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Show Public Hulldlnica in tha Weat. Denver Repu'ili can. At its last session congress did not do very much for the west. There were a number of bills introduced for appropriations appro-priations for the construction of public buildings, but hardly a single one of them passed. It is to be hoped that in the coming session congress will do better. Rocky Mountain towns grow go fast that they grow entirely out of the knowledgo of eastern people. This is seen in Montana as well as in Colorado. Lint complaints of this sort on the part of western men are old. They have been made for many years, and it will bo necessary to repeat them again and again in order that congress may be kept alive to the facts of the situation. In one sense it is the duty of the government gov-ernment to stimulate the growth of this part of the country by every moans in its power. The settlement and the development de-velopment of the far west redound to the benefit of the whole 'nation. A great deal of the undeveloped wealth of the nation is found in the natural resources re-sources of the Kocky Mountains. The nation owes it to itself to make the most of this part of the national domain by enabling the inhabitants to develop it. The nation is made richer bv each dol- lar of silver and gold which is taken out of the mines of Colorado. Each ton of iron ore which is mined contributes to the wealth of the country. Every car load of stone which is taken out or the quarries iu this state adds to the property pro-perty of the people and thus makes the nation stronger and more powerful. All the vast wealth of this country is of little value as long as it is locked up in the ground. In order that it may be taken out and added to the general wealth of the country, the people should be encouraged to do this work of development. devel-opment. They may best be given this encouragement, as far as the nation is concerned, by the enactment of laws which would make their industry profitable, pro-fitable, and by appropriations for the construction of public buildings and other works which would facilitate the transaction of their business. |