Cañon City record., 1906-09-27

the consideration of the members OF
the Canon City Merchants Associa-
ton at the regular meeting of that
Organization last Monday night. Pres
ident Hutton presided and S. H. At
water officiated as secretary in the
absence of W. D. Ross, who is at pres
ent looking after some business affairs
in Rochester, New York.
Messrs. C. A. Biggs and Robert S.
pointed by the association to confer
with the Denver & Rio Grande Rail-
road company in regard to the erec-
ton of more capacious station build
ing in this city made an exhaustive re-
port of the work of the committee.
They stated that the general officers
of the company had given them assu-
RANGES of their interest in the matter
and that they had received a tentative
promise that Canon City would be the
first place on the line of the Denver
& Rio Grande road to get new depot.
In view of the work done by the COM
mittee a motion was adopted convey
ing to its members the thanks of the
association for what had been accom-
plished The committee reported that
Col. J. @. Mcdonald had been of ma
terial assistance to it in its work and
the thanks of the association were also
extended to him.
Robt s. Lewis as chairman of the
committee for improving the exhibit
OF Fremont comfy at the mineral
palace in Pueblo reported that he had
made three trips to Pueblo in connec-
ton with the matter, but without very
much apparent result. He said that
an appropriation had been secured
from the commissioners of Fremont
county to assist in improving the ex-
hibit, but that it was made contingent
on appropriations being set aside for
this purpose by other counties in the
state. After much correspondence and
effort on his part Mr.. Lewis said that
nothing had been done and he was in
favor of returning the appropriation
/ OF the commissioners to the county
treasury. After consideration of the
report the committee was thanked for
the work it had done and it was con-
tinued with power to act
A communication was read from
Lafe Combs, representing the local
lodge l. o. o. F. in which request
was made for the assistance and coop
Grafton in the effort being made to Sc
cure the location here of the proposed
Odd Fellows Home, likely to be es-
tablished at some point in Colorado
this year The members of this asso-
citation present themselves as being
desirous of securing the home for
Canon City and motion was unan-
imously adopted to invite the Odd Fell
lows Grand Lodge to visit this city on
the occasion of its meeting in Florence
in October.
A letter was read from the secre-
tary of the State Forestry Association
requesting that memorial to the Six
eenth General Assembly about to be
elected, be circulated and generously
signed by our citizens which prays
that a bill be passed giving better SUI
,ervision and protection to the forests
of the state. On motion the matter
was laid over until the next meeting
of the Merchants Association.
A request was made that the asso-
citation assist the people of Salida,
Pueblo and Florence in the crusade to
secure discontinuance of the placer
mining at Granite, Colorado, to the
end that pure water may be obtained
from the Arkansas river for domestic
purposes. The request was made that
the city subscribe the sum of $1,000
to be used in the prosecution of the
corporations and individuals who con-
taminate in any way the river water.
On motion it was voted that the asso-
citation extend its moral support to our
sister cities in their effort to obtain
pure water, but, in the opinion Of the
association, 1t was not advisable to
raise any money at this time for that
purpose owing to the fact that the
city council is now engaged in making
survey to Cottonwood Creek to Sc
cure, IL possible, supply of mountain
water from that source.
The following resolution was pre-
sented and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that the Canon City Mer-
chants Association does hereby heart
lily recommend the action of the city
council In it's eKort to secure for Canon
City an adequate supply Of good. clear,
pure water for the domestic use of
the people of the community.