The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-05-13
COLORADO iPPEALS
TO EVERY CITIZEN

There comes time In the history
of every state when. TO save ftself
from disaster, It must call upon In.
patriotism Of its people. In such 4
time men lay aside the little eears bv
which their deeds are restrained. ana,
acting in big way Is . unit they
accomplish results far beyond no
ability of the dis0rganised masa. Ia
Europe today millions Of nien are
performing wonders Of which fkey
did not believe themselves capable 1
few months ago because they have
been welded by patriotism into grSat
armies actuated By single purpose.
II the heroism. the personal sacriAee,
the almost superhuman eusrstes they
are wasting In war were expended
for the ends of peace and prosperity,
there would be no limit to the good
they might attain.
coIorado Faces An Emergency.
Colorado now faces need that in
its way 10 quite AZ great as that
which confronts any beligerent ma
tion Of the Old World. Therc are
hundreds Of men out Of employment.
Women and children In many coun-
ties are In want for the bare necessI-
ties Of life. The road work that has
been undertaken In the coal mining
counties through the assistance Of the
Rockefeller Foundation II only = pal.
Hative. A permanent solution can
be found for within the state there
are resources sufficient to abolish all
poverty. to give every man a position.
to preserve every woman and every
child from starvation.
The suffering and the distress that
exist in the state are felt by every
inhabitant. There is no business. no
industry that does not reflect in de-
creased receipts the pinch of destitu-
ton in the homes OF the poor. II
work is found for Idle men. II they
are given the opportunity for pro
ductiye labor for which they ask.
there IS no business. no industry In
the state that viii not experience the
resultant benent.
The state Calls for Patriots.
The State OF Colombo as n public
entity will do its part As much as
possible OF the public revenre vii be
devoted to immediate public improve
ment The funds at the disposal OF
the state highway commiusion win
be used 10 build roads in those sec
tions Of The state where the suffer
ing IL most acute. Unfortunately there
Is only . small amount available AMI
the state now calls upon all its peo-
pie. particularly upon those who are
leaders In commercial and Industrial
Iife. TO do their share to create work. !.
Il is not alone the miners Of Huer-
fane and Las Animas and Boulder
counties that need work II II not
alone the idle men OF Denver. Pueblo.
Grand Junction or any other city that
needs work. COLORADO NEEDS IT.
and the employers OF labor are the
ones who can furnish Il II they act
now as one man and do the things
they would do II they could say TO
Things are good"
Colorado Appeals To You.
Colorado appeals to you. employers
of labor, Undertake now the enter
prises you have planned in your mind
Make the Improvement now you would
like TO make, II you have not plan
ned extensions and improvements.
take counsel with yourselves and your
neighbors to advance your own pros
perity. and In SO doing you VIII help
to bring prosperity to all. With con
fidence in ourselves and faith In the
future OF our state, We can restore
prosperity. and the unemployment
problem will be solved without re-
sources to charity.
Colorado needs your activity. Can
she depend upon you
THE STATE OF COLORADO CON-
MITTEE ON UNEMPLOYMENT