Cañon City record., 1908-09-03
What Colorado
Newspapers Are Saying
Of Canon City
THE EDITORIAL MEETING
Brighton Register.

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The Colorado Editorial Association
held its midsummer meeting at Canon
City Aug. 10 and IL. Seventy-five
editors, with their wives and daught-
ers, sisters and friends, were present.
They were delightfuly entertained by
BY the town people, whose welcome to
them was most cordial. Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph r. Lee attended he entire
session. The mid-summermeeting is
called the play melting, but much work
Of profitable and practical sort was
accomplished. The association is
gaining in membership and influence
and should have the support Of all
Colorado editors.
Several OF the amusements planned
were not reached. as others consumed
more than their proper share OF time.
The Denver & Rio Grande. which
furnished transportation for most Of
the delegates. also furnished a special
train for a moonlight trip through the
Royal Gorge. This was a most de-
hghtful trip.
Tuesday morning the penitentiary
was inspected. II Is. to all appear
ances, model house of restraint.
but the chief impression OF the edit
ors seemed to be the desirability OF
avoiding IL as a permanent place OF
residence. 1t Is said that there are
no editors or printers now confined
there. Some OF the work. OF the finer
or art sort, done by the prisoners are
wonderful examples OF patience, skill
and ingenuity. There are several
displays OF their work, which Is on
sale for the benefit of the prisoner.
The chief difficulty seems TO be the
finding OF employment for yhem.
The labor unions object to their EN-
ployment in any line OF manufacture
in any way competing with organized
labor. They have been employed to
advantage In the construction OF
roads. The building of the Sky
line road at Canon City was done
BY them 1t is a wonderful drive.
going along the very top OF hog
back ridge 800 to 500 fet above town.
Eighty or ninety of them are now at
work on state road at Trinidad.
There were 7oS inmates on Tuesday.
Canon City Ia u handsome. well-fAv-
ored town. II gives ample evidence-df
. conmmendable public spirit on the
part OF Its citizens. The streets are
splendidly wide. The sidewalks are
uniform and absolutely on grade. II is
said that the town has for,y-two miles
Of cement or stone walk. The build
inEs, vacant lots and alleys are clean
and the houses generally well painted.
The merchants advertise prices and
have bargain sales regularly semi
monthly or monthly. The prices OF dry
goods seem to be less. In many In
stances. than for the same class OF
goods at Denver. The population OF
the entire valley Is given out as 5000
The valley is well watered. but limit
ed. The orchards do well. but this
seasons crop was much decreased by
the springs frosts. Land values are
high, Judged by prices prevailing here
but are reasonable based upon net re-
turns per acre. The town is beautiful
" situated In the Arkansas valley. Its
chief necessity now Is a better drink
ing water supply. This is now being
arranged by the building of large set
tling basins.
The Merchants Association pro-
vided banquet of which 200 or more
partook. 1t was most delicious, and
was well served by the clerks from the
stores. This seeming to indicate that
the merchants have found n way to
command the loyal services OF the
young men in their employment. eth
er on or off duty. A number OF fine
addresses were made following the
banquet Many OF the editors extended
their trip to Cripple Creek and to the
Western slope.
The town OF Canon City is dry
and is well pleased about IT, There is
an outlying town, called Prospect
Heights where liquor is sold, but 1t
is two miles away and only moder-
otaly patronIzed