Cañon City record., 1906-11-22

II 1t is computed from railroad auth
ority that i've thousand strangers, at
the very least, will make the side trip
from this city to the top of the Royal
Gorge every month after the new
electric line is completed. and in near
ly every instance, in order to continue
their journey east or west these tour
lists will be required to remain over
in Canon City from three to five hours.
during which time each will spend on
an average for meals, cigars, soda
water, curios, ETC., from two to three
dollars, which means ten to fifteen
thousand dollars month in spot cash
for our merchants-the same easy
money that has made Southern Call
fornia so prosperous. According to
these figures 1t would require less
than three months to get all Of our
twenty-five thousand dollar bonus
back again.
The Canon City. Florence and Royal
Gorge Electric Railway Company, a
hopelessly insolvent corporation, Is
owing in this community about thirty
five thousand dollars, which is prac-
tically now total loss to our people.
Now by subscribing bonus of twenty
five thousand dollars, payable to Mr..
Heath and his associates after the road
is completed, they guarantee within
thirty or sixty days to pay this thirty
FIVE thousand dollars indebtedness to
our people in full, dollar for dollar.
What better business proposition could
we possibly ask? Simply a profit Of
ten thousand dollars, and all the other
advantages of the railroad thrown in,
on an investment of twenty-five thou
sand dollars, which will not be pay
able until July 1st. 1907.
Colonel Sellers OF the Canon City
Realty Company has agreed to take
the initiative and will at once pro-
coed to arrange for a big business
mans banquet TO be held at the
Strathmore some date in the near
future. when a good. live. hustling
Boosters Club will be organized. The
password will be Free Sites for all
Manufacturing Industries" the object,
a one hundred thousand dollar pay
roll per month.
Mr.. 8. Robert Hare OF Rollinsville.
Colorado, came In on last evenings
D. & R. G. train and this morning pur-
chased OF the Canon Realty Company
Iona oP ha lot In
which he intends to improve in the
spring. Mr.. Hare learned of this new
sub-division only last Sunday and i'm
mediately made arrangements to come
here and invest.
An electric car line from Canon City
to the top of the Royal Gorge will be
worth double to this city what It
would be II from Pueblo or Florence
to the top of the Gorge. II the people
will do their part Frank Heath will
complete the electric car line from
the depot to the top of the Royal
Gorge. Just put that In your pipe
and smoke 1t.
Every property owner and wage
Garner is requested to attend the big
electric road meeting Tuesday even
ing. By all pulling together we can
make go of 1t this time. The enter
prise will pu dollars in the pocket OF
every man in this section and will be
grand start for new Canon City.
A company has removed the big der
rick from near the swimming pool to
a location on one OF the pig backs east
of town and are now drilling for
another artesian flow at this point.
Latest advices report over two hun
dred and fifty feet OF water with the
drill still at work.
| Hurrah for Mckinley, the Main
street grocer! Read his live adver-
ltisement on this page. 1t is the proof
Iof wide awake merchant who has
the enterprise to advertise his wares.
and is a guarantee that he carries
strictly up to date stock Of staple and
fancy groceries.
The high school cadets are certainly
a fine looking body OF young men.
Dressed In their natty uniforms, with
shoulders erect and well drilled step.
they indeed make a fine appearing
company of soldier boys and bespeaks
much for the competency of the off,
Icers and tutors.
A merchant from Pueblo was around
yesterday inquiring for one of those
"Business Is Good Here" cardboard
signs Says 1t was time the Pueblo
merchants we're waking UP. otherwise
the residents down there will all be