CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1897-12-09

| Every eonnunity has moro or lees OF
lt&e obstructionist element. Canon City.
n n .Axesptise to TIE xuls. In CaAou-
febe obstrseaioaists might b dividsa
Iteto two general cisases, cfoskers ana
Kteksrs- -ens OFFS passive natnre. ths-
qehsr work moro on the active style
4 Ths eroaker iss reprsssnted In that
sgaas Of indiyi iaos1sS who stand around
- do soothing but croaa,. find fault
I'D pnsdiet harm. He is sure that
esthing good 10 eonisg TO Canon. OF
course he would hike to see Canon grow
~ be has bssa here too long TO be
I1eksn IN By railroad, snelter or electric
towse plant talk. He has heard such
0u6 before and tAe fact that such
&hings have NOT bssa built in the past
= proof TO him that they will not be in
ehs future. To be sure he does not
contribute 70 any finds to help bring
6nfsrpriss 10 Caaou.s Oh, no, 1t would
- Of no use. Nothing would csme Of
4 n he should give snd then he has
bsea "putsisU - ~ 10 saass msny
keau, ana vaae - hs 10 sAow fw II
Poor ssnsroas soul-vhat would the
|sown BE- had ii not jssa4sr his wonder
fui libssality, The efRscs Of shis croak-
{pug is most depressing on his neiyhbors
tand discouragipa to nswcomers- One
Estriking exAmpls comes 70 ~ writer's
mind. A moesysd mss recently came
ito Caaon fro@ the Ease- Hs AsQosised
. considerable suR of cssh and sscuri
(tiss in one Of tbs banking institutions
OF The city and intended to make some
Investments here. Then he went out
and fell into the hands offhso Phiiis-
tinsa ths psssinisttc croaksa, Who
innedi.ssay prossdsd to rob him Of Ill
~ faish in Caaon City They told him
tAat H. railread would mot come, that
Eths psww paaae vas . fancy cd gAat
ee1lA sesnpasas fer sno1nus. Rsre ezessd-
fb04H poor. 7hs sssu3t vas that the
stsaags witAAssw his dsposiss and
AsDartsd for asoehsr Colorado town
This b an sxtseae case but il is only
one Of the many that have happsned In
ths past ysar. Verify. the influences q
tAe croaksn are hard to overcome
Next to The croaker tho influence Of
tbs kicker IL most harmful to the
growth OF our city. Ths kicker may be
progr~ssive bat things must progress
In his way esd to his prodt. He is =
believer In the future of the town and
wants 1t to grow. but 1t must grow his
way. lie viii not sssist in enterprises
nfarted by rivsi 6asinsn man and IL
opportunity psessnis itself will place
any obstscle in the wuy OF prosvess. 10
10 encouraging 70 note that this form
Of obstruction 10 fast falling into dis
uss and that our rival business men
aud business houses are working more
together than ever before in the history
Of GaAon. but more improvement could
and should he made.
The future for the town is bright,
but 70 insure its rapid growth two
things should b done. First the kick
srs should make friends and work
together. by united effort each could
iucreess their basiness profits. Antag-
onism never brinss success. while
united Community n alsays prosper
oua sDss. whsa this ID effected let all
h.nds JOIN In sui sfr.nyis the croakers.
Mako life SO unpIeassn, for them that
they viii either snose away or cease
their dismal c.onsing. yhsss things
acsonrls.A sdasa oaaon city win forge
sksend and nothing san prevent her
bccoufpa. The hanuoe clay of Colorado.