The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-08
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
OF CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
LEAGUE HELD WEDNESDAY
Plans Laid For AdDancing LDork In
Making Canon City the "City
BedutifuL' This Year

SPOKE nOpeIully OIL IuIure acnleYe4
ments in that respect. She referred
to what the league had done in clean
ing the streets and alleys; in beauti
flying the public parks in the plant
ing of flowers and in the cultivation
Of waste places; in the erection of
ovens on the Skyline drive and in
City park where campers, picnic par
ties and tourists might cook their
food; in the encouragement it had
given the people of the community to
FAKE attractive their homes and sur
rcundings, and to the commendable
spirit of good-citizenship it had en-
ecndered. Mrs. Boucher closed her
talk by the following appeal to the
members of the league not to weary
in well-doing.
"The problems that confront us
here in Canon City have developed. l
believe. more pronounced instinct
for organized effort, and. If we have
Il at feeling for common action; if
We realize that kind of civic con-
sciousness, then we must discard the
neutral inclination we have of depend
ing upon others for leadership Let
each one of us from this time forward
b. leader in the cooperative move
nent for a better. larger and more at
tIactive community.
Urges Cooperation
THE material success of Canon City
will not be due to her wonderful
natural advantages, but to the conse-
Grated men and women OF the town
and the splendid civic spirit which
holds them together for municipal
betterment. The fortunes of any COM
munity are in the keeping Of its peo-
ple. The civic condition Of any place
whether large or small. il the meas
Ire Of the civic competency OF its
total inhabitants.
Let US then hold our civic pride
up as lamp. the light Of which will
show US the road to success. Let us
get together for Canon City"
A lot Of matters were brought up
for consideration at Wednesday nights
meeting of the league and hearty
expression of cooperation was given
to its plans and enterprises. The
matter Of "Clean-Up Day." was dis
cursed and Messrs. Harry w. Combs.
A. R Novels and Harry F. Bowen
were selected as general executive
committee to take charge Of the
work to be done at that time. The
date for the observance Of "clean-Up
Day" was left with the committee
end will be announced by it as soon
3, It can be decided upon.
A chlIdren's Playground.
DR.. Orendorr presented plan by
which the Wells property on Macon
avenue, between Seventh and Eighth
streets. can be taken over by cooper
ative enterprise and tennis courts
end, children's playground establish
ed upon it. This property has long
Leen an eyesore to the people OF the
rcighborhood and the conversion Of
its abandoned and neglected appear
ance into a semblance of neatness and
Iespectability will be hailed as pub
lie benefction. A committee was ap-
pointed by the league to confer with
other organizations in relation to the
proposed improvement.
Post Card Day.
The league discussed the matter of
selling at least fifty thousand post
cards. containing pictures OF Canon
Clty's scenic attractions, during the
I1onth OF May for the purpose of ads
vertising the community in all parts
OF the United States, Canada and
Great Britain. Request will be made
of purchasers that all cards be ad-
dressed on certain day and placed
In the show window Of some place
Of business on Main street where they
may be viewed by the public Tor q
short time before being taken to the
postoffice for mailing. These post
cards will be sold In lots of dozen
or more at cost. The forwarding Of
SO many post cards from here in one
dfy Will be great publicity stunt for
the community.
The league has decided TO begin
very shortly membership cawpaign
and has set IT. mark for nftsen hun.
dred names. A membership n the
league viii cost fftt csnts. The
city viii be lsivided into districts ond
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