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as the Mcclure House, had been built
for somtime. The old Fremont
County bank. which is still a leading
banking Institution. was Just nearing
completion. The old Hartweii block.
where Hunter Palmer's store is, was
built. but schaene- hall was not con-
structed then.
Attended Church Every Sunday.
"A little rickety Baptist church,
where attended services every sun
day of my life, stood where the bang
building now is. across the streer
where Frank L. Smiths large seauti-
full building now stands. there was the
Methodist church. Where lie T. NJ
c. A. is being constructed stood the
old Cumberland church. and the Pres
byter al sdifce waz located waere tie
iibrarv '-aS is in III rs splcndor.
-sinoe those days the town has
grown eastward. has grown strong.
and today We have one g the most
beaut.fli series of blocks ana ne Of
the prot ,sl Main str cts of SAy ;oNn
this size in the country.
C,ev from West TO East
in those early days We had nc
power plant sucn as We have tcday
The Fremont County bank that was
here then is still here. Since then
the strong First National bank ard
another enmmendab,e and worthy in
stituuon, the Canon State bank. have
been founded. When came here
there vas only one school buildins.
the Washington school. whien IS sun
used. Today We nave soms magnih-
cent institutions.
In the span OF thirty years have
seen the buildings grow from west
to east. Across the cosaer 20 the
north OF us stands shat remarkable
house OF worship. beauty in any
town. the First Presbyterian church.
Right back Of us we have that pretty
red stone structure. the Baptist
church. And down the street to the
east just block that building. IS
g.cat as any in the si.ac. the Me;ho-
dist church.
And We aave the magnificent Elks'
club. a splendid home. three banks.
two excellent newspapers. all that
this town needs. anG that grani strnc-
ture. the Y. n C. A.. which Is
great croft 10 Canon ctIy
Away opt to the ess; on an ORCH
ard tract that used 70 own ans haul
watsr to lrrigafe many years ago. we
have In construction a beautiful $751;
900 Odd Fellows home
VIII Help Cancn s'itj.
Il have heard IT sa u zoo often that
these things will not help Canon City.
i happen tc know direren-. People
who have travelled great deal tell
me that when in doubt. when in
strange place. and they want c cTrect
Information they 20 to the Y. NJ. c. A.
A man told me that he went to Just
such a place In Hong Kong.
MANY people will come to see the
Odd Fellows home. A reliable rail-
road man told me just the other day
that they estimated that the railroad
fares alone from those who come 10
see this institution would be s2s.ooo n
year. And these people who come
must be fed. they must be clo.heo-
They must hire vehicles of some 5 ~
or another from tho business men
-An these we have as a town. They
have come In the past.
But I am expected to say some
thing about the future. What shall
say:
Can See Prosperous city.
What l now say. ! say not as a
prophet. But looking back to the
time when came here young man.
can see what my friend Marvin sold
us about waila walla. I can see our
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Using 1t attractions and the induce
ments for settlers there we're In the
surrounding country. All at once the
people Of Spokane woke up TO a real
ization of their possibilities of town
building.
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am glad to say ti.at an approprsarIan
for a sight has already berr made
ashamed Of Knocking.


