The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-03-28
WILL MAKE
STRONG BID
FOR HOME
Business Men to Cooperate
Win Local Lodge
10. o. F.

the members of the Canon City Busi-
ness Mems association at the Denton
hotel on Thursday several matters OF
interest to the community were dis
cussed, among them the effort of Sc
cure the location here of the Odd Fell
lows "old Folks Home a committee
consisting Of a. E, sharman, Arthur
l.. Earl and C. E Friend, representing
the. local lodge of Odd Fellows, was
present at the luncheon and address,
ed the association on behalf of the
proposed institution, which, it is un-
derstood, will be established at some
point in the state during the next
month or six weeks. The matter of its
location is now in the hands of the
board of trustees of the grand lodge
and it is canvassing the offers and
opportunities presented by the va
rious communities seeking to secure
the institution.
Canon City Lodge No. 7, l. o. o. F.
has voted thousand dollars from its
treasury as a bonus to secure the
home here and its membership have
pledged a similar amount in subscrip
tions for the same purpose. After the
matter had been laid before it at
noon on Thursday the Business Mems
association appropriated a thousand
dollars for the home and pledged it.
self to cooperate in every way pos
sible with the Odd Fellows commit
tee in landing the prize. On motion
President T. NJ Harding was author
lied to appoint special committee OF
five members from the association o
council and advise with the special
committee from the Odd Fellows
lodge in relation to the proposition
and to ascertain, If possible. the ex-
act requirements necessary to secure
the home.
The board of trustees of the grand
dodge will make an initial investment
of at least 100000 in buildings, land
and equipment, of which it has at
present $1,000 in cash on hand. No
fewer than seven different sites in
Canon City and its immediate vicinity
have been listed by the Odd Fellows
committee, any one of which can be
purchased by the board OF trustees on
favorable terms. Denver. Fort Collins
anod Arvada are competitors. of Can
on City for the home and are Offering
strong inducements to get it. Fort
Collins has rendered the trustees 4
tract OF thirty acres of land contigu-
-ous TO the city for site, and, in ad-
free water privilege for long term
of years. In spite of the greater fin
ancial rewards offered by the upstate
people It is believed by those who are
in position to Judge of the matter
that Canon City has an excellent
chance of winning il the proper effort
is made by our citizens to that end.
After Athletic Meet.
Another subject brought to the at
tention OF the Business Mems asso-
citation at its luncheon on Thursday
was the Southern Colorado High
School Athletic meet, which some OF
its friends are endeavoring to bring
here this spring. Prof Sherwood stat
ed that an endeavor was being made
to secure the proposed contest for
this city on Friday. May third, and, If
successful, he asked the association
to assist in making the occasion a
creditable one to the community. He
said that no money guarantee woald
be requested and that all the promoters
of the affair wanted was the moral
support of the association. He asked
that the various places OF business
about town be closed from one till
four o'clock in the afternoon of the
day of the meet, in the event of its be-
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