Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
LINCOLN PARK.
New Buildings and Other Improve
ments Emphasize the March
Of Progress Here.

stantly emphasize this statement. The
community is made up of class OF
people whose principal stock in trade
is thrift. This element is strongly
marked in the older residents and is
not lacking in the newer ones.
Messrs. DeWeese & Dye, the original
owners of large part of the territory
which embraces Lincoln Park, took
particular pains to secure this partic-
lar kind of people. And while they
have diposed of large part of their
joint holdings, since the division OF
the property each still holds triiie
over 200 acres, which is kept in a
perfect state of cultivation. Scarcely
an acre remains that has not been
beautified and enhanced in value by
the systematic planting of a choice
varity of fruit trees, principally
apples) and much small fruit.
The streets are broad, straight,
nicely graded and absolutely free
from weeds. In fact weeds are al
most an unknown quantity on the
Park, the property holders seemingly
having formed the notion that the
space usually occupied by weeds
might be utilized to better advantage.
Hence it would be difficult matter
to find any annoying quantity of this
obnoxious vegetation; the consequence
being that the several tracts which
90 TO make up the whole present a
neat and tidy appearance, pleasing te
the eye of visitor, and unquestionabiy
beneficial to the health Of the com
munity. To fully appreciate the real
beauty OF Lincoln Park one must
visit it. Pen pictures are ali very
well in their way, but occasionally
one finds a landscape of which the
most brilliant words and fiowery ex-
pressions fail to convey an idea Such
an one is Lincoln Park.
Passing south along Ninth street
one skirts perfect bower OF trees
and shrubbery, some loaded with
fruit, some a mass of bloom; but all
vigorous and healthy and exhaling
rich perfume. This is lovely. As
sending the abrupt pitch which leads
TO the top of the mesa, and the full
picture lies before you This is beau
t:ful. Looking esstward--or down
the river-the scene unfolds itself in
a succession OF small fruit tracts,
ranging from two to ten acres in ex-
tent. until the whole forms one great
orchard, relieved OF its monotony by
the appearance here and there OF a
handsome cottage or q roof peeping
through the luxuriant foliage like a
sunbeam through rift in the cloud.
This is grand But it is not alone
the trees that makes the beauty; the
natural lay of the land and its subse-
quent division into squares were
prime factors.
When Dali DeWeese first selecred
this site for his Rocky Mountain Nur-
series, years ago, this panorama fitted
before his mental vision, and it was
with this ultimate idea in mind that
he took the trouble to plant orchard
trees along with his nursery stock.
Later he and Mr.. Dye assumed the
great undertaking, together with
the unlimited expense of planting the
tract and building ditch and reser-
voir system of sufficient capacity TO
thoroughly irrigate every acre IN
their possession, and then some,
with the result above related. And
now Mr.. DeWeese has gone to the
the additional expense of getting out
n map of the Park, which is just a
little bit the finest thing ever at
tempted in these parts.
OF the special features which 90
toward making Lincoln Park desira-
BILE place Of residence might be enum-
Grated named and numbered streets
and avenues which will soon be desig-
mated by signboards erected at each
corner, the beautiful Lincoln Lake,
encircled with fine double track
driving course, nicely sodded and
shaded and beautifed with choice
roses and other blooming plants, ex-
cellent soil, splendid water, masnifi-
cent view of mountains and valley,
and climate known only to Colorado.
Among most notable improvements
of recent construction may be men,
toned the new frame cottages of Amos
Kindt and Joseph Stocked; the Groom
brick cottage ofR.H. Bow man;the large
frame dwelling OF w. Y. Williamson,
and the frame cottage erected by
Mr.. DeWeese for Mr.. Weeks. Edu-
cationai facilities are excellent, the
park having ona of tho finpst district