CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-07-11
FINALLY SETTLED.
The Record II Now Settled In Its
New Home--.Fluest Newspaper
Office In United States, Size
Of Paper Considered.

pride. And this is the way the REC
ORD feels now that it is settled in its
new building. Located in the heart
of the business center of this pros
fperous and growing city it feels it is
in close touch Nth every business in
terest, and TO the citizens, one and
all, it extends cordial invitation to
drop in and look the building and
plant over, and If not acquainted be-
come so.
The RECORD block is one of the fin
est and best buildings in Canon City
and shows a frontage Of 66 feet and
two stories in height. 1t is con-
structed of light granite colored
brick with gray stone trimmings. In
bold relief on the upper front appears
the words "REcogD BLOCK" indicat-
ing the purpose for which the struct-
ure was built.
The ground floor is occupied by
Nelson & Co., fancy grocers. on the
east; Coolbaugh's tea, coffee and spice
house on the west, and the RECORD
printery in the center. The front is
Of plate glass with bronze columns
and elaborate bronze trimmings,
and presents an attractive and citi-
fed appearance. The RECORD Office
presents, first. its counting room
which is arranged for the general
business Of the Office and contains a
large and commodiops counter with
desks, tables, etc. There are two
private rooms, one Of which will be
for the private use Of the editor In
the passage way leading from tae
business Office to the composing room
10 located the stock room convenient
ly arranged with cupboards and
shelves for the safe storage of the
immense quantity Of fancy and stand
ard stationery always carried by the
RECORD TO meet its large run of busi-
ness. The composing and job room,
which is separate and distinct, is large,
well ventilated. and is abundantly
lighted and conveniently arranged for
the turning out of work. The press
room is disconnected from the CON-
posing room. II has a solid and thick
cement floor and contains one large,
frst-class Cranston cylinder press,
two high grade Gordon jobbers, one
newspaper and job folding machine,
and gasoline engine. BY this ar
rangement of the machinery the COM
positors and job printers are not an
noyed by the rattle and whirl of en-
gine or presses. 1t is also q safe
guard against accidents or fire.
The furniture and fixtures of the
: front rooms are richly finished quar-
tersawed golden oak with Clipped
glass panels and bronze trimmings.
As one gentleman remarked: they
are finer than are found in the SWELL
est city bars" The business room is
covered with linoleum and the private
office fitted up with swell carpet, fur
niture and pictures. The ceiling is
of designed metal and the walls rough
coated and painted. No expense has
been spared to make THE RECORD
office absolutely perfect from points
of beauty and convenience. and Canon
City can now boast of having the best
equipped newspaper plant and swell
est newspaper Office in the United
States size of paper considered.
Steam heat will warm the entire
structure. and electric lights are
supplied throughout.
The second story has been so ar
ranged as to provide eight large, airy
and well lighted office rooms, entrance
to which is gained through the large,
grand stairway between the Record
and Arthur blocks.
In the erection of this business
block the RECORD merely kept in
touch with its growth as first-class
family newspaper and job printing
house. Established in 1872 it has