for a sight has already berE made
ashamed Of Knocking.
at shames me 10 see AMI hear ir-
responsible men standing a rri on
the stree corn = and sayine tha.
this IS dead tc xn. We have no dead
town here. but as pi saery1' a. any
other. The conditions are not favor
able over the country, but We are as
well OF as any place
"If we are serious with ourselves.
II ye are honest with ourselves we
will stop and think of the young men
who have gone away from here TO
other fields and OF those same men
who have come back. old. no better
on than ourselves and who are still
coming back to this glorious and mag
nificent town to spend their days in
peace and contentment.
What we all have to do is to put
our shoulders to the wheel and talk
for Canon City and its successful fu-
ture. Let's get busy. Let's build it
up"
New Hotel Man Speaks
Mr.. W. s Collins. who yesterday
bought the strathmore Hotel from
Mr. wingert and Mrs. Shields. was
introduced at the banquet and said
that he was glad to know the people
OF Canon City. He has Travelled all
over the country and knows the con-
ditions well. Last October he with
his wife went over the Skyline drive.
Since then they have come back sew
eral times to view IT, He said that
Colorado Springs with her Garden OF
the, Gods and other attractions were
getting to be an old story. This part
OF the country is Just being exploit
ed 1t has not yet come into its own.
He stated that he saw no reason why
The tourists coming back or going TO
the Pacific coast could not be induced
to stop of here as well as stopping
In Denver or Colorado Springs.
City Of Homes
He said that Canon City was known
as city OF homes. of good schools
and good people and that was one
reason why he was glad to locate
here. He stated that it was his in
tenton and endeavor to make the
strathmore hotel a popular and cred
liable place and one that tourists and
other travellers would be glad TO stop
NJ and hotel that the people Of Cam
on City would be proud Of
What Determination VIII Aceempli N
Fred Marvin. editor OF the Pueblo
chieftain and for many years a res
ident OF the Pacific coast states. spoke
on Town Building or. what may be
done to further the interests OF a
community by boosting. Mr.. Marvin
started out by saying that the people
of Pueblo were considerably exercis-
ed because he and his partner were
publishing two newspapers OF differ
ent political faith. one of them the
Evening Leader. Democratic. and the
other the Morning chieftain. Repub-
Iican.
You can" said Mr. Marvin. do
anything II you try hard enough 4
remark that created great laughter
in view OF what he had just stated
about publishing two papers diane
trically opposed to each other upon
questions OF government and the
method and plan OF its adminIs;ra-
tIon.
Knew OF Only Three Places
When came to Colorado from the
west continued Mr. Marvin. there
were only three places in the state
that had ever heard or They werc
Denver. Rocky Ford and Canon City.
Everybody knows OF Denver: most
people have heard of Rocky Ford
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ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING
LAUNCHES MOVEMENT FOR
AN ENLARGED CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IN CANON CITY


ing every man do what is expected
and demanded OF him that trcss
things can be accomplished
Young Men Should Do Part.
The young man in the community
should do his part and a little BIT
more. He has considerable OF fu-
ture ahead OF him. He is usually en-
thusiastic. energetic and strong. Be
cause the older men have done. in a
great part. what was expected OF them
when they were young. therefore. as
they are older. they should not be ex-
pected to do as much as the young
men.
The youns men. you viii find. who
are taking an active interest in the
community are usually members o.
the commercial organizations. II
stands to reason that they should be.
for 1, IS through such an organization
that they are nned With the spirit OF
Grit. Git aud GumptIon.'
Two Things for Future
There are two things that this
community must look forward 10 in
an effort 10 make progress First.
more land should be placed in culti-
walton. The town will not support
the town alone II is the resources
back OF the town that We must looS
to. We admit that We have very
limited valley here. We have not much
land in cultivation. but what we have
Is the very best in Colorado. You can
get up on our Skyline drive and you
can easily see how small our farming
acreage Is at present
We stiii have a large body of land
which might be placed under water
and cultivated There 10 an abund-
ance OF water and It Is certain that
the land should have IL and be cult
vated.
Has Feasible Pian-
Mr.. c. l. Milton. Il seems to me-
has very feasible plan He has
talked a great deal about eultivating
all that vast stretch OF land north OF
the city with the surplus city water
and then turn the water OF -Four Mile
creek on that rich territory adjacent
to the stream on the east and irriga:e
the land east OF -Four Mile. This plan
ought to be Investigated at least
The second thing that we need is
factories. We need n pay roll. We
have got to stimulate commercial ac-
uvity and factories will do IL.
The young men OF this town are
ready to do things. / am sure. when
the time comes and they can be de-
pended upon
General Maupin and the Future.
In a reminiscent mood. Gen. JOS
eph II. MarpIn told OF the early days
OF Canon City and concluded his
splendid talk with forecast OF a
prosperous future for the town. Tine
Future OF Canon City was his sub
ject.
Il came here thirty years ago" sali
Mr.. Maupin. with ten dollars of bor-
rowed money from Huerfano county.
II was Just enough to get me here
without knowing what fate or luck
would give TO me.
Told Of Beautiful Spot
Il had been told that Canon City
was beautiful spot, of excellent as
sociasfons and with great prospects
for the future. When l arrived |
found little town huddied mp against
the skyline and close to the peni,en-
tiary.
There was nothing where this mag
nifoent four-story hotel now stands.
This hotel at that time was located
In city of 10000 people. a prosper
GUS mining camp and the third city
of size In the state. silverciinc. but
now deserted village. The hotel
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Knew Of Only Three Places.

