The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-11-15
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kind that men do not seck nor covet.
The reports made by the canvassing
committees at the luncheon of the
campaign workers at noon today
showed that there has thus far been
subscribed by the people of Canon
City and the immediate territory sur
rounding a total of $3.806.90 for the
Y. NJ. C. A. War Work fund, of which
81 .562.60 was raised on Tuesday and
81 ,55390 this morning. The total
amount subscribed in the district,
which is composed of Fremont, Chaffee
and Custer counties, is reported
today to be s7.2s6.90 The quota origin
ally fixed for the district was $500.
Canon City's apportionment was
$4,000 Florence and Salida have great
ly oversubscribed their allotments.
The coal camps and other towns in
the county are expected to be no less
generous. How much more Canon
City, Florence and Salida will raise is
not known. The campaign will be car
ried on till everybody has been given
a chance to do something to make the
fund larger. Some communities in the
county will double their apportion-
ment. There are those who are opti-
mistic enough to believe that Canon
City will be one of them. All of the
money raised can be used to good pur-
pose. None of it will be wasted: none
of it will be spent unworthlly.
ID. E. Gibson, general chairman of
the district campaign in the course of
an address at the luncheon today said
that he had visited Chaffee and Custer
counties and found the people in those
sections much interested in the cam
paign and well organized to make II a
success. Salida and Buena Vista and
Westcliffe were alive to the import
ance of the undertaking and could be
relied upon to do their part At pub
lice meeting at the opera house in So
Ida Monday night $1,000 was raised
in a few moments an dthe leaders of
the movement there told Mr.. Gibson
that Salida would raise the full
amount assigned to Chaffee county
without any outside help. The people
OF Buena Vista want to get into the
game and the principal citizens Of the
town have banded themseiyes togeth
er to raise a substantial sum to be
added to that subscribed by the citi-
zens of Salida. The allotment Of Ave
hundred dollars to Custer county VIII
not absorb the giving of the people OF
Westcliffe alone. said Mr.. Gibson
They are more likely to give thou
sand dollars. The coal camps. always
public spirited and patriotic, will
come across" with more than their
quota. said Mr.. Gibson. and will help
bring the grand total for Fremont
county well beyond the mark set for
it by the state committee In, Denver
Mr.. Gibson aroused enthusiasm in
his address at the luncheon by stat
ing that petitions should be sent In TO
the general offices Of the Victor Fuel
company and to the Colorado Euel g.
Iron company by the people OF FIRE.
mont county asking them to contrib
ute to the Y. NJ. C. A. War Work fund
according TO the assessed valuation of
their property in this county Such a
course. continued Mr.. Gibson. would
be just. equitable and right. A. H Mo
Lain this morning addressed the EN-
ployes at tie Royal Gorge mine and.
as result of his talk. the sixty Ave
or seventy men working there sub
scribed $4,000 TO the Y. NJ. C. A. War
Work fund. a little later Mr.. McI.ain
spoke to the employees OF the Diamond
Fire Brick company and thoy sub
scribed $4,000 to the same fund
Another luncheon will be held for
the campaign workers at the Y. NJ
A. building at noon tomorrow.