Cañon City record., 1898-02-03
A BIG TRANSFER.
S. II. Atwater Becomes Owner of An
other Large Tract of VaIu-
able Canon Fruit H-tIt
Lands.

The largest transfer in real estate
about Canon for long time is the
sale this week of w. H. Mcclure and
Company of two hundred and fifty
acres of their inside fruit lands to Mr..
S. H. Atwater. This purchase makes
Mr.. Atwater the largest individual
fruit land owner in or near Canon City,
having now over one thousand acres
of the best land in the valley. This
he is plating and putting on sale in
small or large tracts and selling on
terms to suit the purchaser. Orchard
Park, which has been mentioned in
the RECORD many times, is the name
given to this tract, and although the
lands have been on sale but three
months already half dozen new fami-
lies are located in Orchard Park, and
other places have been purchased on
which homes will be built in the near
future. --..s...-.
Mr.. Atwater is a real estate man
only in the sense that he sells the
lands he owns, selling nothing on COM
mission. This being true it will be
readily seen that he has the deepest
interest in all he sells and will always
be interested in keeping up the i'm
provements about Orchard Park.
This section of land is on the line of
the new Canon City & Cripple Greek
railroad and is without a doubt des-
tined to be popular resident and
fruit growing portion of our rapidly
growing city.
The reclaiming and putting under
cultivation of this park has history.
The work of bringing water upon II
began in 1895. Mr.. Atwater became
interested in the enterprise in Janu-
airy 1896. In the issue of the Rec
ORD of January 18th, 1896 we find
this comment: ''rhe original com
pany was strong one being incor.
porated by J. ]. Cone, Lyman Robson
&c. w. Burrage, w. H. Mcclure and
others, but it is greatly strengthened
| by the addition to its roster of the
name of S. H. Atwater to whom ha.
been given the management of the
works. In the choice of Mr.. Atwatel
for this responsible position the com
pany displays commendable wisdom
as no person could possibly have beer
found whose qualifications would bet
ter fit him for the duties devolvine
, upon him.
!, During the past year Mr.. Atwatel
has erected and sold no less than ;
dozen brick cottages in various part!
of the city, which of itself is suffici
ent recommendation to insure thu
company that the capability, judg
ment and forethought Of its manager
are second to no other man in the
community, and that their affairs viii
be cared for in a manner which vii
be thoroughly acceptable to all con
cerned. While it is true that the city
will lose Mr.. Atwater as an individual
worker still it will gain in that hi;
range for active energy has been won.
derfully enlarged through the avenues
of an increased capital to work with
In assuming the management of this
company Mr.. Atwater also assumed
an interest in all the company's hold.
ings and it may be confidently ex.
pected that the north part of towr
will witness a tremendous influx oil
population during the next few years.
| Every prediction herein contained
has been realized. From manager
and small owner in the company Mr.
Atwater has become owner of a great
majority of the land under the ditch
and has surprised the people by his
energy and push. All the owners in
the enterprise have been more than
well pleased with the development SO
far, having realized more than was
their greatest expectation two years
ago.
The important question about all
western lands is the reliability of the
water supply. The lands herein re-
ferred to are covered by bitches
bringing water from -Four Mile or Oil
creek. Since the beginning of these
bitches the flow of water in this creek
has been more than doubled by tho
tunnels and change of water shed in
the Cripple Creek district. 1t is es-
timated by the best of judges to be
twice sufficient to irrigate all the
lands under the ditch. In the way of
precaution the company has provided