The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-07-05

OF FRUIT May
DEVELOP HERE
AN INDUSTRY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RE-
cEivEs IMPORTATION REGARD
ING PROCESS OF DRYING AND
EvAPoRATINe FRUIT.
BIG TOURIST TRAVEL EXPECTED

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The regular monthly meeting of the
board of directors of the Canon City
Chamber of Commerce was held at
the office of the secretary Monday af-
ternoon and various matters affect
ing the well being Of ne community
were taken up for consideration.
There were eight members of the
board present and the minutes of the
previous meeting of the board vera
read and adopted without change.
The president and secretary of tlts
state board of immigration having re-
quested tic Chamber of Commerce
10 furnish preserved fruits for a per-
manent display in the capitol building
ir Denver. the proposition was pr =
sented for consideration. After dis
cussion motion was adopted H.
structing the secretary of the cham
Der TO refer the matter to County As-
r;culturist R. r. Ieffries, to whom il
properly belonged.
The secretary of the chamber re-
lorted THAI he had secured inform..-
ton from the Gordon Engineering
corporation of New York in relation
to the use OF fruit dryer and evapor-
ator with the view OF interesting son.e
company or individual in the instslla-
tion of such an equipment in this
community for the purpose of a more
complete utilization of orr orchard
crops. 1t was the sense of the board
that such an investment might pros.s
splendid one and the secretary wns
instructed to make further effort t.,
interest people here in the undertaF-
ing,
The state public utilities commIs-
sion having issued an orde rto the
matter OF increased transportation
rates. which were TO have become ef-
fective July 1st, postponing the oper-
alton OF the new schedule until Nog-
1st. and requesting all interested par
ties to appear before the commission
in Denver on July 10th for a hearing
was considered. The secretary report
ed that the matter had been given
publicity and no special action was
taken in relation to it.
The secretary reported that the
scenic advertising cards ordered some
time ago had been sent out to about
$50 garages along the main lines of
travel entering the state and to all OF
the more important towns within a
radius of zoo miles. except Colorado
Springs. Manitou and Denver. with
the request that they be posted in as
conspicuous positions as possible
The matter of publicity work among
the tourists coming here this Summer
was discussed and it was recided That
something ought to be done along
and it was suggested that a stenogra-
pher should be employed as an assist
ant TO the secretary Of the chamber
during that time in order that the
latter might devote as much of his
time TO the tourists and their comfort
as possible. The retahs of the mat
ter were left with the president and
secretary to work out.
A folder from the United States
government descriptive OF a commu-
nifty apple packer was presented for
the consideration of the chamber and
its use recommended in communities
like this. 1t was the belief of the
board that apple packs would be bet
ter and more uniform by its use and
the secretary was authorized to refer
the proposition to the county agricuI-
turist
Director w. T. Little reported that
the committee on camp grounds APP
peared before the city council : month
OF six weeks ago and requested II to
take some action towards securing
some suitable camping grounds for
auto tourists and urged the purchase
by It OF the tract OF land at the cor
ner of Twelfth street and College
avenue and that the land referred to
had been acquired and placed In con-
ditIon for use this season. A motion
was adopted that an appropriate let
ter Of appreciation be framed BY the
chamber and sent to The city cnnnoin
for the prompt action Il I'D t1han IN
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