Cañon City record., 1908-09-17
We Can Well Take = Few
Pointers From Californias
Enterprising Methods

tourists attention to Canon City and
get him there but 1t must bs made
easy for him to see points Of interest
when he arrives.
At present ; tourist cannot seo the
Sky Line. tho top of the Royal Gorge
or any other point without having =
rig and . dinner. 90 only few make
the trip. Some local livery Stable
coald add greatly to its revenue BY
arranging to run at stated intervals
. rig over the Sky LAno and to the top
Of the Royal Gorge It . reasonable
charge. 41.o0 or 31.25 for each passen-I
ger. And there are several other trips
that could be easily developed. l be-
lieve II pushed before the season 10
over this class Of business would
amount to more than any other rig
hire business any stable now has.
In California transportation men
and livery stable men do not wait for
the tourist to casually hear OF points
Of interest They make 1t their BUSH
ness to see that you do hear Of them.
You hear Of them and read OF them 30
much that you want to see them and
you pay your dollar and go. There
is always somebody around to suggest
that you can take this or that trip
and all 1t costs is one dollar. 1t gets
the business, It holds the tourist. 1t
attracts other tourists and it builds
up the town
Regular trips could be arranged at
stated intervals to the principal points
of interest and special trips made mp.
but always at a stated price per pas
senger. It's the dollar rate that gets
the tourist. Mighty few tourists
would ever go to Point Iona or Old
Mission II they had to hire rig and
drive. But with no responsibility, NO
effort. nothing to do but climb into .
comfortable surry or coach at the
leading hotel corner and pay the doll
lar-thousands mako the trip annual
ly-and while In tact the trips REFER
red to amount to very little excsDt 81
pleasant drive. the tourist goes away
fron- aaa Dos0o pleased because he|
has had sometAing to do and he rec-|
ommends his frisads DO take the saDo|
trip.
7 hASo hsaFA se0e onnoa OU ~
Pile say that Canoa City will not b0]
q tourist point until II is made . COM
mon point But this is not necessary.
OF course that would b most desir-
able but 1t 10 not at all essential m
the tourist business. Nearly all the
big tourist points Of the country are
not only not at common potnts, bat
entirely on the main lines Of railroad.
There are. for Instance. San Diego,
Yellow Stone Park. Yosemite Valley,
Grand Canon oe the Colorado. Cata-
lima Island. and hundreds OF places
OF lesser importance. Colorado
Springs happens to Be Ideally located
- to railroad facilities but next to
her I know OF none OF the western
tourist centers that is more favored
than Canon City.
Many In Canon think We havnt
enough to attract tourists from afar
and they are apt to think II . waste
os funds to 70 after snch business.
But tell you that, with . little more
development no city in Colorado or
California has 20 much OF interest
San Diego 10 advertised chiefly
through the three or four trips have
mentioned.
Here are few that Canon City
could operate and adventure that
would please and interest all who
take them-and when a man got
through he wouldn't say there was
nothing to see in Canon City.
csaehlne and Aato Trips.
A drive to the top OF the Royal
Gorge OF worldwide fame, the great
est canon in the world travelled by n
railroad. going over the wonderful
Sky Line drive, OF which the Travel
Magazine says the world, has no
equal-takes about day and costs
to each passenger about $1.25.
The Sky Line Drive--A two hour
trip giving a birds-eye view Of beau
tiful Canon City and her attractive
orchard homes.
The Sky Line Drive and trip
through the orchards. three to four
hours, cost. e1.0o each passenger.
A drive up into the Royal Gorge.
diving passengers dime to walk mp to
he hanging briAgs-about half day