Show BE BEAUTY A UTY AS A TOWN ASSET 1 la so declared in decision handed down by colorado united states district court within a few weeks for the first time in this country tho the scenic betting of a town has haa been adjudged an asset and as such given the protection of tho the united states district court it was waa in the case of the empire water and power company versus the cascade town company says franklin F clarkin in success magazine the decision rendered by judge it II E lewis at pueblo col prohibited the empire water and power company from using for the purpose of generating power water which forms forma the chief scenic attraction of the mountain canyon at the mouth of which the town of cascade Is situated there have been tumults about NI agara but they were sentimental in this case there was the clear cut Is s buo ue as to whether the cascades ll 11 at it tile the foot of pikes peak giving th town name and character could be put to beneficial use by harnessing them to electric motors condemnation proceedings to divert the water for power were resisted by the town of cascade on the ground that diver sion blon of the water would mean destruction st of the towns chief asset it was put forward that in making for scenic beauty beatify the water was already being to benell within the moaning mean ilig of the law since it drew many people to the city therefore was not subject to condemnation proceedings proceeding s for mechanical power this was the view upheld by the united states district court |