The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-08-16
GETS SUGGESTIONS FROM CAMP.
ING GROUNDS AT. COLORADO
SPRINGS, PUEBLO AND MANI
ToU. FINDS LARGE CITIES ARE
COOPERATING.

commerce Friday evening Secretary
z. A. Bradbury submitted a written
report of a recent advertising trip he
made to Colorado Springs and Pueblo
in the interest Of Canon City as a
tourist point, in the course of which
he said:
This report is made for the pur-
pose of establishing basis of opera
tion for future tourist business. ! am
of the opinion that the Chamber of
Commerce should make some perma-
nent arrangement. if possible. for reg
ular visits among the tourist camp
grounds more particularly at Colorado
Springs and Manitou.
''The latter districts have four
camp grounds. two at Colorado
Springs, one at Colorado City and one
at Manitou. The free camp grounds at
Colorado Springs is established at the
City park and fitted for bathing, boat
ing and play grounds for children.
These grounds are patronized by what
may be termed a medium class. An
average of about one hundred cars
are found on these grounds daily.
'"rhe Zoo camping grounds are con-
troIled by private parties under the
management of Mr.. Coburn. These
grounds are much more ideal for
camping purposes. having all modern
conveniences such as bathing, amuse-
ments, abundance of shade. gas sta
finn lanpdrv focflif;aS wall hoxac
etc. A charge is made of fifty cents
per day or three dollars per week
These grounds are patronized by
better Class of tourists than the free
camping grounds.
"The camping grounds at Manitou
and Colorado City are controlled by
private party. The one at Manitou
being owned by Mr.. Hume. formerly
of Canon City. These grounds are well
located but lack the amusement feat
ure.
THE camp grounds at Pueblo are
located at Paramount Park and are
much better fitted than the free
grounds at Colorado Springs.
Il find the tourist business is now
considered from quite different view
point than some two or three years
ago.
Il was cordially received at all of
the camping grounds and found even
those under private control open for
solicitation and the distribution of lit
erature. All of the garages were glad
TO post our scene advertising cards
Denver and Colorado Springs are
working together this year for the
first time. They have come to a real
ization that the average tourist trav-
cling in their own cars will only stay
from three to four days in any one
locality, and it is therefore to their
interest to see that they are sent 10
other important tourist points within
the state.
THE visitations to these points can
easily be made in three days and uy
spending three days out of each week
the vast majority of these tourists will
be reached. About ten per cent of
those visited had already been to
N~AO' ny. <hbout per
cent contemplate the trip but are de-
sirous of information on routes, con-
dition OF road. the grades, etc ! find
that many of them have not made up
their minds, at the time of reaching
these camp grounds as to the various
points they will visit They seem to
depend upon the information obtained
after reaching this state. About three
hundred and twenty-five different
touring parties were visited and CIV
en- literature during three days vis-
it. and I am inclined to believe. if
properly and systematically worked.
our tourist travel to this section can
be easily be increased from fifty to
one hundred per cent.
From the condition found in these
camping grounds ] believe that more
shade trees should be added to our
camping grouns, as soon as practical
and some inexpensive amusements
provided for the children.
The out-of-door stoves on the Pueb-
10 camp grounds are the most con-
venient and best arranged of any of
them, having four branches leading
TO one chimney.
"The president of this chamber re-
quested me 10 look into the matter of
large framed views of this locality
that were placed in the Colorado
Springs district some four years ago,
and / find these views located in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms, the
Antlers Hotel. the Alta Vista Hotel,