The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-01-31
EMPIRE NEWS
By Booster Brady
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eral. They have seen fhe benefits
derived from STATE wide organization
of the mining industry. Months ago
our organization sent letters to many
of the prominent mining men OF the
different mining camps IN our county
to get together and discuss ways and
means of getting justice for the lead
ing industry of our state. We received
but three answers to our plea IN the
entire county: Messrs. Shatfer and
Renshaw of Idaho Springs and Mr..
Lercheg of Dumont. Therefore it Is
very gratifying to the Empire AsSocl-
ton to see the people ot TINS county
wake from their RIP Van Winkle
sleep and demand that which the indus
trv is entitled to. rhe legislative pass
ed law granting free assaylng to
the prospector and miner. That law IS
a dead letter for the reas IN that there
has been no Appropriation made to
carry out the intention OF the law. This
is but sample OF the laws to assist
mining. There are other laws more
deadly that we will take up later. we
have been crazy ON good roads Tor sew
eral years and nave neglected. the IN
dustry that has made roads possible
If the people of the county Will expena
the same amount of energy on mining
that thsy have in tho good roads move
ment the benefits that will be derived
by the community will be thousand toid
greater.
The officers of the Empire CONNER
cial association that were UNANIMOUSLY
elected to serve for the year l9l4 are
as follows President, FRANK Bray;
Vive-Pressdent, &. H Anderson; Secre-
tary, E. E. Kocn; treasurer, Chas.
Sundstrom; Board of Directors, VIM,
Jones, John Trenbath and b. j Jacobs.
The various commi teess will be az
pointed at the next meeting. February
Sth. 1t is not necessary to ask the
people of Empire to put forth their
best effoIts for the year 1914 to advance
our community ana state. 1t IS the
duty we owe our town and comm n
wealth. Empire has good citizens,
hey will never shirk a duy
Manager Payne of the Golden Empire
Mining company Is preparing to start
the mill that he bought some time ago
from the Crown Prince Consolidated
company. He has let contract t. Al
Rockwell for railway tramway around
Covode mountain side from the Denver
City property to the mill. A chute
from the ira X terminal down the
mountain side will carry the ore into
the, mill. The Golden Empire mining
company has large bodies of good G ade
of mill ore blocked out and when the
tramway is Completed they will be in
position to keep the mill running indefi-
nately. success to hustling Manager
Hamef r. Corey, president of the
CoIey Lumber company and Sum Ander
son a contractor, both of Superior, Wis,
returned to their homes after spending
several days making an examination of
the Duluth and Empire Mining Com
pany's property in which they are finan-
cially interested. They are two of ma
tnre's nobleman and can spread more
sunshine per hour than anyone we
have met for years. Mr.. Corey is
also president of the Automobile Club
of Superior and has promised to place
picture of our beautiful mountain
scenery in a paominent place in that
section to advertise our town.
Emil Nyberg of the Huso Coffee
cnmpany, Sweden, and A. J. Borgsrom
capitalist af Duluth, Mimi, spent a
week here making an examination of
the Duluth and Empire property.
They are owners of large block of the
s took, and are very much pleased with
conditions in general. Within the next
month there may be some very pleas
ing views to write about the Duluth
and Empire Mining Company.
Mrs. Lena, MISS A. and Elder Lund- |
strom, Ben Nc Donough Harry Swan
son and Robert Christensen attended
the Stock show at Denver.
Henry Nelson one of our popular |
young men has gone to Arizona to |
pend the balance of the winter.
Miss Bertha Lewis who teaches thes
1oung ideas how to shoot was a visitor
% Denver Saturday.
Forest Ranger Kelso was upon the
,ange measuring the snow and report
very deep.
Miss Elsie Buckly of Silver Plume is
isiting her sister, Mrs. Joe Wegrich.
John Hawk is down from the DAILY
istrict spending . well earned vacation |