The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-10-07
Boost with Boosters

The mass meeting that was held in
the Opera house on Monday evening
was mass meeting in every sense of
the word. The room was packed from
| ticket Office to the rear of the stage.
Not vacant seat and standing room
at premium. The number who at
tended eve. surpassed the estimate of
the most optimistic. Nor was it an
audience of quantity, but one that was
thoroughly interested in the Good Road
movement and one bubbling over with
enthusiasm. The audience was COM
posed of all classes, the miner, the la
borer, the business man, the profess
lonal man and representatives of the
many mining and other corporations.
The large attendance was due to sew
eral causes such as the interest that is
being manifested by the people in gen
eral in this movement that means 50
much to this county and this town, to
the work of the several committees, to
the extensive and free advertising of
the local newspaper to the lberality of
the churches in announcing the meet
Ing from the pulpits, to the band that
played through the streets. to business
men and working men who talked it
up and to the management Of the opera
house for the courtesies extended
This unity of action and oneness of
purpose brought the results an d it is
this same concerted action that will
continue to bring results. "A house
divided against itself cannot stand'
neither can community divided
against itself be successful The lay
ing aside of personal f eings and
business seltishness and joining hand
in behalf of the general good of a COM
munity are what count. 1t IS the
narrow. petty, jealous knocking spirit
that blocks the wheels of progress
The men who can lay aside personal
considerations and get together are the
ones who show the manly spirit of true
progress.
! The meeting was called to order by
Chairman w. l.. Bush of the Execur
| tive committee who stated in a cea
manner the history of the movement,
pl plogress that had been made, the OBJ
stacles that had to be overcome and
such other conditions as gave the
audience very intelligent understand
ing of the situation After this Ralph
Hansel sang piece that caught the
audience and received an enchore
| IL bicb roc acl bt ,,,+bar
song. This was followed by solo by
his sister which was greatly enjoyed.
| The chairman then in troduced Mr..
Charles Hickman, Chairman of the
county board of commissioners, who
was heartily greeted by his audience.
| His talk was a business one and to the
point He assured the people that
the movement had the most cordial
support of the board and that every
thing possible would be done collect
lively and individually to foster the en-
terprize. He stated that the road o yer
seers as far as practicable would be
set to work on the road and that the
county could contribute $25O0 approxim-
ately in money and labor His talk WIS S
followed by song by Mrs. Brandstet-
ter the sweet voice and pathetic express
sion OF which captivated the audience
She was greeted with repeated rounds
of applause. Tom Richards and Ralph
/ Wilkins amused the crowd by the cha
acterization of the southern negro in
guse and song. They sang two pieces
and also got off a couple of Bones ard
Tambourine stunt all of which were
thoroughly enjoyed.
Frank Brady of Empire was then in
troduced The community could not
have better friend than il has in
Frank. His advice to the business
man and the laboring man was very
timely and effective He showed how
their interests were mutual and that
there should be close and cordial re
lationship existing between them. He
demonstrated in emphatic and forciful
language that miners, and laborers like
himself, should be enthusiastic over
the Boulevarde as it would materially
benefit them for what would benefit
this locality would benefit Empire and
all other parts Of the county. He kept
the audience in the best of humor and
and his speech did lots of good. Father
McCabe, always practical always in
teresting always optimistic in behalf
of the public veal followed Mr.. Bra
dy and gave such advice as was listened
to with eager attention. He is one OF
the platform speakers who always en-
lists the intense interest of an assem-
blage and on this occasion he presented d
the business side of the movement in a
talIipp rr1anner He closed his address