Cañon City record., 1910-04-28
Canon CITY enter;
TA|NS many D|ST|N-
CU|SHED VISITORS
Officers of Santa Fe Trad, and Kansas
Newspaper Men Arrived Yesterday
Morning. Eastern Hotel Men and
Wives Visit Here in Afternoon.

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visitors for its beauty. After a SER
les of negatives had been secured
by the photographer the visitors were
escorted along Ninth and Main streets
to the Strathmore hotel, and later
around Soda Point and up to the
prison and-making camp in Priest
canon, where they were shown a por-
ton of the rock-hewn highway being
constructed to the top of the Royal
Gorge. The return to town was made
over the Skyline drive, where other
photographs were taken. At 1870
o'clock the trailers and their friends
were all rounded up at the Strath-
more hotel. where they were guests
of the Business Mems association at
a complimentary luncheon. The viands
were delicious and were served in
manner to evoke praise from all pres
ent. II was one of the Strathmore's
best efforts and that means much to
those familiar with the reputation OF
that popular hostelry.
Frank P. Smith. president OF the
Business Mems association was mas
ter of ceremonies and delivered the
address of welcome to the visitors.
The toasts were The Good Roads
Proposition in Southern Colorado"
Warden lyman OF the penitentiary;
"The Pueblo Highways Of Fremont
County" Charles R McLain. on be-
half of the county commissioners:
"The New Santa Fe Trail" r. H.
Faxon of Pueblo. secretary of the
National Irrigation congress: AT
Tie Wheel" Harry H. Taylor OF the
Hutchinson News. and The Endur-
ance Run to Pueblo" Fred c. Trlgg
of the Kansas CITY Star.
The speech-making was excellent
and enthusiastically appiauded by the
banqueters.
The visitors expressed themselves
as delighted with Canon City and its
environs and voted the Automobile
club and Business Mems association
to be delightful and generous hosts.
They were unable to properly en-
phasize the.i admiration OF &c view
from the Skyline drive. which they
stated to be the most beautiful in the
United States.
Canon City was revelation to most
of them and they indicated desire to
return here next summer with" their
uncles. their cousins and their aunts"
for the vacation period. The program
of entertainment was carried out
without a hitch of any kind and re-
fleets great credit upon those in
charge of the arrangements. The sue
cess of the occasion was very crafty
ing to all and is fine commentary
upon both the Automobile club and
7he Business Mems association.
The trip Of the Santa Fe Trail off
cials and accompanying journalists
here yesterday morning was the cul-
mination of an automobile endurance
run of five hundred miles, from
Hutchinson, Kan, and was inspired
by the movement for a great public
nlRnWdg lHTouSH hhhoao an" INV vi
orado. following as nearly as possi-
BILE the course of the old Santa Fe
trail, so familiar 10 the pioneers of
the west. It is the dream OF the
good roads enthusiasts to ultimately
construct a great artery or travel
along the lines OF least resistance
from the Missouri river westward to
the Pacific coast. That their ambi-
tions will be realized In the fullness
of time admits of no debate. How
soon It will come to pass depends
upon the vigor with which the mat
ter Is taken up by those most con-
cerned. The visit of the Santa Fe
Trail officials and accompanying
journalists and other citizens OF the
'ower valley here yesterday was high
ly appreciated by the people of Canon
City and the Daily Record unites with
the citizens of the community in hop
ing that It was as agreeable to them
as 1t was to us. The residents OF Can
on City. Florence and. Fremont coun-
ty are heart and soul In sympathy
with the trailers and their support
ers in their efforts In behalf Of bet
ter public Highways.