CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-11-24
4 SIGNIFICANT FACT.


goes to show what the merchants Of
the great gold camp think of the
Fremont county camp of Bare Hills.
Naturally, this trade should come to
Canon City, but, as the Times says,
the merchants of Cripple Greek recog-
nize the Importance of the trade from
this territory and are making a big
effort to catch it.
The merchants of this city dis
played commendable enterprise in sub
scribing to a fund to maintain and
keep in repair the Bare Hills road. 1t
is next to impossible to get the county
commissioners to do anything for this
end of the county. and after waiting
many months, with the prospect that
the road would be blocked during the
cold weather, the merchants decided
to take the matter in hand themselves.
The manner in which they responded
showed the public spiritedness of our
citizens. The Bare Hills is tributary
to this camp, and its trade is and has
been of constantly increasing order,
steady and substantial. and all Of. it
with this city. Recently richer and
better finds have been made in the
hills, and as to the permanency of the
new district there can be no question.
This the merchants of Cripple Creek
have long realized, and in extending
the helping hand to the young camp
at this early day. they will be more
than repaid from day TO day. as the
new camp increases in mines and
population"
Nothing is of 80 much Importance
to town as its roads. II all roads
leading to a town are good roads it is
an absolute certainty that that town
will catch all the country trade. no
matter what the other conditions may
be, This has been demonstrated to q
certainty in many Of the New Eng
land States. is being demonstrated in
other parts Of ths stats, and should
be tried in Cakon City. It stands 70
rsasoa in fact, 4 ; an open state
ment that rsquirsa = arguDsnt, that
perscns having produce 70 Market or
who are purchasing extensively, viii
select the town which o6ers the best
and safest means Of ingress and egress.
In other words, the community which
can be reached with the least chance
of breakAge of wagon and harness
will draw the farmer, the miner, the
stockgrower and the fruitgrower.
There is little city down in Ten
nessee which has sixteen macadamized
roads leading to it. The shortest Of
these is three miles in length. The
country trade in that city is immense.
The town Is = perfect beehive of in
dustry, and the merchants are busy
and contented, with no opportunity
to complain Of hard times. What
city like Canon might become with its
natural facilities for the rapid and in
expensive comparatively construc-
ton Of roads that are anequalled for
durability and perfection, can easily
be conjectured. For instance: Sup
pose there was such . road tetween
here and the coal camps; another
leading into the mountains north Of
US; still another through the Gorge
to Parkdale, Cotopaxi. Howard-and
even on to Salida; then one to Silver
Cliff and the Wet Mountain valley;
would any benefit accrue to our mer-
chants? We omitted mentioning that
territory accessible down the river
between Canon and Florence and be-
between Canon and Beaver Creek but
the situation is quickly grasped.
Situated as it is-a county seat
town Canon City is pre-eminently
the important town of Fremont coun-
ty, and as such should be maintained
at high standard of excellence. We
should court favor with the most re-
mote portions of the county, and If
we stepped over the boundary line
occasionally no serious injury would
result. 1t Is not projected with bard
wire. What We, as q city, want to
do is to reach out for business, and
we want TO reach quick, or we will
wake up some fine morning and find
that our prestige-the accumulation
Of years Of careful nursing hAs flit-
ted.
Good roads bring good results Let
Us get the good roads while yet we
may, that we may enjoy tie results
In our old age.
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