Cañon City record., 1909-12-16
The Utmost P lie Interest Shown IN the
Plans and Ambitions of the Canon
City, Florence & Pueblo Water
Company
Statements of Its Officers and Employees
Evoke Appreciation and Applause

A very large and enthusiastic pub
Nc meeting was held In the district
court room Saturday night under the
auspices of the Canon City. Florence
and Pueblo Water company. for the
purpose of acquainting the people of
this community with the plans and
purposes of the big irrigation enter
prise recently announced by Dali De
Weese and others. Long before the
speech making began every seat In
ths building was occupied. and. later
On. standing room was az premium.
Among the speakers were Dali De
weess. Robt Candee. OF Chicago. gen.
Nlver company; A. l. Register. of
Philadelphia. contractor for the con-
struction of the proposed Arkansas
valley irrigation system; r d. Man
son. secretary for the Trowbridge a
Niver company. OF Chicago. Boston
and New York. which negotiated the
bonds OF the company; Sam Brown.
Jr.. OF Chicago. capitalist and promo
ter OF the undertaking: II. q. Rasch-
hacker. engineer In charge OF the
work: r. c. 81. John. Of the firm OF
Arnold & Co. of Chicago. engineers OF
The project; r. d. Proctor. OF the con-
struction company: Geo. r. Rocka-
fellow. ReT. J. T. Thomas; chas. l.
Milton. Judge L. Cooper: Chas r.
NcLain and ID. ~ Cooper
Tho proposition from its inception.
several years ago. 10 the present time
was Described by Nr. De weese. who
said that II had grown from a small
beeinninH to be the largest enterprise
Of the kind In the United States. Mr..
De weese related the successive steps
IN the evolution OF the proposition.
making known for the FIRST time the
struggles and ultimate triumph OF the
Undertaking II was story OF
achievement, more interesting than
any romance. because predicated on
facts as demonstrable as mAthe-
nAtical question. The narrative was
an extremely modest one. but revealed
something OF the thought and labor
Mr.. Do weese had bestowed upon the
matter from its genesis up TO Its con-
sructive stage.
The spirit OF the meeting was an eI-
osiient one and the speeches reflected
the general confidence in the outcome
Of the proposition.
Mr.. Rockafellow outlined the pur-
pose OF che meeting and Indicated the
immense benefit the consummation OF
ne project of the Canon City. Flor
snce and Pueblo Water company
would be 10 the people OF this portion
Of the Arkansas valley. Mr.. Rocka-
fellow stated that Mr., De weese's as
sociatiou with the enterprise inspired
public faith in its realization. and.
that under his leadership. success was
certain. Rev Thomas spoke on be-
half OF Canon City and was very hap
~ in his remarks. He said people
here were proud OF the community
and believed that II had bright in
dustrial and material future. we
arc sure of our resources" continued
Rev. Thomas. "and what We -.sed more
than anything else is the money and
enterprise 10 develop them. The peo-
pie OF Canon City should contribute
in every way TO the attainment OF the
splendid irrigation scheme about TO
be constructed by Mr.. De Weese. and
the gentlemen with whom he is as
sociated. II will mean much for Canon
City and for the property OF those
who reside within it's gates"
On being introduced by Mr.. De-
weesc al the representative of an en-
gineering and contracting frm that
had built twenty-slx railroads. both
steam and eletcric, In various parts OF
the country. Mr.. Register said that he
had never made speech In his life
and that he hardly felt like doing so
now.
"In projects of this nature" assert
ed Mr.. Register. at Is the promoter.
the engineer and the banker that gets
most OF the credit. The contractor
simply does the work and does moth
Ing. I desire to say In this connec-
tion. however. that as a contractor OF
public works that this proposition OF
Mr.. Deweese's appeals to me as one
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