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Cañon City record., 1908-08-13
MAGNIFICENT EXCURSION TO THE
WORLDS HIGHEST RAILWAY POINT

world. up the sides OF the great con-
tinental divide. twisting and turning,
and always climbing until the sum
nit 10 reached. and the train stops un-
der the largest snow sheds In the
world.
Upon this wonderful climb the track
doubles upon itself frequently and at
one point five tracks. one above the
other. can be seen. the train having
passed over each OF them In its labor
ious journey TO cloudland.
Sunday next tho DoAver 4 Rio
0rands Win run the excursion Of the
season to Marshall pass and In order
that ali may take advantage OF The
opportunity to view the Ansst scenery
upon the coAtinent. the rate OF eS.o0
for the trip b made.
The train win leave the depot here
1t $500 .. N, returning at . rsAsoa-
able tims IN he svsaiAg. Il must b
rememhsfsd that tAe sneafa1ca =
practically . plaaic an tAs tsasisl
should ~ forget 10 TAXA his lunsA
basket Win hin.
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13
WORK on GARDEN CITY BRANCH
LINE TO COMMENCE At ONCE

He said, further, that the farmers
would not be asked to place mortgag-
es upon their farms for the purpose
OF buying stock in the Company.
II was greatly impressed with my
closer examination of tha shallow
water country in Scott and Finney
counties" continued Mr.. Hnlit, AL
though 1 had seen it once before. The
area extends for forty miles north and
south and is from Z to IS feet beneath
the surface, which Is practically lev
ell There is not an acre of waste land
in the whole body. In forty miles the
maximum grade is half Of 1 per cent.
and this but for a few miles, the re-
mainder being practically level.
In forty miles there are but two
culverts. The land is of the finest
quality and is worth today from SO
to SIS an acre, and as soon as irri-
gated 1t will be worth from 500 to
$3.50. A small part Of the land which
is now irrigated yields from twelve to
eighteen tons of sugar beets to the
acre; on the unirrigated lands the
crops are a failure. The government
pumping plant at Deerfield has demon
strated beyond a question of doubt.
two facts: First, that there Is an
abundance of undernow. and second,
that 1t can be pumped to the surface
and uaed in Irritation"
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13
BANQUET TUESDAY NIGHT
WAS VERY PLEASANT AFFAIR
Was Very Fitting Culmnat3on of The Most Socces1fd
=; Ssmmes Gatherings Of The Colorado EDITORIAL
Association Good SpeechesLand Good
Cheer Chasaeterize The Occasion

ernment found itself under the ne
cessity Of abandoning one or two pop
ular routes of travel across the plains
to the Rocky Mountains 1t withdrew
the protection Of the troops from the
Arkansas valley and thereby diverted
the tide of immigration along the
Platte river route, which was kept
open by the military forces OF the
United States. Had the Arkansas val
ley been protected and the Platte river
route abandoned Canon City would
have been today what Denver Is and
vice versa. 1t was one Of the fortunes
of war and Denver won"
C. E. Adams of the Montrose Press
spoke on the subject, Canon CITY,
and threw many verbal bouquets at
the community, which he said. next
to Montrose, was the most attractive
and fertile spot on earth
Other speakers were Leo Vincsnt.
clerk of the district court at Boulder,
and a newspaper man Of that city,
who responded to tho toast, The
and the Politician"
Mrs Catharine Bell Of the Canoa
City Cannon. "The Humorous Side Of
the Business"
]. F. Greenewalt, formerly Of the
Florence Tribune, why Quit the
Business"
Judge Rucker of Denver. the
Newspapers That Arc Supporting NJ
Candidacy For Governor
Bide Dudley Of the Denver Post,
The Downfall Of Babylon..
Doc Bird Finch OF Denver Post.
chalk talk on Great Men Have Net
The talks were all first class. and
many good stories were told for The
entertainment Of the guests- C. Z
AAams q lontrnss. chairman q @tAA.
COMMITTEES. presentsa resoluticns AlgA-
" eulogistic Of Canon City and tn
people, In which the appreciation OF
the visitors expressed for the many
courtesies shown them while here. e.
pecially to the Merchants association.
the Colorado Telephone company. the
newspapers and citizens generally.
The meeting will go down In the.
chronicles OF the association IS one
of the most delightful in its history.
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13

