The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-02-11
.CANON'S
BUSINESS
OUTLOOK
is MOST
INSPIRiTING

The report made BY Vice President
Stockton and Secretary George of the
chamber of commerce at the business
mems banquet at the Strathmore hotel
last Monday night were highly en-
.couraging SO far as the future of the
Canon City district are concerned.
They showed that number OF new
enterprises that would Contribute to
the general welfare of the community
were being considered and that there
was little doubt that some of them
would be realized, provided the prop
e- support was given them by the pub
lic
The fact was emphasized that
among the primary needs Of Canon
City were factories to give employ
I.ent to labor; means of providing a
market for everything the ranchers
have to sell at the best possible pric-
es; the irrigation and cultivation of
suburban lands and better roads. All
of these things it is the ambition of
the chamber of commerce to bring
about and its members are striving to
tl.at end. Some OF them it is expect
ed will be accomplished this year;
others in the near future. Plans were
outlined for a cooperative canning
factory designed TO take care Of the
bi-products Of the orchards for which
there has hitherto been little or no
demand, also for a fuel alcohol plant
TO utilize fruit that has in the past
been discarded as of no value and
has gone to waste in consequence. a
very material saving can be made in
this way to ranchers and everybody
benefited by 1t. Negotiations are
still in progress looking to the es-
tablishment Of glass factory here.
and. 1t is believed they will soon or
later succeed. 1t is certain that there
Is no better place In all the west In
which to embark In such an industry.
Raw material of the finest quality and
in almost inexhaustible quantity is to
be had for the asking and is only
awaiting the coming OF the manufac-
: turer to be worked into commercial
article for which there il q steady
and practically illimitable demand
Canon City Is stili in the lists for
the proposed national sanitarium OF
the Loyal Order Of Moose. which Its
members arc going to locate in this
western country during the present
year at an expense Of 100000. The
cmmittee having the selection Of the
site for the contemplated institution
has promised to come here and make
"a canvass of what Canon City has to
offer az an inducement to secure 1t.
II superiority Of climate. beauty Of
surroundings and reasonable dona-
tion Of land and money counts for any
hing with the committee. Canon City
stands mighty good show Of success.
The national organization Of Royal
Neighbors OF America, the auxiliary
of the Modern Woodmen. which al
ready has established q similar insti-
tuition at Colorado Springs, are seek
ing q place in which to build home
for its aged. innrm and dependent
membership. The Royal Neighbors
OF America has an active membership
running into the hundreds Of thous-
ands and there il . large fund in
its treasury for Investment in the pro
posed national home. The locating
committee Of the order. It Il under
stood. WIN be in Canon City sometime
in April Of this year to see what Can
ON City win do to secure the homo.
other institutions. likely to be built
in Colorado for benevolent purposes
within the next few years. are being
considered by the chamber Of COM
merce and some Of them win. in all
probability, come here The establish
1nent of the Colorado State Odd Eel
lows home here and the satisfaction