The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-01-18

to have the privilege, was ready 10
make a supplementary report when
the convention opened yesterday
morning Montrose and several other
delegations were made happy by hav-
ing better representation granted
them and the committee was discharg-
ed, after E. E. Sommers, the chairman
had made the report. The total num-
Der of qualified delegates on the floor
then numbered iii.
Harry Lubers, who bad almost dis
rupted the convention on the pre-
sious evening by insisting that the
gathering indorse the Santa Fe Trail
and the Rainbow Route, with chas-
tisement for President Johnson and
the committee on transcontinental
highways included, was early in TAX
ing the floor and bringing about the
final tussel that settled the question
for once and for all.
Lubers withdrew the first portion
Of his resolution pertaining to the
chairman and the committee that was
expected to make report. leaving
only the last paragraph. carrying an
Endorsement of the New Santa Fe
Trail and Rainbow Route and favor
ing a highway across the state run
ming north and south. The motion on
the resolution as whitfield down was
put by Mr., Lubers and seconded by
Mayor Coffman of Rocky Ford.
Feeling Is Better.
Then followed a debate that lasted
for more than an hour, with many
speeches being made on both sides.
The feeling became keener and the
rivalry was more in evidence as the
time passed on before the resolution
was put to vote and southern Colo-
RADIO won beyond dispute.
Kerr Humorous.
W. J. Kerr of Pueblo ridiculed the
claim that tourists come to Colorado
or the west to visit the cities in re-
sponse to a claim that the transcon-
tinental highway should touch Dem
yer. or some other big town. People
come to this state of glorious sun
shine, crisp, invigorating atmosphere
and magnificent scenery. not to walk
between the brick ad stone walls OF a
city but the get close to nature. Do you
think that man from Chicago would
ride 1000 miles to see them do the
Grizzly Bear or Turkey Trot at Tn
Hyder's Denver political ball? Is there
any reason to believe that people
would go to Denver from Indianapolis
knowing that they have an open sea-
son on husbands in that city?' Tie
speech contained far more humor
than any heard during the convention
and the speaker carried his points
we'll. Judge Kerr quoted President
Johnson of the association as having
said in a Denver newspaper, of a GER
tain date that was mentioned, that the
New Santa Fe Trail and the Rainbow
Route are at present the natural and
best improved highways into this
state and more likely to be productive
of pleasure for the tourist than any
other road in the state.
E. W. Merritt of Denver and Eu-
gene Grubb both spoke in favor OF en-
dorsing the routes and everything else
that the state highway commission
had indicated on the map that had
been brought to the convention as
evidence, in large numbers. Judge
Henry Hunter OF Trinidad. said that
we wanted plenty of good roads, run
ming in every direction, in Colorado.
as well as we want the state to have
the bond issue for good roads, so that
the counties will get more assistance
in their excellent work, from the
state.
He said that the burden upon the
state would be light while 1t would be
of great benefit to future generations,