The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-12-30

note In the addresses at the city council
banquet at the Hotel Miller Tuesday
night as a preliminary requisite for
larger and more progressive city.
There must be. Il was contended by
the speakers, Capitalization Of public
sentiment: public energy and public
endeavor for the growth and better
ment OF the community IL our people
would make It what they hope to have
ii become-oDe Of the best business.
as well rs one OF the best residence
towns in the state.
Three Municipalities Represented.
Fully one hundred business men
and other citizens Of the community
sat down TO dinner which was one
Of the utmost interest, enjoyment and
good-feiiowship. Mayor Cooper OF
Canon City presided as toastmaster
and there were prcsen, all OF the mern-l
bers OF the city council. as well as the
Canon. the members of their councils
and Representatives Of the commercial.
professional and ranching interests OF
the community. The banquet was the
outgrowth Of a Joint meeting last
month OF the mayors and councilmen
Of Canon City. South and Eas, Canon
ct which they had informally discuss
ed the proposition OF creating here
wider and more varied demand for
labor By bringing TO the town new In
d6striai enterprises. The investasns
Of capital to develop the resources that
lie untouched about us was held to be
essential to the growth and expansion
Of the town and the dinner was plan
ned a. a means OF securing an ex
preston from those who had made n
special study OF the subject how IL
could best be accomplished.
In his address Mayor Cooper said
that IL was desired to chrystalize pub
lie opinion in Canon City and Its sur
roundings upon the question OF OBJ
tanning new enterprises that would
give employment TO labor and that
wosld contribute TO the well-being and
prosperity the town and the couu-
try about Il. We ought to capitalize
our climatic advantages and environ
ment. said Mr.. Cooper. in such way
as to cause the visitor who comes
among US for few weeks TO make his
home here and become a part OF the
community. Many of them would do
so II there was an opportunity here to
secure employment for themselves. or
fn ~ at q, -
must obtain enterprises for the town,
said Mr. Cooper. that will demand la
Dor In order to bring new people here
Such a course is also imperative that
there may be employment for our chill.
dren and those that are TO follow them.
There IS no doubt or question as to
the resources about US; all that Is
needed to produce here one of the
thriftiest and most progressive towns
in the west is capital to develop
them.
Urges conesrted Action.
Mayor II. N. Andrew OF South Canon
was the first OF the regular speakers
OF the evening and said what was es-
pecially needed at this time to make
Canon City bigger and better town. |
commercially, was concerted action.
When We get an enterprise. continued
MIR. Andrew. We should encourage II
in every possible way. One enterprise
will beget another II we treat Il prop
erly and business activity will be
engendered that will rebound to the
benefit Of all. Mr.. Andrew closed with
the following toast: Here's to Canon
City and may she become one OF the
greatest manufacturing towns in this
western country"
Raw Material Plentiful.
Mayor J. ]. Ashenhurst OF East
Canon spoke briefly and stated that
the got:tosether spirit manifested at
the dinner promised good things tort
Canon City. He said that the purpose
Of tho evenings gathering WAS 10
mould public opinion In fAvor Of some
meritorioas enterprise for the com
munify And declared that Il such IN |
satospFiso could b found Mpitll ~
n1pIottation e|onll ho kottAeoniog Il