The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-12-21
IDAHO SPRINGS SHOULD HAVE A WiDE-AWAkE
hUSTLlNG MINING ASSOCIATION

wide awake mining organization 1t should be supported
in worthy of this leading industry should
have public Office in which should be on exhibit sam
Piles of o1e, high low and medium grade for the IN
specon visiting public. 1t should have practical
in charge all the time 1t should have PRINT
ed literature showing the advantages, resources and OPP
porunities in this mining section Its membership should
be restricted mine owners but should include these
mine operators eases and miners who work for the other
clpss 1t should be broad enough to take in all the
interested in active mining, directly indirectly
1t should be class association but should be
politan from a mining standpoint
The Commercial Association has fine coll
lection in the Carnegie Library that has been
ranged through the interest and wachulness of Mr.
James Underh of this city and which he generously
loaned his large and costly private collection of minerals
These would fine nucleus for large and at
exhibit and doubt could be made
them if they had proper person to be responsible
for their safe keeping The headquarters of such gan
canizaon should be the ground floor the main bu
ness where visitors could readily it and be wei
come it. 1t should be equipped with conveniences for
the travelling public where these people could go and
send literature 1t should meet the wants of the visiting
stockholders and people who come out here with the
view inyesne There should be complete roster
of the mines and mining companies possible that
information could be readily obtained. In fact it should
be business organization, taking in all phazes of min
ing and mining information.
Yes, it will something but what does anything
amount that does hat has been the trouble
in maintaining commercial bodies. The placed para
mount to the good that could be accomplished if theI
money was expended. We advertise resources
and can through the concerted efforts of the
mining people concentrated in wi eawake organization
We want to protect the industry against the wildcat
promoter a. we'll from the knocker When people come
bere to property with view OF investment We want
protect them the shark who nothing good in
nv propert, unless he is getting rake off who will
knock it to get his own property the front When
spend money trying get capital here they should bel
uphed in their efforts when their parties visit the camp in
stead Of irving to side track This is the vicious
of knocking
Throughout the country there organizations that
have at heart leading industry of their section They
spend money freely uphold and maintain the organza
ton realizing that the money thus spent will return many
fold Such organizations pay Our great industry here
mining and it behooves all interested get together,
work together and stay together push this industry o
the front and let the people Of the country realize
that we have an attractive camp that is worthy
If investment We have large properties to be
more fully developed We have small mines that are
waiting the capital make them big producers. We
nave prospects that under the hand of capital and labor
combined will be profitable We have virgin ground that
subject to prospecting and have all the natural ad
'antages for mining operations that could be desired.
What is needed is live, big active united and pushn
ganaon exploit attractions and inducements With such
organic that will be broad and enough tor tn
nine owner and operator the eaer for the
ockod prospector the Idaho Springs Mining
srict light make known throughout the country
say Mr. Mine Owner' What you Mr. Mine OPer-
tor? What say you Mr. Leaser say you Miner? Are
gu favor of this organzaon that is intended to
ne6 all and not The should witness such
from the inception close, brmmng with
,relaxne eueprze full supported a worthy
a