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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1900
Page
4
The column promotes spraying fruit trees to boost orchard yields and advocates city improvements including painting brick fronts. It praises the administration for pest control, notes political contrasts between Bryan and McKinley, and stresses the value of parks to Canon City as crowds visit from Cripple Creek, highlighting civic concerns and voter engagement.
Citizens lament the town’s tired mood and urge a park at Cafion with seating to create pleasant memories. Colorado Springs already has two small parks crowded with people. a depot park in Carson could gain from more benches and a planned permanent city park.
City council meets with full attendance except Milligan. Street funds set for two lawn mowers. Express license proposed at 20 dollars yearly, prepaid and non transferable. Water main upgrades planned from pump house to Second Street and to Seventh Street. Fire department treasury transfer approved. Milligan vacancy filled by John W. Rogers. Soda springs locks proposal referred for review. Health board physicians appointed. Bond acceptances recorded. Dog tax rules for day and night marshals at 10 percent plus 50 cents per dog killed. Local obituary notes Hiram J. Miller of South Carson dies at 55 from Brights disease. Fremont County Bank to close Saturdays at noon from June 2, 1900.
An excerpt from Century's Paris of the Faubourgs by Richard Whiteing compares Paris workers to Londoners. It argues Paris streets are a public home, offering color, art, and upkeep through statues, lamps, and orderly facades, while London streets appear dirty and utilitarian.
A historical account describes Wind cave in Custer County South Dakota twelve miles north of Hot Springs. It details vast limestone passages eight fissure tiers totaling an estimated 880 miles and chambers ranging from twelve feet to over three acres. The wind at the cave entrance blows year round driven by barometric changes.
Foltz and Hardy, long-time Carson City booksellers, secure a large Tejon Street room in the Exchange National bank block for a Colorado Springs store. They anticipate rapid growth as the city expands toward 75,000 to 100,000 residents, joining other established merchants without intimidation or exclusion. The pair plan a wide stock of books and stationery and aim to grow with the city.
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