The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-02-25

ly two months but am already much
impressed with the many opportuni-
ties it offers for health and happiness.
can heartily endorse all the praise
have heard and read Of the fine eli
mate of Colorado, OF its abundant
productions of orchards and gardens.
of its grand and magnificent scenery
OF its wonders accomplished by irri-
CATION. and its general progressive
movements throughout the state
Canon is certainly an attractive city
even in this season Of the "Sear and
Yellow leaf,'' What it is in summer
can only be imagined, with its many
grand old trees, and its wide streets
1t must indeed be beautiful when
spring and summer have contributed
leaf and bud. and blossom for its
adornment.
The stiffness Of the air is a great
relief, after experiencing the contin-
uous and annoying fiutter of wind in
Kansas and Illinois. not to mention
fierce gales and cyclones.
Then the sunshine. the glorious
sunshine, How it warns the blood
and sends it coursing through veins
and arteries! purifying the system.
chasing out disease germs and making
the heart glad.
1 have been favored In seeing many
pictures of mountain scenery. Some
of them painted by noted artists, the
deep blue which they invariably give
the sky. 1 had sometimes thought
over done. but since viewing the noun
tain scenery here. find the deep blue
is but natural
l understand now why the sky is
such a uniform deep blue. Being sur
rounded by mountains We only see
part of it. The upper and most beau
tiful part Every artist knows II he
wishes to paint natural looking sky
he must use white. grey and purple
colors at the horizon, blending blue
and green in the midway portion and
the upper part eliminating at the zen
ith he may use blue and white In al.
most their entire purity. This is why
mountain scenery is always accom-
panied by beautiful deep blue skies.
OF course the purity Of the air In this
vicinity helps to make the ETHEREAL
blue more lovely.
The view from many points Of the
Skyline Drive il grand beyond des-
cripticn. The mountains IN close
proximity show many different s,ts4ta
OF rock Of various colors. while b.
yond we see tier after tier Of awe
inspiring cliffs yelled in = beautiful
and indescribabla purple haze in
graduations as to distance. until
those far away blend with the pure,
deep blue Of the sky. As said above.
the charming erect is beyond descrip-
tion.
Lam contrained to exclaim with the
poet:
"Tis distance lends enchantment to
the view,
And robes the mountain in its
azure hue!"
With all these advantages to make
an attractive and desirable dwelling
place. one cannot help wondering
why a city like Canon City. famed a.
a great health resort. crowded thru
the summer with invalids and tourists
should have no street car service. II
is almost incrediable. Most cities
have had this convenience for many
years. In the time of the civil war
street cars were in use in all import
ant eastern cities. They were drawn
by horses and mules. It is true. but
they were in evidence. A great boon
to the poor who couldn't afford private
conveyances. and convenience and
accommodation for the wealthy citi-
zen when his carriage was not nt
hand. Many small villages in the
East have at least one street car
line.
Auto busses are very expensive II
used every day. The average citizen
cannot afford to ride in them to and
from business continuously. And
how about the laboring man. with his
small wages. he cannot AFFORD to ride
at all. and must drag his weary feet
to his home when his days work IL
done. This valley Is many miles
long, not speaking OF its width. Just