Cañon City record., 1911-09-21
DENVER POST PRAISES
CANON CITY FAIR


the Denver Post, VINO has bee a here a
couple OF days making some investiga-
tions for his paper. has the following
to say of the Fremont county fair in
this mornings edition. of the Post un-
der the caption. ~soiIs Worth Is
Shown in Exhibit at Canon City"
Having already marketed some
s25o,oOo worth of produce. vegetables,
summer. fruits and such like small
trucks, Canon City feels no immediate
want of cash and with an 100000
crop yet to cash in. winter holds no
terrors for citizens as 1T does in some
non-producing sections.
''Ihe dominating note in the exhibits
lis quality and uniformity apples all
alike in size. coloring and texture Not
one more or less perfect than the 9TH
er, but perfection throughout the pack.
There is no reason to pick and
choose. They are all good and all
alike. Round about in the orchards
profusion reigns and one. would never
suspect that already many crop had
grown beneath the trees and others
plucked from amongst those now rip
ening. 1t is not necessary here to
leave town to see all sorts of crops
growing. fruit trees are on the city
lots. useful vegetables are behind the
houses; sunflowers sixteen feet high
with seed disks fifteen to eighteen
inches across rear themselves along
the fences.
The town and country intermingle for
most can afford as good a town house
and even the town man cannot for
bear to reap some profit from the
fruitful land The peaches are ex-
traordinarily fine this year both in
size and color,
Grapes are shown in punches on
vine covered harbors and other stands
even more elaborate have every va
riety of fruit set out by deft women's
hands.
Prizes are given to those cultivat-
I ing under or over five acres and RI
valry is keen between large and small
occupiers. 1t takes skill amongst all
this wonderful display of sun kissed
fruit to make an attractive showing
of preserves. but the pantry exhibit
not only makes your mouth water but
is beautiful as well. Whole fruits are
so beautifully preserved in glass that
one wishes II was the winter season to
unstoper them.
There is no use talking. one suffers
terrible pangs Of hunger and longing
at these shows and II one stays too
lang one will try to steal something SO
pass on to the trolleys TO forget
amongst the dry hay and straw the lus-
cious fruits until can get back M
town and buy some of the local pro-
duct nearby, very nearby. as fine as
that on exhibition. Grains, grasses
and every kind of vegetable I'LL the
ante-chamber to the fruit and flower
exhibit. the latter by the way not the
least attractive. c. l.. Cleveland
among others having a. wonderful dis
play OF tier upon tier OF cut flowers
renewed from day to day. not few
little shelves but a whole corner OF
sne building.
Still didn't get to the horses for
there was the chicken tent with ali
varieties. some not so commonly seen
Indian Game Anconas and Andulu
SLAMS. The Buff orpingtons here are
of exceptionally good bum color with
out that tendency to orange oftc
seen in Colorado grown.
The three-year-old harness race
have not fitted this circuit, SO E. 4
Lords Miss Denver has not had
chance to show her quality unde
cummin's able handling. but he ha
her nt. She is beautiful large fiIfs
full OF racing points