The complimentary banquet to the
members Of the Colorado Editorial as
sociation and their friends at the rink
Tuesday night was q fitting finale
to ONE of the most pleasing gatherings
ever held by the newspaper fraternity
In the Arkansas valley. Covers were
laid for three hundred guests. which
was, however. somewhat In excess of
the number present
The banquet was provided under the
direction Of Frank Manning of the
Elks club and the menu and its ser
vice was excellent, elciting many
compliments from the visitors. When
the viands had given place to cigars
and the banqueters were awaiting the
after dinner talks 80 common on such
occasions, George n. Sale arose and
o. beAalf of the Canon City Merchants
association expressed the hope that the
visit Of the newspaper men here had
been pleasant, and that on returning
to their homes they would carry away
with them agreeable memories of the
town and its people. Mr.. salie was
peculiarly felicitous in his remarks
and set the pace for the post pran-
dial program which was rs follows:
Guy q. Hardy, as president OF the
association, onnciated as toastmaster.
introducing first Mr.. Wolfe Londoner.
OF Denver, who spoke on my First
Visit to Canon City. Forty-eight Years
Aeo." Mr.. Londoner's address was
largely reminiscent In character In
which he recounted the material and
social conditicos that existed here at
the dime he came iA 1850. euch pro-
ness had been made since he left
|hare that he was nnable to recognise
|any Of - ola landmarks OF the COM
| Snulaty z0nan OAy. IA ssaad. impress
"a him as q most beautiful town. but
that was the result OF its peculiarly
attractive surroundings, man had sim
ply utilized for his own good the envi-
ronment which nature had provided
for him. Had 1t not been for the civ
II war" continued Mr.. Londoner,
"canon City might have been the me-
tropolis Of Colorado instead OF Den
yer. When hostilities came on as q
result of the slavery question the gov
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13
blSCi)SS PLANS FOR @&
Iu6 POULTRY INSTITUTE

A half score or more Of representa-
dive ranchers and fruit growers met At
ths oGIee of Secretary d w. Ross OF
he lSSrchants' association M0aday af-
tes.eea to discuss ways and means for
msAsnx 4 success OF the poaltry IN
stitpts to be held in canon CITY % ths
24thr ilst., nader the apsplces oe ths
Ea>oe sssal5alza 60 NJ sD0rt Cnlr
lins. The proposed institute will be one
OF great importance to property rails
ers and IN effort will be made by those
interested In the affairs to arouse gen
eral enthusiasm on the subject.
1t will be held In the grove on Capt.
Rockafellow's ranch in Fruitmere and
the business men of Canon City will be
invited to participate in the affairs by
making 1t the occasion Of public
picnic. There will be several MEM
bers Of the faculty af the agricultural
college present and addresses will be
upon various subjects relating to the
raising and marketing of poultry
eggs. etc.
The forthcoming institute will be
the ninth Of its character to be held
in this state this year and it will, NO
doubt. be at once interesting and pro-
fitable. Arrangements for the affair
is In the hands OF 4 committee Of q
nanhera
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13
THE EXCURSION THROUGH THE
ROYAL GORGE DISAPPOINTING

The Denver 4 Rio Grande moon
light excursion through the Royal
Gorge Monday night was in some res
poets a little disappointing to those
who made It. The scenery of the
canon was fully up to the expecta-
tons but the discomforts attending
the trip were somewhat disconcert-
ing.
In the first place there was a delay
of an hour or more beyond the adver-
tised time In leaving the station, which
was Of itself a bit annoying. That
feature. however, might easily have
been condoned had there been fewer
cinders after the train started to
threaten the eyesight OF the passen-
gers. A strong breeze was encounter
Cd soon after entering the gorge and
the cinders were blown back upon the
sxcursionists until the floor Of the
observation cars were covered with
them. They worked themselves into
the clothing OF people. and. worst OF
all, into their eyes, rendering any
thing like a good view Of the gorge
impossible.
shortly after passing the Hanging
bridge 4 began to rain and the preci-
pitation continued until the train had
passed Parkdale. which most people
aboard the train believed was to be
the terminus OF the trip, but in which
A.. ~-~r> rnt.Nnknm II nnnAafn that
the statutes of Colorado do not permit
railroad companies to propel sxcursion
trains by pushing them. and ~ thers
are no facilities for '.tnrnlne around
at Parkdale. the traln had 10 proceed
to Texas Cresk 70 ~svap snds.s
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13

