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Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
$4,000 STATUE
FOR THE LATE GENERAL
WILLIAM J. PALMER
FOUNDER OF COLORADO SPRINGS
AND BUILDER OF THE
DENVER & RIO GRANDE
RAILROAD.

Colorado Springs, Sept. 3O.-The
directors of the Palmer Memorial as
sociation of this city decided to ex-
pend not less than $4,000 in pro-
curing and erecting a memorial to
the late Gen. William ]. Palmer,
founder of Colorsdo Springs, and
builder of the Rio Grande railroad.
The Memorial probably will take the
form of an equestrian statue, al
though this point has not been def
nitely decided.
R. w. Chisholm has been made
chairman of the finance committee,
and the work of raising funds will be-
gin in the near future. 1t is the plan
to investigate the work of the lead
ing artists on the country and award
the contract for the ctatue to the one
most capable of producing the best
likeness of Gen. Palmer. The statue
probably will be of bronze and will
last for centuries.
School children and labor unions
of the city have addressed communi-
cations to the general memorial COM
mittee expressing their desire to con-
tribute literally to the fund.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
ORCHARDISTS SHOULD NOT PICK
APPLES UNTIL WELL COLORED

The apple crop of the Canon City
district gives promise of being har-
vested about ten days earlier this sea-
son that usual. which. in the case of
some OF the. fruit grown here. will be
Ordinarily the gathering of the winter
varieties of apples on a large scale
does not begin here until about the
middle of October, but the indications
are that this year will be an exception
to the rule. 1t looks very much as
though the majority of local horticul
turists will be busy in their orchards
next week and that picking will be in
full blast long before the tenth OF the
month.
Some ranchers are already gather
ing their crop of Ben Davis to get
them out OF the way of possible frost.
Comparatively few of them are ready
for the market and to pick them until
they are thoroughly matured and
colored will be loss to the grower
and will injure the reputation or the
community as a producer of high
grade fruit. The Ben Davis is largely
grown in the Canon City district and
forms a very considerable part of the
apple shipments from here to the
Texas and southeastern markets. II
is really the unit from which our crop
is graded and If II is picked before II
attains its full size and color Is apt
to give this section a bad name among
buyers. The Ben Davis, when fully
matured. is susceptible of a beautiful
red color: a quality that contributes
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
STATE ASKED To PAY
EXPENSES OF W. F.
M. WITNESSES
TESTIMONY IN FEDERATION RE-
LIEF INVESTIGATION MAY
COST SEVERAL Hun
DRIED DOLLARS.

Denver, Sept. 30.-Deputy Attorney
General James NJ. Brinson appeared
before the state auditing board yes
terday afternoon and made a plea for
the expense of the half dozen wit
nesses subpoenaed by the board to tes-
tify as to the sufficiency of the claims
of the Western Federation of Miners
against the state.
The seventeenth general assembly
passed a relief bill for the w. F. NJ.
for about 5000. but with a clause
attached that their bills should be au-
dited. The claims are for destruction
of property during the Cripple Creek
strike.
In order to get impartial testimony
the board subpoenaed some half a
dozen witnesses from the Cripple
Creek district and their expenses
amount to several hundred dollars.
The board, consisting of Governor
Shafroth, State Treasurer Galligan,
Auditor Kenehan and Attorney Cen
eral Barnett, is evenly divided, the
latter two favoring the payment of
the expense money and the claims.
Governor Shafroth and Treasurer Gal
ligan, while not altogether opposed.
insist that further examination be
made of the accounts
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07

lumbus and at the close of his dis
course presented Rev. Father Lock-
schmidt with a check for two hum
dred dollars on behalf OF the mem
bers OF Royal Gorge Council of that
organization to be used in connection
with the school. of which he is by vir-
tue OF his office the official head. Faith
er Lockschmidt In response thanked
the Knights OF Columbus for their
splendid gift and expressed his ap-
probation of the helpfulness he had
received from others In his efforts to
provide the Catholic children of Can
on City first class parochiaI school.
The new institution will be an i'm
portant link in the educational system
OF this community.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
LOTS OF APPLES NOW
BEING SHIPPED FROM HERE
To TEXAS MARKET
CANON CITY DISTRICT MAKING
BIG DAILY SHIPMENTS
OF LUCIOUS
FRUIT.

