The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-05-22
DAWSON MAN In BIG
sNOW STORM MAY IS
POLICY WRITES FROM
h NEWER u COLO. FINDS MUCH
Dh nr INTEREST IN WEST.

n. T. Policy, of Dawson, who is
w. ,,;s;t to, relatives in Denver, Colo,
bod the novel experience of wit
n' ,.;ng a snow storm in the middle
p , Nav. In an interesting letter to
The News he says;
in nparbaos some of my friends in
.,on and vicinity would be glad to
JAWS lew lines from me, now visit
teau ~ son and his family in Denver,
ing ny 7 arrived here April goth. On
IoIO3: 2nd two days later, we had a
nc nc . -7 storm. Everything was COW
Dig g 'T With the beautiful, and it look
tIeu ,o wv much like mid-winter. On
e., ''i 9TH it rained most all night,
My !!od colder and began showing.
Tlhnn got up early this morning
Nfor 15, it was showing hard and
N his writing, II a. M, is still snow
60 big snow. No harm will result,
ngt i not cold. How the little boys
! lawson would enjoy all this!
ID .5 Vii Denver is fine and pretty
=, Wi" with a population OF 256,491, ac-
ag i;o w.t. 70 census of 1920. | am sure
i' tnow of no other city that is clean
Nn Nth wider streets, well shaded and
~ alIevs we'll kept-no garbage in the
.4raets or alleys. Almost all the resi-
Saorss are of pressed brick; there are
u srr lew frame houses. We have no
w. w. .rrapers. as no buildings are al
od higher than 10 stories.
This mountain air one mile high is
..rr sweet and wholesome. have
5ssrd OF some wonderful cures of
D,t;ents who came here with tuber-
ArIosis, regaining their health and
row are we'll and strong. This high
s'ttrde and excellent water are very
Eonducjve to health. There are many
Ficp parks, museums, ZOOS, etc. |
Tsnt through the capitol building,
rbirb it took several years/to build.
fost 10 years ago, $2,80G,000. 1t
Has built of Colorado granite and I'm
Ted inside with Colorado onyx, and
f. dome is covered with gold. 1t is
hast beautiful. This is a city of gold.
Iore gold is here than in any other
En- in the world. There is half bill
En- Of coin in the mint. The cost of
vng here is very little higher than
Atlanta. There are coal mines with
40 miles OF the city, and coal costs
sbOut 20 per cent less than in Daw-
lon. Wages are higher than in Geor-
ia. There are very few house ser
hints. Very few colored people here;
don't think l have seen dozen on
i he streets. Good schools and good
hurches of many denominations are
merous. We live within one block
the Episcopal church, three blocks
the Seventh Day Adventist church
nd four blocks of Methodist church.
attend all three. They all well
ome strangers. About the first thing
Ou see when you get off the cars at
be union station is nice arch with
EELCOME in large letters, All this
Tetk up in the city there will be a
be musical program-vocal and IN.
kunental-between IL noon and
KS p. M; also free at the audito-
n every day for As minutes. The
wher's day exercises in the church,
we're very nice. The street car SER
Re is good. They run good cars and
them by twos, one attached to
other. The fare is ~ cents. This
not good farming county; no If
CATION in this section. The nights
cool. Not much fruit. Last Fri
By met a Mr. Gates, son of dear
lend and relative of mine. from Iii
bis He is we'll off; has lived here
teen years. He said he would not
back to live in Illinois for half OF
state. | have seen no one who
tmed to be dissatisfied with Den
p and | guess its a good place to
II you have plenty of money. l
olld not advise those to come here
ho have little money. If you have
Ney and want to retire from work
Eme to Denver"
Mr.. Poley's address while in Den
is 1880 Race street.