Pueblo. Aug. 11.-Mr. A. B. Hulit
and w. o. Bourne returned last even
ing from a trip to Garden City, Kar-
where they went to attend a me etinz
of the citizens to discuss the Kansas
Colorado railroad proposition
Owing to the unanimous and con-
certed support of the people OF Fin
ney county, 1t is proposed to begin
building the road at once. up and down
the Arkansas valley from Garden City
to the north line OF Finney county.
Mr.. NJ. L. Markham will be the en-
gineer In charge and will leave here
tonight to make his headquarters at
Garden City.
He will begin surveying and secur-
ing rights of way at once in order that
work may begin as soon as the bonds
asked for and promised, are voted.
The reasons for the apparent haste
in the matter is that the farmers slong
the route are very anxious to have the
power line installed and ready for the
pumping of water for next years crop
Mr.. Hulit said that he regretted the
necessity OF Withdrawing the propo-
sition for building the line in Scott
county. but hoped that the people oi
that county would be able to ADJUST
their differences and get together and
do their mart toward building TIE line
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13
A FEW TAOueNTS FOR
THE sons Of FARMERS

BY Thurston White, member Of the
State Board Of Horticulture g..
Someone has wisely said that, the
farm IL the best security we have
for the training and development Of
young men. who are to make the Ia
ltsl,sctaal force and moral strength Of
iosr oommnaisy Iifs. Il VIM b Dors
than unfortunate II farm life should
from any cause lose its attractiveness
for our young men and its money pro-
cts as we'll.
The best possibilities for the next
nifty years are to come from the homes
on the farms The farm gives stgor
to the body, great moral strength to
the character and scientific research
for the mind. all being important ele-
ments that enter into the building OF
men who are to meet the general de-
mands of the highest citizenship"
What are some Of the conditions
that exist today? The answer is sim
ply this, our young men are leaving
the farms and orchards Of our fore
fathers and seeking employment In
our cities, ON our railroads. in our
smelters or manufactures OF one sort
or another.
This to me is q serious question,
both for our young men and for farm
Ing and horticulture. II this state Of
Affairs continues for any lengthy per-
iod the result will be less digniaed
citizenship and q great and irrepara-
BILE loss to our farming and horti-
cultural interests.
The widest and most useful field
that I know OF today for many OF our
farmer boys Is ON the farm and in the
orchard.
Even now there Is a great demand
for technical and practical men In
farming and fruit growing. These two
industries are the very backbone OF
our nation, and We cannot AFFORD tc
let them be a secondary considera-
tion.
The time was when It was thought
l"well guess we will have to make q
farmer Of John as he does not seem
fitted for anything else" Not % to-
day. These industries are calling fol
the very best brains OF our country
The young man OF this day who prop.
erly fits himself for scientific farm.
ling and horticulture need not looh
long for q good position for there Il
always one waiting now for the right
man. think horticulture In Colorado
10 only in its infancy. TAousands o.
acres OF virgin soil In many ssction'
OF the country win grow Il We oul,
gst water ON Il. plant orchards and
uave them proper attention.
i predict that many large orcAard'
viii b put out ir the not distant fu'
turo, By men Of capital. 1Aesa mer
VIM want msa OF brains. bravA ans
OF practical experience In horticultur'
10 s0parintend these orchards ant
|mako them Q paying investment.
Il where shall these Maa cono NON
Not from gnr railroads. eeaces. storss
or sAops, but lf supDlisa at an he,
Imust coms fss0 Ne yoaA9 ~ ee on
;IHnfno - eecAArds.
IL Doyo. Oeack 10 he Old barn 81 pre-
noro yoaraslves for anotAar eeep AigA
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Cañon City record., 1908-08-13
Pretty WEDDING CELEBRATED
HERE WEDNESDAY, MORNING

