The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-03-25
A DAY IN CANON CITY
WITHOUT POWER


Today is one of the few days since
Canon City has commanded electric
light and power that the town has been
without its benefits. Today has been
without light or power in Canon City.
The unusual storm which EMBODIED
the city and wide territory besides.
within its grasp last night, has brought
to the people here Gull realization of
what slaves we are to electricity. In
commercial lines where power is need
ed. and from the standpoint of illumi-
nation we are almost wholly at its
mercy.
At the present time it is not known
at what time The Daily Record will go
to press. We are hoping that it will be
at the regular time. four O'Clock. If
not then we hope that it will be at five
o'clock. By then, If the paper is NOT
off the press we hope that we will be
able to get it off before morning.
But no Cmatter when the time. the
issue of The Daily Record for Friday
March 18th will be published and will
be placed in the hands of subscribers as
soon as it is humanity possible.
In an Office of the size and equipment
of The Record where electric power is
depended upon exclusively for the pow
er with which to run the presses and
the linotype, the modern way of set
ting type, the absence of such power
is big handicap.
1t means that we are forced toreturn
to the old time method of getting up
the type by hand. the way the old
timers like Andrew, johnson and Holtz
used to get out the papers and the
method. after all, which they love the
best. 1t seemed like the good old days
this morning TO hear them. in reminis-
cence. tell of the times that have passed
and which only return in an instance
like this.
The Daily Record which you are read
ing is mostly hand-set. Through the
kind Offices of The Fremont County
Leader and the thoughtful offer OF its
editor and manager, Mr.. H. NJ. Andrew.
in the loan of the use of several cases
of type, the Record isable to reach you.
1t seems. from Ibegt reports obtain
able, that the storm which has caused
so much havoc here is only local Mr..
Clark Of the Light company states tkat
the sleet storm effected only Canon City
and Florence and that all the big power
lines leading from here to Cripple Creek
District and to Pueblo and the Coal
camps are in good working order. Flor
ence reports plenty Of power so II re-
mains that only Canon City is in the
unusual predicament-
And what predicament 1t Isl The
Post Office this morning was forced to
cancel all stamps on letters and papers
by hand where ordinarily an electrically
operated stamping machine does the
work easily and quickly.
The Ceylon Tea Store was forced to
grind all Of their coffee. which amounts
to hundreds Of pounds a day sold, by
the old-time-hand method. Several Of
the grocery stores were in the same
fix. The Canon Auto company and
other garages were forced to lie idle in
their manchine shops because there
was no power with which to turn the
lathes and other mechanical apparatt 8
Tires could not even be pumped up ex-
cept by hand. and that, indeed. is la
borious to say the least. The Electric
Studio could not take picture; Il e
Peerless Mills couldn't grind any -four
the betting works couldn't max g
any pop; and none of US could
go down cellar without a lantern
or a candle. The simple turning Of
switch was of no avail today and as
a result many of US felt like helpless
babes.
1t all goes to show how thorough y
the ptesent generation has grasped and
utiiizes the modern idea. Ten, fifteen
or twenty-five years ago an incident
like that Of today would not have Gre
ated more than passing remark and
the old-time methods would have been
resorted to with scarcely thought.
But today it is far different. How.
ever the formerwa nre being resorted
to just the same and not without GER
tain amouniIof qualification and success.
Mans two hands, after all. are mighty
useful machine to fall back upon.
Henry Shannon Ewers died at the
family home. i1is River street. Sun