The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-22
Judge Ibbotson's Plan
For Municipal Prosperity


perfect home city we venture the as
sertion that 1t would be difficult 10
md one superior in those respects to
Canon City. It would seem that IL
has been the dominating ambition VI
our people. individually and collective
ly. for many years past, as 1t Is n.
present. to make this pre-eminently n
home city. and. TO that end. the
strongest social, religious and educa-
tional Influences have been brought to
bear with very noticeable results. even
to n stranger here but for day.
II would. indeed. be difficult to find
a city where a greater per cent OF its
population is found at religious wor-
ship on the Sabbath day. and. in iiue
with this. It would be difficult TO fnd
a city where greater attention Is Civ
en- to the education of the boys and
girls OF the community. All this Is
most commendabic and every citizen
has right to feel pzoud OF his
part, be II ever so small. In bringing
about this state of anairs. In addi-
ton. however. TO the splendid things
alluded to there are still other essen
tiais vastly important TO a city II that
city is to sustain and enlarge upon
its coveted accomplishments and in
stitutions. Uppermost of these es-
sentials Is sufficient business to keep
all who desire work employed and
sufficient public and private revenue
TO keep things going In the abb
sense OF these elements OF prosperity
the home cannot be well maintained
and the contentment OF citizenship an
sured. When debts begin TO aecun-
uiate for living expenses. rents. In
tcrcst, etc. and cannot be met the
home loses much OF its beauty to its
occupants and the city no longer pos
scsses any charms for such Of its cit
liens.
Every municipality has tnis prob
lem Of creating business opportuni-
ties for ifs people and It's happy so
! luton must always be In harmony
with iis adaptabiiify To the enterprise
attempted TO be launched In the un-
dertaking Is TO be a success
y Lately / have read with much inter-
est what numerous OF our people have
had to say through the columns OF
The Daily Record In respect TO making
this n better and a more beautiful city
In which 10 live. and. n the opinions
I express here are at variance with
the views Of many others upon the
matters discussed trust that those
holding such adverse views will not
think me presumPtive In tS,s sisins
my opinion. seeing that al. recent
recruit TO the city's population. II Is
not my pleasure to criticize OF md
fault. but only to suggest rs one In
tercsted along with the multitude IN
the future OF Canon City.
We are disposed to conclude from
what has been said In the local press
that many Of our people believe that
spcciai effort should be made to ex-
: pioit our city as rendezvous for the
recreation seeker and the tourist. Not
for n moment should we minimize the
benefits to be derived from welcoming
and entertaining those OF our coun-
trymen when the occasion arises. and
Il Is but a fair prediction TO state that
.whether there Is any special EFFORT
put forth ar no; In the way OF adver-
> tising or otherwise In bidding for that
class OF people. our natural scenic
wonders will continue to attract hith-
aer a certain number OF them annually
for a brief stay among us. as has
been true In the past.
Tho questions TO be answered ars
these: First. does our city possess
those essentials that would character.