CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-03-28
Growing So Rapidly Mass Meeting is
Held for the Purpose of Securing
New Dwelling Houses.
SIXTY HOUSES ARE PLEDGED
Canon City and Cripple Creek Shops to be Opened Soon
Will Bring Forty Families. Other newcomers Create
Great Demand for Dwelling Houses. Other
Benefits Soon be Realized


to order by S. H. Atwater, president
of the real estate exchange, and ].
NJ. Ragsdale acted as secretary.
Mr.. Atwater, in few words, ex-
planned the object of the meeting,
and urged that every interest unite
in furthering the object sought to be
obtained at this time. His appeal to
the leaders Of the several unions was
strong and to the point, and ELECTED
hearty approval He especially urged
the owners Of real estate to guard
against any movement looking to an
advance in the present prices, claim
ing that prese.t figures were high
enough. That spirit of liberality
now would bring its reward at later
date. The sentiment met with uni
versal endorsement. He then called
upon representative citizens to say
what they would do to meet the
emergency.
Supt. ?. r. Rockwell Of the C. C
& C. c. railroad in responding. stated
that the demsnd for houses was i'm
perative. His company were about
to start work in its new and larger
shops. This would necessitate the
removal to this point Of probably so
families as a starter. He also stated
that the salaries paid the men ranged
from s75 to $50 per month, which
meant considerable business TO the
local merchants. But before any of
the people would be ordered to re-
move their families it would be neces-
sary that the real estate exchange
backed by private citizens, guarantee
the erection at once of q sufficient
number of residences within reason
able distance from the shops to prop
erly and comfortably house these
people. That assurance given at
this time would mean the removal of
these families to Canon at an early
date.
Master Mechanic Patterson follow
ed and heartily endorsed all that Mr..
Rockwell had said.
The unions we're next called upon
for statement as to what might be
expected from them in matters per-
taing to wages, hours of labor, etc.
Responding to this call Messrs.
Thompson, Morgan and Wilson for
the painters; Messrs. Whipple. Fuller,
Gillett and Johnson for the plasterers
and masons: 6. E. Trout, Ward and
Van Buskirk for the carpenters; J. l.
Deniston for the teamsters. Each
gentleman heartily endorsed the OBJ
ject of the meeting and 80 far as
they were able stated that there
would be no advantage taken of ex-
isting conditions to advance existing
prices.
Messrs. Biggs, Campbell, also Mr..
Loehr for the Gibson Lumber COM
pany, each stated that they had =
large stock of lumber in their yards.
all bought before the raise in price,
and there would be no raise in price
while the present stock lasted.
The real estate owners did not
manifest anything but the most
reasonable desire to aid the move
ment and Messrs. Rsynolds, Rock
afellow, Harrison, Atwater and others |
offered to sell land at present prices,
on easy terms and at low rate of
interest.
Messrs. W. H. Trout and G. F.
McRay, for the brick yards, stated
that the prices at present were a
trifle lower than last year. and they
saw no good reason why there should
be any advance.
Mr.. C. c. Dawson made q short |
and spirited address, urging harmony