Ing trees, which are % attractive
feo4nra Of the surroundings- Misses
Jean Cpnoway, Marguerite Hyssong.
Edna Kennedy and May Morgan as
sisted ia serving the viands.
A Large and valuable display Of we'd
ding ptesents. the tribats Of admiring
frfend4 testified to the high esteem in
which Mr. and Mrs. McNatt arc held
/ in The community. At II O'Clock the
bride md groom, accompanied BY half
\ dose4 young ladies, guests and conn
panions of the bride. left fo- Florence
In automobiles where Mr.. and Mrs. NC
Matt viii make their home and where
an elegantly furnished house awaited
their arrival.
The bride is the only daughter OF
Commissioner and Mrs W. b. La
Grange and is young woman OF many
gracss and accomplishments. whose ad-
mirerss are legion. She has lived here
for . nnmber Of years and has attract
ed considerable attention by her talent
~ an artist. She has two brothers,
Dean Ia Grange, OF this city and Guy
La Grsnge Of Davenport Iowa.
The groom is an electrical engineer
In the employ of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company of Pueblo and has
charge of the various coal mining
plants owned by that corporation In
the Canon City district Mr.. AcNatt
has aA ONCE in Rockvale and much OF
his time will be required ut that place
in attendance upon his oficial duties.
The Daily Record Joins in congratuia-
tions 10 Mr.. and Mrs. McNatt-
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13
TO BUILD RESERVOIRS
ALONG DIVIDE CREEK

Glenwood Springs, Aug. 11.-Ex-
Governor Mcdonald and C, G. Parks
have been in this section for some time
taking surveys along Divide creek.
and It became. known today that hey
intend to build = number Of reservoirs
and construct . number Of ditchss b
that locality.
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13
ma Aeeepes lnyi1aaaea.

New York. Ang. l1.-Ihs invitAtsoa
extended 10 JndEs William II. Tan %
speak at he deaicatioa of ~ ncaa-
meat 10 ths prison saiD nartyrss -
top OF Fort Green Inn. Drooklyn. -
aeespssA TAs szsrcisss wi1i - ~
Nuvsmber 1AtA-
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13
SESSIONS OF EDITORIAL
ASSOCIATION CLOSED TUESDAY
lEee4ax Has Bssa One Of Most Soccesfd Mad-Sommea
Cashselnes In Haboey of Tie organisatsoa
eas6ang Fsatsze Was Ban4set at Rink
Tsesday, Night.