Seven or eight carloads of the Jon
athan and other early winter varieties
of apples are being shipped daily from
Canon City to Texas and southeastern
markets. Never in the history of hor-
ticulture in the upper Arkansas valley
have the Jonathans been as large and
of as fine color as they are this sea-
son and growers are getting good
prices for them in consequence. For
Jonathans graded as Fancy orchar-
dists are receiving one dollar and
half box, the highest price ever paid
for them at gathering time in this sec
tlon of Colorado. In 1904 Fancy"
Jonathans were sold by local growers
at seventy-five cents a box in carload
lots. or only half the price they are
commanding this year. In 1905 Fan
cy" Jonathans sold in Canon City
for one dollar and twenty-five cents
owing to the shortage of the apple
crop throughout the country and the
same year Choice" Jonathan's were
marketed at seventy-five cents a box.
Jonathan's are at present worth a
dollar a box, which is the highest
price paid for fancy" apples of that
variety three years ago. Canon City
fruit growers certainly have no COM
plant to make about the prices of
apples this year.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
WERE DELIGHTED WITH
THE MOUNTAIN SCENERY
ABOUT CANON CITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lefever and
interesting little daughter. Mary. who
had been visiting their uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. 8. l.. Sisson. on
Mystic avenue. and their cousin. Mrs.
Llewellyn, on Lincoln Park. left for
their home at Annapolis. on Saturday.
During their sojourn here they made
several excursions into the noun
tains and enjoyed the scenery greatly.
especially the Skyline drive. which
they pronounced the most beautiful
roadway they had ever seen. They al
SO pIcnicked at the top OF the Royal
Gorge and looked down into its
mighty depths, then walked to the
bottom of It and looked up, and to say
that they were amazed by Its grand
eur is to state 1t mildly. But what
took their eye most was the fruit
ranches laden with brilliantly colored
apples. Mr.. Lafevere, particularly.
would like to purchase an orchard
here and locate in sunny Colorado.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
FATHER AND son TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY on THE
CHARGE OF HORSE STEALING

F. r. Wilson and son. Frank Wilson.
OF Brush Hollow. were taken into Gus
tody by Sheriff Esser yesterday after
noon on the charge OF horse stealing:
the complainant being William l..
Shelton. OF Denver. who owns n large
stock ranch near Fountain In FL Paso
county. The defendants are accused
OF stealing three horses from the COM
plainant and are under bond In the
sum OF two hundred dollars to await
the action OF the November term OF the
district court The horses in ques-
ton have been in dispute for some
time and were taken possession OF at
Florence recently under a writ OF re-
pievin. Judge Skelton Is we'll known
here and was formerly prominent in
Colorado politics, having made at one
time the race for state auditor.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
INTERESTING CEREMONIAL
AT ST. MICHAELy SCHOOL
SUNDAY AFTERNOON

oue Of .as most interesting rellg-
ious osreE Eoaiais that has taken place
in Canon C.ty for some time was the
blessing and formal opening OF st.
Michael's Catholic school on Macon
avenue. which took place in the pres
ence OF a large gathering OF people
Sunday afternoon. There were many
visiting churchmen In attendance. in
cluding the Rt Rev. N. C. Matz, of
Denver. of the Diocese of Colorado.
and half a dozen prominent clergy
men OF the Catholic faith, several of
whom assisted in the service.
The program was under the super
vision of the members of the Royal
Gorge Council, Knights of Columbus.
who were largely instrumental in the
school. The dedicatory service was
preceded by a most eloquent sermon
at st. Michael's church by Bishop
Matz at 10:30 a. m. and a solemn high
mass with Rev. Father Hillary as
celebrant. Rev. Father McAuliffe as
deacon and Rev. Father Lockschmidt,
the parish priest. as sub-deacon. At
2:45 p. m. there was solemn high
vespers, after which a procession of
the clergy, members of the various
societies. Knights OF Columbus and
school children was formed which
marched to the basement OF the
school building where a special pro-
gram was enacted and where the
blessing of the bishop was pro-
nounced.
There were short addresses by Rev.
Father Raber of Colorado Springs and
others. including an GRAFTON by Hon.
Dan B. Carey OF Denver. formerly as
sistant attorney general of the state,
and one of the most distinguished
members of the bar OF Colorado. Mr..
Carey addressed the gathering as the
representative OF the Knights OF Co
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
FIGURES COLLECTED IN
THE RELIGIOUS CENSUS
NOT YET AVAILABLE

