The Glenwood post., 1908-05-02

elected at the election held Sep
tember 21, 1885: ]. E. Schram
mayor; Thomas Kendrick, j. H
Peirce, William Young, R. P. Nal
ably, w. L. Schaffer and E. M
Carlton, trustees. The present
town officers are: j. c. Schwarz
mayor; E. E. Lucas, L. G. Clark
81 Herwick, P. H. Oldenburg
George Heisler and Hugh Showal.
ter, trustees.
There were only a few houses
in Glenwood Springs up to 1885.
The first school was in a tent on
Grand avenue taught by M. V.
Blood. The first hotel, the St.
James, was built by F. A. Barlow
on the present site of the Grand
Hotel. The first store was open
ed by Dick Donovan in 1885, who
later sold out to George Schram.
There were also other small deal
ers who helped to build up the
town. The hotel Glenwood was
built in 1884 by Messrs. Cooper,
Gelder and Enzensperger. 1t was
built out of wood first but later
torn down and rebuilt of brick.
1t is the present hotel Glenwood,
showing that it was constructed
substantially.
Gelder and Enzensperger laid
the town into streets. They after
wards sold their property to NJ
J. Boles. Cooper began to lay
pipes for watering system but
died before the work was COM
pleted. He and Gelder found that
Glenwood had rich mineral
springs and they made some
crude developments. The Grand
river had two channels at that
time and they banked up one
channel. which cause all the wa
ter to flow down the main bed of
the stream. W. B. Devereaux or
ganized the Glenwood Light and
Water company in 1886. They
improved the grounds and built
the large stone bath-house. They
put the vapor caves into condi-
ton for public use and built the
large Mammoth Pool. which is
the largest outdoor swimming
pool in the world. II is supplied
by hot water from the springs
md cold water from the city wa
'er-pipes.
The Colorado ls Built
In 1887 this company bought
Isaac Cooper's franchise and in
1888 they were supplying the
town with water brought from No
Name creek. They also built
power house, which supplies the
town with light. The other por-
tion of this company also built
the Hotel Colorado. generally
conceded to be the finest hotel
west of the Mississippi river. 1t
is built partly of stone and part
ly of brick. 1t cost 100000. 1t
overlooks the pool, grounds and
the town of Glenwood. 1t was
opened in 1893 with Walter Ray
mond as first manager. Glenwood
Springs has improved rapidly in
and wealth since that
time. Both the Rio Grande and
Midland railroads pass through
Glenwood, making it on the main
line. These roads have two
bridges across the Grand and
Roaring Fork rivers. There is
state bridge across Grand river
that connects Glenwood with the
background. South of town are
the polo ground, ball park and
race track. Glenwood is sum-
mer resort and the many points Of
interest including the vapor caves
and swimming pool make it very
carbondaIe and It's Officers
CarbOndale is little town sit
nated on the Roaring Fork river
thirteen miles south of Glenwood
Formerly the stage ran between
Glenwood and Aspen, and Car
bondale was one of its stopping
places. The districts around it
are well adapted to farming and
There are also
deposits which are still
undeveloped. Carbondale is the
shipping point of the Roaring
Fork and, Rock Greek valleys. II
was incorporated January 30,
1883. The officers elected at the
first election. Feb. 90. 1888, were
NJ. Fl. Dean, mayor; J. f. CLANCY.
w. F. Scott. Y. B. Ford, E. r. AL
axander, Ward Tucker and ]. A.