Gilpin observer., 1920-09-09
SEES NECESSITY OF
BOOSTING GILPIN'S MINES
Correspondent Outlines Campaign
For Advertising Resources of
the Camp That Would Attract
Eastern Investors.

Rollinsville, Colo, Sept. l, 1920
Mr.. w. j. Stull,
Editor, The Gilpin Observer,
Central City, Colo.
My dear Mr.. Stull:
The rehabilitation of mining in
Gilpin county is, no doubt, close
to the hearts of all Gilpinites.
The Little Kingdom of Gilpin"
must have its royal qualities
known to everyone and its right
full claims to loyalty firmly estab-
lished in the eyes of the world.
There has occurred to me a plan
which, l believe, if put into execu-
tion would undoubtedly bring Gil
pin county into it's own again.
Basing my proposition upon the
supposition that all residents, and
former residents of Gilpin coun-
ty who still retain their interests,
are interested in the county's well
fare and progress, and assuming
that men of your caliber are es-
pecially interested in bringing it's
merits before the world, | submit
to you the following plan of ac-
ton:
l. A county campaign should
be organized and in each precinct
a chairman should be obtained,
just as past Red Cross and Liber-
ty Loan campaigns have been con-
Quoted, and general chairman
should preside over the whole,
with an executive committee to
be known as the Executive Com
mittee for the Exploration of the
Resources of Gilpin Couny, Colo
RADIO.
2. 1t shall be the duty of each
precinct chairman to organize his
precinct, forming a sub-executive
committee in each precinct, which,
in turn, is to furnish field work
ers and solicitors.
8. A thorough analysis is to
be made of each precinct as to its
financial strength, and a definite
quota to be fixed, based upon this
analysis; a concerted effort then
to be made to raise In the county
a certain fixed sum of money to be
devoted to the following purposes,
under the supervision of the gen.
eral chairman and the executive
committee:
A. An expert publicity man
to be engaged to write for news
papers and magazines various
stories of the wealth of inform
alton that can be written about
the first discovery of gold in the
state of Colorado having taken
place in this county, and the
myriad interesting things which
have happened since.
B. A first-class advertising
agency to be sought to prepare
and place in leading magazines.
periodicals and trade journals
live-wire advertisements of Gill
pin county's resources, backed
by facts and figures stressing
the fact of the mineral wealth
which lies at depths that have
never been scratched, pointing
to your authorities, and to such
authorities as the U. S. Geologi-
cal Report on the "True Fissure
Veins of Gilpin County"
C. Pamphlets of detailed in
formation to be compiled to be
mailed in answer to inquiries.
the executive committee to be
constantly functioning in sup
plying any information that
might be sought.
1t would appear to me that with
a publicity and advertising cam
paign of this sort the true facts
of Gilpin county's resources could
be forcibly bi ought to the atten-
tion of the entire country, and
would materially aid the promo
tion, of companies to actively en-
gage in mining to the benefit of
each resident, and would bring
back to them the money which had
been subscribed in the first in
stance.
My idea is to make Gilpin coun-
ty as we'll known to the country
at large as any we'll advertised
piece of merchandise is known.
We simply consider the county as
an article, the trade territory of
which we wish to extend to every
possible field.
1t is only by letting others know
what you have that a benefit will
be reaped, and Gilpin has the
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