CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-05-02
LOTS OF COURTESY FOUND
IN OLD SOUTHLAND


New Orleans has posted in conspicu-
Gus places this sign: New manufac-
turing plants will be exempt from tax
action until the year 1910. For par
ticulars apply to the Chamber of Com
merce"
The object, of course, is obvious. It's
a good scheme and it might pay Canon
City to make some such bid for manu-
featuring industries. If the town were
to exempt all new manufacturing
plants from taxation for six or ten
years nobody would be out anything
and it might be a bonus that would
attract attention.
The worst thing about New Orleans
has been her sewerage system. 1t has
always had a surface system, and a
filthy appearing system it was. Half
a dozen big bitches ran through the
city collecting the sewerage from little
ditches Now the city is putting in
complete underground system at
cost of about $1S,OO0,00O. The trouble
has been to find a place to empty the
sewers into, because all the water
ways are nearly as high, if not in fact
higher, than the town. Now reservoirs
and pumps will be utilized to handle
the system.
The ride from New Orleans to Mo-
bile is an interesting one and should
be taken by day. Most of the trip is
along the side of the bay and water
Is seen on all sides. Millions of acres
are passed that are covered with two
or three feet of water. This country
is valueless, of course, because there
seems to be no way to drain it.
On the road to Mobile we passed the
scene of the cyclone of last fall. On
millions of acres of fine timber land
half the timber is laying fiat. Most OF
the trees were uprooted and thrown
fiat down. The destruction to timber
was great. Some owners rushed saw
mills in and sawed portion of the
lumber, but there was so much of it
down that it was a physical impossi-
bility to save but little. 1t Is said
that when tree is thrown down thus
within three months.
In Texas we passed the little town
of Bellville, which was destroyed by
a cyclone last year. Practically every
house was demolished and most of
those who did not get into their cy-
clone cellars were killed. The disas-
trous enec,s were shown by the
stumps of trees and by the new
houses built Up to replace those de-
stroyed.
I'll confess that I am afraid of cy-
clones ana that is one mighty good
reason for living in Colorado, about
the only state in the Union that has
never had a cyclone.
Mobile is the swellest little city in
the south. 1t has long been an i'm
portant city on account of its harbOr
and shipping facilities, but in recent
years it has grown rapidly and has
been mOdernlZed greatly. IL mas
fine new hotel that cost 100000, and
is building another that will cost a
million.
have never on any trip met so
many nice people who all seem anx-
ious to do you a favor as here In the
south. could have enjoyed every
day of a week at Mobile. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. B. Rowland came from Mo-
bile and have a host of friends here.
They were mighty nice to me and made
every minute in Mobile pleasant one.
General Maupin has an uncle here.
Judge z. l.. Maupin. and no man in
Mobile is respected higher. He is
fine old ex-confederate. At the close
OF the war he happened to be ex-
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