The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-05-21
INTERESTING
MEETING OF
AUTO CLUB

mobile club was held at the office OF
the secretary Of the chamber Of com
merce, 512 Main street. Thursday
night and various matters c. inter
est to its members discussed. The
meeting was presided over b. Dall
De weese. president OF the club. ano
was fairly well attended.
The committee charged with tho
selection OF a camp site for automo-
bile tourists visiting Canon City dur
ing the coming summer reported that
suitable grounds had been secured
at the Hot Springs hotel The re-
port was adopted and the committee
Instructed TO cooperate with the en-
tertainment committee OF the cham
Der Of commerce In looking afer the
care OF the grounds and the comfort
Of visitors.
The matter Of having Photographic
views taken Of the Cotopaxi
cutoff OF the Rainbow route" high
way for advertising purposes and fof
exhibition at the forthcoming meet
ing OF the National Good Roads as
sociation nj Atlanta. Georgia. wa
discussed at length. I, 10 proposed
to secure photographs OF the seen.
cry at various points along the line
Of the road and use them In a cam.
paisn OF publicity to attract tourists
to this section of the state. Details
OF the proposition will be worked ou
by the members OF the good roads
committee Of the club. TO which the
matter was referred.
The movement for the initiation of
a legislative bill Ievyins a one-hAif
mill tar on all sssessabIe property
In the state. the income from which
will be used for the Improvement
and extension Of the public road sys
TEN of Colorado. was sxhaustively
considered by the automobile club
Thursday night and heartily indors-
ed. ON motion a committee "a. sp-
pointed to take charge OF the rircu-
iation OF a petition looking TO the
initiation OF the contemplated bin
II was explained that the present
income OF the state highway commits
sion Is about $4,000 a year. which
is derived from the sale of public
Lands and from the state automobile
tar. The amount is entirely made
quate TO build the necessary roads
required BY the people OF this state
Heretofore Denver has contributed
nothing towards the construction of
public highways in Colorado.
Under the proposed one half mill
levy for good roads purposes about
ss2s.ooo will be rAlsed IN Colorado
annually. Of which the people OF
Denver will contribute rather more
than 100000. No part OF this mon
ey can be expended for highways In
the city or county OF Denver. Peo-
ple In each county in the state will
be assured that the amount raised
by the tar on their property will be
expended for road purposes In their
county. besides their proport,onate
share OF the $4,000 in the hands OF
the state highway commission. What
ihis proposition viii be can only be
determined by the amount OF work
TO be done and the amount raised
in the county by the one-half mill
levy.
when the petitions are circulated
II is expected that people generally
viii sign them. In doing so they
will express themselves as favorable
10 the raising OF more money to
build good roads In their own coun.
~. and. at the same time. help the
financially weaker counties in the
statcN to secure additional assistance