Cañon City record., 1911-10-05
DOES CANON
CITY WANT
THE HOME !?
It's Up to the People to Make
= aNAir Proposftionsto.I.
o. o. F. Grand Lodge.


1t is up to our people to get it. II
they want 1t bad enough,
1t has been generally supposed
that the State home for dependent
Odd Fellows for Colorado had been
disposed of and went to Denver. but
but such is not the case. 1t seems.
At the State Odd Fellows Grand
Lodge at Cripple Creek. last October.
q proposition was submitted by the
Denver-Arvada lodge OF Odd Fellows.
making a tender OF certain tract OF
fhnd. at certain price. guarantee
ing permanent water rights. etc. and
a further tender OF $4,000 cash bon
us. The offer was made upon the
floor of the Grand Lodge. It seems.
'at Grippe. Greek. and the lodge in
session voted to accept this propo-
sition as against all others. instruct
ingishe trustees to close the deal.
When the trustees, Adolph Donath.
Fort Collins, Joseph hewitt. Buena
Vista. /. N. Rogers, Denver, D. C.
Taylor. Pueblo. and Charles Mum.
curay. investigated the proposition.
they found that no one was author
lied 20 make an offer Of any money
as bonus. and they decided that
the water rights were not sufficient
for the future. Therefore the matter
was referred back to the Colorado
Grand Lodge for further action. and
It will come up for nnal disposition
in Denver In October.
q The I. o. o. F. committee of Canon
City. soniunctiOn with 3 commit
tee from the Business Mems asso-
citation. are actively at work. and
have von for some time. working
out some sort OF a proposition that
might look inviting to tho lodge OF
Colorado for a home for their de-
pendent ones.
As to the value OF such a homo TO
this home. II Will make Canon City
n household word in every I. o. o. r.
and Rebecca home In Colorado, and
win give yoa permanent advertise
any city. let US quote these words.
from the Ex-Mayor. Mr.. J.J. Paddock.
OF Manhattan. Kansas: "As to It's
benefits. Any charitable Institution OF
: this kind tends to uplIft the COM
munity. In this case. II you secure
ment which will Increase in value
as the years go by. Thousands OF
visitors will come to your city to see
the home and no doubt many will To-
cate there permanently. The money
spent for the buildings and mainte-
nance viii largely remain in your
city. The money spent In securing
TIA home will not only help be-
ncvoIent society in good work. but
In time viii return to you with inter
est. II is hard to estimate in dollars
and cents just what the home is
worth to you. but In no way could
II be considered detrlment or in
any way Objectionable "
For instance n this home is locat-
ed at point out near the Fair
grounds. a landscape gardener lays
out the lands with nice park. shade
trees, walks. swings, cottages and
smain buildings to cost perhaps not
less than s1oo.ooo.oo to begin with.
which would probably be added to
from year to year. and from 75 to
125 people would be sent hcrc upon
completion TO occupy the buildings.
a superintendent and matron and
several other salaried employees In
charge. all Of them patronizins Can
on City stores and institutions. Does
Iszrbody question or under estimate
the worth Of such an institution
) Our people arc urged to come to
Denver this year with some sort of
. fair proposition to present 10 the
Grand Lodge in october. and We are