The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-09-02

Here is a fine description Of an
interesting part of California that
few Colorado people see more of
than passing glimpse through the
car window. have had only car
window view of little of the Sierras,
passing through several times-but
have seen enough to fully agree with
all Mr.. Harris says of its wonderful
beauty.
1t should not be so, of course, but
when people generally talk and think
of California they do not include the
Sierras. 1t has been through no in
territorial slight that we have over
looked this beautiful section in our
Record comments. We are glad that
the Sierras has a champion who can
SO worthily defend her charm and
natural beauty, and We are glad to
give his story to the world.
l shall consider MIR Harris invi-
tation as personal and serious and the
next time l go to California will go
up to Nevada City and look him up.
/ am sure l would rather see the
beautiful section he has here describ-
ed than any other part of California.
In fact came within a few dollars
of going back TO Nevada City from
San Francisco last month, to look up
some of the old timeNhaunts of Mark
Twain, and the mountains all about.
If had had this added inducement of
Mr.. Harris for a guide am sure /
would have gone.
G. U. H.
Nevada City, Calf. Aug. 23, 1915.
The Canon City Daily Record:
Canon City. Colorado.
Gentlemen
1t is with a great deal OF interest
that I read Mr.. Hardy's California
and Colorado" in the weekly Record
of August 19-in fact, since l began
taking the Record about year and
half ago have read the opinion Of
a great many men regarding the Sta.
tes of California and Colorado. While
Colorado is more of a home to me
than California, and would feel less
like traitor were to turn against Cal.
ifornia than would IL turned against
Colorado am going to tell you a
few things about California that as
far as / know have never been pub.
lished in the Daily Record. / do this
not to attempt to throw one drop OF
water on your burning fire Of enthusi
asm for Colorado but simply because
the people Of Colorado never give
California a square shake in Qheii
stories.
If tourist were to ride into Canon
on d. G R. G. train, step of tho
car. take look down the track to
ward the coal chute then over to the
Rio Grande Hotel; turn the other way
and look at the canning factory and
the lumber yard and get back on the
train with his opinion OF Canon City
you would say that he didn't see her
wouldn't you? This is just exactly
Nwhat the person does who comes "a
California and sees San Diego. Los
Angeles and San Francisco. You see
the man made things. Mr.. Hardy
says, But you always see-if you
look-that the beautiful scenes have
been created by the lavish expendi.
ture of money. Look behind the
scenes-get away from the door yard
OF the millionaires-and you will find
that California is a prosaic place to
live In
You are a thousand miles OF the
track, Mr.. Hardy. Come with me to
the high Sierras-behind the scenes
and will show you sights more beau.
tiful than was ever created in San
Francisco or Los Angeles. will
show you sights that have never been
touched by the hand Of man yet you
could look for days and not see all
there was to gee. The Rocky Noun.
tains are grand, noble, awe inspiring.
standing out above the world as an
example Of the magnitude of Gods
power. The sierras are different;
they are calm, silent beautiful. They
are as different from the the Rockies
as day is from night. Where the
Rockies bring forth exclamations Of
wonder and surprise the Sierras bring
forth the utterance OF praise and
admiration. Come with me up here
In the Sierras almost anywhere and