CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-05-30

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want in Canon City" asserted Mr..
Linkins. 'fs the one that opposes ev-
erything that does not originate with
him, and that does not turn money
into his own pockets. The knocker
that opposes an adequate supply of
pure mountain water, or the electric
railway, is not the kind we want in
Canon City" He expressed satisfac-
ton that the members of the Mer-
chants Association were boosters and
not knockers.
A. H. McLain spoke on Canon City's
Greatest Need" There are many
thing that Canon City needs, according
to Mr.. McLain, to give it the prosperity
and prestige which 1t deserves. by
reason of its almost unrivaled re-
sources. The one thing paramount to
all others in his estimation is a gen.
erous supply OF clear. cold. sparkling
water from the mountain sources.
When this is obtained Canon City will
have begun to enter upon its rightful
heritage as the most pleasing, pro-
gressive and delightful communities
in the Rocky Mountain region. He
expressed the hope that at some fu-
ture banquet Of the Merchants Asso-
citation, perhaps within eighteen
months or two years, cards would be
placed in front Of each guest on which
was inscribed. THE water served at
this table is taken direct from the
mains of Canon City and is in its ma
tive purity"
To Guy U. Hardy was given the sub
Jest. What We Should Do For Canon
City" Mr.. Hardy said that various
things could be done to make the town
more attractive by the utilization Of
our resources. Among other things
that ought to be done is to take ad-
vantage of the law which permits US
to work the convicts in the peniten-
tiary on our public roads. There are
few towns OF its size anywhere in the
country that have as many miles of
first class concrete sidewalks as Canon
City. On the other hand. there are
lew WI puoiiS ioeAoS' NN~
largely to our neglect to avail our
selves Of the means at hand for their
improvement The Skyline Drive is
a good example OF what we might have
by utilizing the prisoners for road
work 1t is a $4,000 enterprise that
cost the city less than $1,000.
Mr. Hardy made a plea for more di-
versified garden and agricultural crops
as an agency in the general prosper
ity, urging especially the growing Of
more celery and asparagus. Celery
grown in the Canon City district. ac-
cording to Mr.. Hardy, is the finest in
the country and. II extensively grown.
would make the community as famous
for that product as Rocky Ford is for
its cantaloupes. The income from 1000
acres of celery. said Mr.. Hardy, would
equal the revenue from 10000 acres of
sugar beets.
T. VI. Harding announced that the
State Sunday School Convention was
to be held here on the 18th. 18th and
20th of next month and that as IT
would bring from 500 to 700 people
here from outside points he requested
the merchants of the city to decorate
their places OF business with white and
gold. the convention colors. On the
18th and 1Ith of June, he said, the
Civic Improvement League would hold
n street fair and he requested the CO.
81 ha In, ir,t,
it a success.
Secretary Ross stated that the state
convention of the county superintend-
ents OF schools would be held here
next month and asked II the associa-
ton would assist in their entertain
ment On motion 1t was decided to
furnish the carriages to take them on
an excursion TO the top of the Royal
Gorge. 1t is expected that between
,hirty-five and forty superintendent
will attend the convention.
The matter of closing the various
places of business on Decoration Day
rs a mark of respect to the G. A. r.,
having been brought up, it was de-
clared to be the sense of the associa-
ton that the occasion ought to be OBJ
served as general holiday and that
none of the mercantile establishments.
except the drug stores and restaurants,
should open their doors for business
on that day.
A vote of thanks was rendered Sec
retary Ross for his untiring efforts to