joyed the brief sotourn OF the news
paper men and their wives. daughters
and swsethearts among them and hope
that they in turn have ben sufficiently
pleased to want to come to Canon City
again.
A complete list of the newspaper
people in attendance upon the meet
ling Of the association follows:
David Elliott and wife. Colorado
Springs Telegraph.
George N. Kimball. Golden Trans
cript-2.
c. N. Blssell. Florence Citizen-2.
Charles Payne Smith. Lafayette
News-2.
Flora Warren Smith. Quest. Colo
rado Springs. +.
G. C. Mccormick. Morning Express,
Fort Collins.
Frank MeMechin. Loveland Report
or.
o. X. Gaymon. Breckenridge Jour
nal-2. t..
c. L. Stanley. News Free Press.
Lafayetts-2.
r. A. Moore. Ex Parte. Florence.
Colo.
George B. Wick. Bent County Dem
ocrat. Las Animas-
z. H. Nadioon. Brush Tribune.
8. D. Bros.ns, The Post. Denver.
K. A. Bicksl. Daily News, Grand
Junction-
Ralph r. Lee, Rsgistsr. Brighton-a.
c. FIRST LEgett. Daily Nsvs, La
mari.
r. p. Murray. Elbert County Ban
nsr. Elixabeth-3.
L. N. Zsllingsr. Holly CAieftain. Hol-
ly. Colo.
J. D. Dsllenbaek. ". N. o.. Dea-
ver.
Vp,ss Loseossr. Dsavss
I r. Byrnes, Bssssmer Indicator.
| Leo Vincent, Boulder.
n. Starr.
Doc Finch. Denver Post.
O. II. wangelin. Herald. Boulder.
J.E. Marshall. Bulletin. Berthoud.
Warren r. Given. Ranch News. Den
yer.
Mrs. Catharine b. Bell. Canon City
Cannon. Canon City.
r. ID. Mann. Record. Burlington.
C. O. Hoober. Chieftain. Pueblo.
e. J. HaefnaEels. Twin Lakes miner
A. J. Dickson, Glenwood Post
| c. H. Martin. Palisade Tribune.
C. e. Adams and wife. Press, Mont.
rose.
John F. 0reenwait. Denver.
! C. L. Will. Rather. Wray.
| H. W. Risiey and wife. mother
South Denver Eye and Bulletin. Den
voe.
e. p. Hubbell. wife and daughter
Advertiser. Ault.
J. B. Houck and wife. Register.
Loveland.
". c. Hunt and wife. World. Wal
oenburg.
q. e. Hosmsr, wife and son. Herald
Fort Morgan.
John H. English and wife. Chroni'
lele-News. Trinidad.
". e. Cain and wife. Republican
Cheyenne Wells. ......
H. J. Holmes. wife and four daugh
tiers, Avalanche, Gleuwood Springs.
J. T. Lawless. Sparks. Lamar.
David Elliott, Telegraph, Colorado
Springs.
Carl Anderson. Courier. Fort Col
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13

The meeting Of the Colorado Edi-
tOrial association here will be memora-
ble a. having had the largest attend
aacs Of bona nds newspaper men Of
any mid-summer gathering In the his
tory Of the organization.
The unusually large enrolment in
dicates stronger fraternal feeling
among ths newspaper men OF the state
tAan has hitherto existed. and implies
the fact that they were pleased to come
. caaog CITY for their outtng. both Of
which seam to us to be matters for
eoogfatulatIoa.
Tne most disagreeabls thing con-
nscted with the meeting OF the asso-
ciation was the unfavorable charac-
tsr Of the weather. which. for the most
part. was threatening and unsettled.
TAs moonlight excursion through the
Royal Gorge Monday night was to .
large extent sans moonlight. and the
oootemplatsd carriage rides over the
sosaic roAdways and through the or
chard districts Tuesday afternoon
was 10 have bsn the eliminating event
IN the stay Of the editors and their
fSisods among N. had to be abandoned
o. account Of the rain
A visitation from Jupiter Pluvius
was much needed In the Agricultural
Industries. but the majority Of people
Asre would have preferred It at al
noss any other time than when II
eaDs.
Tuesday . large bunch OF the
newspaper boys with their wives Wis
it'd he peniten:iary on the Invitation
OF Warden Cleghorn and were cour-
tooasly shown through the various
dspartmean OF that institutioa.
TAs inspeeeioa vas Interesting and
= sEesllsat fnpreasicn cFsated n t.
ailDs0ths prl1G6 tsenl
nanaosaDsnt o. rstnraiAg mon IL
psaitsstiary . business session was
Asld at Elks hall where the following
: subjects were discussed:
Our Midsummer Netting" David
Elliott, editor Colorado Springs Tele-
graph
"AdvertisinE Rates" q. c. McCor-
mick, publisher Fort Collins Express.
How to Hold Circulation" j. H.
English. manager Trinidad Chronicle
News.
Doc Bird Finch. the famous car
econist Of the Denver Post. was to
have Given . chalk talk at this morn
ing's session on "Great Men I Have
Nse,. but II was deferred until the
banquet at rink Tuesday evening when
the "stunt" was pulled OF a. per
schedule. save for the postponement
A pleasing thing In connection with
Tuesdays session was the pre-
ssntation to each Of its members By
Mrs. r. A. Twitchell OF . beautiful red
rose. grown on the grounds about the
family residence at ''Old Kentucky
On Nlneteenth street. East Canon. Tht
only rssolatson adopted BY the asso.
ciatiOn at Tuesdays meet was one oi
: respect to The memory OF the late d
". Barkley OF Rocky Ford. who died
q few weeks ago. Mr.. Barkley was fol
many years an esteemed member oi
the association and the resolution gave
expression to the regret which thost
connected with the organization fee
over his departure.
The people OF Canon City have en-.
-
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13

