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

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Prof. H. E. Smith: Such a road
would be great thing for Canon City.
l am glad the Daily Record is agitat-
ing its construction and sincerely
hope 1t will be built. 1t would GER
tainly be fine attraction for the COM
munity.' .
James Turnbull: From the grade
of the state ditch there is a draw
leading up to the plateau at the top
of the Royal Gorge and it would be
an easy matter to extend the driveway
up there. 1t would zig-zag along the
side of the mountains and would be
one of the most picturesque roads in
the United States. l would be glad
to see the road built"
B. G. Woodford: Canon City has
very attractive surroundings and they
ought, as far as possible, be made ac-
cessible to the public. l am glad to
see that the people are waking up to
their advantages in that respect and
hope the road up into the Royal Gorge
will become a reality"
Alderman Boyle: THE City Coun-
Gil had been counting on using the
grade of the state ditch for its water
pipes in bringing its proposed supply
of mountain water to Canon City, but
as far as | can see, that would not
interfere with the contemplated drive
way, as the pipes would have to be
buried. would be very glad to see
the road built without too heavy a
burden on the public
A. Whinnery: The other day l
took walk up the river, through the
tunnel and along the ditch line to-
wards the Royal Gorge. l marveled
at the beauty of the grade and the pos
sibilities for a boulevard driveway. On
my return home l mentioned the mat
ter to my wife. wondering why it had
not been agitated before. The next
minute | picked up The Record and
there, under bold headlines. | saw my
own plan and my own thought COM
pletely outlined. | think this will be
one of the greatest additions Canon
can make TO her natural scenery as
sets. Everybody should get their
shoulder to the wheel and make haste
in the matter quickly as possible"
J. NJ. Bartlett: We do business on
the proposition that Canon City is
doing things and l don't think there
is anything more needed for the gen.
eral betterment of the town just now
than a driveway up into the Gorge
The fact that so much of the work
has already been done puts the mat
ter in such shape that it will be an
everlasting shame to Canon people if
the matter is not put into successful
execution soon. Canon is unusually
fortunate in having convict labor for
such enterprises. 1t will be unfortu-
nate for the city If the present oppor-
tunity to make The City Beautiful
more attractive to homeseekers and
tourists is not taken advantage of"
DIR. Otis Orendorff: at is a mag
nificent scheme and I am pleased to
see it aeitated. 1t would be one of the
most famous drives in the United
Statesr
L. H. Bancroft: Il would like to
see 1t used for a public driveway. 1t
would be big attraction and would
bring lots of people here during the
summer months"
George A. Baker: "A road like that
would help the community in more
ways than one II not already pre-
empted by somebody for speculative
purposes the city should take steps
to acquire 1t for a public driveway"
J. W. Mckinley: Il would like to
see it secured for public purposes by
the city. II would make superb
pleasure drive"
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anything that would do more to bring
people here during the tourist sea-
son than driveway into the Royal
Gorge. 1t would be the most pictur-
esque and beautiful in the state"
A. E. Wilson: 1T would be too
bad il it should pass into other hands.
The city ought to have it for a public
driveway"
S II. Atwater: The idea of build
ing road along the line of the state
ditch and into the Royal Gorge is
meeting with wide popularity in Can
on. l have been interested in the
matter for a number of months, and
am willing to do anything in my pow
er to bring the matter to a successful
termination. II would be hard to es-
innate the value OF this driveway to
Canon City. As an additional attrac-
tion for tourists It would be para
mount. l hope the project may as
sumo concrete form as quickly as pos
sible"
DR.. w. T. Little: Like many other
Canon City people I was never up
over the line of the old state ditch un-
til short time ago, when l went as
a member of the committee of the
Business Mems association. Mr.. At
water guided our little party over the
proposed road. To put 1t mildly. l