Cañon City record., 1910-07-28
SOME BUILDING I'M
PROVEMFNTS IN CANON
CITY AND VICINITY
Good Many New Residences Being
Erected In Various Parts Of The Com
munity. Others VIII Be Buift When
Money For The Crops Is In.
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Although the amount Of money 60
ing into new buildings in Canon City
this years is not as great as people
generally would like to sc, there IN
something doing in the construction
line all of the time. and. taking the
community as a whole. 1t is doing fair
ly well In the matter Of growth and
expansion. There is considerable
building improvement going on in the
town proper. as well as In Its suburbs,
and in the aggregate the volume is a
very respectable one. South Canon.
East Canon. Lincoln Park. Orchard
Park and the rest are showing a con-
slant. II somewhat slow. advance
ment along all avenues OF material
progress. There are new cottages
here and there to tell the story OF
thrift and prosperity. while plans for
the future proclaim an unrealized- but
determined ambition. A good many
the last few months. and n still larE-
er number improved and repaired to
meet the increasing demands for COM
fort and convenience on the part Of
their owners. When the fruit crop has
been sold and the money paid over to
the ranchers the movement In direc-
tion OF home Improvement will be ac-
celebrated. enabling them to realize
long cherished desire. Below we give
n partial list OF the new buildings be-
ing erected and improvements that are
taking place in the community.
NJ. f. Snow has begun the erection
OF an attractive. moderniy appointed.
seven-roomed house at the corner OF
Chestnut and Cherry street. Lincoln
Park. ID. S. Moore has the contract
OF the construction. and. as. he has
the reputation of carrying his work
on as rapidly as possible under the cir
cumstances there will be no uneces-
sary depaly in the completion OF Mr..
Shows new home.
Heckart & Son have Just completed
very pretty residence for ]. w. Aug
ustine in Cyanide avenue. Four Mile.
II Is one OF the best finished cottages
that has been built in this vicinity for
some time and Is unusually attractive
on that account The interior finish
is OF douglas fir in leaf grain and In
unsolicited birch. The floors are OF
quarter-sawed yellow pine. and. when
polished. are very beautiful. Mr.. Aug
ustine expresses himself as being
greatly pleased with the workman
ship OF Heckart & Son at his place.
Henry Martens has added very ma
terIally to the appearance of Central
street. East Canon. as well as to his
own comfort and that of his family. by
the erection of neat. five-roomed cot
tage on his place. which they will oc-
cupy as home. Heckart & Son
had the contract.
william MacDougali is just COM
pleting a very nice home on Popular
avenue, Lincoln Park. which will add
to the attractiveness OF the surround
ing Mr.. MacDougali speaks in the
highest terms of praise of d. s.
Moore's skill and ability as con-
tractor and builder.
Work on Grant Dickinson's new
home on Glenwood avenue is progress
sing very satisfactorily. The contract
Is in the hands OF w. F. Gleason,
which is assurance that II will be car
ried out in strict accordance with the
plans and specifications. The appear
ance OF the new Dickinson residence
will be worthy of It's surroundings.
J. A. Gould Is preparing to improve
the appearance and value OF his
ranch on Orchard park by the erec-
tion OF near. new home there.
John Devivier is having a handsome
story and half concrete and frame
cottage built on his place. corner Of
Elm avenue and Willow street. Lin
coin Park, which he VIII occupy as
home on Its completion. The low
er portion OF the building is of con-
crete blocks and the upper part OF
shingles. very attractive combina-
tion OF materials The contractor is