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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1903
Page
2
F M Endsley, noted for large cement contracts in Durango, resumes activity in Canon City as a sought after sidewalk specialist. Canon City planners are urged to consult him for durable sidewalks at fair prices.
The Fremont Fruitgrowers association has been shipping Jonathan apples to New Mexico Eastern Colorado and Kansas points for two weeks or more. They also ship large quantities of grapes strawberries and other fruits to Pueblo Colorado Springs and Denver. Apple crates pay growers 3.60 to 4.00 each and strawberry shipments reach up to fifteen crates daily. An estimated three to four hundred crates of second crop strawberries have been marketed this fall.
At the council’s request a new Lakeside Cemetery survey by City Surveyor R. W. Smythe and an improved plat filed with Sexton Tom Parker. Streets and drives will be widened and landscape work streamlined. Grass and trees prosper with recent plantings and several private lots gain appeal from sodding blue grass and new headstones. Remarkable stone coping around Lukesid’s west lot showcases ongoing beautification.
A thirty-pound mica block from Micanite, donated by U S Mican Mining and Milling Co. superintendent Thomas F. Cooney and Boston president Frank W. Jones, draws attention in the Recorp office. Jones views the mine’s prospects, noting rapid progress with about 150 tons extracted and plans to store ore until carload shipments are feasible.
Advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. All druggists to refund the money if it fails. E. W. Grove's signature appears on each box. 250.
J T and Frank Holt of Lincoln Park on 44 rods of ground near Canon City produce fourteen tons of onions this season, netting 224 after expenses on a two thirds acre lease. Varieties include Prize Takers Red Weatherfords and Silver Skins. labor cost and land rental deducted. They also expect 4000 boxes of apples and tout a new strawberry Sample yielding up to 1150 crates per acre versus 450 500 for Bedderwood and others.
Captain B F Rockafellow sent a car load of apples from his Fruitmere orchard to Notte Brothers Grocery Amarillo Texas last Monday. It was the first large consign ment of the season from Canon City area. Six hundred boxes filled the car and the fruit, packed in boxes for Texas, was described as fine in appearance and quality. Grapes harvest is also under way at the Rockafellow ranch with large quantities being marketed.
The Rockafellow vineyard at Fruitmere shipped its first sizeable grape lot on the 28th, with around one thousand baskets sold, including Delawares, and twelve to fourteen hundred more picked last Monday. The Denver Times critiqued a recent excursion to the capital for shopping, noting lackluster turnout and defending home merchants and local loyalties. Canon City residents prefer local options, resisting Denver markets, while Salida Mail urges balanced travel for commerce and cautions against harming home businesses. Avery & Robison advertise furniture at 821-828 Main St.
A reader from Lafayette Indiana extols De Witt's Little Early Risers noting they cure headaches and cleanse the system without gripe. The ad also mentions Kodak film arrivals at Babberge and travel from Denver to El Paso via the Dalhart-El Paso route with details from T E Fisher Colorado and Southern Ry.
Unclaimed letters for the week ending October 3, 1903 include numerous names such as Wm E All Maud Beswick Mary Bonewitz D W Callett Mr S F Combs W P Findley Mrs Mary Gedon Mr Esper Garvey Mrs Mary Gould and many others. Advertisement notes Latative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise a one day cold cure with pay if not satisfied, priced 96 cents.
The Royal Gorge Coal Mining company, two and a half miles south of town on 160 acres with five coal veins, shows rapid growth with a 850 foot shaft depth and plans to double capacity. The mine employs 15 to 20 miners, uses a 60 hp boiler and 50 hp engine, and anticipates lower costs through close vein proximity and ongoing improvements. Nearby trade notes include ads for oak furniture and rental listings.
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