Citizens Military Training Camp - Full Pack Yearbook (Fort Leavenworth, KS)

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'Q X El ll 'll 1 Il rl l l l 1 l f 1 l I l 1 , l '-'W l l DE ER Jem! ate ay ZW Denver has the western spirit of hospitality, the open gate and extended hand, and manifold attractions of every kind. The scenery and surroundings differ from those of any other city of the world. Its climate and all of the things which conduce to the happi- ness of the visitor are every year becoming better known to Americans. The word WELCOME set in large letters in an artistic Welcome Arch erected by the City at the foot of Seventeenth Street, greets the visitor to Denver as he comes from the commodious Union Station. Towers and domes of Denver's business district, flanked by beautiful residences, are outlined against the snow-capped Rockies, in the near distance. Denver, the capital, is also the largest city of Colorado. The 1920 census recorded a population of 256,491, while an unofficial check early in 1923 resulted in the report of fully 275,000 residents. Denver was settled in the summer of 1858, after W. Green Russell, of Georgia, found traces of gold in the sands of Cherry Creek, near its confluence with the Platte river. The little village which sprang up in the shadow of the Colorado Rockies was named for Gen. James W. Denver, Governor of Kansas territory, which, at the time, extended west to the region of the Continental Divide. Colorado was ad- mitted as a state in 1876. 1 Denver's area is 58 square miles. Among its notable buildings are: the State Capitol, of Colorado granite, Federal Building, of white marble, in classic style, U. S. Mint, Public Library, Union Station, City Hall, County Court House, two museum buildings, Civic Center, the stock-show stadium, and the Municipal Auditorium. Fort Logan, a mili- tary post, attracts many visitors. ' -Courtesy Denver Tourist Bureau DENVER, SCENIC AND COMMERCIAL GATEWAY 'ro THE WEST II

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TO THE CANDIDATES OF THE CITIZENS' MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS: ROM the early struggles of the Colonists up to and in- cluding America's part in the Great War, this nation has placed in large measure its reliance for defense on its citizen soldiers. There is every reason to believe that such a course Will be continued. Therefore it is incumbent upon a large proportion of the young men of this Republic to be ready for armed service-a condition made possible only by intensive training. To the boys who unselfishly put aside both business and personal pursuits to fit themselves for military duty, this Corporation ex- tends greetings and congratulations. You are the advance guard of Good Citizenship, and in your keeping, if need arise, Will rest both our Domestic Security and our National Defense. In voicing our appreciation of the great Work being accomplished through the Citizens, Military Camps, We merely express the thought of all sincere Americans. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION BUICK CADILLAC A CHEVROLET OAKLAND OLDSMOBILE G. M. C. TRUCK I

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Colorado's capital is a manufacturing and shipping center, as well as a gateway to the scenic west, the mid-continental area with its 30,000,000 inhabitants being tributary to Denver. Denver s bank clearances in 1922 totaled 31,548,606,707, its deposits 3167, 404,8383 manufactured products 3125,411.,270, while the value of the retail trade was 3115,270,000. u Receipts at the Denver Union Stockyards in 1922 were 325,705,000. Den- ver is the leading feeder market of the west and the third largest sheep market in the world. The City's industrial roll now has about 1,200 factories. Merchandise normally car- ried by Denver retail stores is worth 350, 000,000. Merchants say that August, form- erly the poorest month, in point of sales, is next to December, the heaviest, and this is attributed to tourists, who spent 342,000,000 in Colorado in 1922. Denver is known, geographically, as the Mile-High City, because the altitude is 5,280 feet, scenically, thru its official recognition ' by the United States government as the Gateway City to twelve National Parks and thirty-two National Monuments. Two of these National Parks-Rocky Mountain and Mesa Verde areas-are in Colorado, also Colorado and Wheeler National Mon- uments, and fifteen National Forests. F' W The Colorado State Capitol, situated on Courtesy Denver Tourist Bureau a terraced prominence, has a gold-encrusted dome of gold leaf rolled from the yellow metal taken from the mines in Colorado. The Colorado State Museum, across the street, contains relics of the Indian Cliff Dwellers from their ruins in Mesa Verde National Park, in southwestern Colorado. V From Cheesman Park, the highest point, or the Capitol, one of the steps of which is marked One mile above sea level , the Rocky Mountains may be seen for a distance of 200 miles from Pike's Peak to Long's Peak, in Rocky Mountain National Park, and on into Wyoming. There is a splendid view, embracing eighteen peaks in the Continental Divide, from the Daniels dr Fisher Tower. This 330-foot tower, a commercial adaptation of the Campanile in Venice, is one of the most striking pieces of architecture in the West. Fitzsimons National Hospital is ideally situated. U Stretching toward these lofty heights are highways which gradually are being turned into hard-surfaced boulevards. Colorado has a total of about 48,000 miles of roads. Con- crete mixture, structural steel for bridges and many other industrial materials are used in greater quantities than ever before. Denver's building operations in 1922 totaled 318,096,096 Into the splendid residences that have gone up, public buildings and busi- ness blocks has gone Colorado granite, marble and other stone, as well as choice Colorado timber. Colorado has the largest known deposits of radium, tungsten and molybdenum. It is first in the combined production of gold and silver, totaling 312,545,500 in 1922. Denver is the hub for the West's supply and demand, the focusing point for its com- merce, the logical assembling place for its raw materials, its economic fabricating center, its ready, central distribution point. In a Wholesale way Denver acts as the distributing point for passenger cars, trucks, tires, and accessories for Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and parts of Nebraska, Utah and Montana. . Denver's climate which enables use of cars throughout the year, its good roads, its numerous accessible recreational and scenic attractions in the nearby moun- tains,its location in the center of rich agricultural districts and its large tourist travel all add to the volume of the retail automobile and truck business in Denver. A large assembling plant for automobiles and a large tire manufacturing gplant are recent de- velopments in the city's motor industry. Travel is also a recognized industry in Colorado. Tourist registrations from all sources in 1922 were 4,000,000. They included many duplicationsg however, travel authorities were agreed that 600 000 visitors ,remained in the state for an average of seven days and spent 310 a day. Travel expansion by rail, centering in Rocky Mountain National Park, shows an increased attendance from 31,000 in 1915 to 219,164 persons in 1922. Tourist Ill