Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-20
STATE EDITORIAL
ASSOCIATION
Business, Banquet and a Grand Noun.
tain Excursion.

The lnte meeting OF the State Editorial
association was profitable. interesting
ani highly enjoyable. The morning and
afternoon sessions on Thursday were de-
voted to the discussion OF many topics OF
special interest to the prof ession only.
The banquet in the evening given by
the directors Of tho Mountain and Plain
Festival at the Windsor was one Of thooe
fne spreads for which that hotel 10 fam.
ous. The various courses were each
specimens OF the highest culinary art.
Following the banquet came the ''feast
Of reason and the How OF soul" Our
space does not permit even q synopsis Of
the many good things said Of Denver,
the Arkansas valley, the Potato Belt, the
Festival OF Mountain and Plain, ETC., in
cluding poem by w. Il. Pabor.
Friday morning at 8 o'clock the men,
bers Of the association boarded Denver
& Rio Grands train for Colorado Springs
aud greatly enjoyed the beautiful scenery
on that line. At Colorado Springs con-
nection wns made with the short line. the
Colorado Springs 4 Cripple Greek Dis.
trict railway for "a trip over this new but
already famous read.
The scenic beauty Of Colorado cnlarGcs
annually. Not TINT the everlasting
mountains are growing new attractions,
but that the increasing facilities for
travel are constantly placing new points
OF vision within reach Of the public. The
opening OF the new Colorado Springs
aud Cripple cr.-k Distric; railroad is n
Jtrikin. illustration OF tho growing scenic
great mountains which sit at the foot Of
Pixies Peak. with their tremendous
prccipitou. cliffs aud deep rugged Ior.cs
the spectator would say that locomo-
tive could never lind pathway over
such n gigantic rugH~dness. But tho
engineering sktil of tho twentieth ccn.
tury is not bafilc~i by tho seemingly i'm.
possible. Bnildin. road beside uver.
as through tho Grand Canon Of tho Ar.
kansas. 10 chiid's play compared With
such mn undertaking ~ tho q. s. 4 q. q.
ID. ruad. Ia building tho latter no water
coufrc route was available bat tho road
was necessarily forced over tho worry tops
of the grand mountains.
A. 30 moved out of Colorado Spring..
rapidly climbing tho mountain sides.
shere ~as a conss.nily expanding vista
of mountain and plain. foe . time the
PLAIN woald bc hidden. bat ~ tho train
moved around some jatiiug point bean.
itful view of Colorado Springs aud many
miles 1t the s.ijsc~nt country would flash
on tho delighted vision. Soon 20 we're
ou the dizzy h~ishts Of Cheysupe canon.
gorge of rrnaskahle depth aud rugged
srandusv. A more Impressive mountain
sies viil be difiiculi 10 dsd In any land.
And this ~As only sample u what pro.
seaied during tho d'st half of the trip.
Tho latter portion of the journey uas
beaniifai bat devoid of the grandeur
which chafacsesis-s tho road from Cole.
rsdo Springs To tns~mout. Ono of tho
Russian cxars surveyed road frpa, St.
l'cscrsbar. TO Moscow by layinRa ruie on
The tusp and drawing straight line be-
tweed the tuo cities. The q. \. & q. q.
ID. road /. q. different fron III. sasacfst'. /.
reas. ne light !. from Darkness The
line forms .. and IN almost every mile.
Al one puint whesv tsfrc tracks arr vtsi.
bio and ~bcsv q stone couli almost be
thrown from tho highest 10 tho lowest. a
winding journey OF ovrf tvo miles "
nc,rs.asy 10 carry tho train over the
short distance.
Cripple Cfr-k 10 found TO have no
sfacrs II the biS fire. Il IL most sub.
sianiiaily built city and has evidence. of
prosperity. Tee stif on the sif--ts was
not 90 great as 90 expected 10 $50 hut
doubiic.. the evening houss arr best for
sizing up the population aud bushes &C.
ttsiiy Of this great mining camp.