The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-09
CHAMBER
COMMERCE
SECURES .....,,
HERD Elk K
MONEY susscR,seD AT LUNCH
EoN WITH WHICH TO PAY
TRANSPORTATION CHARGE S
FROM RoyTT COUNTY.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING

The first lnnche5n of the Canon City
Chamber OF Commerce since the elec-
tion OF the new directorate was held
at the Miller Hotel at noon today
|. with twenty SIX members of the orga.
nization were present: eisht of them
being directors, The gathering was
a very pleasant one and led to the
discussion OF several matters OF inter
/. est to the community at large.
A feature of the after-dinner pro-
gram was the report OF the doinas OF
the chamber Of commerce for the
month OF February. which was listen
: cd to with great Interest Among 9th.
er things the report sloSed that dur
ing The month twenty-three letters
of inquiry were received by the seore-
tary from nonresident people askins
about Canon City aud the opportuni
. ties IL afforded the homeseeker. These
Inquiries came from various sections
OF the country and were classified as
follows: One in relation to the scenic
: attractions about Canon City; eleven
OF them desiring general information
about the community; three askins
about homestead entries s-tuo ask.ns
s.szi isDuscs 10 -rsut ~:rafn ~
.llsnifs and three about renting fruit
ranches. These communications
were all replied to. and. as far as pcs.
sibie. detailed information given on
i the subjects inquired about.
The secrisryfs report showed that
during the month eiEbt colored s;ere-
opticon slides and nine photographs.
all dealing with Canon City or It's sur
round .nss. we're sent 60 yarioas Parts
Of x xe country in response to re-
quests to be used in connection with
lecture courses. Fifty letters, the re-
port continued. are being drafted AMI
!. viii shortly be forwa; ;ded TO the ofd-
GERS OF the different tours companies
in the east asking them to book their
Pacific coast tourists by way OF Canon
city and secure for them stop-over
privileges here. These letters viii
be accompanied by photo cards of the
Royal Gorge and the skyline drive
Six OF the big eastern tours COMPANIES
are row booking their California ex.
cursionists via Canon City and are
advertising the scenic attractions
here.
Embodied In the secrctarys report
for February was what he stated to
be very careful estimate Of the ap.
pie crop Of the Canon City district for
959s5. He estimated the value OF the
apple crop of local growers for the
year alluded to be $364.S00. These
! figures. he said, were based upon
actual facts and were as nearly au.
thentic as could be obtained In the
absence Of any regularly compiled
sdata. In arriving ut the grand total
he computed seventy cents n tox for
all marketable apples and thirty
cents hundred for all culls and cider
making apples. The total crop. ac-
cording to Mr.. Bradbury's estimate,
was l.13s carloads
A letter from w. p. Frazer of Dem
yer. state game and ilsh commissioner.
was read by the secretary at the lun-
.aheon at noon today to the effect that
there were twenty-five head OF elk in
Routt county belonging to the state
which could be had BY the Canon
city chamber Of commerce for liber-
alton in the mountains about town on
~ aereemeit 70 pay the tFanapcrta.
1lsa ehargsa, wkich, 4 e sstinatse. !.