Cañon City record., 1910-01-06

pure mountain water Tor drinking ana
domestic purposes Canon City hopes
to become one of the favorite points
with the tourists that annually visit
Colorado for pleasure and recreation.
Much attention has been given by the
people of Canon City of late years to
the development of its attractions, es
pecially in the matter of the construc-
ton OF scenic drives and IL possesses
more highways for pleasure driving
than any place of its size in Colorado.
There Is now being built by convict
labor under the provisions of the
Lewis law a splendid highway to the
rep of the Royal Gorge. the compile
ton of which will open up to the pub
lie one of the most magnificent noun
tain scenes in America.
The Denver & Rio Grande Rail-
road company is putting the finishing
touches on a handsome station build
ing in Canon City which has bean
erected during the last six months at
a cost approXimating $4,000. II is a
capacious and conveniently arranged
structure and has long been needed
TO enable the company 10 properly
transact its business at this point.
which amounts 10 nearly $1,000 i
year The recent opening for traffic
OF the Weston Pacific road into San
Francs SEQ will greatly increase the i'm
portance OF Canon City as a railroad
point and will annually take thous-
ands of people through here that
would otherwise have chosen some
other line of travel in making the trip
to the Pacific coast and vice versa.
The future looks good to the people
of Canon City and of Fremont county
and they are contemplating the pros
pect with satisfaction
In Irrigation Fremont county has
made the greatest progress during
1909 than during any year of its his
tory On Beaver Park. 1000 acres
have been brought under cultivation
by means of one OF the most unique
and perfect systems ever instituted
in the west. The big Shaffer dam anu
reseryr.sc- c-js- bsiuF-cnnst trIscied on Bea
land next season tie Beaver. Pen
rose and Northern railroad has bes,
built and the new town of Tenrose In
the midst of the park has sprung M
ana hunureds or sr!aTs ara already
finding homes in this new territory.
To nc north % Canon 'Tty the
Garden Park Irrigation, ccn,ranv are
cCustiusing a big dan. and reservoir
on Cpfer Four-Mile Cr-=l. .birb viii
fu1 81 water for u irrigation of
much new land near this city
'uf the greatest entsrpriss of ali ]
and he that has hArtiv a counter
pNt IN the United States is the s~eat /
sneme originated by Dal De weese 4
OF this city and which coat amplates
tie irrigation e some 300 Q06 acres Of /
smi-arid lani II Fremont and Pu-i
eio counties. The announcement of
te details of this great project has
ready been made in the press of the
ate and II is not the province of this
rucie 10 discuss II In detail Already
he money TO the amount OF $4,000
oo has been raised and is available
or the purpose of construction. Gen.
raj ofiices are in operation in this
lily. four corps of engineers are bus
y engaged in completing the final
lrveys.
Briefly the plan includes the con-
arving OF the food waters of the up
er Arkansas river and its tributaries ,
a system OF reservoirs along the ,
ise of the mountains and the distri- .
luon OF this water by means OF two I
-eat canals on either side of the river :
the lands TO be irrigated between !
rs city and Pueblo. Two thousand
'e hundred men will be at work by l
arch l, 1910 and the whole project Is :
be completed by the irrigation sea- :,
n OF 1912.
No one doubts the ultimate success !
this enterprise. II has already be- :
in 10 infuse new life into almost ev- .
Y business and industry in this COM .
unity Hence Canon City looks for -
srd 10 the new year with bright =
pes and expcct- ti--- believing the a
pr 'us' closing has become emmor- u, u
ie for having Instituted a most mar :,
louS period of deyelonment for fhi. "
rtion of the Arkansas valley. =;