THE NEW DAY IN COLORADO 



respect the spirit of Coloradans presents a sharp con- 

 trast to that of many who grew rich in California, and 

 of most of those who received the enormous wealth coined 

 from the resources of Nevada. In the latter instance 

 ""the beneficiaries of the mines did not even make their 

 homes in the land which raised them from poverty to afflu- 

 ence. But the men of Colorado have been proud of 

 their devotion to the commonwealth which they created, 

 and have striven by every means in their power to keep 

 it moving along the upward path. In the erection of 

 fine public and business buildings and of palatial homes, 

 in the extension of railroads and irrigation canals, in the 

 increase of banking capital, and, above all, in the pursuit 

 of daring mining operations, their enterprise has been un- 

 equalled by that of any other western community. Fore- 

 most among those who inaugurated this policy at the 

 risk of their fortunes was the late H. A. W. Tabor, 

 whom Denver and Colorado should always hold in grate- 

 ful remembrance. 



But there is another side to the picture. The tenden- 

 cies of Colorado civilization are not wholly in line with 

 the best ideals of the arid region. Viewed from this 

 stand-point, its institutions are in a measure disappoint- 

 ing. The marvel of Denver's growth and the beauty 

 of its homes and business districts should not blind us 

 to the fact that it is essentially like the great cities of 

 the East. It is, in a word, another case of "progress 

 and poverty." The equality which marked its early life 

 has diminished in proportion to the growth of the popu- 

 lation and the increase of wealth. The rise of land 

 values has made it more difficult for the many to own 

 their homes, and has increased the wealth of the land- 

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