When came to Colorado from the
west" continued Mr. Marvin. there
were only three places in the sta.e
that l had ever heard or They werc
Denver. Rocky Ford and Canon City.
Everybody knows Of Denver: mos,
people have heard of Rocky Ford
on account Of its melons and of Can
on City because OF its fine fruit and
of its famous natural scenery.
There must be unity of action 10
do anything great, and. n you men OF
Canon City 20 after things to promote
the welfare OF the community In the
right way you can do wonders. My
home is in the great state OF WASH
ington. with the accent on the great,
but with all of its magnificent e
sources l am frank to say. that. in
my opinion. there is not a town OF
this size within its borders that has
as many advantages for growth as
Canon City.
I'm my old home town OF Spokane
there was for many years apparent
apathy and indifference on the par,
of the people there In relation to its
material progress. We began adver.
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Talked About Ii.

They talked about it until they
came to believe they had the re-
sources necessary to the support #
a great city. There was apparently
nothing there but rocks and a semi
barren waste for many years. but by
energy and enterprise the existing re.
sources were utilized and city CT
metropolitan proportions grew up
like Jonah's gourd when the people
put their shoulders to the wheel and
pushed forward the car OF progress.
Thus Spokane. as we now know it.
came into being"
Seattle was built among the
stumps. many OF which were larger
than the houses hrst erected there.
We got an appropriation OF $4,000
from the legislature in Washington TO
make an exhibit from the state at
the Buffalo exposition and used 1t so
well that when the Louisiana Purchase
exposition at st. Louis came on sew
eral years later We had no difficulty
in getting the sum of s250.o00 Sc.
aside by the general assembly for the
same purpose.
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Advertising Big Factor.

tf'-e'a'- Asfe aNtNs~
"Judicious advertising has been a
big factor in attracting people To
Washington. Oregon and California
and will be for Canon City if you de-
sire il. At one time l published a
newspaper in walla walla. at that
period OF about such a population as
Canon City has today. 1t has no ad-
vantages over Canon City in its re-
sources or environment. but by con-
slant. persistent boosting on the
part of its inhabitants it has growH
into progressive. attractive town OF
$1,000 people in the years since then
Canon Splendid Community.
Canon City is splendid commua-
ity with multiplied resources and
with natural scenery surrounding Ct
second to none in this country. II
is almost an ideal place of residence
and ought to attract scores of fami-
lies from the eastern states to make
their home within its borders. and
viii II you go after them with a de-
Termination to bring them here. To
succeed in town building you must
have the community spirit and lots
OF it, Mr.. Marvin closed by relating
a story OF a chinaman who was ar
rested and taken before the police
court in San Francisco 10 answer for
a misdemeanor he had committed
few days before The story. pre-
sumably. was n very funny one. but
as it was told by Mr.. Marvin in the
Chinese tongue. none of the banquet
tiers. except. possibly. Rev. FulkersOn
were able TO understand IT.
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Can See Prosperous city.

What l now say. say not as a
prophet But looking back to the
time when l came here n young man.
can see what my friend Marvin sold
us about waila walia. I can see our
prosperous little city lowering about
at the foot OF Pixies Peak. can see
the WET Mountain valley. In all Its
fertility and productivity. tributary
IN sil its richness. to us. can see
the famous gold camp to the left OF
US. whose citizens are Va, glad TO
come down to us and Breathe the
invisorating air Of our
valley.
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Sees Electric Lines.

Il can see the power company with
its network OF eie,tsie lines runnins
to tho coal camps. to Florence and
then back through rruitmerc ana
East Canon to craoi City.
II say 20 you. ;su before all this.
the city council n.ust give us better
city home That llt.'A shack In which
they are now housed s a disgrace
We must have a better haildins.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
Colonel Sibert Talks
At Gadsden on Canal
Albanian, One of Three Designers
of Great Feat, Sees U. S. Sea
Supremacy.

