The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-05-30
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dAeial paper OF the general synod Of
the Evangelical Lutheran church Of
the United States. published at Phila-
delphia. in its issue of May 10th. con-
tfits the following very interesting
account OF recent visit to this city Of
Rev. r. B. Wolf under the title of
pixies Peak Nuggets"
by direction OF the acting presi-
dent of the Rocky Mountain Synod.
your correspondent visited Canon City
and Installed the Rev. J. H. Utesch IA
pastor of our church In that place. An
unusual thing in this pastoral shit
was the fact that there was no interim
between the outgoing and the Incon-
ing administrations. the new pastoraie
beginning the Sunday following the
slas; Sunday OF the old. The church
prospered materially under the min
ktrations OF it's former pastor, who
at the time OF his resignation was
president OF our Synod. and has raI-
sied around the new leader in a way
which presages continuing progress.
Sixteen new members have already
been received by Pastor Uteseh.
Trinity Church in Canon City is a
comparatively young member OF our
Synod. itself not very venerable. hav-
ing been organized in 1898. Since that
time 1t has been served by seven pas
tors. Reys. ]. w Busard. d. B. Smith.
J.K. Rizer. d. b. Smith (seeond tirn,l.
T. P. skovgaard. c Z Sparks. and the
present incumbent The building WAS
greeted in 1903 during the third Ad-
iniaIstratlon. II is built OF white
brick. small but large enough. well To-
Gated In the city and ehurehly In Is
appointments
To one who Is under the spell 4
rthe Rockies" to which charge sc
would readily plead guilty. visit IN
Canon City Is regarded With many
.plessurable aniieipsuons. The city
'BeAuiiful." as II Is known In coiora 10.
IS best seen from Mt. Cieghorn.
against which IT nes;ies close and
along the almost knlfe-lIke crest of
which has been built the celebrated
boulevard known as the Skyline Drive.
The city lies below in yeritabie
pocket in the hills, only n feg thoR-
a=az acres In SIS immediate environ
rnent, but with sugeestIyeness OF
fertility and produetiveness in strong
contrast with the bleak and barren
mountains which surround and pro-
teot IL The secret IS readily read n
the life giving bitches which Wind
their scrpentine courses. the iaterais
running hither and thither with cob
wehby effect. always keeping to the
highest possible levels in order that
every inch OF ground may be made
navaiiable for culture. Orchards. orch
ards. orchards everywhere' producing
up to $500 worth OF apples an acre In
a season, Last year this pocke, ~
the hills produced a million dollars
worth OF fruit
But beyond the fame OF this city for
its b o's tapplcs. beauty and eli
maiel. is Its more famous Royal
Gorge. Many another spot in Colorado
has all OF the former. but there is but
one Royal Gorge. This Is the mos,
picturesque canon In the world thrd
which one may go In e railway train
and trans-continental travellers do
well TO route themselves via the Royal
Horge. Thousands OF people go this
fay every year to see this giganic
breach In the solid granite through
khich the Arkansas. here only good
Sized mountain brook. plunges ROLL ;k-
-ingly down from the plateau beyond
the Front Range into the Mississippi
Valley. But such work OF sublime
architecture deserves more than pass
ing gIances from the rear platform ol