The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-01
BOOSTERS CLUB RECEIVE
ANSWERS TO PROTEST
USING NAME SKYLINE

The action taken Dy tHS SaHoA SA''
boosters club few weeks ago pro
testing the use of the words Skyline
Drive in its application by the people
of Denver to a scenic highway to be
built to the top of Mt. Evans gives
promise of having the desired result
Copies of tie resolution adopted by
the club objecting to the use of the
phrase Skyline Drive were sent to
United States Senators Shafroth and
Thomas, Congressman Keating, Cass
Z. Harrington, president of the Den
yer Civic and Commercial association,
Thorndike Deland, secretary of the
Denver Civic and Commercial associ-
alton, John S. Flower, president of
ton, F. A. Wadleigh, general passen-
ger agent of the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad company and to Clyde u.
Dawson of Denver.
Replies have been received by Il.
b. Campbell, secretary-treasurero of the
boosters club, from Senator Chas- S.
Thomas, Cass E. Harrington, Thorn
like Delaud and John S. Fowler all
of them oof a favorable character.
Extracts from these replies follow:
You are entirely justified in ma6-
ing this claim and assure you that
our association will do nothing to in
terfere with that right "-Cass E. Her
rington.
ct hn odnnti0
of the name Skyline Drive by the Mt.
Evans road is entirely proper, and
I trust tthat tppon reflection the good
people of the City of Denver will not
insist upon it. 1t is not fair to Canon
City to he deprived of the name which
il selected flor ats own drive. l am
sure the interior department will be
ready to heed your protest."-C. S.
Thomas.
1.-The immartal bard has said that
"a hose by any other name will smell
as sweet therefore, the Mt. Evans
project viii. probably have just as
good a name by avoiding what you
term the Skyline Drive. Perhaps you
hiON illdt HcnSpdRSlS are AOnd VI
catchy phrases and of associating
them with conditions, and this is the
only reason probably why the Post
associated the Mt. Evans undertaking
with Canon City's valuablesasset. Our
work is one that VIII take number
of years to carry out. and when com
pleted will be for the use of all Colo
RADIO and all the country, and l feel
very sure In saying that ali the mem
bers of your association Nsill at some
our scenic road when it is fully ma
terialized, as have had the pleasure
of enjoying your enterprise. which
you guard, justly. with jealousy"
John S. Flower
This is the first intinlation | iaSe
had that the Mt. Evans road is to be
called the Skyline Drive. l will pre-
sent your protest to the members OF
the Mountain Parks advisory commit.
tee and feel confident that they Will
not use any name that will detraet
from the publicity of the Skyline
Drive at Canon City."-Thorndike De,
land.
The resolutions adopted by the
Ioosters' club and scnt to the alb :. =
naIned gentlemen follow:
Whereas. Canon City, Colo, is pos
sessed Of one Of the most unique seen
ic attractions to be found in America
the Skyline Drive-and,
Whereas, the name of this drive be-
longs rightfully to the City of Canon
City and WAS the result of competi-
tive contest for a name at the time of
the opening of this drive. and
Whereas. thousands of dollars have
been spent by the Canon City Boos-
ters' club and the citizens OF this COM
munity in advertising this scenic at
traction, and
Whereas, the Denver papers. more
particularly the Denver Post, are CON
line Drive in various articles relating
to the proposed drive to the top of
Mt. Evans; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Canon City Boos-
ters' club that we protest to the Den
yer Civic and Commercial association
against the use of the name the Sky
line Drive as the designation of any
place other than that which relates
to the original drive at Canon City.
Colo.
Adopted by the Canon City Boos
ters' club this sth day Of February.
1917