GADSDEN, ALA, Nov. Sat a
banquet given in his honor last night
Lieutenant Colonel w. A. Sibert
member of the Panama Canal Com
mission and one of the three design
ers OF the great engineering feat, de-
livered an address on how the work
was accomplished that will have
much TO do with making the United
States supreme on the sea.
Congressman John /. Burnett, who
followed Colonel Sibert, referred TO
the great resources of the Gadsdcn
and Birmingham district and the vast
stretch of territory in Georgia that
would be benefited by opening the
Coosa River to navigation TO the sea,
Mayor Hamilton Yancey, Of Rome
Ga, told Of the benefits Georgia would
receive by the Improvement Of the
stream.
Colonel Sibert will remain at his
home here until December, when lie
will return to the canal zone.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
Bachelor-Elk at l03
Will Look for Wife
California Centenarian Hopes to
Take His Bride to Panama
Fair in 1915.

SAN DIEGO, CAL. Nov. g.
Charles c. Clusker, the oldest Elk II
the world, 1903, and a bachelor. is
looking for a wife. He is not look
ing precipitately, for his vow that he
will foreswear the independence Of
bachelorhood does not involve fulfI-
ment until 1915, when he will have
reached the mellow age of 105.
Clusker is a boyhod chum OF Abra-
ham Lincoln, and il is his great pleas
ure to tell how they roamed the woods
together nearly 100 years ago, eat
Ing persimmons and pawpaws, and a
little 'possum. Every day this sturdy
old man walks 30 city blocks for ex-
ercise, and when he wants a drink
he takes it, and usually it is not at a
soda fountain.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
SLIGO a Day Laborer
Quits, a Rich Negro
Shamrock Worked is Years-Best
Pay Was Frugal So How
Did He Do Il?

The record OF Shamrock negro en-
ployee OF the City Waterworks De-
partment, is either a heavy Jolt TO the
high cost Of living or a fine tribute to
Shamrocks cunning.
He worked for the department for
nfteen years at a daily wage that
finally reached $3.50. The other day he
retired to live off OF the profits of a
farm and two public drays he had pur-
chased during that time
Officials of the department realized
that Shamrock-he had another name,
but every one around the city Hall who
knew 1t has forgotten twas frugal,
but they had no idea he had a private
income sufficient to maintain him.
His job Of assistant to a special
meter inspector was abolished and
Shamrock was told he would have to
devote himself to more vigorous duties,
such as digging bitches and handling
iron pipe.
Shamrock quit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
Homesick Georgian
Meets Friends in Big
City; Costs Him $500
Brunswick Farmer in Chicago Wei
coined Game of Matching Pennies
With Pair of Strangers.

CHICAGO Nov S.--A little lyric en-
titled, Heads l Win; Tails You Lose, -
was sung to-day to C. D. Brown. q
farmer from Brunswick. Ga. and to the
tune of $500.
Through West Madison street trod
Brown alone and homesick. A friend
approached.
ITS gay life with all OF these suck
ers around" said A Friend, How'd
eou like to make some kale?"
Zine" says Brown.
A Stranger was accosted. Lets
match pennies" says A Friend. and
winked at Brown
The stranger lost. So did Brown, but
that was all right, for that was the way
they were to play. A Friend woulo
divide afterwards The stranger lost
his last cent. He storemd. He'd call
the police.
We've gotter duck" says A Friend
to Brown I'm meet you at Madison
and Morgan streets"
- and said Brown to Police
Lieutenant Gallery, "he didn't show up
at all-and he had my $500.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
Mans Home Where
Wife Is-0r Should Be
Federal Comptroller Decides Against
Old Definition, Where He
Hangs His Hat

WASHINGTON, Nov. Comp
troller of the Treasury George E.
Downey, with a mark of the pen, did
away with the Old idea that mans
home is where he hangs his hat up.
or where he has his washing done.
United States Marshal H. R. Love.
OF Alaska, turned in an expense &C
count carrying an item of $3.50 day
paid to his wife, who lives in Seat
tie, and the Comptroller of the Treas
ury would not honor it.
Love brought a number of insane
persons from Alaska to Seattle, and
for several weeks lived at an apart
ment house with his wife. The
Comptroller decided Love could not
have travel allowance while staying
at home. His comment was that a
mans home was where his wife is
or should be-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
Price of Ham and
Scars at Illinois
Boarding Houses Raise Rates and
Fraternities Are Forced 10
Follow Suit.