er on the farm ladder by always do
ing your work in the best possible
manner, for surely there is always
room on the farm ladder At its top.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-19
a SUCCESSFUL TRIAL TRIP.
isIandelr Makes Successful Run Over
Its Island Route.

IF yesterdays weather had been
made to order it could not have been
more favorable for the trial trip of the
beautiful new steamer Islander. There
was q large number of invited guests
aboard in addition to the officers Of the
company and every one had only words
of praise for the fine showing of the
new boat, which all pronounced an
IDEAL one for the service she is to per-
form, fast, clean, roomy, convenient
and comfortable, a fine steady-going,
sea bOat-in fact meeting the highest
expectations Of her owners at every
point.
The start was made from Augusta
yesterday morning. Stops, were made
at Hallowel, Gardiner, Richmond
Bath, Capitol Island. Squirrel Island
and ocean Point, the party reaching
ROOthbay Harbor at 11.2O o'clock. Here
they remained until 115 p NJ, when
the steamer started on its return trip
reaching Augusta at G O'Clock. The
river was never more beautiful than it
was yesterday, and the members of
the party thoroughly enjoyed every
minute of the trip, which was sue
cess from start to finish. The new
boat is emphatcally "all right and
will add UNNECESSARILY to the conven-
iencc and comfort of future trips Ia
the islands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-19
COUNTY NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
NEST SIDNEY.

A reception will be held this evening
fran TO 10 o'clock for Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. Bird. Owing to sickness in the
home. the reception will be held at the
Baptist church. Coffee and cake will
be served. All ladies are requested
IT, bring cake. II ctormy, or wet or
evening.
Mrs. Butler was the guest Friday of
Mr. and Mrs. II. f. Corson.
Mrs. Pierce Of Augusta was at West
Sidney Sunday, TO see her little
daughter, Jennie Whittier.
Mr.. Hicks and Clarence Chase of
Belgrade We're at Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
eace Richardson's, Sunday.
Albion Spauldlug and son were
visitors at Eliza Robinson's Sunday
Miss Lottie Bates Of Fairfield drove
here Friday to take her sister, Miss
Ethel, who is teaching school at Sid
ncy Corner, home with her to pass
Sunday.
The friends of George Newell We're
panied to hear of the sad accident with
which he met, Sunday.
NORTH AUGUSTA.
Service We're resumed at the church
in this place May II, conducted by
Rev Francis Grosvenor, who will con-
duct services every Sunday until a
regular pastor is provided.
The Ladies' Aid will meet Thursday
May Il, with Mrs. Mary Shute A full
attendance is desired as business Of
importance is to be transacted.
MT. VERNON.
The funeral Of Andrew Brainerd, an
aged citizen Of this town, occurred
Sunday, May II. Rev. G. L. Pressey
ofliciated Mr. Brainerd was much
respected by all who knew him.
Emery Bean and Wesley Comstock
are painting the Mt Vernon house. C.
W. Mansur, the new proprietor, re-
cently moved his family to town.
Chester Williams and Warren Web
Der attended the college meet at
Brunswick last Saturday.
Elmer II. Weber, who is teaching
school in North Livermore passed
Sunday at home.
Frank Horn has returnd home from
Woolwich, where he has been en-
ploycd during the winter.
Mrs. r. w. Leighton and son Harry
returned home last week after several
weeks absence.
Miss Cora Cook is in town visiting
relatives.
Roy Carson is employed as clerk in
tie pGstotlicc at ReaGfeld.