Canon City business outlook improves in 1907
Community business conditions in Canon City are described as never better with rising confidence for future growth. Noting past can resemble speculative boom elsewhere, the piece cites recent land sales and orchard values, including a two acre tract sold for 1400 per acre and a five acre fruit ranch sold for 6500 to a Wisconsin buyer, forecasting a brighter year for ranchers orchardists and gardeners in 1907.
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Canon City
Kansas
Nebraska
G. W. Hawley
Sherman Avenue
Lincoln Park
Wisconsin
Non-Residents Donate to Canon City Electric Railway
Col Sellars heads a committee seeking a 30000 bonus for the Canon City and Royal Gorge electric railway project. Subscriptions come from distant states with hopeful letters, but local support lags. The drive must pick up quickly to reach the required funding.
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Col. Sellars
Canon City
Canon City urged to build electric road with $30,000 bonus
Citizens are urged to fund an electric road project via a $30,000 bonus sought by Mr. Heath and partners. Proponents argue benefits to Canon City would be substantial, including immediate property value and business growth, with repayment via increased population and commerce.
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Canon City
Heath
Big business at Canon City post office
The Canon City post office saw a record day with exceptionally busy money order clerks. One hundred twenty domestic and twelve foreign orders were cashed, exceeding one thousand dollars in payouts. The prior December figures show 870 registered packages and letters, up from 654 in the previous year, marking a strong calendar year for the office.
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Canon City
Revenue up for the office signals strong year
The office reports total revenue for the year well above $20,000, with December figures at $2,200 and $1,879 cited for the previous December, indicating steady growth.
Concrete foundation completed for Florence and Cripple Creek shops
The Florence and Cripple Creek railroad company reports the concrete foundation for its new shops is finished this morning. Contractors will focus on the steel superstructure, with much material already on site. The fireproof building will house top grade machinery and equipment.
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Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company
A New Year Greeting From the Paper
A 1907 New Year message greets readers with hopeful wishes for health and luck. The editors express gratitude for past patronage and pledge honest bargains in the coming year.
Voluntary wage increase at Colorado Fuel & Iron
Joseph Ball of Colorado Fuel and Iron reports a voluntary eight percent wage raise for all company employees. About fifteen to twenty thousand workers across Colorado and New Mexico benefit, costing thousands monthly with two hundred dollars daily in the county. The raise came without warning and was welcomed as a New Year’s gift.
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Joseph Ball
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Daily Record
Colorado
New Mexico
Good Train Service for Canon City
A Canon City resident rode the night train to Denver and back on the fast service between Canon City and Denver. He left Canon City on the night of the 25th and reached Union Station in time to catch Denver and Rio Grande train No 9 arriving at 7 PM. The piece praises modern rail travel and the improved rail link.
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Canon City
Denver
Union Station
Denver & Rio Grande
Banquet Invitation Extended To Rail Officials
An invitation extended weeks ago to passenger and freight agents and traffic officials of the Denver Rio Grande Santa Fe and Florence and Cripple Creek lines to attend a Strathmore hotel banquet under Canon City Merchants Association auspices has been accepted by W. W. Umbenhauer of Philadelphia and Kansas City associates involved in an electric railway proposition.
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Denver & Rio Grande
Santa Fe
Florence and Cripple Creek
Strathmore Hotel
Canon City
Banquet Plans In Canon City Attract Rail Officials
Col Hooper general passenger agent of the Denver and Rio Grande system pledged to attend the banquet. Other railroad officials expressed pleasure at the invitation and promised to be present, though the exact date could not be set until the guests of honor announce their arrival time.
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Col. Hooper
Denver & Rio Grande
Canon City
Celebrate Holiday Social at Lincoln Park Home
A holiday social hosted at 102 Garfield Avenue, Lincoln Park, drew almost forty young guests. Miss Cora Woodford and Miss Pearl Tucker organized the gathering with friends from school and college, sharing refreshments and cheerful moments. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Strite of Berkeley, California stayed briefly en route home from an extended trip.
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B. G.woodford
Garfield Avenue
Lincoln Park
Cora Woodford
Pearl Tucker
Strite
Berkeley
Calfornia
Louther
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Canon Realty Company
Resi
Raynolds Heights
D. K. B. Sellers
Main Street
J. H. Peabody
J. Q. MacDonald
S. M. Smith, Cashie
New York
Fremont County National Bank Capital
Fremont County Bank
Joshua S. Raynolds
George A. Beker
Robert S. Lewis
M. S. Raynolds
G.F. Rockafellow
F. A. Raynolds
Canon Post Office
Citizens State Bank
T. B. Coulter
J. W. Cannon
M. J. Evans
The
Canon Investment
H. Atwater
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