The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-09
Merchants Moving Forward


Protective Association of this city are
putting forth the most commendable
efforts for the good of this communi-
| ty. They are doing this in a prac-
tical and quiet. but effective manner.
The committee that visited the Alice
district last week, consisting OF
Messrs. A. A. Stover. Secretary Chas.
| Woodward, Joe Meyer and A. Nelson,
accomplished more than cultiyating
| friendly relationship with the citizens
Of that coming mining camp. They
took up the matter of a direct tele-
phone communication between Alice
and Idaho Springs and as result
there were some % prospective sub
scribers added to the list of patrons.
The line will run direct the entire
way and this will necessitate the
stringing of about three miles of wire
in order to straighten out the line
and have it run the entire way down
Fall river. Following this visit a
committee consisting OF Messrs,
Woodward, Meyer and Lowell went
to Denver on Tuesday to consult with
the head officials of the Telephone
company and present petition
from the people Of Alice and inter
mediate territory asking that this line
heartily agreed to concert with the
people here along these lines. Local
Manager S r. Olney went up this
week to see about making the con
| tracts for Installing phones. This
will be a decided benefit to this city
as well as to the people who will thus
be brought into close business rela-
tions here.
While in Denver the committee
called on the General Manager of the
Denver, Lake wood and Golden rail
road He expressed himself as will
ing to cooperate in any reasonable
move that might be made looking to
the bettering of conditions here.
From him il was learned that Golden
| is common shipping point the same
as Denver and that freight consigned
there would have the same rates from
eastern points as freight consigned to
Denver.
The committee further called on
the members of the Automobile clubs
and pointed out to them the feasibili-
ty of the Floyd Hill road and what
has been done looking to the reduction
of the grade. The owners of the
| large freight vans that are operated
the same as automobiles were very
HuCH bIluuStu ON0l llt oiluatiph hAN
as a result they will make some free
| trips with their vans ladened with
| freight to demonstrate what can be
done. These freight machines VIII
haul on an average of three tons, and
hence with freight delivered to Col
den at the same rate as it is deliv-
cred at Denver and other common
Colorado points. it looks as if the
death knell' to high freight rates
between this city and Denver would
soon be sounded. There is no ques-
tion but that with the reduced Floyd
Hill grade, the freight hauling over
the road will be the principal source
of traffic. While it has been talked
of as an automobile road for tourists
and pleasure seekers, the idea upper
most has been of making it one of
additional practical utility through
hauling freight, produce, etc.
1t is the intention of the Associa-
tion at a near date to arrange with
the Seeing Denver" company for
one of their largest cars and to get
some 25 Of our citizens to make the
trip over the road to demonstrate to
that company and to the various au-
tomobile clubs the entire feasibility
of the trip. The activity in all these
matters of great concern by the
Merchants Association should re-
ceive the commendaton of all our
people and it should have their earn
est support in increased membership
a good work.