Cañon City record., 1911-09-07
IMPORTANT
REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTION
Cedar Hill Improvement Co.
Has Put chased ACO Acres
Adjoining Natatorium

years in this locality has been made
by The Cedar Hin Improvement Com
pany in purchasing about four hund-
red acres of land adjoining the Canon
City Natatorium Grounds. This land
is located IL miles from the eastern
limits of Canon City and about Y mile
from the eastern limits of East Canon.
The ten forty-aere tracts being all
in one body include about l1O acres
OF -Four Nile Creek bottom land for
raising alfalfa, celery and all kinds
of vegetables. On this bottom land
there are 20 acres in alfalfa and
acres of orchard in full, bearing.
The upland IS best adapted for orch
ards. and on account OF its location
is free from alkali seepage and less
in danger of frosts than the low
lands of the Arkansas Valley The
soil is sandy loam- On this upland or
mesa there is young orchard Of 35
acres, all in apple trees, and the com
pany intends TO set out to cherries
and apples. about 80 acres more. max
ing in all about 125 acres in orchard.
which will be the largest orchard
In Fremont County.
From almost any portion of this
upland. called Cedar Hill. one is con-
fronted with richness of landscape
almost equal to that obtained from the
skyline Dftie. Tourists and picnic
parties delight to go to Cedar HILL
Away to the east and southeast lie
the extensive Florence oil fields with
their many high derricks in plain
view. and also in this direction can
be seen the course of the Arkansas
River as II winds down toward Pueblo
and the lower Arkansas Valley. Then
too. one can watch the trains on the
d. & r. C. and Santa Fe Railroads
and looking TO the Northeast can
sometimes see a Canon City & Cripple
Creek rain coming out of Phantom
Canon. on its way to town. To the
South stretches the magnificent Green
horn Range: several OF the famous
coal mining camps can be seen, and
beautiful Lincoln Park in the fore
ground. To the West lies the entire
Canon City and East Canon District.
while far in the background one can
see perpetual snow On the top-most
peaks OF the Sangre de Christie
Range. Truly the view from Cedar
HiI is immense.
The company intends to set apart
q portion OF the upland for residence
purposes; in fact so ceres of it have
already been plated as Cedar Hin
Sub Division. With the completion OF
an electric car-line to the Natator!um.
no more delightful location for SUI
burban homes can be desired; good
drainage. telephone and electric light
conveniences can be secured; also
water from the Canon City water sys-
TEN. in addition to the water rights
which the company now owns in The
Park Center land and Water Com
pany and The Garden Park lrriga-
tion Company.
In addition to the fruit raising and
general farming. it is also the inten-
tion Of the company to raise 4 limited
number OF choice hogs. cattle and
horses for which tAere is abundant
summer and winter pasture.
The company will sell limited
amount OF its capital stock in order
to pay on part OF the purchase
money for said land and to improve
the irrigation facilities. The directors
feel confident that with proper man
agement the property will moro than
double In value in few years. The
officers aud directors ore well known
and all rank as the highest and most
reputable men In this community.
whose business carcurs have always