CHAMPAIGN IL , Nov. S.-Thc
high cost Of living has hit University
of Illinois students, according to an
investigation conducted by the stu
dent newspaper. The Daily Him.
Glasses in economics have commenced
a careful study OF the situation.
Boarding house keepers have raised
their prices from "a to $3.50 and IS
and fraternity. sorority and club
houses have been obliged to boost
their weekly bills.
Seniors and even juniors have fond
recollections Of the time they were as
sured wholesome ham and" for Is
ce1ts--or 20 cents at the utmost. The
police would have to keep order II a
cafe offered such prices now. TWEEN
ty-five cents is the least asked.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
"Theater Audiences Come Only Because They
Really Want to, Remarks Playwright.

Once a clergyman, now, although
incidentally, an actor, Thomas Dixon
does not regard his change OF voca-
ton as a fall from grace. or anything
OF that sort.
mot a bit of It," He was very de-
clded in his reply to the suggestion
Of Sunday American reporter that
there may be some who consider ne
has backslided.
Not bit Of It. Instead Of it being
cided progression" he said. THE
stage Is a medium Of expression for
the man with a message that nothing
else can equal for effectiveness. 1t
is a great, serious, worthy medium.
AS clergyman, / could deliver
only limited message, TO a restrict
ed body OF listeners. As an actor,
and more especially as a playwright
l can deliver not one message, but a
hundred, and to thousands Of persons.
There may be many in my audience
as a preacher who come from any
number Of rea sons except that Of IN
terest. In my audience as an actor, a
playwright, there are just the people
who come only because they want 10
come and want to hear.
Spectacular Setting Helps.
"And, hearing. they receive the les
son with hundred fold impression.
There is nothing quite so effective as
the spoken word. particularly II 1t Is
delivered in setting that is spectac-
ular and that tends to a visualize
ton OF the impression that is to be
conveyed.
There was time When the con-
ventional American considered the
stage as a product Of hell, conceived
in inqulty and born in sin, thing to
be condemned in pulpits and de-
nounced in the home. But the people
Of this country have outgrown that
idea, or are outgrowing It rapidly. In
New York City there is hardly a cler-
gynian who does not attend thea
Mrs"
It Is but natural. Jnen, that Mr..
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
Pistol Toter Held
On Triple Charges
Mall Wagon Driver at Athens Draws
Weapon on Autoists Who
Anger Him.

ATHENS, Nov. S-Poweu Wade, a
mail wagon driver, was hailed into
Police Court and, in addition to re-
ceiving a healthy fine, vas bound
over to the State courts on a three
in-one warrant.
Wade, while driving the mail wagon
to the depot became enraged because
an automobile whizzed by him, and,
drawing a pistol. pointed II at the oc-
cupants OF the auto, threatening to
shoot. After being fined in Police
Court ne was bound over for carrying
pistol without license, for carry
ing pistol concealed, and for point
ias a pistol "a Another
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
Power Co. s Right to
Condemn Challenged
Mrs. Stella C. Loeb, of Rome, Gets
Injunction Stopping Proposed
Transmission Line.

One OF the contentious OF Mrs. Stel-
la c. Loeb, in seeking a restraining
injunction Saturday to prevent the
Georgia Railway and Power Company
from condemning her property in Rome,
Ca, was that the company, because OF
the manner it is Incorporated, has not
the right Of eminent domain
She also represented through her at
torney, Henry A. Alexander, that the
property across which the company pro
poses to run the transmission line is a
valuable wholesale site and will be
greatly deprecated in value by the
condemnation.
Judge Pendleton, before whom the
petition was filed. granted a temporary
injunction and set November Is for the
hearing Of arguments on q permanent
injunction.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
Says Lawyer Advised
Her to Kill Her Uncle
Miami Woman Stays Man She
Charges Attempted to Intlmi-
date Her Into Silence.

MIAMI. Nov. S.-P. C. Cox, accused
of the murder OF Hettie Parcel. in April,
1911, was fatally shot to-day by his
niece, Mrs. Grace Howell. five shots
taking effect The woman. when ar
rested, said she shot Cox on the advice
of her attorney because he tried to in
timidate her into refusing to testify
against him and persisted in an attempt
10 compromise her.
Cox was found guilty of the Parcel
murder, but the Supreme Court re-
versed the decision because the case
was tried In the wrong court, and two
weeks ago Cox was dismissed for lack
of prosecution.