Cañon City record., 1911-05-25
BANQUET AT HOTEL
: DENTON BIG SUCCESS
Optimistic Speeches Made by Sam F.
Dutton, Rev. DIR. E. E. Higley and
Others---Boost Money Subscribed.

Denver where the various scenic at
fractions OF the state viii be exploit
ed and where every visitor viii be
registered. and. II possible. sent out
over the state with cards OF introduc-
ton 10 the secretaries OF the various
business organizations. who will see
to 1t that they are not strangers IN a
strange land. III you viii compare
your attractions at Canon City with
those OF other resorts you VIII ind
yourselves greatly favored" said Mr..
Duiton. Your Royal Gorge and
Skyline drives are more accessible
than the attractions of other places.
Your railroad facilities are good. bet
ter. in fact, than those OF almost any
other mountain community. You have
the goods to deliver and you ought
to advertise your advantages for the
benefit OF tourists Nothing pays so
well as advertising. especially in the
matter of natural attractions have
spent from ten 10 fourteen thousand
dollars a year for the last dozen years
ia advertising the Albany hotel and
have found It paying Investment
The people Of Canon City have one
of the finest scenic attractions of
North America located at their very
doors and the splendid public high
way leading to the top OF the Royal
Gorge will annually bring many thou
sands OF visitors TO this state to see
II II the proper publicity is given tn
II. Money is necessary TO the ac-
complishment OF almost any enter
prise. particularly so in proposition
Of such a character as you have in
view. Canon City is surrounded by
an agricultural and fruit growing
territory that annually brings into
the community something like si.5oo.-
600, which is OF great advantage in
connection with your efforts to become
tourist center. It Is an asse; pos
scssed by no other resort town in the
west 30 far as am aware
The people living along the line OF
the Denver 4 Rio Grande railroad
owe debt OF gratitude to Major s.
X Hooper. late general passenger
agent OF the company. for what he
did in the way Of advertising the at
fractions and resources OF the terri
tory which it peneirates. The pub
licIy given the country travefsed
by the road he represented paid the
biggest kind OF dividends. and similar
advertising will be no less remuner-
ative to you OF Canon city" Mr..
Dutton closed his address by assur-
ing the people here that Denver would
heartily cooperate with Canon City
in whatever endeavors 1t made TO
bring tourists to this state.
W. $. Crosby OF Manltou. who will
this year represent Canon City as pub
licity agent In the Colorado Springs
district. spoke ON The Best Way to
Make Tourist Town" The keynote
OF his talk was the necessity of con-
slant. systematic. advertising. In his
opinion success in such matters can
only be brought about by publicity
campaign to every part OF the ccun-
try. There is nothing in the world
TO oxcei the drive 10 the top OF the
Royal Ge.=e." said Mr.. Crosby. mot
oven Pixies Peak. and Pixies Peak is
the foundation OF the tourist business
at Colorado Springs. The Royal
Gorge is a scenic attraction of the
frat magnitude and must be the basis
on which will rest the tourist busi-
ness OF Canon City" Mr.. Crosby
says The people Of the Pixies Peak
district have kinAly sssling for the
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