The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-08-14

urally took tumble to hinBeif. Joe's
brother was satisfied. 4s1t1,
r.. 5. BEALL-Several OF the boys
tout at the plant are having trouhlesjn
nnding suitable places to live. Rent
able houses are very scarce. indeed
II. o. BIBEER-More home owners
are improving their places with pains
and paper than ! have ever seen for
years Every painter IN town has all
| he can do and more too By this
fall Canon City and the suburbs win
present many newly-painted houses
which will help the general appear
ance to very great extect-
F. e. CRAWFORD-BusIn At the
pen Ia the way OF new boarders has
dropped on considerably since prohi-
bition took effect We don't have
hardly a quarter of the new arrivals
we used TO have. Yet we have
larger payroll than ever before be-
cause of the eight hour system which
has made three shifts necessary. The
new plan seems 10 be working out sat
isfactcriiy ali the way around
JOHN CHETELAT-I do not think
the pipeline in the gorge is wearing
out. II has just happened that all
our hard luck with II came in bunch
as troubles usually do. The ele-
meuts have been solely the cause OF
'he washou's. The pipe is in good
condition and will lant for many years
under normal conditions. but when a
ton or SO of rock Is washed down on
II by the heavy rains. not even a steel
pipe an inch thick could Withstand
the onslaught.
MISS PERLE M'KISSICK--I have
never enjoyed trip so much In my
life as did the one TO California from
which We just recently returned. We
did not go down TO San Diego and
Southern California because people
who had returned from there said Il
was so terribly hot. The weather was
pleasant at Oakland and San Fran.
cisco.
MRS. MINNIE MERRIAM-There
Is good chance TO get the Neigh
bors OF Woodcraft national home for
canon City, but II will take concerted
effort and hard work on the part Of
the town because other places are
making formidable campaign for II.
too
MRS 7. NJ. HARDING---Canon CITY
presents a much better appearance
since the weeds were cut down. The
CITY has done its part and should be
commended
r. A. HPADBURY-The govern
ment hospital seems an uneert,,n,x
for Colombo for the time being bat
we nave many other projects 10 work
on Yes. there is plenty TO keep us
busy.
JOE HEAvENRIDGE-S Some men
stop advertising TO save money. but
they think II would be silly 10 stop
the clock TO save time.
JUDGE J. c. scHwEIGERT-Tbs
proposition kno~nas the Plumb pIan-
OF railroad ownership Is too new n
thing for anyone to comment upon In
teiiigently at this time. II requires
considerable study from all Ausses. IL
certainly liz startling innovation.
W. S. PoST-ln The neishborhood
where live on Doxier avenue we al
most invariably have good crops even
when other sections close 10 us have
none at all.
GEORGE E. BACoN-To a newly.
arrived resident Canon City makes n
very favorable impression. ! am sur
prised though that there Is not more
home building going on here. when
you think OF the hard time there IA TO
get suitable place to I've
BERT EiIiS--it is well known that
the big oil wells soon ffuw 10 salt
water. would rather have a flock
OF steady small producers like those.
at Florence than one big susher.
Twenty years from now I would he
worth more money.
e. A. GRfSSOM-F1orence 4. RET
ting to be quite dinner bucket town
and II shc-fng unusual activity. The
United OH and the River smeiter have
put the town on it's feet.
w. A. sANFoRD-A relative of
mine leased his 100 acres 10 an oil
company. They drilled and got oil.
He farmed all the land while tbev
were drilling except the strip on
which the rig was situated. and he ir
stu farming II. having never Lost a
DAY. and yet he gets royalty from
tnnt OIL that amounts 10 as much or
more than his crops. That's what I
call putting money in both pockets,
LLOYD EGBERs--It is surprisinw
how quickly an auto ride out into lie
mountains will revitaiize ones encf-
giles Is or 20 minute ride IA like
a tonic to man who In dog-tiret.
ED G. DABNEY--A good way In
make money In Canon City is to buv
rundown properties. M them I'M ara
sell them at profit. II can ha t.,,..