The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-08-17
STANDiBACk
PROSECUTION
OF MINING
COMPANIES
STATE GAME AND FISH COMMITS
sIoNER WILL HAVE BACKING
OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN
EFFORT TO STOP POLLUTION
OF ARKANSAS RIVER.
PETITION FOR DlSCHARGE
OF SUPT. LkUTERBACH

The regular weekly meeting of the
board of directors of the Canon City
Chamber OF commerce was held Mon
, day night at the office OF the secre-
tary with the following members pres
enf; Geo. F. Roekafellow. John Shaw.
Jr., Guy U. Hardy. Theodore NJ. Hard
ing. w H. Dozler. DR.. w. t. Little,
E A. Bradbury and II. P. stommel.
Guy U. Hardy. president Of the
chamber. on behalf OF the committee.
appointed 10 take up with the state
authorities the matter OF the pollution
OF the Arkansas river by a mining
company operating on Chalk creek in
chaffee county. reported that repres
entatives OF the committee had called
upon State Game and Fish Commis-
sioner Frazer al his office in Denver
and had had conference with him
on the subject Mr.. Frazer stated that
II the people interested in the propo
sition would cooperate with him In
the undertaking he would prosecute
;he offenders in the courts. After p
thorough discussion OF the subject
the secretary was instructed to inform
the commissioner that the chamber
OF commerce here would support him
I, in the undertaking and to ask him
what steps IL should take In the
premises.
J. H Jenkins OF the state immisrA.
ton bureau announced in letter 10
the chamber OF commerce here that
: new state folder had been issued by
that department and requested the
help of the commercial interests Of
Canon City In making the next pub
lication OF the kind better and more
complete. Mr.. jenkins also stated that
his department was receiving many
communications relating TO the good
OF the state which would be referred
to special localities.
A communication was read by the
secretary from the local Letter Car
rier's association thanking the cham
Der for the entertainment furnished Its
members at the recent state conven.
hon OF their Organization here in
providing means for taking their
guests over the Skyline drive.
a letter was read from the Del
Norte Commercial club announcing
that the new public highway over the
continental divide would be formally
dedicated 10 travel on Monday. Aug
21st. and request was made that the
members OF the chamber here CO.
operate with II in making the affair
n success.
The attention OF the board OF direc-
propriate signs and guideboards were
needed for the west entrance to the
Skyline drive and TO the Tunnel road
into the Royal Gorge. II was stated
that the city council had the matter In
hand aud would look after the propo-
sltion. The city council. 1t was stat
ed. was also considering the -estab-
lishmcnt of larger and more appro-
priate camping grounds for automobile
tourists.
The following resolution relating tol
the release from military service in
the U. s. National guard Of Prof. C. E.
Lauterbach. superintendentelect of
the Canon City public schools. was
submitted and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. The Superintendent OF
the Canon City Schools and other in
structors in the High School. being
members of the U. s. National Guard.
Company &C.. First Colorado Seperate
|, battalion. are now tied up with the
army at Golden. Colorado. and:
WHEREAS: The school year IS
about TO open and the City schools
are in need of the superintendent for
their proper organization and their
successful operation. and feeling that
this district will be badly crippled II
he is not on the job. and:
WHEREAS. II does not appear that
= substitute superintendent can be
procured to fll the Vacancy temporar-
ily. and under theae conditions We
believe that the services of the super
intendent Of schools win ~ vastly
nors beneAt % ths vsoDle. aAA -