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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
1
Canon representatives urge promoter G. W. Baumhoff to proceed with the Cripple Creek electric railway scheme. He cautions against cash subscriptions and urges grading as planned, noting two rail options could share and boost regional traffic and tax gains.
Correspondence from Baumboff shows readiness to build equip and operate an electric road if Canon City and Cripple Creek citizens grant liberal operation franchises and assist in grading. He urges prompt action within thirty days to secure funding and proposes a two-citizen committee to finalize terms.
The town awoke Monday to an invasion of countless millers swarming trees and homes along the Arkansas valley. Entomologists seek origin and destination while residents, amused and disgusted, watched the fluttering insects fill the air until they vanished by Tuesday morning.
G W Savmnorr proposes a binding agreement by correspondence to pace the grading and roadbed work for a rail connection between the cities. He suggests shared funding from both ends and notes easing the process by selecting the simplest route to benefit city and county, with associates ready to finance their share.
The Record announces a booster edition to attract eastern home seekers to Onion City and Fremont County. It will be a larger, richly illustrated newspaper edition presenting county attractions, health and prosperity, with Brown overseeing compiling and promising generous support and returns for advertisers.
In Fremont county district court Judge Vorhees presided as a motion for a new trial in the case of Mrs O P Whipple versus the D and R G railroad company was heard. A prior jury awarded Mrs Whipple $2600 for her husband O P Whipple’s death while crossing the railroad. The verdict was set aside by the judge though the jury’s finding was said unwarranted by the case circumstances.
Canon City merchants weigh financing a large hot springs sanitarium at Atlas hot springs. A committee to gather data with Dr Wade will meet again to decide on aiding the project, which aims to build, advertise, and fund a health resort that could boost local growth and circulation.
The document outlines a plan for lithia water from a local well to serve a proposed sanitarium. Dr Wade’s proposition, under Merchants' association review, seeks $20,000 in stock or certificates from Canon City residents to fund a general sanitarium at the chosen site.
The Fremont County Horticultural Society holds a regular meeting at the courthouse at 2 pm next Saturday. Topics include committee reports on the Fourth of July picnic and a session on best practices for growing strawberries. Mrs W G Elderd entertained Canon City Whist club guests at Cripple Creek last Thursday.
H W Foss of Silver Cliff reports Winesap apples kept since last October in a storehouse without refrigeration remained in perfect condition for over five months. He notes apples from Canon and Arkansas Valley storage up to 8,000 feet could avoid artificial cooling, making high altitude warehousing feasible and economical for fruit preservation.
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