The reports of the enumerators en-
gagged in the collection of the religious
census, which was taken throughout
Colorado yesterday under the direc-
tion of the State Sunday School as
ISOLATION, will not be available for
several days and 1t is impossible at
this time to give any Of the figures
obtained in relation to the population,
or to the UNCONVENTIONAL preferences
of those included in the returns. AS
soon as the reports have been gone
over and the results tabulated the
Daily Record will give the figures for
Canon City and Fremont county. The
government census, taken nine years
ago. credited this county with 1886
inhabitants and Canon City proper
with 3.775. The enumeration made
yesterday is expected to show a ma
terial increase over the figures given
in the federal census OF 1900 The
population of Canon City and its i'm
mediate environs at the present time
Is not much, IL any less than 5000.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07

very largely to it's value in the mark
cts.
There has been SO little frost thus
far this fall that the Ben Davis has
not colored up as well as would have
been the case had the nights been
cooler. The foliage is practically all
on the trees yet and the sun has not
been able to do its work as well as
1t would have done had 1t been afford
ed an opportunity of shining direct
ly on the fruit. Horticulturists agree
that light freeze will not in
jure apples on the trees, or anywhere
else for that matter. A Temperature OF
twenty-eight degrees will not hurt
apples in the least, although It usual
Iy gives a stimulus to the orchardist
to begin picking them and ricking
them up for winter. The Ben Davis,
in common with all other sorts OF ap-
pies. are coloring up nicely at present
and every day they are left on the
trees now increases their attractive
ness and value. There appears to be
no reason for undue haste In picking
them and to let them alone as long as
possible will be to the pecuniary ad-
vantage OF the grower. as we'll as
add to the reputation of this district
as a producer of fancy fruit II is
conservatively estimated that from
thousand to twelve hundred car loads
of apples will be shipped out OF Can
on City this fall and that their value
TO the growers will be between six
and seven hundred thousand dollars.
The quality is the best ever seen here
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
THIRTY THOUSAND HUNT
ERS IN QUEST OF DEER

Denver. Oct. 2.-Fish and Game
Commissioner T. J. Holland has gone
TO the Craig and Yampa countries to
assist his deputies in watching hunt
ers during the open season for deer.
Thirty thousand permits have been
granted to Colorado hunters. and with
this army OF sportsmen in the field
the deputies will have a strenuous
time during the ten days OF the SD
son.
II Is forbidden by law to shoot any
deer except bucks with horns. and a
hunter is allowed to kill only one ami
mai.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
$5,O0O,0OO
FOR COLORADO
FARMERS
TONNAGE OF SUGAR BEETS IN
STATE WILL FAR EXCEED
THAT OF LAST
YEAR

Denver. Sept. 2s.-Beet harvesting
began In Northern Colorado yester-
day and the farmers In that district
are gathering In a crop which will
yield them upwards of s5.o0o.000
The beet sugar factories of the
Great Western Sugar company at
Loveland, Longmont and Fort Collins.
are being overhauled and put into
working order. so that they may be
ready to begin the manufacture of
sugar the latter part OF this week or
the first OF next
The tonnage this year will show
large Increase over the crop OF last
season. and the farmers will profit
greatly thereby. but the output of the
factories will not increase. as the per-
centage OF sugar in the beets is not
as great this season as last.
The reasons assigned for the def
cheney OF sugar in the beets are late
rainfall during the summer. In spite
OF these handicaps the crops have
thrived wonderfully we'll. showing. as
stated above. large increase in ton
mage.
The harvesting OF the beets and the
transportation to the points where the
factories are located will take until
the latter part OF November. and dur
ing the time the electric and steam
roads OF the Great Western Sugar
company and the branches OF the Un-
ion Pacific will have all the business
they can handle.
The present has certainly been n
year OF plenty for the farmers In the
Northern part of Colorado. Potato
shipments have already started from
the Greeley district II estimated that
fully $1,000 cars OF potatoes will be
shipped out of the Greeley district
this year as compared with 10000
cars last year.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
REMAINS TAKEN TO OLD
HOME AT ST. JOE,
MISSOURI, FOR BURIAL

The remains OF the late Thompson
Charlton. who died at the home of
his father. on Four Mile Tuesday night.
were taken this morning 10 the old
home at 81. Joe. Missouri, for burial.
Deceased was about twenty-five years
suited from tuberculosis and the vics,
tim came TO Colorado about twelve
months ago for the benefit OF his
health. which was much impaired on
his arrival here. Besides his father.
the deceased leaves a brother and
numerous Rcquaintances here to
mourn hs death. The father accom-
panied the remains to the place Of
interment-
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07

