The daily tribune., 1906-01-23
STREET CAR LINE
MEANS PROSPERITY
Steam Railroad Company to
Build up Both Towns.
The Street Railway is q Fore
runner ofProsperous Times
Canon City May Get
a New Hotel.

From q source that IL undisputed II
has been learned that certain rail-
road is backing mp the street car sys-
tenn that is about to be built between
here and Canon Oity. The infornna.
ito comes from = most reliable source
and leaves it without the shadow OF
. doubt ~ far a. authenticity 10 con.
cerned.
This road proposes making Canon
Oity . tourist resort on the same order
as Colorado Springs and Glenwood
Springs. The electric line will be
run TO the crest Of the Royal Gorge.
What is more the steam railroad cop1- -l
papy is backing or will baok = com. !
pAny that will build $3.50. 900 hotel
in the county seat town. Canon Wilt
be made in every respect = town
that will attract the man looking for
health. wealth. a desirable plaoe to,
spend winter or . summer and n
town that will attract the man with .
family who IL looking for = place In
Colorado in which to reside.
It 10 not only she intention Of the
steam road to upbuild Canon City
but to assist In pushing Florenoe to
the front also. Not 20 much money
will be spent In improvements hero
Is in the neighboriDg town but II 10
we'll known that what benefits Canon
will and must help Florence. Canon
will grow and prosper for the next
few years and then will come Flor.
enoe's turn st prosperity. Canon will
be the pleasure resort town and
Florence will be the business center.
It IL the purpose Of the steam road
to make both towns . common point
and they will derive the same advant.
ages In freight and passenger business
~ Pueblo and Denver does now. A
Canon City source OF news which 10
we'll versed In the plan herewith ret
forth says that In . few years with
the effort Of outside capitol that
Canon aud Florence will b ono town
~ far ~ the building mp OF the inter.
evening country 10 concerned.
This informant says that the great
improvements that are to take place
will mean the reclamation Of the
thousands Of acres Of plateau land
north Of Florence and that dozens
upon dozens Of worthy farmers will
como In and help further In the
matter Of upbuilding and uplifting.
When the railroad sees that its efforts
arc bringing the right returns 10
both places, this source Of news says.
the steam road will build new and
larger deposs here and at Canon City.
When Mr.. Granger applied for the
franchise to construct, maintain and
operate street car system In Flor.
snoe. the told the oouncilmen shat is
would result In one Of the greatest
things that could befAll Florence.
He said at the time that he would
not ssy what WAS going 70 Be accom-.
plished but that Florence would
make . mistake II the franchise was
| not granted. He said that improve.
msnts and industries would be brought
In here that would make ths towns Of
Florence and Canon City grow - one
aud that several propositions ~erc
hipging on whether the street oar line
WAS built In the county. Mr.. Granger
ha, aaid little about the matter since.
and this paper assures its rssdsrs that
hs IL not the author Of this news
item.
For the present Canon City will de-.
rive the most benefit Of the improve.
msn.s bus within Ten or probably
fifteen years Florence will b. the best
town Of the two. With ~ unsxoslled
mountain wassr sspply and IL natural