Cañon City record., 1911-03-02

presents in detail what has been ac-
complished by the organization dur
ing that period and will be given care
full persual by people interested in
the effort being made to promote the
welfare of the community.
This. the publicity bureau, assisted
and controlled by the Board of Direc-
stors, OF the Canon City Business
Mems Association. Frank p. Smith.
president: d. W. Ross. attorney; u.
z. sidebottom. T. NJ Harding. Sr.. G.
v. Hodgin. A. f. Wilson. J. F. Mari.
IL F. Collins. w. T. Little. w. T. Wal
lace and Guy U. Hardy. were princi-
paIIy concerned In operating and d.
recting the tourist and publicly mat
ters OF tAis association during the
past year.
This board met about 81 times dur
ing the year. and every matter even
TO the minutest details was talked
over and worked out to what We an
ticipated would result TO best adyant-
age Of the community and Of all con-
cerne6.
No secret sessions were held. We
had nothing 10 withhold from any per-
son. who might care to become inter-
ested. in matters pertaining to the
welfare OF this section OF Colorado.
> Not a dollar was expended by any
Sody, until Il was talked over. and
the very best results fully anticipated,
and II those results from our efforts
were not up 20 expectations. in each
Spd every case. II was not because
OF lack OF proper and timely atten-
ton upon our part.
IL must be- borne in mind that last
years work was more or less OF an
experimental character. nothing Of
this kind ever having been attempted
before. In this county. upon such an
enlarged scale as this year; hut look
lag back over the years work. we be-
ueve the very best work was done
with the money at hand. and while
improvements might be made in some
of the smaller expenditures. yet the
work as n whole. was managed TO as
good advantage. as No could now
recommend. after n years experience.
We had the advantage of acauaInt-
Sncs with a number OF friendly inter
ests who had been In the tourist busi-
nezs for a quarter OF century. or
more. and our efforts were guided
pore or less by their experience. and
Recommendation. which proved val
liable 20 US.
While at FIRST We found the inter
ests" at Colorado Springs. not par
ticulariy warm toward our PROPOSE
tion. and this Is where our former
tourist friends rendered us great as
sistance: but before the season was
well advanced this opposition melted
away. and the people OF that city in
general manifested a friendly feel
ing toward us. Upon the other hand.
there is nov no doubt that Colorado
Springs hotels. and advertising agen-
cies arc ready TO cooperate with us.
assisting in exploiting our attract
ions with n view TO the making of this
section. especially the Royal Gorge.
and the Skyline drive. an advertising
feature for the entertainment OF their
summer guests. This is the one rea-
son why our Colorado Springs friends
arc so anxious to see tho early com
pietion of the Canon City-Colorado
Springs driveway, and they advise us
tuAt a daily automobile trip. Colorado
Springs to the top of the Royal Gorge
and return, will be inaugurated and
tried out. this season. II the new road
is completed in time.
eDuring the past year, we have
printed and distributed in various
ways. 5000 form letters. 1900 small
4 folders. $4,000 large folders. 1900
personal letters and 400 Canon City
i Newspapers. making total OF not
E less than $4,000 pieces OF Canon city
literature qNat were put out by this
assoc,stlon 6uring the past year.
During the same period we have
f4rnished articles. and furnished data
for articles. including pictures. photos.
cAts. etc, for 150 papers and maga-
zines or more. which could not fail
TO have been read by hundreds OF
thousands of people. We had articles
IN such papers and periodicals as tho
y tRicago Dry Goods Reporter. the Chi
cago Hotel Reporter. which was well
enough thought Of to be reprinted In
the New York Hotel Reporter. both
papers having large circulation
among hoteI mon throughout the