The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-03-18
Com mercial Association

evening. While there was . representa-
tive class Of our people there. il was
sadly noticeable that many whs have
to greater or less extest manifested
an interest in the work during the past
year were not PreseAt. After the read
ing and approval Of the minutes Of the
last ANIMAL meeting, reports were made
by the several officers and chairmsn Of
the standing and special cesmittsss.
In the absence Of the president, vice
president john II. Edwards presented
an interesting report covering the work
Of the association during the year. II
showed that there were seven business
meeting Of the board. three ,oeal public
meeting and two large demonstrations
in the Opera House; one with the Boul-
der Metal Mining Association and the
other in the interest Of the Good RosAs
movement. At the latter there were
representative Of the Denver Chamber
of Commerce, the State Highway com
mission, the Rocky Mountain Highway
Association and the Denver Motor
Club. The association was alss rsprs-
sented by deles atss to the meeting Of
the Colorado Chapter Of the American
Mining Congress and to state Good
Roads convention that WAS called to
meet in Denver by Governor Shaffsoth,
Visitations were also made to Empire
and Alise with encouraging sad profit
able results. His report made some
good suggsstions for the future of the
Association and closed with . fitting
expression Of the loyal work Of the
president A. X. Csmstoek.
Treasurer c l. Spessard made com
plete recapitulasion Of the financial
transaction for the current year. At
the several mastiags of the Board
he has made . detailed report Of the re-
eeipts and expenditures. The state
ment is published elsewhere
The committee on Publicity made =
report through its chairman. Geo. K.
Kimball, that was interesting and re-
pIete It made reference to the work
Of the committee in getting out the
folders the postal cards and other
sources by which the public were in
Termed through judicious distribution
of whseIdaho Springs has been doing
for the mining and business affairs sf
the city and district. The report high
" commended the work that had been
done by the local papers and the cor
respondents Of the Denver papers.
Reports were alss made by James
Underhil charman Of the Mines and
Mining sommittes in which he reviewed
the work done in the mineral collection
tho correspondence that had been car
ried on along these lines and other
matters pertaining to such COMMITTEES;
b. Fred D. Wiley, chairman Of the II
nance Committees; by w. L. Shaffer
chairman of the committee on Geology
aad Statistics; by E. P. Swanson,
chairman Of the committee on enter
tainment and by w l.. Bush, chair
man OF the Good Roads committee.
All Of these were interesting and
mendabis manner
The elect ton Of members Of the Board
Of Trustees for the ensuing year re-
suited in the following choice, A. K.
Comstoek, Geo. X. kimball, John H.
Edwards, James Underhil. V. |. Nox-
: on, Jshn T. Mallalieu, E. P. Swanson,
Allie Weinberger, w. l.. shstfsr, G. l.
Spessard and Charles l.. Sauer.
A meeting Of the new board will be
held on nsxt Monday night to elect
officers for the ensuing year. The
, NEE ting will be- held ut the Office Of
John T. Aallaieu.
After the election was ever there
, wasa general talk in behalf Of the
, work Of the association. Mr.. Cecil
r Connor II Denver was present and ex-
Seeing Denver company with =
I view Of having the local Association
take space in the booklet that this
!, company is getting up to be distributed
amouR people whs come to Denver and
n take the trips around the city and to
the foothills. 1t il the intention OF
the company TO distribute during the
coming season so, 900 OF these hooks to
> their patrons. The question OF our
j Iassociation taking advertising space
l will bs considered by the new board.
The asxosiation ~ . body, its several
committees and the officers have been
active in The work during the past year
, and the work has borne fruit and will
continue to do 50. Those person wAs
{ meyer attend the meeting but stay
away aud critisiss without knowing
: why would be doing \ good work If
they would join in and help push the
q work This ignorant sritizsn is the