Gilpin observer., 1911-05-11

stream since 1850; that the mines
are only started and gophered a lit.
tie on tie surface, you can know
what effect it will have on the gamb-
ling instinct Of the average man Of
the world. and also to let him know
that 1t is less Of q gamble every year.
4, and you can know for yourself what
It will do for you.
In unity there is strength.-Ther ere
was on one Of the flags carrie inted
was ON one of the flags carried in
the early history Of our country, q
, motto, that fills the bill at this time.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Now, gentlemen, that Is the condi-
ton in Gilpin county. l find as a
stranger here a very marked sec
tlonal feeling, each town and each
community is condemning its neigh
Dor. 1t seems that none OF you can
see any good in the other fellow
across an imaginary line. or the prop.
os t'ons the other fellow tries to
bring out. This condition is absolute
ly wrong. Paul tells US in Romans,
BE of one mind one towards anoth-
err Nehamiah says, The people had
a mind to work Job says, But he
is In one mind Now let US follow
these old wise men who made history
and brought their wisdom down to
US. to assist us in making history for
Gilpin county, and the one thing
needful to start off with, is to be Of
one mind one towards another.
"It is time today. not tomorrow to
forget that there is a Central City.
q Black Hawk, Nevada, a Russell,
a Tolland, or any other one point or
section. bit you should all unite in
the one thought of Old Gilpin. You
are SO small in mileage area, that
you have no room for sectionality.-
But you are, SO Massive. SO Monu-
mental, 30 Great, in wealth and re-
sources that II you all combined you
cannot commence to do justice to
Whist you have.-Consequen you
not only want to become one in
thought and action, but you must
stay by that unity. and II you will
only propagate that oneness, you
will convince thousands Of others Of
the unlimited conditions you have
here to offer them. But i repeat.
First,-First of all you must come
together, work together. act togeth,
er. be one. let the welfare Of one be
the welfare OF all. Commence it now,
tonisht. and all put your hrains and
Efforts into ono grand unity, and you
would be surprised to witness what o
.cw short months would bring, in
the growth and welfare Of your dear
Old Gilpin.
You have lost heavily in the past
.ecade, in population. you can bring
It all back with more. Your apparent
degeneration has led many people to
think that your mines are worked
out and that you are on the wane,
that such is not the case. can
tell you clearly. you have to do II
yourself. There is no good samaritan
that is going to pick you up on the
road side and dress up your wounds
you have to do it It is up to you.
There has been at least 100000
spent in the past in the form oi
the. Old Consolidated Ditch; which
will materially assist you in getting
in water. that work is still at your
disposal to be used. There Is only
one source of supply that nature has
provided. and there is plenty there
for al without injrring anyone. ant
that Is the main range with 1t,
SHOWS and heavy precipitation, There
Is a practical business way to handle
:. all thinss: and where there 10 q vii
there is always a way. We do no
care to know how not to do it. wha
we are after Is how to do It. W.
all know It can be done. We dom
think, We know. Let us start IN thii
minute and cut the word can't out o
tn, vocabulary Of Grp!n county. ter
Is no such word in the language
We do not need It in our business
There. is a way to do everything
Water 10 your crying need-thel
roads. But there is one thing. unit!
Of q tion-unity Of thousht.-Let Gil
pin be your one thought, Gilpin b,
your war cry. Gilpin be your slogan
Gilpin first. Gilpin last. Gilpin all th'
time"
]. H. Robson. consulting enginee
Of the Golden smelter, was presen
and made a talk. outlining the future
plans of his company. His remark