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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
10
Canon City and Royal Gorge Interurban Railway has completed negotiations to purchase the Baldwin property at First and Main. After title transfer this week the company will grade the site to street level and begin erecting brick two story car barns with four tracks and an executive offices on the upper floor.
The ad touts Sherwin-Williams prepared and unprepared paints with better reputation and larger sales, notes a large line of cut glass, and hints at spring wallpaper styles arriving. It closes with a nudge to clean up.
The project aims to finish track by June 15 and have the road open for traffic two weeks after. Mr Granger and team report brisk progress across all construction departments and expect readiness for an excursion to the Royal Gorge within sixty days.
A Salt Lake City reader reports a life saving effect from Fulton’s Compound for Bright's Disease after severe dropsy. The letter, dated March 31, 1905, praises the remedy and credits it with recovery to working life. Agents Mitchell and Egbers urge sending for literature and describe suspected Bright's Disease symptoms.
The Canon City Florence and Royal Gorge Interurban Electric Railway Company filed a mortgage deed for 500000 in county records last Monday. Executed by F B Street as president and Richard Houle as secretary, the deed pledges all rights of way franchises tracks cars and power plants to County Treasurer C J Frederickson and successors as public trustees to secure bond payments due in twenty years. Bonds total 5000 with denominations of 1200 at 1000, 500 at 500, and 500 at 100. Some bonds are held by local investors. the rest are backed by a New York financier Mr Street who recently returned east to arrange full financing.
The Department of Agriculture conducts moisture and soil studies in a two acre plot at W B Rowland’s Elm avenue orchard to determine optimal irrigation. Roeding and Locke of the department install a water measuring device and conduct soil sampling while Rowland maintains a parallel control plot to compare results for next fall’s market.
Mitchell and Egbers claim long life comes from proper digestion. They promote Miona stomach tablets with a money back guarantee, costing 50 cents per large box, to strengthen digestion and aid food assimilation.
Major S. K. Hooper of the Denver and Rio Grande, returning from San Francisco, says the city will take years to rebuild. He notes debris clearing on Market Street for a trolley line, severe lumber and tool shortages, and massive destruction of major buildings including the Call, Chronicle, and Examiner. The food shortage adds to the crisis.
State High School Day at the University in Boulder features the Interscholastic Championship Oratorical Contest on May 11 and a High School Track Meet on Gamble Field the next day. The event draws thousands of students and teachers from Colorado with campus activities and a royal campus welcome. John Andrew Jr. is meet manager with a advisory committee including Myles Tamadge, Lyman Elwell, and Herbert Bonnell.
The notice urges rapid action as the spray season nears. It promotes the Spramotor high grade pump and a full line of accessories including bamboo rods nozzles and hose and suggests asking a neighbor who owns one.
The Synod of Colorado meets in Colorado Springs to consider establishing a Presbyterian college in the state. No definite action is guaranteed, though disposal is possible. S. H. Atwater will attend from Canon to pursue efforts toward bringing the college to Canon.
Passengers from Chicago to Fort Wayne Findlay Fostoria Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York City Boston and all points east are urged to choose the Nickel Plate Road. Three daily through trains offer day coaches to New York and modern Pullman sleeping cars. Rates are the lowest with no excess fares. Dining cars provide meals from 35 cents to a dollar. Tickets via Nickel Plate Road Chicago depot La Salle and Van Buren streets and city ticket office 111 Adams Street.
Addressing Charles E Johnson district passenger agent at 811 Seventeenth Street Denver Colorado dated January 12 1961.
Open-top observation cars run Canon City to Parkdale from May 15 daily at 3 p m returning to Canon City at 4 24 p m priced 80 cents round trip Teachers and the public pay one fare round trip plus two dollars minimum charge 19 Selling dates June 1 2 June 9 16 and July 1 19 valid to October 31 Rates for Kansas City Omaha St Louis Chicago and other points in Central Eastern territory also listed Sunday round trip rates included
The notice lists travel fares effective May 15 to October 31 for Florence and Coal Creek at 50 cents, Pueblo at 1.50 dollars for return on the midnight train Sunday night, and Colorado Springs at 3.50 dollars for return on the following date. Agent H. S. Maddox.
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