Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-04
A City of MilIionaires.
isn't the scenery wonderful?'
Isn't the climate delightful?"

Isn't the climate delightful"
Are you here for your health?"
Every visitor to Colorado Springs soon
er or later, has each of these questions
propounded to him, and with each ques-
ton there will be an ELUSIVE lecture on
the subject of the question If you stay
long enough you will have to answer
these questions many times. and each
time there will be the inevitable disserta-
ton on Colorado Springs scenery, on Col
OradO Springs climate, and on The Won
derfdl efficacy of this great natural sana-
tori,lm.
William j. Palmer was building the Den
YER and Rio Grande railroad from Den
yer to the western part of the State. The
natural beauty and natural advantages
appealed to him and with remarkable
intuition he saw here every requisite for
an ideal city. He acquired possession of
the area, began its development and has
lived to see the city of his vision of more
than quarter of century ago grow into
a thriving community of some 10000 peo-
pie, with one of the most magnificent
municipal developments of any city on
IN the district in his vast and beautiful
estate of Glen Eyre northeast of the
city, Colorado Springs greatest benefac-
tor and most distinguished citizen.
1t is the wcalthiest city in the United
States, having more milionaires to it's
population than any other city in Ameri-
ca. Pittshurg not excepted. 1t is city of
magnificent homes and splendid estates,
one Of the home places having cost over
200. 1t has forty-six churches. thir-
teen schools with an enrolment OF over
5000, Colorado college with an endowment
and property aggregating $1,5OOOOO, city
and county buildings costing over 81 Geo.
co., $4,000 Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION equipment. The water works
system supplies the city with pure noun
tain water and the plant cost S3OOO,OOO
But the city's chief assets, it's qualities
that have attracted the wealth that is
here and has made development along
delightful climate. 1t is the most beauti-
full CITY in America. There is lacking
from its beautiful parks and boulevards
and romantic trails and bride paths, from
It's streets and walks, those evidences of
artificia!ity which are so apparent in
cities that have been made" beautiful
IL is naturally beautiful and the trees that
line its broad, smooth avenues and that
shade its parks stand there because ma
ture put them there, and they are all the
more lovely and all the more enhancing
on that account Guarded about by the
mountains mountains With tn the Grand peak the
ca!'Gd-old Pixies Peak-surmounting
them all. the city nestles in a majestic
environment
There are three cities in the commun-
ity which may be called Greater Colorado
Springs. the city of Colorado Springs, the
city Of Manitou. which is hidden among
the, hills that form the base of Pixies
peak, and Colorado City. midway between
the two. Colorado City is the dominant
city of the group, though each has its
separate corporation and each has it's own
schools. its own banks and business
houses, its own churches. Colorado city
is chiefly an industrial center and Mani
toil is health resort purely. Colorado
P pte,i is p called the pay roll town Of the
works are. located here. at which certain
classes Of ore from Cripple Creek dis
frict are treated and the gold extracted.
South OF the city are the two plants Of
the United States Refining and Reduction
company. Tt is of historic interest that
Colorado City was once the capital Of Col
ora1o when it was Territory. The old
court house which was used as the capt.
mark
Manitou is the health resort city OF the
group. though the advantageous climate
three cities. But Manitou has the min
eral wells. and 1t is distinctly the place
for the invalid and health seeker There
are numerous hotels and cottages here to
and everything is delightful and conven-
lent and beautiful. There are three
groups of mineral springs at Manitou.
The famous Soda springs are in the heart
ed in Ruxton's Glen and are reached by
street car: the other group of iron springs
Is located half a mile up Ute Pass.
For the sightseer there is material
enough in the Pixies Peak region to last
for several weeks of sightseeing. Into
every canyon and over every mountain
ana em1nence. and to every place of
beauty and scenic wonder there are roads.
and good roads too. They are in strange
contrast to country roads back in Texas
where there are no ascents to be made
no mountain slides to be guarded against
and no big engineering works to be ac-
complished. And the explanation Of it
was not long forthcoming-the explana-
Peak district-thev are the work OF an IN
dividual.. One man led the way, letting
the contracts himself and having the