Comparatively few people have any
idea of the force of the current in the
Arkansas river, even at the present
stage of the water. 1t is difficult to
realize that it is almost out of the
question for the strongest man to
maintain his footing in the current
where the water is three feet deep and
that such a feat is physically impos-
sible at four feet. One day this week
a team of horses belonging to Al Bax-
ter was almost drowned in the river
at the mouth of Sun creek while en-
gagged in hauling stone for rip-rap-
ping the banks OF the intake of the
Canon City Milling Company's ditch.
The current sets in strongly towards
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
BENJAMIN HAZARD DIED
HERE LAST NIGHT AT THE>
AGE OF EIGHTY-SEVEN'

Benjamin Hazard. father OF J. T.
and Il. II. Hazard. died at the home qH
the former. near the Natatoriu6.
shortly after o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon from the infirmities OF age
after n lingering illness. Deceased
was a native OF New York and was
aged eighty-seven years. ten months
and seventeen days. He was a Wild
over and had resided with his chill
dren here for some time. The funeral
will be held at Wilson's chapel at Q
o'clock Monday afternoon. Rev. VIII
liam D. Phifer, pastor OF the Metho
dist church. conducting the obse-
qules. The interment will be at Lake.
side cemetery.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
WILBUR WRIGHT FLIES
OVER SHIPS IN NEW YORK

New York. Oct. 4.-Wilbur Wright
with his aeroplane flew over the ships
on the Hudson river this morning at
1856. making one OF the most beauti-
full spectacular sights ever Witnessed
in New York. The aeroplane flew a
hundred feet above the vessels on the
river and the flight was thoroughly
successful In every way.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07

The Denver & Rio Grande has been
most liberal in its efforts to adver-
tise Canon City and Canon City at
fractions.
Every circular. or folder, l have
seen, I think, has had views of the
Royal Gorge, the Skyline Drive or
other local scenes. The menu cards
on the dining cars show views of the
Royal Gorge and the Sky Line Drive.
The views you have seen in some of
the national magazines have all come
from Major Hooper's office.
| am sure no town on the Rio
Grande system has had more public
lty from the Rio Grande officers than
Canon City and l have never heard
of request along this line being
made of Major Hooper or Mr.. Wad-
leigh that was not granted.
SO I say we have. or can have. all
the cooperation from the railroads
that we want
The next greatest difficulty"
have had presented-and that by
many, too-is the lack of hotel accom-
modations.
True we have not the hotel accom-
modations to handle a thousand tour
lists a day. But We do have more room
than we hope to fill with the efforts
of the first year or two.
The two leading hotels can handle
two hundred extra people-two hun
dred more people than they have with
them today. Then the other hotels
can handle a hundred more. And
the rooming houses. with vacant
rooms today. can take care OF another
hundred or two. That makes four or
five hundred people a day.
We figure that II We could bring
a hundred a day here II would leave
100000 in town in the four summer
months.
We have hotel accommodations TO.
four hundred people.
So IL we could fill that up. we
would have $4,000 new money for
the summer season.
Pretty good, don't you think?
And mere Is something we maven I
figured on. We have absolutely the
best winter climate In America. Far
superior to Florida or Southern Cal
ifornla. because OF our perpetual sun
shine. The Winter Climate is worthy
OF story by Itself. but is mentioned
here merely to say that IL we can fill
the town up by some supreme effort
during the summer. the friends OF
these summer tourists will give US
about all we can handle during the
winter time.
Isn't 1t worth going after?
Isn't It worth $4,000 campaign as
a starter?
Don't you think It would be easy
to find thirty men or firms In Canon
who could well afford to invest 800
each in such an enterprise?
II there are any other difficulties"
in the way of starting this campaign
for the tourist business. would like
to know OF them now.
@. u. II.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
TEAM ALMOST DROWNED IN
ARKANSAS RIVER few DAYSAC0

the bank at that point and is practi-
cable irrestable. The flow is only
about three feet deep, but swept the
horses off their footing and swung
them out into the river in way that
threatened to drown them. By rare
presence of mind Frank Daniels, the
driver of the wagon, cut the traces
and the two horses swan to the shore.
Both animals were considerably cut
and bruised by the boulders in the
bottom of the stream.
Thomas Gilbert, ex-alderman of
Goldfield, came up from his ranch
near Canon City yesterday. and will
look after business matters the next
few days.-Cripple Creek Times.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07

