CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-01-09

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dreds Of people here every summer"
| w. D. Ross: The matter of trans
forming the grade Of that portion of
the state ditch west OF the Hot Springs
hotel into a scenic driveway for the
benefit of the public has been pretty
greatly discussed by the members Of
the Merchants association and it is
now in the hands of the Civic I'm
provement committee of the Chamber
of commerce section OF that body. The
proposition has been very favorably
| received by the people OF the COM
munity. and. l believe, the report of
the committee will be hearty in
dorsement of the movement"
Francis Dickson: ut seems to me
that the proposed roadway is pract-
| cally a finished product. About all
that remains to be done is for the
public to step in and take possession.
To further neglect 1t is for the people
OF Canon City to proclaim themselves
Indifferent to their opportunities"
Mayor A. H. Seely: Although l
have no definite Information as to the
subject l am inclined to believe that
tn. report published in the Rocky
Mountain News on Thursday to the
effect that the grade of the old state
ditch had been seized by a party OF
New York spectators is canard
pure and simple. wuGld like to see
IL utilized as a scenic driveway, but
| suppose the community would not
complain If ii was converted into a
canal TO carry water TO irrigate some
of the mesa lands east of Canon City.
DR. J. W. Cannon: The proposed
Royal Gorge driveway is an excellent
idea and 1t is wonder to me that the
matter of its construction was not
taken up long ago. l have never been
over the grade but am informed that
II is admirably adapted for a roadway.
We can make Canon City a great re-
sort town II we render our mountain
attractions accessible to vehicles"
H. n. Beecher: 1T would make
mighty pretty read. and II il is not
ought to be taken advantage OF by the
community for that purpose"
r. s Lewis: "A carriage road up
into the Royal Gorge would add i'm
mensely to the fame Of the celebrated
canon, and would make II one of the
most accessible of the scenic lions OF
the Rocky Mountains. | would like to
see the old ditch grade used for a
driv.w.v az I, would do much tn ad-
ver,iss tho advantages of Canon CITY
as a tourist resort,
ueprv Hutton. 9Th. issa of =, roas
into tho b.ar, of thu ROYAL Gorge ,s a
grand IN. and canno, helm I'M, apnsal
most favor.h,v IN the community The
canon CIV Merchants. association has
,,tar nm III. m.tt.r in e,rn.st and
viii carry I, ou, 70 n,ssib,e do not
believe there will he any ser,ous dif-
acuItv in getting ,itIs 10 the nrnnertv
from the state"
e G Patton. 81 hon. they will
bnild II Tba, wouId make fine
drive.
Iafe Combs. 81, xould make the
yraa,ss, dr,v. In the state ana 10 on
f,rely fea.ih,e ;,
George A Baker. "Th. Roval
Gorge drive xou,a ha . valuable as-
sa, n m. c,,v ana shon,d hs mil, -
c,,rr Cooner. .I cons,der ~ n.
spa., ar,xs ,hat could he made in the
ps,vh hhorho,d ~ Canon S,,ty
r. q Arthur. The Row, C.orvs
hou,av,rd x,,,,,a h., . ~r.., ,h,r. .nd
e.s,,v made The gr.S. nov runrirg
mn N the tunneI would .n.wer vi,h
or,x . mn. lahor IN nxin. .na thJs
won,d hrinv Tho snnroach vsrx naar
m. city
W. n. Rowland. 9Th. c,tx oueht
to construct this drive by ali means