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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1909
Page
1
Citizens and organizations from Canon City and Florence urge building a Royal Gorge ascent. Local officials and business groups back the project as a major county initiative with broad public support and minimal cost.
An editorial urges building a short eight mile La Grange road to the Royal Gorge top, linking Colorado Springs and Denver routes. Proponents say it will boost access, tourism, and county publicity, with broad support from Canon City area leaders and 600 taxpayers backing the project.
A massive rock slide near Echo station twenty miles west of the city blocked the Denver and Rio Grande main line yesterday afternoon. Two large work gangs from Pueblo and Salida cleared debris toward reopening the track as 700 passengers remained marooned in Canon City awaiting service restoration.
John Hoale of Hillside and Miss Ruby Rupe of Florence wed in a Saturday night ceremony in the Hotel Denton parlors at 8 30 PM. Relatives and friends attended as Hotel Denton staff provided courtesies and a wedding dinner was served. The couple will live at their Hillside ranch after October first.
City council debates curbs on explosions for Independence Day to protect life and property while not restricting rights. Milk inspection gaps prompt strict new testing rules and optional dairy staff hires. Riverside avenue boulevard plan postponed due to treasury limits as Fisher-Dempsey works on district five grading under Baxter supervision.
Canon City marked Independence Day with generally peaceful observances though dynamite bombs on Fifth Street created alarms and restless nights. Many residents attended Gorge trips while a heavy shower disrupted the Driving Association matinee at the fair grounds. The celebration concluded with calls for restraint and plans for a rescheduled event in about two weeks.
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