The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-07-12

ullsSlOuCi OA AiuCS WoS lu tuC Gil
between trains on Tuesday He
is devoting the principal part OF
mis- time in booming the big Min.
ing Parade that will be held ii
Denver during Conclave week
Now is the time for our mining
men to get together and show of
our district. There should be q
float in the parade to display the
products of the mines of Idaho
Springs. 1t would be genuine ad-
vertlsing for there would be
upwards of 100, 900 knight Tenn,
plars in the city from all parts Of
country. Other camps will be
represented and why not ours? Ii
the mining element does not look
after its own interests how can II
be expected that othe. classes viii
do it for them. What we want Is
TO push the mining industry to the
front. 1t IS our salvation and we
have the goods. All that is ne.
cessary is to put them in con
spicuous places and not hide them
IN dark recesses. Every legltl-
mate opportunity to show wha,
we have, to set forth our mining
advantages and attract peop.e
should be taken advantage OF aud
this mining parade will afford
such an opportunity. Ii may be
bread cast upon the waters but
some day it will return many foid
Inc following will give some idea
of what is contemplated by this
Mining Display in Denver. :The
time Is short but a fine display y
Can be made if the prellminaries
are pushed actively.
All mining dis tricts in the state will
mite IN one grand effort to make the
Mlning Industry parade to be held in
August IL or Ia OF Concl ave week, the
greatest event Of the kind ever staged
IN Colorado
1hls Is the declaration Of Thomas X
Henanen. state commissioner of mines,
VINO has just returned from Cripplc
Greek. tenahen found the oper
ators of the greatest gold camp
enthusiastically IN favor of putting
Coiorado's mlnera. industry before the
kngnt's 8 Templar as 1t was never rep
resented to any organization before
In few hours henahen obtained lr
Cripple Creek 81 500 of the SIS, 600 ne
cessary to meet the expenses of the
great larade. The pageant has heer
indorsed by the Colorado Mining anc
Metailurgical association, the Col0rads
chapter OF the American Mining con
gress and the state department oi
mines.
Besides the money raised at Cripple
Creek, 50, 600 has been subscribed b,
mining counties, Several sections have
have not been approached but in view
OF the impending rejuvenatlon of min
ing in the state it is believed that none
Will miss the opportunity to come in
| Not alone from an industrial stand
point will the parade be valuable, bu1
there will be artistic features 1t j.
proposed to have in the parade pioneeri
trappers. prospec,ors with their burroi
packing ore, wagon trains and float!
representing the Mining and Metallur'
gica Association of Colorado, the
American mining congress. mining sur
ply houses of the state, the coal, ce-
ment, brick and tile, marble and build
ing stone industries, precious stones,
oil, min. raj waters and the state bur.
eau of mines, this float to carry all the
prizes won by Colorado at the various
worlds fairs and expostions.
One of the great projects planned in
connection with the parade is the dis
tribution of souvenir boxes containing
specimens of Colorado ores. 1t will be
q mammoth job to prepare these boxes
for it is proposed to haye 100, 900 OF
them and their cost will be several
thousand dollars.
Henahen has compiled figures show.
ing that the mineral output of the sta Il
to date is 1882, 97l, $50
Henahen is Of the opinion that con
siderable capital will be a ttracted d
Colorado for mining purpose if the p.
rade is put on In good style. So far hi
enthusiasm is contagious.
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