Show COME FURTHER WEST MR LONGI some weeks ago ago shortly after the return from a protracted visit to colorado hon J D long secretary of the navy permitted himself to be interviewed on conditions in general in colorado this member of the cabinet is alleged to have talked entertainingly and intelligently on things he not only saw but things he see a and nd was told of T the he honorable secretary descanted des canted at length on colorados climate her wonderful mining resources the fertile valleys fruit culture and her great coal and iron mines predicting that som day colorado would rival pennsylvania in the production of coal iron and steel we think beyond a doubt that mr long was correct the only surprise being associated with the whole subject is that mr long and every member of the cabinet and president mckinless McKin leys administration should not have been familiar with the true situation we of the west would be characterized as densely and unpardonably ignorant 0 of f our count rys affairs if we were not better acquainted with all the conditions prevailing down east and yet great statesmen who naturally should have a fairly accurate knowledge of things in general in the rocky mountain country reveal as little information as the average foreigner come a little bit further west mr long and we will show you just as great silver and gold mines as you saw at cripple creek and leadville come a little bit further west mr long Z and we will show you fertile valleys fruit culture and every branch of agriculture C such as you cannot find near canyon city greeley or boulder such sheep and cattle ranges ranges and water courses as you cannot produce in all the san luis valley and coal and iron mines that outrival the crested butte and gunnison mines aside from our matchless coal fields of carbon Uin uintah tali garfield piute diute grand and san juan counties we can show you veritable mountains of pure metallic iron ores associated with the finest cokin coking coal ever dug 11 from the 11 ground in beaber and iron counties besides I 1 gilsonite and asphaltum anc and petroleum products we can show you water power sufficient to generate electrical force ample to supply the wants of millions of people and then have enough left to carry on an unsurpassed system of irrigation we can show you warm sp springs rillas and hot springs 11 of medical curative properties that would make the famous ponce de leon springs I 1 of youth seem like poor excuses for the restoration and rejuvenation of los u manhood we can give you a dai dip in our matchless and incomparable inland mysterious sea that will add twenty years to your useful career and we can let you fill your lungs 11 with ozone from our crul gulches ches and catch such glimpses of mountain lake fako and valley that will make you feel that you have been nearer to 3 our creator than you ever were before come further west mr lon long 11 and acquire a little more knowledge of your country the customs habits and possibilities of her people |