1 am sure 1 have never written
anything for the Record that has been
as largely read and as much appre-
ciated as this series of talks on
Building Up the Town."
This pleases me, not because of the
personal compliment sometimes i'm
piled, but because 1t shows the whole
town is thinking on this subject.
And il we-all of us-can get the
whole town to thinking on this sub
enough, we can do the business. We
can build up the town.
During the past week at least a
hundred people have mentioned the
subject and have assured me of their
keen interest in the matter, especially
the tourist business, and have
pledged their hearty cooperation to
any movement that may be started
along this line.
Many people suggest the difficulties
in the way-and this is all right too,
for if there are difficulties, the sooner
we know of them. the better.
have heard a dozen times, that If
we could get the railroads to cooper
ate with us it might pay to go ahead
that what we need most is stop
over privilege on Western tickets.
Now, as a matter of fact, we could
hardly ask for stronger cooperation
from the railroads reaching Canon
City than we now have.
1t Is not generally known, but 1t
is a fact, that every tourist ticket
every ticket for that matter-from
Denver & Rio Grande, has a stopover
privilege at Canon City.
Don't forget that when writing your
friends back east. Tell them when
going West to be sure their ticket
reads via the Denver & Rio Grande
because it will take them through the
famous Royal Gorge. over the grand
est mountain scenery in America. and
will give them a stopover at Canon
City.
AS to the stopover privilege. W.
could not wish any more advantage
than we have at present-with a stop
over privilege on every ticket passing
Canon City going both ways.
1t has been suggested we ought to
have special rates from the cities to
Canon City for the summer tourist
business.
think we should. and | know we
can get anything within reason from
the railroads for 1t is TO their ad-
vantage. more than oups. to build up
this tourist business just as large
as possible.
AS a matter of fact. the Denver &
Rio Grande has. during the past sum-
mer. been selling tickets in Denver.
Colorado Springs and Pueblo. to Can
on City at one fare for the round trip.
These tickets have been on sale one
day each week, with ten days re-
turn limit.
So that is about as good as we
could ask for. considering the efforts
we have been making to get tourists
to make the trip.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07

The Harding-Carrier-Gibson party
have returned to town from the Van
Buskirk ranch near the boundary line
between Fremont and Park counties.
where they went on a hunting trip
last week. Mr.. Gibson was the only
one OF the excursionlsts that sue
ceeded in getting a deer.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
Florence School Repaired.

Florence, Oct. 2.-Repairs which
the McCandless school building has
been undergoing will be ready for oc-
cupancy on Monday morning. The
high school has held temporary quart
ers in the Colorado Telephone build
ing. since the school opened Sept. 13.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07

Sheriff Esser and w. B. Anderson
of the ]. NJ. Anderson Grocery COM
pany left this afternoon for Meeker.
Colorado, from which point they will
proceed into the interior on deer
hunting trip.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07

M. J. Evans has traded his resi-
dence on College avenue to J. u. Clay
pool for fruit ranch on Lincoln
Park.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07

Harold Watson is attending the
State university at Boulder this year
Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
Building UP the Town
THE DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY

The Fourth in Series of Talks by the Daily Record
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-05
A Wholesome Boycott.
Charlotte Chronicle.


A strike occurred in pittsburg re-
Gently, in which the right OF the work
men to--drink was involved and the
workmen lost, the employing com
pany standing firmly by its demand
that its employees should not drink
whiskey whether on or off duty. This
incident furnishes the Charleston
News and Courier the basis for few
sensible and truthful remarks. IF
NEIL understand that corporations
or firms will not employ drinkers, lit
says, 1--WE will have real prohibition.
The last few years have seen d gener-
al realization by thinking persons of
the fact that man cannot indulge
in strong drink and succeed. Drink
ing men could hold their own in the
days when all gentlemen drank, but
they cannot do SO to-day. This, to-
gether with the demand of many
corporations that their employees be
sober at oil times, has done more to
prohibit than all the laws which the
prohibitionist have placed on the
statue books"
There has been put but one boycott
that the general public has been able
to approve of, and that is boycott OF
the drinking man. If for no other
thing, it is to be commended for the
thought it is calculted to give the
young men. Seeing this tendency to
employ only sober men, they will re-
alize that their only chance for sue
cess in life is to grow up in no fear of
being boycotted for the drink habit.
Its tendency is to breed a future class
of sober men.