Cañon City record., 1911-05-04
THE CITY COUNCIL
HAS LONG SESSION
MIR. Haigler Wants the Exclusive Right
to Bold Aerial Railway at
Top of Gorge.

An unusual amount of business was
nresented for the consideration OF the
city council at its regular meeting
Monday night and the session Was
one OF extraordinary length in conse-
ouenee; lasting until L O'Clock. The
exceptiona volume Of business was
due tq-the fact that many measures
w.rS IA before 1t that can only arise
at the beginning OF new municipal
year aud their disposal. naturally. re
ouired a good deal Of ihoughtfui de-
hate In taking charge OF the ad-
ministration OF city affairs each sue
eeedlng council has problems to meet
distinctly Its own and in finding
solution for them careful deiiberation
Is necessary in order that its mem
bers may acquaint themselves Win
the questions and propositions oil
which they have been chosen by the
uublic to be the arbiters. andt Tor
such work. time Is an essential thing
Perhaps. one Of the matters OF great
est interest to the community was
communication from W. G. Haigier
Of Colorado springs. asking for
? twenty year franchise from the city
giving him and his associates the ex-
elusive right to build and operate an
aereai railway across the Royal
Gorge. two thousand. five hundred
feat above The Arkansas river. d.
rectly over the Hanging bridge MT
ua,xler. and the company OF which
he IL part. are desirous OF having
the city make TO them lease TO
tract of fye or six acres OF land on
each aide the canon upon which 10
e,ee, the necessary stations. hotels,
and other buildings required by the
ep,erprise. The scheme proposed by
Mr. HaiKier implies the construction
of n dual line OF heavy cables across
the gorge nt its highest part upon
y.h,ch will be operated a trolley car
for the transmission OF passengers
from one elf to another. The un-
d.r+aking. according TO Mr.. Haisler'
q perfectly feasible and would be one
of the greatest amusement attractions
u
the council Mr.. Haigier said that bis
cable line across the gorge wonld sur
mass IA wonder any Of the features
AZ Coney Island or elsewhere. out
ranking them all In much the same
manner the great Ferris wheel did
tho amuf.,ent attractions on inc
Midway iciisanoe at the Columbian
worlds fair at Chicago In 1903 Mt.
Haigler said that the cereal railway
across the Royal Gorge would he ad-
yertised on all Denver & Rio Grandc
trains az far west as salt Lake CITY
and san Francisco and that Il would
bring thousands Of people TO Canon
CITY annually that now 20 past with
ont giving a thought to the marVeis
Of the mountain scenery within
easy driving distance of the town
such an attraction as we propose to
establish" said Mr. Haigler. will be
rho means of the location OF othcr
anusement features at the top oil the
t,kv.i Gorge. and the ultimate build
ing OF great summer camp there oy
tourists from all over the continent
resolution was adopted expressing
the interest of the council In MT
Hsieier's communication and inform
ing him OF the pleasure II viii be to
its members to grant him the re-
ouested franchise. provided II has the
risht 10 do so under the terms It ac-
cepted when Congress conveyed to It
the land at the top of the Royal Gorge
for a cityS ark, Mr.. Halgler and the
eastern capitalists associated with
hpt N the contemplated aereal rail-
Why will be present at the Royal
Gorge road celebration on May 18th
anh will decide at that time whether
they will proceed further with the
proposition or not. The city attorney
was Instructed to ascertain whether
tho city could legally give Mr.. Haig-
IL a franchise or not and report Mt
tho next regular meeting of the coun-
Gil
Hids we're read from the various
newspapers of the city for the publi-
cation OF ordinances and other STINT
lar printing required by tho council
for NE next two years. except letter
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