The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-12-19
MIR. S. ". EccLEs sor DrAD.

death of Mr.. S. w. Eccies at sal,
Lake.
The editor of The Record was esps-
cialiy pleased to notice in he press
dispatches today that this report WAS
greatly exaggerated. In fact it was
David Eccles who died. and not 5. W.
Eccles. as reported.
The editor of The Record spent
several very pleasant days with Mr.
S. W. Eccles in Alaska few years
ago. He was with 4 party of newspa-
per men making the Alaskan trip on
the 3 5. Northwestern. At Seward
We came up with the S. S. Yuoatan.
The Yucatan had been rebuilt and
fitted up luxurian;ly for the express
purpose OF taking Mr.. Geo. W. Per-
klns and party through the Alaskan
waters. The whole upper deck had
been changed so as to make it com
Portable and attractive. with glass OBJ
servation rooms. lounglng decks and
all that a king OF finance might de-
sire for a summer vacation trip.
Mr.. Perkins was making the trip
not entirely as vacation--he was
looking over that section OF the globe
10 see II any OF it had escaped the no
tee of Dir. Morgan and associates.
Mr.. Morgan and associates are largely
Interested in Alaska and 1t was be-
lieved that he and Nj. Perklns were
considering the advisabiIity OF taking
over the rest of the peninsula
Mr.. S. W. Eceles was vice president
and general manager OF the Alaska :.
s. line that owned the NorthNestern
yucatan and many other boat thst
ply in those waters. He had gone ur
on the Yucatan with Mr.. Perkins .
point out the scenic points and bounc-
airy lines OF the various big Interests.
AT Seward Mr.. Eecles quit the Ya-
catan crowd and came aboard the
Northwestern. He went with US on NJ
to Cooks Inlet and back as far as
cordova.
Having got his start in iife with
the Rio Grande in Denver. he had
many pleasant recolieetions of Colo
rado and seemed glad to meet the
Colorado newspaper man and talk n
Colorado people and enterprises.
When he came aboard he had In bis
large grip a box OF Mr Perkins Ia
vorite cigars and n quart or two u
Mr.. Perkins favorite whiskey. News
paper men do Dot drink whIskey. so
the character OF the goods cannot be
vouched for. The cigars were large.
strong and good, no doubt They
we're the kind that usually retail At
one dollar. Newspaper men VINO
smoke do not. IL they are wise. smoSe
that brand even when furnished by
Mr.. Perkins or Mr.. Eccles for fear oi
spelling their taste for the kind they
can afford to buy at home.
ss.s.
And this reminds me OF a story
Nat Goodwin tells on himself. lie
says he had never tasted a dollar CT
gar. He had always wanted to. but
felt the absurdity OF the thing. so put
1t off from year to year.
One year In Denver. after the PLAY.
an admirer bought him dollar cigar
He said. "If you will excuse me I'll
just put that away and smoke II To-
morrow en- the train
The next day he left Denver on the
afternoon Rock Island for Chicago.
After getting well started he went
out on the back end OF the paiatiai
observation car to enjoy his dollar
cigar. He was just getting a good
start on 1t when a big. burly travel
Ing man came cut and asked for the
loan of the cigar for a light. Mr..
Goodwin handed II over to him.
as any gentleman would. The travel
ing man Duffed away on his own until