Cañon City record., 1901-12-12
WHAT THEY SAY

MRS Lou RIEDE-I believe people
do not take rs much interest in Christ
mas as they used to do. We all know
how happy we used to be when Christ
mas came around, and the presents
we would receive. The Christmas
tree and the hanging of the stocking
are very pretty customs, and should
not be allowed to pass unnoticed.
EUGENE WESTON - For fourteen
consecutive years have been secre-
iary of the Horticultural society.
For FIVE years have been trying to
Obtain wider scope in this direction
side from raising apples, and to pro
note intensive farming Of small
ira rs Of land. A great amount Of
fighting against pests has I.een done
latelv, and some good information has
been handed out at the Horticultural
society meetings.
HENRY EARLE While | am more
interested in Denver now than any
other city. still predict that in FIVE
wears Pueblo will be as large city
as Denver. Pueblo has q very rapid
growth now, and there are many
causes to keep this growth up. Take
TIE one industry the Colorado Fuel
& Iron company. This company is
now employing about 1900. That
number will be increased to 1900
men. The company is now engaged
in making Sl3, ,O00,0O0 worth of i'm
provements and additions to its
plants. 1t has contracted for a
Thousand houses to rent to its help,
and they are being completed at the
rate of $50 houses a month This is
only one of the many big things that
are coming together TO make Pueblo
a great city. Canon City will be
benefited bv this, for Canon City is
desirable place to live and Pueblo is
not.
A. B. WHITMoRE-Speaking of coy
otes, did you ever see them catching
prairie dogs? A band of coyotes will
me in upon prairie dog town to
make a meal. The prairie dogs will
scamper down their holes, then all
but one of two of the coyotes will Sc
lect holes and lie down with their
mouths very near the opening. After
time Mr.. Prairie Dog pops out his
head to see what the coyote out in
the middle Of the town is doing. and
then be is grubbed by the other foxy
coyote. This process is kept up un-
I'll ali the wolves have had meal.
The coyote is just as shrewd in catch
ing jack rabbits. No coyote could
run down a jack rabbit, but several
coyotes will work together A band
will jump q rabbit, then all but one
will lie down in the grass: that one
will chase the rabbit in circ.e and
hiring him back around where the
other wolves are waiting, then an
other coyote will take mp the chase.
This sort of relay chase is kept up
until the jack rabbi, gives ou, and is
captured. Yes, the coyote is quite a
foxy little wolf.
Dir. CHERRIE-I understand that
they are going to put in new sewer
system in Canon City. Now TO my
mind that is all right, but | believe it
is foolish thing to do SO before
there is adequate water supply with
which the sewers can be flushed. !
remember last summer of people on
the outskirts of town asking for
water. They said. pump us dirt if
you will, but let US have water at any
cost" | believe the muney spent for
sewers should be spenl for the pur-
pose of having a better water supply.
There never was town better situ-
ated for a gravity system than this.
and with the tremendous force west
of the city it ought to come down of
its own accord.
SHERIFF ". l.. HAwKINs-At pres
eut there are no prisoners in the
county Jail. which will doubtless be
welcome news to the taxpayers.
This is the first time the Jail has ever
been emptied since have been sher.
if- almost four years. On the 2nd
of December the Jail was cleaned out.
two of the prisoners going to the