Cañon City record., 1906-05-17
A GOOD CHANGED SECURE
The PRESlg 'TERIAN COLLEGE
Committees Appointed Friday Night Situation
$4,000 Raised Months Ago.

In pursuance of call issued by
City Merchants Association public
meeting was held at the court house
last Friday night for the purpose of
devising ways and means for securing
the location here of the college which
the Presbyterian church is planning
to establish in this state.
s. H At9ater and c.. f. Pressy, who
were in attendance at the special ses-
sion OF the synod at Colorado Springs
on the 4th inst. at which the college
matter was considered, were present
at Friday nights meeting and express
ed the opinion that Canon City would
have a good chance for securing the
college, provided reasonable induce
ment in the way Of a cash donation
was offered.
1t was decided by the synod that a
college under Presbyterian denumi-
nation was needed in Colorado and a
committee of sixteen members was
appointed 10 formulate plans for the
proposed institution. This committee
will meet in Colorado Springs June
sth to receive proposals from the var
louc ViatfE Efthihk w FtiuIt aDia-
tion of the contemplated college and
whatever is done here must be done
without delay
While the meeting at the court
house Friday night was not very
largely attended IL made up in en-
thusiasm what IL lacked in numbers.
everybody present being in favor Of
using all legitimate means OF bringing
the college to Canon City Al ihe
close of an exhaustive discussion OF
matters relating to the contemplated
institution Of learning IA motion WAS
adopted instructinE the chairman 10
appoint an executive committee OF
five members which should have gen
eral supervision OF the college move
ment, after which the meeting sd-
journed.
The executive committee. which
was appointed the -irst OF the current
week. Is composed OF the following
gentlemen: C. f. Pressy, c C Daw-
son, Rev. II. w Hnllar. Geo T. Gro
zier and W Rowland meeting
of the committee was held al the Office
of the Canon Realty Co Monday night
and plan OF action agreed upon. II
was decided by the committee 60 ac-
cept land or any other class OF prop
erty that could be converted into
money instead of insisting upon
strictly cash donation NJ has hereto
fore been the case.
About $50 600 was raised by public
subscription for the college last win
ter. and. AZ Il is believed that most OF
these subscribers are still In favor Of
doing something to bring II here.
letter viii be sent to each OF them By
the committee with view of finding
out how they feel upon the matter.
The advantages that Canon will de-
rive from having n college of the mag
nitude and scope OF the one proposed
are unquestioned No better invest
ment could be made for the material
welfare of the community.
The terms under which the sub
scriptions were made last winter were
to the effect that no part OF the money
need be paid by the subscribers until
the college authorities had spent s25,
900 In buildings, and the last payment
would not be required until 100000
had been invested by them. We un-
derstand that there will be no mater
ial departure from these provisions
now. The college will start with
faculty of. at least, eight professors,
and II is expected will ultimately be-
come an institute of wide renown,
with an enrolment of hundreds of
students. A member OF the executive
committee remarked to The Record
yesterday he believed the proposed
college, II located here. would bring TO
Canon City 5000 people within the
next ten years.
The executive committee will take
to the Synod at Colorado Springs next
month the very best proposition II is
able to obtain from our people and
will stand or fall by Its results. Every
body in Canon City wants the college
and they are In a position to offer
strong inducement for II to come here.
A long pull strong pull.' n pull al
together. ought to get 1t. Pueblo,
Montrose and Delta are at present
our most formidable competitors so
far as financial allurments are con-
cerned. The executive committee will
hold another meeting tomorrow night.