Show to ro build up independence last tuesday evening several prominent colorado business men who are interested in the independence town tiep tit company arrived on the dragon stage T the te e gentlemen are A 11 II smith one of the county commissioners sio ners of pueblo colorado S L roland manager of the national nation al building society of pueblo and of the national savings trust company compa of denver and ch irles f I 1 artig an insurance and real estate agent of colorado springs rhe purpose of then isit is 13 the est of a number of business enterprises at independence the first of the series is to be an immense hotel and mercantile arent conein ed the store to occupy a corner of the structure and a modern hotel the remainder of the building contracts both for material and construction will aill be let before they leive they already have a stock of men merchandise bandise ordered and will open up a business as is soon as the building is far enough along to furnish shelter other buildings are projected and will be built as fast as circumstances will permit work on their proposed reservoir nill ill be commenced as soon as they are able to take the necessary preliminary steps the gentlemen are all enthusiastic over the townsite and have no hesitancy in saying saving that they believe it will be the foremost city in the reservation country their plan is one that looks good to those who desire to see the country make a substantial icil growth it is no other than to invest their own money in legitimate business enterprises which are to forma form a nucleus around which a town will be built mr air roland said I 1 have no hesitancy in sa ing that we will have a railroad there inside of twenty months it may be well to say in passing that the land acres upon which independence is being built was patented last november by eugene A of colorado springs at a cost coat of 2600 the gentlemen all left for independence Thur thursday day mr air smith is to return in a short time to supervise the building operations they evince a disposition to employ local people to do the building for them it is our firm belief that independence will spring rapidly into prominence |