The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-03-12
METHODS.

Canon City wishes to announce that
written applications for the use OF
vacant lets win be received for gar
den purposes. All citizens, whether
members of the lague or not. are
earnestly requested to make applIca-
ton for any lots wished to be used
for garden purposes. Other cities.
principally Minneapolis and cleve-
land. have several thousand lots de-
voted to garden purposes. 1t is hoped
that the civic pride OF Canon City will
rise to the occasion. as is being done
elsewhere.
Garden products raised will assist
materially in reducing household ex
penses. Parents may make appiica-
tion for the use OF lots for minors
and viii be responsible for the culti-
vation- 1t is proposed to CARRY on the
work in Canon City on the plan final
ly adopted as the most successful in
other cities. and was carried on In a
preliminary way last year. Last year
some fifteen u5) vacant lots were
put into cultivation.
No fee will be required the frs;
year OF the applicants use OF vacant
lots. The Civic Improvement League
will assist the applicant in piowing
and narrowing the land as far as it's
finances win permit. The city council
has promised the league the use OF
water for irrigation from the bitches
and no charge will be made for the
irrigation OF the vacant lots. All APP
piicants for these lots will be given
the choice next year OF the same or
other lots for garden purposes. The
work should be started soon.
The league is making arrangements
for penny packets OF seeds and is en-
deavoring 10 obtain as many plants
as possible. Gardeners and others
having extra plants and shrubs ar-
requested TO give them to the COM
mittec.
The applicant will be required TO
tend bis garden. keep :. II clean and
will have for his own use all the pro-
euce which he raises. No restrictions
will be placed on the kind OF yegeta-
bles he desires to raise except thai
II is required that the portion adjoin-
ing the sidewalk will be planted to
flowers. All gardens intendt( for
civic purposes will shortly be desig-
mated by n sign. II is Intended later
to provide for flower carniyais each
year and a civic flower selected and
rrizes awarded for growth Of same
The Civic Improvement League OF
Canon City hereby promises and
agrees with all vacant lot owners to
return the use Of the lots on ten u0)
days written notice IL required for
building purposes. The lots viii be
used In an orderly manner. No struc-
lures will be erected without the own
er's consent. and the following spring
II SO required, they will be sown 10
grass seed. This relieves the owner
OF the necessity OF keeping the weeds
down. as required by ordinance.
which ordinance win hereafter be rig
idly enforced. and the owner Will be
sayed the expense OF keeping down
the weeds in lieu OF rental. Certain
lots may be reserved by the Junior
League or others for play ground
purposes. A separate committee will
have charge OF children's gardens.
plans for which viii be announced
later. II Is hoped by this method that
children will In this manner be
taught the rudIments OF agriculture
1t is assumed that no owner Of va.
ran. lots. who has any ciyiv pride.
can object to the use Of he lots -
herein planned. Any ownsss Of lots
Who contemplate building . g oth-