[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E43]
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       2000 COLORADO BUSINESS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE, HORACE TABOR

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 1, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize an inductee for the 2000 Colorado Business Hall of Fame, Mr. 
Horace Tabor.
  Jointly produced by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Junior 
Achievement, the Colorado Business Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding 
Colorado businesses and civic leaders from the past and present, 
publicizes the contributions of business leaders to our community and 
promotes the importance and value of the private enterprise system.
  Horace was born in Holland, VT in 1830. He grew up on a farm and 
became a school teacher. He moved to Topeka, KA, where he was appointed 
to the Topeka legislature. Following rumor of gold being discovered in 
Colorado, Horace and his family moved again.
  In 1878, Horace hired two shoemakers for a prospecting campaign 
resulting in the discovery of Little Pittsburgh, which turned out to be 
rich in silver. With his fortune, Horace began to give back to 
Colorado.
  Horace donated to schools and churches, placing special emphasis on 
Leadville and Denver. He was honored by the state of Colorado in many 
ways. He served as Leadville's first Mayor, appointed Lieutenant 
Governor of Colorado and served as a United States Senator. He built 
the Tabor Opera House in Leadville, the Tabor Grand Opera House in 
Denver, the Bank of Leadville and the Tabor Block, now replaced by the 
Tabor Center in downtown Denver.
  Horace Tabor passed away on April 10, 1899, but he is remembered by 
friends and family as a generous, dedicated man who gave immensely to 
the state of Colorado.
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I would like to honor the 2000 
Colorado Business Hall of Fame Inductee, Horace Austin Warner Tabor, a 
great American and humanitarian.

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