otd&C tllku"dy SOHl-
mission and otherwise cooperate In
his interview with this board he was
Joined by George X Kimball and Hon.
John W Olds. 1t subsequently was as
certained that there are maps of the
road through Clear Creek and jefferson
county on file with the State Highway
Commission and hence it will
be declared stale road. 1t will now
be in order to secure an appropriation
to construct the road in proper man
nor and Of a very easy grade. 1t mean
thousands of dollars to the towns of
Clear Creek annually.
V. l. Noxon presented report on
behalf of the Publicity Committee and
also showed the cuts that will be used
in the contemplated folder. The COM
mittee was directed to continue it's
work in getting all possible data for
the folder. The work so far has been
done in most appreciable manner and
the results will appeal to the public in
most favorable manner
w. II. soldAlSI lVpoi tcu tial tIe WI n
of the Employment Bureau had been
effective and that he had been in
strumental in bringing the man seeking
employment into business relations
with employers in a number of instan-
ces.
President CONS took stated that he in
terviewed DR.. F. L. Barrett, President
of the Denver Chamber of Conference,
and found him in thorough sympathy
with the Good Roads movement in this
section. The doctor further stated that
ne would gladly come here to address
our people and as soon as suitable
date can be arranged with him, mass
meeting will be held