--during one of his terms he proposed a "severance" tax which was aimed directly at the Climax and Henderson molybdenum mining operations and was going to tour the state touting the proposal. A rather large group of Leadville wives were going to follow him and refute his claims--
--the "tour" never happened--
—during one of his terms he proposed a “severance” tax which was aimed directly at the Climax and Henderson molybdenum mining operations and was going to tour the state touting the proposal. A rather large group of Leadville wives were going to follow him and refute his claims—
—the “tour” never happened—
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I remember that. I worked for AMAX in Golden.